This year is lining up to be the “Year of the Jasper” in Major League Baseball. First there was Tom Cosgrove with the San Diego Padres, and now the latest member to join the ranks out of Manhattan College is Joe Jacques. The Boston Red Sox called up Jacques on June 9 and he made his debut three days later. more

The best year of his life keeps getting better. In the span of two months, J.R. Lynch won a national championship and then became an assistant coach. He knows what it takes to win, which is why Lynch could be a real asset for the Manhattan College men’s basketball program. more

It’s viewed as a project that may be ahead of its timeline. The rebuild of the Manhattan College baseball team under head coach David Miller has been dubbed the “Manhattan Project.” Not as an ode to any arsenal of nuclear weapons, but rather as a new description of the changing dynamics of a baseball program. more

Four members of the Manhattan baseball team were selected to postseason All-MAAC teams, headlined by Frankie Marinelli, earning a place on the first team as a utility player. more

Samba Diallo has more pairs of basketball shoes than the younger version of himself could ever dream of. And on occasion during his collegiate career, he showcased different color schemes with one half of his footwear game unique in appearance. He didn’t do it to be different. Rather, it was his reminder of how his story was different. more

The night-capper for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference semifinals round pitted Manhattan College men’s lacrosse against a team they had yet to figure out this season. Ultimately, this year’s runner-up, the Siena Saints, got the last laugh at Gaelic Park, winning 11-8 and proving to be road warriors at the expense of the top seed Jaspers. more

With two weeks left in the regular season, Northwest Bronx public school baseball is almost ready to venture into the playoffs. For now, teams are playing out the final games of the regular season, going head-to-head to see who the best really are, until the real test comes in late May. more

The call of a lifetime is well worth the wait. If you are a baseball player with big dreams, there is universal agreement about what said phone call would be. Tom Cosgrove waited seven years for that call. more

Manhattan men’s lacrosse secured a share of the 2023 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular season championship with a 6-2 win over Wagner in Staten Island on Saturday night in the regular season finale. more

Mosaic Mental Health held its annual 5K run/walk at Van Cortlandt Park Sunday, April 23 drawing all kinds of runners in the rain. New York state deputy secretary for human services and mental hygiene Jihoon Kim was the honorary starter. more