A pair of Kenyan runners won the 12th International Jerusalem Winner Marathon held on March 17. more

A few weeks ago, a group of high school wrestling coaches were getting their athletes together for a practice to prepare for the New York boys state championship. Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy wrestling head coach Michael Lepetit had two boys going to qualifiers, and then he remembered his senior Lexi Elson. more

Deep in Flushing sits the Fitzgerald gymnasium on Queens College’s campus. Wide with a high, curved white ceiling reinforced with metal beams, it set a grand atmosphere for what felt like an equally grand matchup on Monday between DeWitt Clinton’s boys basketball team and Transit Tech high school from East New York for the semifinals of the PSAL citywide playoffs. more

To make a run in March, it is about getting hot at the right time. It could also mean avoiding certain opponents at the right time. That is what happened to Manhattan College men’s basketball team as it lost the MAAC tournament opener to Marist College, 61-50, to end the season. more

For seniors, it’s now or never. All the work that goes into competing for a championship comes down to one last run of 40 minutes. more

For two teams, the CYO game at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School gym March 5 was more than just another game played on a Sunday. more

The DeWitt Clinton High School boys basketball team is picking up where it left off last season as it defeated the Far Rockaway Sea Horses, 66-40, in the first round of the citywide playoffs last week. more

The strategy for the DeWitt Clinton boy’s basketball team was to drive down to Far Rockaway educational campus’ gym at 5 p.m. on Tuesday to catch the first round city playoff game against Queens High School Complex. more

Josh Roberts may not be a household name in college basketball. There are hundreds of players in his shoes making up the 352 Division I teams. Very few get their moment in the sun against those types of odds. However, Roberts has carved out a niche with his efficiency shooting the ball. more

Manhattan thrives on being the underdog. It’s a role they are used to in this whirlwind of a season of players leaving and a new coach stepping in. Oddly enough, when the Jaspers faced off with Marist at Draddy Gymnasium on Friday night, they had to handle business as the favorites against the last-place Red Foxes. more