Spring Into Sports
With the dreariness of winter hopefully behind us, it’s time to start getting ready for the spring. Nicer weather should be taken advantage of...
Long Island’s Timon Parris Looks Forward To NFL Draft Weekend
It’s rare to see football players on Long Island get an opportunity to play in the NFL, let alone be considered as a draft...
St. John’s Alum Mans The Mic For The Chicago Bulls
Nothing is more quintessential in Chicago for a sports fan than attending a game. Between the Bears, Cubs, White Sox, Blackhawks and Bulls, avid...
Keep An Eye On These Guys
It goes without saying that players like Yoenis Cespedes, Matt Harvey and Jacob DeGrom will be expected to perform well this season—it simply comes...
Mets Eye Redemption In 2018
With the final opportunity for preseason tune-ups now in the rearview mirror, the New York Mets will head into the 2018 MLB season with...
Kelly Hrudey’s Toughest Snipers
Drafted by the New York Islanders in 1980, Kelly Hrudey put in 15 years playing goal in the National Hockey League. During that time,...
Between The Pipes With Kelly Hrudey
Kelly Hrudey is best known for the 15 years he played goal in the National Hockey League. Drafted by the New York Islanders in...
Hurling: The Fastest Sport On Earth
Immigration from Ireland to the rest of the world is one of the phenomenons of modernity. And with immigration has come cultural enrichment. Ireland...
Hicksville’s Parker Comes East
Soccer standout makes home debut March 10
Hicksville native Tim Parker, 25, will make his home debut with the New York Red Bulls this Saturday,...
Chef Jumps Into Longines Masters
When the Longines Masters Series rides into Long Island for its New York debut, a world-renowned chef will be on hand to provide tasty...
March Madness Envy
There isn’t a deep history of men’s college basketball on Long Island as there is in other areas of the country. This is mostly...
Long Island Running Club Renews Grant Program
The Greater Long Island Running Club (GLIRC) will once again be awarding one or more grants of $5,000 this year to selected public high...
Heroes And Goats On Film
In the history of film, sports movies are rarely recognized for greatness with awards. Much like comedies or horror films, sports on the silver...
Olympian Jeff Galloway Visits Long Island to Teach Running School
Olympian, Jeff Galloway, known for his revolutionary Run Walk Run method, will be teaching a running clinic on Long Island on May 6 from...
Let The Games Continue
For us fans, the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang are already winding down. But for athletes, the Olympics are never truly over. It’s never...
2018 Spring Training Schedule
With New York’s pitchers and catchers well on their way to the Sunshine State, the 2018 baseball season will soon be in full swing....
Red Roses From Big Blue Star
So how did everyone spend their Valentine’s Day? Turns out, for those fortunate enough to have been in Times Square between 11 a.m. and...
Long Island Luger Goes For Gold
Matthew Mortensen never expected that what started out as a bonding experience with his dad would turn into a career, let alone two turns...
Anthony Puccio: Long Island’s Brooklyn Boy
If you can’t play for them, cover them. This is the mentality that Anthony Puccio has when it comes to the NBA. The Wantagh...
Lucky Bastard: Growing Up Buck
As someone who is the lead play-by-play announcer for both Major League Baseball (MLB) and the National Football League (NFL), it shouldn’t be a...
Dare To Be Different Documentary Hails WLIR’s Radio Revolution
Guglielmo Marconi may have started working on the idea of building a commercial wireless telegraphy system in 1894, but when WLIR launched its Dare...