MetroSports ​Magazine

by Warren Rosenberg, MetroSports Magazine February 10, 2026 In a season that is now noted in the NCAA record books, the New York University (NYU) Violets women’s basketball team has rewritten history with an extraordinary winning streak that continues to grow through the 2025–26 season. This past Sunday, February 8, 2026, NYU secured its 82nd consecutive victory, a win that now stands as the longest in NCAA Division III women’s basketball history. Above: Courtside celebrat

by Warren Rosenberg, MetroSports Magazine January 31, 2026 On Friday, January 30, 2026, the sport of sumo wrestling made an appearance in White Plains, New York, as the World Championship Sumo (WCS) tournament was held at the Westchester County Center. This landmark event brought one of the world’s oldest and most revered combat sports to a new stage, attracting fans from across the region for an intense night of elite athletic competition. Above: Fans packed into the

by Warren Rosenberg, John Chuhran and Clark Thompson - January 12, 2026 The weekend of January 9-11, 2026 brought 40 of the worlds most talented bull riders, dozens of bucking bulls, and three days of sell-out crowds to the dirt-filled floor of Madison Square Garden.   “The World’s Most Famous Arena” was transformed from a hockey and basketball palace into a dirt-packed battleground where the world’s top bull riders faced off against some of the rankest bucking bulls on the

by Warren Rosenberg, MetroSports Magazine - January 2, 2026 The 2026 Westchester County Slam Dunk - Crusader Classic, the county’s premier high school basketball showcase, opened today at the Westchester County Center. The opening game pitted the girls varsity teams of the Yonkers Montessori Academy Lady Eagles against the Ardsley High School Panthers. The YMA Lady Eagles came into the game with a 6-0 season record and the pedigree of being the current state-wide 2025 NYS

by Warren Rosenberg, MetroSports Magazine December 19, 2025 Three local NYSPHAA varsity girls gymnastics teams competed in one of the early weeks of the 2025-26 competition season. This included teams from Lakeland-Panas High School, Somers High School and Brewster High School.  The competition took place at the facility of Dynamic Gymnastics in Mohegan Lake, NY, which is operated by the husband and wife team of Sorin Cepoi and Teodora Ungureanu Cepoi, both former Olympi

by Clark Thompson, MetroSports Magazine - November 29, 2025 November has been a stellar month for the Sleepy Hollow High School football team, the ‘Horsemen’, who defeated teams from Pleasantville High School on November 1 st  in the NY State Section 1 Class B  Quarterfinals, Ardsley High School on November 7 th  in the Section 1 Class B Semifinals and Westlake High School on November 15 th in the Section 1 Class B Championship. With this win, the Horsemen capture

by Warren Rosenberg, MetroSports Magazine - November 11, 2025 Veterans Day is the day we pause to honor all military veterans who have served the United States, both living and deceased, with a particular focus on thanking living veterans for their service, sacrifice, and dedication. It is a day for the nation to pause and show gratitude for their commitment to national security and for the freedoms they have protected. Above: Opening ceremony on Veterans Day 2025 at the

by Kris Areche - Alpha Elite Sports November 19, 2025 Yonkers, NY –  Alpha Elite Sports proudly announces the successful completion of the first-ever Yonkers Girls Flag Football League , a groundbreaking milestone for youth sports in Westchester County. What began as a vision to create more opportunities for young female athletes quickly grew into a powerful and inspiring movement within the community. This inaugural season saw an amazing turnout , with girls from all acro

by Warren Rosenberg - MetroSports Magazine November 9, 2025 The New York Metro region welcomed several new sports teams this year, two of which represent a unique team format for what was previously a sport of individual competitors. On the traditional team sport format, the metro area welcomed the new women’s professional rugby team, the New York Exiles , and the new men’s professional soccer team, the Westchester Soccer Club , both of which call Mt. Vernon’s Memoria

by Warren Rosenberg - MetroSports Magazine October 27, 2025 This past Saturday, October 25 th 2025, on Warrior Field of the Anderson Rugby Complex at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the Women’s Army Rugby team defeated visiting Navy in the final regular season match of 2025. Above: The final score - Army 84 : Navy 0 - displayed on the Warrior Field scoreboard In addition to being a contest between two teams of the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (

Warren Rosenberg, MetroSports Magazine September 2025 Twenty-four miles separate the UBS Arena in Queens, NY, from Liberty State Park...

by Warren Rosenberg, MetroSports Magazine September 29, 2025 The weekend of September 27 th and 28 th  brought much excitement to...

by Warren Rosenberg and John Chuhran, MetroSports Magazine - September 1, 2025 The New York City Attitude of the professional Team...

by Warren Rosenberg, MetroSports Magazine - August 11, 2025 As reported last summer in MetroSports Magazine, the New York Metro area...

Warren Rosenberg and Leon Libin, MetroSports Magazine - July 30, 2025 Earlier this month, over 8,000 athletes in 18 sports and...