I think I finally understand why it feels like losing in New York is worse than losing most anywhere else. Sure, there are the usual culprits. You can start with the media if you like, since there are more of us than in almost any other city, and we tend to approach the world — especially the sports world — with a jaundiced eye. You can talk about fans who are exacting and demanding, which is sort of how fans are supposed to be. (I’ll never forget seeing an Oklahoma City basketball season ending in flames a few years ago, and yet the Thunder walked off the court to a standing ovation. That’s not being a good fan, that’s fan malpractice. That would never happen here. Ever. Ever. Ever. Thank goodness.) You can talk about the temptations of the city, I suppose, though nobody even pretends anymore that athletes engage in the kind of nocturnal training regimen Mickey Mantle or Joe Namath did. You can talk about the myriad distractions of Fun City. All of these … [Read more...] about Mets take losing in New York to a whole new embarrassing level
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New York mum on Cespedes’ injury
He says bad heels exacerbate his lingering leg woes Associated Press Published 8:26 pm CDT, Saturday, July 21, 2018 Photo: Al Bello Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 NEW YORK, NY - JULY 20: Yoenis Cespedes #52 of the New York Mets warms up before the game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on July 20, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NY - JULY 20: Yoenis Cespedes #52 of the New York Mets warms up before the game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on July 20, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) Photo: Al Bello New York mum on Cespedes' injury 1 / 1 Back to Gallery New York A day after saying he may need surgery on both heels that would require an eight-to-10-month recovery, Yoenis Cespedes was out of the Mets' starting lineup … [Read more...] about New York mum on Cespedes’ injury
Get fit with New York’s Finest: NYPD offers free workout program
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Get fit with New York's Finest this summer! The New York Police Department is offering a free workout program -- for kids and adults -- every Wednesday at 10 a.m. in Bloomingdale Park (weather-permitting). Each week, officers from across the NYPD run the fitness hour. This week's program, which included a warm-up and an obstacle course, was attended by a group of kids ranging in age from 3 to 12. And what was the best part? Six-year-old David Beck shared that his favorite activity on the obstacle course was throwing the balls through the hoop! To hear what some of the other young participants thought about the event, view the video below. This fitness program will continue every Wednesday until the end of August. Get fit with the NYC's Finest every Wednesday … [Read more...] about Get fit with New York’s Finest: NYPD offers free workout program
New York City chef coming to Damariscotta
Gabrielle Hamilton, the James Beard Award-winning chef and owner of Prune in New York City, will meet fans of her book “Blood, Bones & Butter” on Aug. 3 at the Skidompha Library in Damariscotta. Hamilton will give a talk at the event, which will be followed by a reception featuring live jazz, craft cocktails and local bites. Tickets are limited and cost $35 for Hamilton’s talk and $65 for the talk and the reception. Tickets are available at the library’s front desk, by calling (207) 563-5513, or online at skidompha.org/an-evening-with-the-authorHamilton’s appearance is part of the library’s 2018 Community Read, a series of events that focuses on a single, pre-selected book that everyone reads together. Events focusing on “Blood, Bones & Butter” have included pasta-making classes, readings at Damariscotta restaurants, and screenings of the PBS Series “Mind of a Chef’ that have featured Hamilton. Skidompha Library is … [Read more...] about New York City chef coming to Damariscotta
New York woman who struck officer with car fleeing drug bust sentenced
ROCKLAND — A New York state woman was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison for dealing crack cocaine and then striking a police officer with a car as she fled a drug bust. Chamara Cox, 31, of Rochester, N.Y was sentenced July 19 in Knox County court to three years in prison for trafficking in drugs, and reckless conduct. Charges of assault, eluding an officer, driving to endanger, and falsifying evidence were dismissed as part of the agreement reached between the state and defense.Cox was arrested April 4 as part of a drug bust by police including the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency. Chamara Cox, standing, made her initial appearance April 6 in Knox County Unified Court in Rockland. She was convicted of drug and other offenses on July 19. Photo by Stephen Betts According to an affidavit filed in court by MDEA, Cox was at the driver’s seat of a car in which Derrick Presha, 38, of Buffalo, N.Y., had been a passenger. Presha had gone into a convenience store. Police had … [Read more...] about New York woman who struck officer with car fleeing drug bust sentenced