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RGIII’s Injury: A Teaching MomentFor Both Parents and Young Athletes
Sunday, January 13th, 2013
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
It is the biggest issue these days in Washington. No, not the inauguration, but RGIII’s knee. Everyone in the tri-state area and beyond is focused
Yankee Miracles: Acts of Kindness By the Boys in Pinstripes
Tuesday, December 4th, 2012
by Debra Toppeta on Reading Around
“If I hadn’t believed that you could do great things, I never would have given you a chance that day.” George Steinbrenner in Yankee Miracles
Lessons from Parents at the Olympic Games
Friday, August 10th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
Any parent who has ever sat on the sidelines at a school sports match can identify with the parents of Olympic athletes. Most parents know
Derek Jeter—Hitting His Way into the Record Books
Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
Any day now, Derek Jeter will become the first player ever to get 3,000 hits as a New York Yankee and will find himself in
Mickey Mantle—The Reluctant Hero
Monday, February 28th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
It was spring and baseball fever was in the air. I was meeting a friend for lunch and suggested we meet on Central Park South,
July Fourth at Yankee Stadium
Monday, July 5th, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
The weather was hot, and so were the Yankees. July Fourth at the Stadium meant wishing Happy Birthday to the Boss, George Steinbrenner, and Yankee
Thurman Munson—A Yankee Captain Continues to Inspire
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
By Charlene Giannetti Thirty years ago, on August 2, 1979, Thurman Munson, Yankee catcher and captain, died in an airplane crash. This year, the Yankees
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