Publisher / Editor Brian Harrod provides hyper local news for Yonkers, NY, that is also continually updated from thousands of sources on the Roundup Newswires Network
This Week: Meadowlands Pace, Hambletonian Maturity, W.R. Haughton Memorial, Mistletoe Shalee, Stanley Dancer Memorial, Delvin Miller Memorial, Golden Girls and Miss Versatility, Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford, N.J.; and Lawrence B. Sheppard Memorial, Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, N.Y. Schedule of events: The stakes heavy Saturday Grand Circuit card at the Meadowlands features the $732,050 Meadowlands Pace for 3-year-olds, the $471,800 W.R. Haughton Memorial for free for all pacers, the $471,200 Hambletonian Maturity for 4-year-old trotters, two divisions in the $306,500 Stanley Dancer Memorial for 3-year-old male trotters, the $223,150 Golden Girls for older pacing mares, two divisions in the $193,000 Delvin Miller Memorial for 3-year-old filly trotters, the $157,400 Mistletoe Shalee for 3-year-old filly pacers, and a $40,000 leg of the Miss Versatility for older trotting mares.
... a year of eligibility. When he got his chance the following season in 2010-11, the 6-foot-4, 219-pound guard from Yonkers, N.Y., averaged 9.7 points. It was a good start, but he was still a long way from the player he would become during his four ...
... most valuable player. The first American-born player to win the Hart was actually Billy Burch, who was born in Yonkers, N.Y., and won the award in 1925. Burch moved to Canada at a young age, however, and identified himself as a Canadian. ...
Five drivers from Yonkers Raceway will compete June 24 and June 26 in the second leg of the inaugural Yonkers v. France Drivers' Cup at the Hippodrome de Vincennes, Paris, France.
... stature to really come out and show the support that he's been showing me for years," said Kilpatrick, originally a Yonkers, N.Y. native. After earning himself a full-time contract with the Brooklyn Nets in March, Kilpatrick has warmly embraced his ...
Gambling powers - from Malaysia, Las Vegas, Yonkers and even Hamburg - are engaged in a furious and expensive last-minute campaign at the state Capitol on whether to legalize daily fantasy sports contests and online poker wagering. Gambling companies want permission to offer New York state residents access into a betting industry already flourishing on the internet.
A driver for a ride-sharing service, who lives in Yonkers, N.Y., says he would not be alive today if not for former Kansas University basketball player Brannen Greene. Once again, this is a football issue and that's where the Jayhawks, the best basketball program in the conference, are relegated to the kiddie table each fall.
If you're visiting any of the Residence Inns in Westchester including the hotels in New Rochelle, Yonkers, and White Plains, you're in for a special celebrity-inspired treat. Residence Inn by Marriott recently named La La Anthony, radio/TV personality, actress, beauty entrepreneur, best-selling author, producer, and wife of New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony, their 2016 Resident Mom of the Year.
Harness Racing This Week: Molson Pace, The Raceway at Western Fair District, London, Ontario; Art Rooney and Lismore, Yonkers Raceway, Yonkers, N.Y.; and Maxie Lee Memorial, Dorothy Mullin Invitational and Betsy Ross, Harrah's Philadelphia, Chester, Pa. Schedule of events: The Grand Circuit will take place at three locations this weekend.
