Firefighter Saves Choking Man At Nationals Park Firefighter Saves Choking Man At Nationals Park
Firefighter Saves Choking Man At Nationals Park The Washington Nationals got two wins on Wednesday night in DC. On the field, the home team topped the floundering San Diego Padres 5-3 to inch closer to a .500 record, but it was what happened in the stands in the middle of the game when a visiting firefighter saved a choking man’s life in a moment that has since gone viral. Todd Covington, a firefighter who was visiting Nationals Park from Kansas City, is being hailed as a hero after leaping into action in the middle of the game to come to the aid of another fan who found himself in a perilous position. The heroic rescue was first report…
Dine & Dash: Antonio Brown Apologizes To Albany Restaurant After Team Skips Out On $700 Tab Dine & Dash: Antonio Brown Apologizes To Albany Restaurant After Team Skips Out On $700 Tab
Dine & Dash: Antonio Brown Apologizes To Albany Restaurant After Team Skips Out On $700 Tab Former NFL star Antonio Brown left the owners of a restaurant in the region fuming after his Albany Empire arena football team skipped out on a $700 bill. The incident happened Wednesday, May 17, in Albany County, at the Taste of Italy restaurant in Latham, located on Loudon Road, owner Frank Cappello announced on Facebook. Cappello said the team ordered $700 worth of food from the restaurant, which even gave the organization a discount, but representatives from the team never paid the bill. “They never came in and paid and now they turn into ghost,” Cappello writes in a now-deleted post t…
College Baseball Player Dies After Dugout Collapses In Harrisburg: Authorities College Baseball Player Dies After Dugout Collapses In Harrisburg: Authorities
College Baseball Player Dies After Dugout Collapses In Harrisburg: Authorities A 19-year-old college baseball player has died after an illegally built dugout seriously injured him, authorities told Daily Voice.  Angel Mecardo-Ocasio of Harrisburg was hurt when the dugout collapsed on him at 7th and Radnor Sports Park in Harrisburg around 3 p.m. on Monday, May 22, 2023, according to City of Harrisburg Communications Director Matt Maisel.  The teen was helping take down the structure after officials noticed it was built without permission, Maisel explained to the press.  Mercado is a Central Pennsylvania Knights baseball player, but he was in the pa…
Elmwood Park's Liv Morgan Injured, Forced To Relinquish WWE Women's Tag Titles Elmwood Park's Liv Morgan Injured, Forced To Relinquish WWE Women's Tag Titles
Elmwood Park's Liv Morgan Injured, Forced To Relinquish WWE Women's Tag Titles Liv Morgan's reign as WWE Women's Tag Team Champion is over. Morgan, a Bergen County native, was forced to relinquish the championship after suffering an injury during a match on "WWE Friday Night Smackdown" on Friday, May 12.  BREAKING: The WWE Women's Tag Team Titles have been vacated. New champions will be crowned on the May 29th episode of #WWERaw. pic.twitter.com/Hzrczwmeit — WWE (@WWE) May 20, 2023 It is unknown how long Morgan will be out for, though announcer Michael Cole said she is expected to miss significant time. Love y’all — LIV Morgan (@YaOnlyLivvOnce) May 18, 20…
Ridgewood's Scottie Scheffler Ranked #1 Following PGA Championship Ridgewood's Scottie Scheffler Ranked #1 Following PGA Championship
Ridgewood's Scottie Scheffler Ranked #1 Following PGA Championship Scottie Scheffler, a Bergen County native, is back on top. Scheffler is currently the #1 ranked golfer on the PGA Tour following his second place finish at the PGA Championship in Rochester, where he finished two strokes behind winner Brooks Koepeka.  At the PGA Championship, Scheffler got off to a hot start, with a -5 after two rounds. He struggled in the third round, carding a +3, but rebounded in the final round with a -5. With his second place finish, Scheffler earned $1.54 million in prize money. Last year, Scheffler became the first New Jersey native to win the Masters. The…
Baltimore Orioles Bash Their Way To $51,500 Win For Maryland Lottery Player Baltimore Orioles Bash Their Way To $51,500 Win For Maryland Lottery Player
Baltimore Orioles Bash Their Way To $51,500 Win For Maryland Lottery Player The Orioles big win on Tuesday hit a little harder for at least one lifelong fan. While the home team claimed a 7-3 win over the Anaheim Angels on Tuesday, May 16, one Maryland Lottery player was only seeing dollar signs on the scoreboard, not runs, hits, and errors. Shady Side resident Barbara Phelps Anderson was the “Home Run Riches” Contestant of the Game for Tuesday’s matchup against the Angels, and she won $51,500 after the Orioles hit a pair of out of the park - including their 50th of the season. Each year, Maryland Lottery holds a promotion that awards $500 to each Contestant of t…
Olney Native Oguchi Onyewu Taking Top Position In US Soccer Federation Olney Native Oguchi Onyewu Taking Top Position In US Soccer Federation
Olney Native Oguchi Onyewu Taking Top Position In US Soccer Federation A DMV native is taking his talents to the top of the US Soccer Federation, where he will bring decades of experience to the agency. The organization announced that Washington, Oguchi Onyewu, who honed his skills playing in Olney, Maryland, and lived in DC, has been named the Vice President of Sporting for the for the US Soccer Federation. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Oguchi Onyewu (@oguchionyewu5) In his new role, the international superstar, who played in two World Cups, will work alongside Sporing Director Matt Crocker “in s…
Gottem! NJ Celebs Perhaps Unknowingly Troll Devils For Hurricanes After Playoff Win Gottem! NJ Celebs Perhaps Unknowingly Troll Devils For Hurricanes After Playoff Win
Gottem! NJ Celebs Perhaps Unknowingly Troll Devils For Hurricanes After Playoff Win Et tu Teresa Giudice? The Carolina Hurricanes didn't just defeat the New Jersey Devils on the ice, they also delivered a social media knockout.  Following the Hurricanes series win over the Devils to advance to the conference finals, the Canes decided to have some fun at the expense of New Jersey, enlisting some Jersey heavyweights to offer their congratulations. Teresa Guidice of "The Real Housewives of the New Jersey," The Situation of "The Jersey Shore," Fireman Ed of guy who cheers at Jets games fame, Federico Castelluccio and Vincent Curatola of "The Sopranos," and Mauro Cas…
Scary Start To Red Sox Game: Fan Falls Into Bullpen At Citizens Bank Park Scary Start To Red Sox Game: Fan Falls Into Bullpen At Citizens Bank Park
Scary Start To Red Sox Game: Fan Falls Into Bullpen At Citizens Bank Park The Red Sox bullpen got an unexpected visitor in a scary start to the Friday evening, May 5 game at Citizens Bank Park. During the top of the first inning, a Phillies fan took a tumble over the railing, startling players and halting the game. Game is delayed as a fan has fallen into the Red Sox bullpen in Philadelphia. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/v9fHU1BxAw — Funhouse (@BackAftaThis) May 5, 2023 NBC Sports reporter Taryn Hatcher explained that a ball was  tossed to a fan but landed in a flower bed above the bullpen. The fan apparently tried to reach down and get the ball but ended up in…
Phillies Fan Hospitalized After Scary Fall Into Red Sox Bullpen Phillies Fan Hospitalized After Scary Fall Into Red Sox Bullpen
Phillies Fan Hospitalized After Scary Fall Into Red Sox Bullpen A Phillies fan who fell into the Red Sox bullpen during the Friday evening, May 5 game was hospitalized, pausing the game as it was just getting started. Red Sox players called for help after the fan fell over a railing and into the visitor's bullpen at Citizens Bank Park during the first inning. Game is delayed as a fan has fallen into the Red Sox bullpen in Philadelphia. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/v9fHU1BxAw — Funhouse (@BackAftaThis) May 5, 2023 A ball was tossed to a fan and landed in a flower bed above the bullpen, fan tried to reach down and get the ball but ended up in the bullpen, N…
Antonio Brown Denies Withholding Paychecks From Albany Empire Players, Report Says Antonio Brown Denies Withholding Paychecks From Albany Empire Players, Report Says
Antonio Brown Denies Withholding Paychecks From Albany Empire Players, Report Says Antonio Brown is denying accusations that he hasn't paid players on his National Arena League’s Albany Empire, Albany-based ABC-TV affiliate WTEN reports. The 34-year-old Brown, a former All-Pro receiver, made the statement in an interview with News 10's sports director, Griffin Haas, on Wednesday, May 3. The interview came days after head coach Damon Ware and six players, including quarterback Sam Castronova, quit the team citing a hostile working environment since Brown became owner in March 2023. Brown claimed to be unaware of the “minutia” of the reports during his interview with …
Devils Tickets: Attractive Options Aplenty Devils Tickets: Attractive Options Aplenty
Devils Tickets: Attractive Options Aplenty Tickets for the second round of an NHL playoff series ordinarily would cost more than for the first, but things are different this year in New Jersey. Following the Devils' lackluster 5-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday, secondary ticket markets are offering more-than-reasonably priced seats for Game Three this Sunday at the Prudential Center. So is Ticketmaster, through its verified resale feature. For its original-issue tickets, Ticketmaster is asking $298, including fees, at center ice for the last row in the Rock in Section 212. Its verified resellers have posted several …
DEVILISH PRICES: NJ Devils Playoffs Tickets Top $230 For Second Round DEVILISH PRICES: NJ Devils Playoffs Tickets Top $230 For Second Round
DEVILISH PRICES: NJ Devils Playoffs Tickets Top $230 For Second Round Victory comes with a sticker shock for NJ Devils fans. While the team has advanced to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2012, if you want to catch the game in action, it's going to cost you $230 — at least. And those aren't even the good seats. Tickets went on sale Wednesday, May 3 for the home games on Sunday, May 7, Tuesday May 9 and Saturday, May 13. To sit in the nosebleeds will set back fans at least $231, factoring in Ticketmaster fees.  Want to sit in the lower bowls? Well good luck, tickets are going for as much as $455.  You mig…