Monday, August 6, 2012
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Parolee Charged in Boston Road Crash
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Parolee Charged in Boston Road Crash: (Photos by David Greene) By David Greene BRONX, NEW YORK, August 6- Cops say a recently released parolee was evading arrest...
Parolee Charged in Boston Road Crash
(Photos by David Greene)
By David Greene
BRONX, NEW YORK, August 6- Cops say a recently released parolee was evading arrest when his stolen vehicle slammed head-on into a car carrying two nursing home employees headed to work. One victim has suffered severe head trauma and remains in critical condition at Jacobi Hospital.
Pelham Manor police were in pursuit of a stolen 2001 Dodge Durango, when the SUV slammed into a green Saturn sedan at 6:15 a.m., on August 5, at Boston Road and Marolla Place in the Baychester section.
A witness at the scene stated, "They were being chased by the police when they crashed, it sounded like a bomb went off."
A man and woman were pulled from the stolen SUV, the woman was apparently taken to the 47th Precinct for questioning. The man was taken away in handcuffs and was taken to Jacobi Hospital, where he was handcuffed to the bed until he was given a court-ordered sobriety check. After several hours at the hospital the suspect was arrested and taken to the 47th Precinct for processing.
Police say ex-con Daniel Straker, 37, of the Bronx, has seven prior arrests for assault, drug and weapons possession. One police source stated that Straker had just been released for a 2009 menacing and assault conviction and had a suspended drivers license at the time of the crash.
One published report also stated that Straker had been released on June 1st and had not reported to his parole officer as required.
Published reports say Valerie Eubanks, 62, and Shirley Scott, 53, both of the Bronx, both worked in the kitchen of the Bay Park Center for Nursing and Rehab on Co-op City Boulevard.
Published reports also say that Scott suffered swelling on the brain as well as serious leg injuries in the crash and remains in critical condition. Eubanks suffered multiple fractures in her arms, rib and hip and both are recovering at Jacobi Hospital.
Straker has been charged with driving while intoxicated, aggravated vehicular assault and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Additional charges are expected.
Bronx News Sports: Bravest Beat Finest in Tennis Tourney
Bronx News Sports: Bravest Beat Finest in Tennis Tourney: BRONX, NEW YORK, August 6 - The burning ambition of the New York City Fire Department ( FDNY ) carried them to victory over the New York...
Bravest Beat Finest in Tennis Tourney
The FDNY vs. NYPD tournament was free and served as the kick-off to the EmblemHealth Bronx Open, a USTA Pro Circuit event, which runs from August 5 - 12 at Crotona Park. This is the 20th year of the tournament operated by New York Junior Tennis & Learning (NYJTL), which provides after school and summer tennis and educational programs for more than 75,000 New York City youth.
In addition to being the finest and bravest on the New York City streets, the police and fire departments also boast a number of outstanding tennis players who look forward to this annual competition.
The tournament took place on Saturday morning prior to the start of the EmblemHealth Bronx Open qualifying event. EmblemHealth made a contribution of $2,500 to both the FDNY and NYPD education scholarship funds, and the winning team was awarded a trophy. Each player received a miniature trophy.
The NYPD Color Guard and the FDNY Bagpipers performed at the official opening ceremony of the tournament at 10 am.
The EmblemHealth Bronx Open features 32 of the top women players in the world. Players vie for the $50,000 in prize money in singles and doubles at the final USTA Pro Circuit Event prior to the US Open. Proceeds from the tournament benefit the New York Junior Tennis & Learning (NYJTL).
"It’s great to help make professional tennis available to community residents, especially young people, while supporting an event that benefits the NYJTL,” commented Frank J. Branchini, President and Chief Operating Officer, EmblemHealth. “We’re also pleased to support education funds that assist the FDNY and NYPD and their families.”
The EmblemHealth Bronx Open is played on the same hard court surface as the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, home of the US Open.
General admission is free Sunday, August 5 through Saturday, August 11. General Admission tickets for the Women’s Final on Sunday, August 12 are $10, and box seats are $25. Admission is free daily for all children 12 and under.
NYJTL provides FREE tennis lessons daily from 5 - 7 pm for children 6 to 18 years of age. Refreshments will be sold on-site, and there is free supervised parking.
For more information on the week-long tournament, visit www.nyjtl.org.
Soccer Returns to Bronx
(Photos by NY Yankees)
Immediately after the conclusion of Sunday’s 6-2 Yankees win over the Mariners, the Yankee Stadium grounds crew began transforming the field for the soccer match taking place on Wednesday at 8:00 p.m between Real Madrid and A.C. Milan at Yankee Stadium.
A limited number of tickets for the match are still on sale at www.yankees.com/soccer. For information updates regarding soccer or other non-baseball events at Yankee Stadium, please follow @yankeesevents and @yankeespr on Twitter.
The match on Wednesday represents a meeting of the two most successful teams in European Cup history, as Real Madrid has won the cup on nine occasions (1956-60, ‘66, ’98, 2000, ’02) while A.C. Milan has been crowned champion of Europe seven times (1963, ’69, ’89, ‘90, ’94, 2003, ’07).
Earlier this summer on July 22, the 2012 European champion, Chelsea FC, and French Ligue 1 favorites Paris Saint-Germain played to a 1-1 tie in front of 38,202 fans in the first-ever soccer match at the current Yankee Stadium.
Yanks Rub Out Mariners
By Howard Goldin
BRONX, NEW YORK, August 6- The Yankees captured the rubber game of the weekend series over Seattle with a 6-2 win on Sunday afternoon. It was the eighth time in the last 10 occasions that the Yankees successfully rebounded from a shutout loss with a victory.
Unlike the previous day’s contest, the game on Sunday hardly featured a pitching masterpiece. Both starters pitched five innings. Mariners’ starter Hisashi Iwamura gave up four runs on seven hits, two walks and a hit batsman. The Yankees scored a single run in four of his five innings on the mound.
The run in the fifth was scored on a solo home run by Raúl Ibañez, the homer was his 14th of 2012 and the major league leading 168th for the Yanks. The team is currently on pace to shatter its single season mark of 244, set in 2009.
In the following frame, Ibañez came to bat with two out and the bases loaded. The veteran drove in two runners with a single.
In addition to Ibañez, Derek Jeter, Robinson Cano and Chris Stewart each twice hit successfully.
Jeter raised his career hit total to 3,228, 24 hits below Napoleon Lajoie. He scored his 1,830th run in the first, which tied him with Frank Robinson for 14th place.
Cano has hit safely in 33 of his last 27 games. He and Jeter began the game with identical team leading batting averages of
.313.
Suzuki’s double in the seventh raised his consecutive game hitting streak to 12. He also tied Don Slaught for the longest hitting streak at the start of a Yankee career. It also is the longest Yankees hitting streak in which a player had exactly one hit in each game.
Freddy Garcia pitched the requisite five innings to qualify for the win. The victory ended his three-game losing streak. The 35-year-old hurler recorded his 150th career win, a high for pitchers born in Venezuela. Garcia ranks 12th in wins for all pitchers who were born in Latin America.
Of the accomplishment, Joe Girardi remarked, “It just goes to show how consistent he’s been.”
Garcia gave up five hits and two runs I his five frames. Girardi was quite pleased, “Freddy’s going to give you everything he’s got every time he goes out. That’s just what Freddy does. He keeps us in every game.”
The bullpen easily carried the remaining four innings, allowing only one baserunner in four innings.
The Yanks now embark on a seven game road trip, four games in Detroit and then three in Toronto. Girardi looked forward with hope, “We won a series leaving. Hopefully, this will get us on a good streak.”
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Supreme Yankee Fan
Bronx News (Bxnews.net): Supreme Yankee Fan: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Roots for her Favorite Team at Yankee Stadium By Howard Goldin BRONX, NEW YORK, August 5- A very ...
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