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New York Post
04-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Fighting Tomcats, Long Island's new soccer team, facing must-win for playoff berth
Long Island's newest soccer team, the Fighting Tomcats, is knocking on the door of a National Premier Soccer League playoff birth in its inaugural season, with everything coming down to a final game against New Haven United FC on Saturday. 'These guys have bought in,' head coach John Fitzgerald told The Post of his mostly local 2-3-4 squad knocking on the door of a postseason trip, as only a win will clinch come 7 p.m. at Hofstra University. Advertisement 'They come in, they train three nights a week, we train at nine o'clock at night … then they're getting up for work the next day because we're not paying them their full-time salaries.' For team captain Brian Saramago, a 26-year-old account manager from New Hyde Park, it means everything to have a chance to keep playing competitively at his age. 'We just want to give it our all,' he said, adding that the Tomcats' prior 2-1 victory and 3-3 draw against New Haven are giving everybody confidence. Advertisement The Fighting Tomcats, spearheaded by Fox anchor Brian Kilmeade (center) and his brother, Jim, are battling for a playoff berth. Handout Even though the guys are only playing with each other for the first time and in a short span, a deep bond has already developed, the captain added. 'Sometimes after a hard day at work, you don't really want to go to training, but then every time, I see everyone laughing and playing with each other,' Saramago said. 'That is why I think that this Saturday it's going to be something special.' 'I know I don't want it to be my last game with these guys.' Advertisement Yankees and Mets legend Darryl Strawberry is coming to Smithtown on Saturday afternoon to watch the Subway Series at Bull Smith's Tavern. The former outfielder will be at the bar at 4:10 p.m. for meet and greets, plus raffles. Advertisement The Southampton Firecracker Run is set to pop off Sunday morning, rain or shine. Darryl Strawberry Corey Sipkin for New York Post Both the 8K and the 3-mile runs will begin at 7:30 a.m. in Agawam Park at 25 Pond Lane, Southampton.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
WATCH LIVE: Jacksonville Armada take on Club de Lyon FC at home
The Jacksonville Armada Men's U-23 team is looking to continue the momentum from its season debut win. The Armada will take on the Club de Lyon FC at Edward Waters University-EWC Community Field & Athletic Stadium at 7 p.m. Club de Lyon FC is another new opponent out of the Orlando area. Advertisement That game, along with all the home matchups, will be played at the Nathaniel Glover Community Field and Stadium on the campus of Edward Waters University and streamed live on the Action Sports Jax 24/7 network. Saturday's game is an exception and will be shown on the Action News Jax NOW stream. That's because the Jacksonville Sharks game is happening at the same time, and can be viewed on Action Sports Jax 24/7 stream. DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] On Friday, May 9, the Armada started off the season with a bang, earning a 4-1 victory against PSC FC Florida in the National Premier Soccer League. Advertisement Gulf Coast Sunshine Conference newcomers PSC FC out of Panama City Beach proved to be a talented opponent from the start, with the game still scoreless after 35 minutes. From there, the Armada unleashed a flurry of goals to take command with St. Augustine native Miles Shanley opening the scoring in the 37th minute. For head coach Tommy Krizanovic, it was a great way to start the season with a win as his team continues to come together less than two weeks after reporting to Jacksonville for the summer. Watch the season opener full game replay below: Related: Jacksonville Armada FC, Cox Media Group Jacksonville TV kick off year 2 of streaming partnership Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Siouxland United FC Outlaws ready to start second season in NPSL
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) – Summer is nearly here and that means great weather for National Premier Soccer League play in Siouxland, and no one is more excited to get the season started than the Siouxland United FC Outlaws. The Outlaws are entering their second season in the NPSL in the North Conference facing teams from Sioux Falls, Minnesota, and Iowa. In its inaugural season the club split its games 6-6 with zero draws. With several new additions to the team, including a new head coach, the Outlaws are ready to take the field once again. 'It's a pretty new team. It's a new start,' Siouxland United FC midfielder Yali Cohen said. 'Last year we went 6-6, it wasn't like our target and our goal for last season, but I think for this season we're going to go over expectations and we're going to do good things.' 'Last season I was with a different club in the conference, so I'm definitely very familiar with the club and the conference and those types of things,' Siouxland United FC head coach Alex Trent said. 'Playing-wise, as a group they competed, they gave everything, they were a challenge for us. I definitely have respect for the group last year, coaching staff, those types of things, but we're excited to move forward with the group that we have now.' The Outlaws first game is scheduled for Saturday, May 10th, at 7 p.m. against Sioux Fall Thunder FC at USF Stadium – Bob Young Field. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Yahoo Sports AM: The Burrito Boys, El Farolito SC, are soccer's Cinderella
Yahoo Sports AM is our daily newsletter that keeps you up to date on all things sports. Sign up here to get it every weekday morning. 🚨 Headlines 🏀 NBA Play-in Tournament: The Warriors held off the Grizzlies, 121-116, to set up a Round 1 playoff series against the Rockets; the Magic blew out the Hawks, 120-95, to earn a date with the defending champion Celtics. Advertisement 🥇 LA 2028 venues: Dodger Stadium (baseball), the Universal Studios lot (squash) and Venice Beach (triathlon) are among the new sites in the organizing committee's updated venue plan for the 2028 Summer Olympics. 🏒 One spot left: The Wild and Blues both clinched playoff berths with wins on Tuesday, leaving the Canadiens (89 points) and Blue Jackets (87) fighting for the 16th and final spot. 🏀 Harrison breaks silence: Mavericks GM Nico Harrison spoke with media for the first time since the immediate aftermath of the Luka Dončić trade, saying he has "no regrets." ⚾️ Dad strength: Alex Bregman powered Boston's win over the Rays with two home runs and a career-high five hits — MLB's first five-hit game this season — before heading out on paternity leave as his wife prepares to give birth to their second child today. ⚽️ Soccer's Cinderella: The Burrito Boys El Farolito celebrates after their second-round win. (Doug Zimmerman/for USSF) 39 of the 40 remaining contenders for the U.S. Open Cup title are professional teams. Then there's El Farolito SC, aka the "Burrito Boys," still carrying the flag for the nation's amateur clubs. Advertisement Cinderella story: Like so many other darlings of the 111-year-old tournament that comprises all levels of U.S. soccer, El Farolito is an amateur side named after (and started by) a business. Specifically, a San Francisco taqueria with perhaps the best burrito in the city. The reigning champions of the fourth-tier National Premier Soccer League, El Farolito are the last amateur club standing in the U.S. Open Cup for the second straight year — an honor that comes with a $50,000 prize. And it's not as if they swatted aside other amateur teams to get here: They beat two professional clubs, including a chaotic second-round comeback win over Monterey Bay, one of the top teams in the USL Championship (one level below MLS). The rise of El Farolito: In 1983, a Mexican immigrant named Salvador "Don Chava" Lopez opened El Farolito bar in San Francisco's Mission District, and soon began slinging "the most life-changing burrito in America" at its taqueria next door. Two years later, the soccer-obsessed Lopez started a team that attracted many of the area's best players. It helped that his bar, situated in the heart of the city's latino community, was already a popular haunt for other soccer lovers. El Farolito was a dominant force for three decades in the Bay Area-based SFSFL before joining the NPSL in 2018. This year is already their fourth USOC appearance since that move. Salvador passed away in 2021 but his son, Santiago, carries on his legacy as head coach. What they're saying: "I'm so happy and proud to be a part of this," said star forward Dembor Benson. "It's not easy to get on a bus and travel all those hours to win a game against pro players. It's been nothing but joy since this team opened its doors to me." The first location of El Farolito in San Francisco (El Farolito) Party like it's 1993? The Burrito Boys are one win away from advancing farther than they have in any year since 1993, when they won the whole tournament. Of course, the U.S. Open Cup — and soccer in America — was much different back then, as U.S. Soccer notes: Advertisement Tilt your head back and you'll see, up above the liquor bottles, a trophy in the shape of a soccer ball. It's the 1993 Open Cup, won by El Farolito in the days before MLS' flash and massive growth and after the old NASL and its own flash and massive growth (and eventual collapse). This was a time, before the hosting of the 1994 World Cup, when the game in this country was sustained by ethnic clubs headquartered in bars, just like this one, or social clubs. Gathering after the game to share a drink and some food was as important as the result – more so in lean times. A shifting landscape: El Farolito's path to the 1993 USOC title included wins over fellow ethnic superpowers like the Milwaukee Bavarians and the United German-Hungarians of Pennsylvania, who they beat 5-0 in the final. Two years later, pro teams rejoined the USOC after a long hiatus and every champion this century has come from MLS. The 1993 U.S. Open Cup trophy on display in the original El Farolito Bar. (U.S. Soccer) Can they do the unthinkable? The Burrito Boys will look to continue their Cinderella run in tonight's third-round match against USL Championship side Sacramento Republic (10pm ET, CBSSN). You can bet this super fan who made the trek to Utah for their first-round victory will be making the quick trip north to the state capital. 📊 By the numbers (Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images) 🏀 24-7 Advertisement That's Golden State's record since trading for Jimmy Butler, who helped the Warriors exorcise their play-in demons (0-3 in previous contests) on Tuesday night with a stat-sheet stuffing performance (38 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals). Stephen Curry added 37 points for the Dubs, who could be dangerous if these two keep cooking. 🏒 400 goals Maple Leafs superstar Auston Matthews scored his 400th NHL goal in his 628th game, making him the sixth-fastest player* to reach that milestone. Of note: Matthews got there six games faster than Alex Ovechkin, hockey's new goal-scoring king. ⚽️ 24 straight matches Advertisement Barcelona's 24-match unbeaten streak (dating back to Jan. 4) came to an end on Tuesday with a 3-1 loss to Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League quarterfinals. The good news for Barça: They entered the second leg with a 4-0 lead, so they still advanced to the semifinals alongside PSG, which held off a furious Aston Villa comeback. 📉 -26.5 wins No NBA team under-performed their expectations by more this season than the dreadful 76ers (24-28), who won 26.5 fewer games than their preseason over/under wins total projection. On the flip side, no team over-performed more than the Pistons (44-38), who won 18.5 more games than their over/under. 🏁 37 races in 38 weeks Advertisement Welcome to the only off weekend all season for the NASCAR Cup Series, which will take a rare break from racing on Easter Sunday. When you count the All-Star Race next month, NASCAR's top level races 37 times in 38 weeks from the Daytona 500 (Feb. 16) through the championship race at Phoenix (Nov. 2). *Who's ahead of Matthews? Wayne Gretzky (436 games), Mike Bossy (506), Mario Lemieux (508), Brett Hull (520) and Jari Kurri (608). 🎓 Piecing together the chaotic future of college sports (Amber Matsumoto/Yahoo Sports) The future of college athletics rests over the next few weeks on decisions from a retiring judge, a divided congress and schools that don't abide by NCAA rules. Buckle up! Advertisement From Yahoo Sports' Ross Dellenger: A pillared goliath along Constitution Avenue, the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium stands as one of the capital city's most iconic buildings, roughly a half-mile from the Washington Monument and with a bird's-eye view of the U.S. Capitol. The 90-year-old auditorium has hosted some of the nation's most defining and historic events. This is where dignitaries established NATO in 1949, where President Bill Clinton signed the North American Free Trade Agreement and where the 9/11 Commission released its findings. Last week, the Mellon Auditorium hosted something else: a gathering of university presidents, college athletic directors, coaches and congressional staff members as part of the latest lobbying effort from the power conferences for a federal college sports bill. Advertisement Within this gaudy setting, around the fully stocked bar and among the distributed hors d'oeuvres, some of the most powerful people in college sports shared with one another an exasperated message: 'What the hell do we do now?' State of play: As an industry, college sports is barreling into its most pivotal moment in decades. Will the House settlement be approved? Will Congress pass federal legislation? Will the football transfer portal be a free-for-all? Three things to watch over the coming days and weeks: The Settlement: The $2.8 billion House vs. NCAA settlement is now before U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken for a final decision. Attorneys filed a brief on Monday that notably did not include changes urged by Wilken regarding team roster limits. If approved, schools can start directly paying athletes on July 1 under a quasi-salary cap (~$20.5 million in Year 1). The Senate: Five U.S senators have met several times over the past six weeks about drafting a federal bill to regulate college sports compensation. It's a bipartisan coalition, with Republicans Ted Cruz (Texas) and Jerry Moran (Kansas) joined by Democrats Cory Booker (New Jersey), Chris Coons (Delaware) and Richard Blumenthal (Connecticut). The Portal: The settlement delay has paved the way for a potential spending spree in football once the 10-day portal opens today. Without an approval, another uncapped portal cycle could mean $50+ million being spent on transfers as schools race to frontload* deals. *Frontload is a term to describe universities designing booster-backed NIL deals in a way that distributes a majority of the compensation to athletes before they become subject to the new Deloitte-run clearinghouse on July 1. 📚 Good reads (Grant Thomas/Yahoo Sports) ⚾️ Jake Mintz: Jackie Robinson Day is pure celebration — and that's the problem Advertisement If MLB wants to honor Jackie, it must do more than have its players wear No. 42. It needs to carry the full weight of Robinson's legacy — not just his number — on its back. (Grant Thomas/Yahoo Sports) 🥊 Ben Fowlkes: 40 years later: How Hagler-Hearns heralded a new age of boxing with an all-time classic fight Later it would go down as the greatest eight minutes in boxing history. But in the months leading up to that historic night 40 years ago, there were serious doubts that Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns would ever take place. And what a shame that would have been. (Bruno Rouby/Yahoo Sports) 🏀 Dan Devine: 2025 NBA Awards Ballot For the sixth time, the NBA league office has given me an official ballot for year-end awards. Here's how I decided to use it. 📺 Watchlist: Play-in games (Grant Thomas/Yahoo Sports) The NBA play-in tournament continues tonight with Heat at Bulls* (7:30pm ET, ESPN) and Mavericks at Kings (10pm, ESPN). Advertisement What's at stake: The losers go home. The winners move on to Friday's play-in finale, where they'll face the losers of Tuesday's games (Hawks and Grizzlies) for their conference's No. 8 seeds. More to watch: ⚽️ Champions League: Inter (2-1) at Bayern (3pm, Paramount+); Real Madrid (0-3) at Arsenal (3pm, Paramount+) … Quarterfinal, second leg. 🏒 NHL: Red Wings at Devils (7:30pm, TNT); Golden Knights at Canucks (10pm, TNT) … Regular season ends Thursday. ⚾️ MLB: Mariners at Reds (6:40pm, FS1); Royals at Yankees (7:05pm, Prime) ⚽️ U.S. Open Cup: Third round (7-10:30pm, Paramount+) … Eight games. *Déjà vu: This is the third straight year the Heat and Bulls are meeting in a win-or-go-home play-in game. Miami came out on top in each of the last two. 🏒 NHL trivia The defending champs won their first Stanley Cup last year. () The 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs begin in just three short days. Question: Which three teams have won three Stanley Cups this century? Hint: Two went back-to-back. Answer at the bottom. 📬 Mailbag: Moments of the century (Yahoo Sports) What are the top 10 sports moments of the 21st century? Luke and his dad got my brain churning and now I can't stop thinking about it. I'll share my Top 10 list tomorrow, but I'd love to get your take, too. Advertisement Email me: Shoot me a note ( with the 21st century sports moment(s) that would top your Top 10 list. If you have any particularly good stories involving those moments (perhaps you were in attendance that day?), please share them! Trivia answer: Lightning (2004, 2020, 2021), Penguins (2009, 2016, 2017), Blackhawks (2010, 2013, 2015) We hope you enjoyed this edition of Yahoo Sports AM, our daily newsletter that keeps you up to date on all things sports. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox every weekday morning.
