Nick Abbate, Author at https://ezkool.com/author/nick/ Wed, 24 Dec 2014 13:13:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ezkool.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ezkool-logo-75png.png Nick Abbate, Author at https://ezkool.com/author/nick/ 32 32 12773863 Long Island Firefighter Dies 4 Days After Fire https://ezkool.com/2014/12/long-island-firefighter-dies-4-days-after-fire/ https://ezkool.com/2014/12/long-island-firefighter-dies-4-days-after-fire/#respond Wed, 24 Dec 2014 13:13:51 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=56961 Inwood (Long Island) Firefighter, Joseph Sanford Jr. won’t be where he belongs this Christmas. His family will miss him dearly. The 17 year department veteran succumbed to his injuries sustained in a house fire 5 days ago in Inwood. Sanford was helping to battle a blaze in the house. He was standing in the kitchen […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/12/long-island-firefighter-dies-4-days-after-fire/feed/ 0 56961 Cardinals Young Star Dead At 22 https://ezkool.com/2014/10/cardinals-young-star-dead-at-22/ https://ezkool.com/2014/10/cardinals-young-star-dead-at-22/#respond Mon, 27 Oct 2014 00:58:31 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=55851 St. Louis Cardinals outfielder, Oscar Taveras, has been killed in a car accident in the Dominican Republic. Taveras’ family has confirmed the accident which also claimed the life of his girlfriend. Taveras was 22 years old and had a bright future ahead of him. Just 13 days ago, he hit a game tying home run […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/10/cardinals-young-star-dead-at-22/feed/ 0 55851 Pete Frates and The Ice Bucket Challenge: Do you know the whole story? https://ezkool.com/2014/08/pete-frates-and-the-ice-bucket-challenge-do-you-know-the-whole-story/ https://ezkool.com/2014/08/pete-frates-and-the-ice-bucket-challenge-do-you-know-the-whole-story/#respond Wed, 20 Aug 2014 19:16:42 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=54121 By now, I’m sure you’ve seen many of your friends and family do the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. You’ve probably seen your favorite actor, musician or athlete do it too. In fact, there is a good chance that you have also completed the Challenge. Your Facebook time line is probably clogged with people pouring ice […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/08/pete-frates-and-the-ice-bucket-challenge-do-you-know-the-whole-story/feed/ 0 54121 The United States of Underdogs! https://ezkool.com/2014/06/the-united-states-of-underdogs/ https://ezkool.com/2014/06/the-united-states-of-underdogs/#respond Sun, 29 Jun 2014 11:45:10 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=52675 I. I believe. I believe that. I believe that we. I BELIEVE THAT WE WILL WIN! In case you’ve been living under a rock, that is the battle cry of the American Outlaws. They are the official fan club of the United States Men’s National Team. You can find them all over the country. The […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/06/the-united-states-of-underdogs/feed/ 0 52675 Tony Gwynn Passes Away at 54 https://ezkool.com/2014/06/tony-gwynn-passes-away-at-54/ https://ezkool.com/2014/06/tony-gwynn-passes-away-at-54/#respond Mon, 16 Jun 2014 15:42:22 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=52318 Tony Gwynn passed away today at the age of 54, thus ending a battle with cancer dating back to 2010. Gwynn was very private about his medical struggles but he had attributed them to years of chewing tobacco use. Gwynn was a player of legendary proportion. A 15 time all-star, 5 time gold glove winner, […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/06/tony-gwynn-passes-away-at-54/feed/ 0 52318 Lamar Odom to Knicks almost a done deal https://ezkool.com/2014/04/lamar-odom-to-knicks-almost-a-done-deal/ https://ezkool.com/2014/04/lamar-odom-to-knicks-almost-a-done-deal/#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2014 14:03:06 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=50389 Earlier I reported that Lamar Odom was being targeted by the Knicks before the season ended. My speculation was to lighten the load for Carmelo Anthony considering his injured shoulder. This morning I have learned that the deal will not be a 10 day deal like I had originally thought. Looks like Lamar will be […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/04/lamar-odom-to-knicks-almost-a-done-deal/feed/ 0 50389 Lamar Odom Could Be A Knick https://ezkool.com/2014/04/lamar-odom-could-be-a-knick/ https://ezkool.com/2014/04/lamar-odom-could-be-a-knick/#respond Fri, 11 Apr 2014 23:56:51 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=50252 ESPN is reporting that the new President of Basketball Operations for the Knicks, Phil Jackson, is considering signing embattled baller Lamar Odom. A source says a contract could be offered before the season ends next week.

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/04/lamar-odom-could-be-a-knick/feed/ 0 50252 Tiniest National Treasure Throws Out First Pitch https://ezkool.com/2014/04/tiniest-national-treasure-throws-out-first-pitch/ https://ezkool.com/2014/04/tiniest-national-treasure-throws-out-first-pitch/#respond Wed, 09 Apr 2014 12:34:23 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=50150 The ceremonial first pitch in baseball has been a tradition for almost as long as baseball has been around. But on a sunny Tuesday afternoon in San Francisco, fans got to see quite possibly the best one yet. Monday, all eyes were on the Bronx as Derek Jeter started in his final home opener of […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/04/tiniest-national-treasure-throws-out-first-pitch/feed/ 0 50150 Oh, Red Sox Fan! https://ezkool.com/2014/04/oh-red-sox-fan/ https://ezkool.com/2014/04/oh-red-sox-fan/#respond Wed, 02 Apr 2014 13:06:26 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=49881 Did Jacoby Ellsbury get a job on Wall Street or is the Red Sox fan just an idiot? Is Ellsbury a trader? Or is he a TRAITOR? Hmmm. I have to admit, it took some time because I was so focused on “Trader.” This “fan” also spelt Ellsbury’s name wrong.

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/04/oh-red-sox-fan/feed/ 0 49881 The Final Season: The Sun Begins To Set https://ezkool.com/2014/03/the-final-season-the-sun-begins-to-set/ https://ezkool.com/2014/03/the-final-season-the-sun-begins-to-set/#respond Sat, 29 Mar 2014 13:22:49 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=49725 The Final Season-Entry Four The Sun has slowly begun to set on the storied career of Derek Jeter. I say that only because today will be the first of quite a few notable lasts for Jeter. This will be the final spring training game of his 20 year+ career. With each passing “last moment” that […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/03/the-final-season-the-sun-begins-to-set/feed/ 0 49725 The Final Season – Entry Three https://ezkool.com/2014/03/the-final-season-entry-three/ https://ezkool.com/2014/03/the-final-season-entry-three/#respond Sun, 23 Mar 2014 23:00:32 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=49483 Fortune Magazine put together a list of today’s 50 greatest leaders and in a list consisting of people from all walks of life including, Pope Francis I (number 1), Apple CEO Tim Cook (number 33), and the Dalai Lama (number 9). Fortune Magazine tabbed our Yankee captain as number 11 on the list. As he […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/03/the-final-season-entry-three/feed/ 0 49483 The Final Season – Entry Two: Derek Jeter Day https://ezkool.com/2014/03/the-final-season-entry-two-derek-jeter-day/ https://ezkool.com/2014/03/the-final-season-entry-two-derek-jeter-day/#respond Wed, 12 Mar 2014 18:38:11 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=49080 It’s pretty obvious that the Yankees will retire Derek Jeter’s number this season. After what we saw last year with Mariano Rivera, we can figure that Jeter is in store for a day just like Mo got. As soon as the captain announced his retirement, tickets for obvious milestone games, skyrocketed in price. Opening Day […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/03/the-final-season-entry-two-derek-jeter-day/feed/ 0 49080 The Final Season-Entry One https://ezkool.com/2014/03/the-final-season-entry-one/ https://ezkool.com/2014/03/the-final-season-entry-one/#respond Wed, 12 Mar 2014 02:24:52 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=49061 As I’m sure you have heard, this will be Derek Jeter’s last season in professional baseball. If for some reason you haven’t heard, Derek Jeter announced his retirement via a Facebook post last month. Jeter has said he will do something this year that he has admitted to being bad at in the past. He […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2014/03/the-final-season-entry-one/feed/ 0 49061 A Military Family Needs Your Help https://ezkool.com/2013/12/a-military-family-needs-your-help/ https://ezkool.com/2013/12/a-military-family-needs-your-help/#comments Sat, 21 Dec 2013 14:56:54 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=46045 This is Sergeant Major Charles Bunyan and his beautiful family. They are truly wonderful people who go above and beyond what it means to be a military family. They are people that go out of their way to help anyone in need and are happy to do it. SGM Bunyan is an exemplary leader in […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/12/a-military-family-needs-your-help/feed/ 3 46045 Head Of MLBPA Dead At 51 https://ezkool.com/2013/11/head-of-mlbpa-dead-at-51/ https://ezkool.com/2013/11/head-of-mlbpa-dead-at-51/#respond Fri, 22 Nov 2013 02:04:28 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=45066 Today we found out some very sad news about the head of the MLB Players Association. Michael Weiner lost a 15 month battle with brain cancer. He has died at the early age of 51. Weiner was an active leader for MLB players and his positive impact on the game of a Baseball can not […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/11/head-of-mlbpa-dead-at-51/feed/ 0 45066 A Yankee Carol https://ezkool.com/2013/08/a-yankee-carol/ https://ezkool.com/2013/08/a-yankee-carol/#respond Sat, 31 Aug 2013 14:28:10 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=42147 It was the night of March 31st 2013. Many of us Yankee fans were getting ready for Opening Day the next day. It was late, already dark for several hours. When out of the cold windy night I heard an unfamiliar sound. Between the gusts of wind on this particularly chilly March night, I heard […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/08/a-yankee-carol/feed/ 0 42147 Alex Rodriguez Has Become The Villain https://ezkool.com/2013/07/alex-rodriguez-has-become-the-villain-2/ https://ezkool.com/2013/07/alex-rodriguez-has-become-the-villain-2/#respond Tue, 30 Jul 2013 23:15:46 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=40718 Alex Alex Rodriguez has effectively turned himself into MLB’s public enemy number one. He is now Baseball’s Villain. It’s been almost six months since we first heard about the Miami based anti aging clinic that was allegedly pedaling performance enhancing drugs to more than 20 MLB players. And here we are, waiting with bated breath […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/07/alex-rodriguez-has-become-the-villain-2/feed/ 0 40718 BRAUN SUSPENDED https://ezkool.com/2013/07/braun-suspended/ https://ezkool.com/2013/07/braun-suspended/#respond Mon, 22 Jul 2013 22:09:20 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=40399 The Miami Biogenesis Clinic scandal has seemingly reached its peak. Major League Baseball and former NL MVP, Ryan Braun, have come to an agreement. Braun has admitted to using PEDs and has apologized for letting everyone down. The plea deal will be in effect immediately and he will serve a suspensions without pay for the […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/07/braun-suspended/feed/ 0 40399 Jeter Not Only Looking To Help Yankees https://ezkool.com/2013/07/jeter-not-only-looking-to-help-yankees/ https://ezkool.com/2013/07/jeter-not-only-looking-to-help-yankees/#respond Tue, 09 Jul 2013 12:29:50 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=39449 Derek Jeter is in the final stretch of his long rehabilitation that has kept him out of games in the Bronx since he broke his ankle back in October. Saturday marked the first action Jeter has seen in a live game since spring training when he re-broke his ankle. It’s been a long and emotionally […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/07/jeter-not-only-looking-to-help-yankees/feed/ 0 39449 “A-Rod Should Shut The F*** Up” https://ezkool.com/2013/06/a-rod-should-shut-the-f-up/ https://ezkool.com/2013/06/a-rod-should-shut-the-f-up/#respond Wed, 26 Jun 2013 01:25:19 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=38694 Well, it took less than a week for Alex Rodriguez to cause chaos in Yankee Universe via twitter. The embattled star took to twitter two hours ago and announced that he was cleared to play in rehab games. Andrew Marchand of ESPN New York reached out to the Yankee GM Brian Cashman, and asked him […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/06/a-rod-should-shut-the-f-up/feed/ 0 38694 James Gandolfini Dead at 51 https://ezkool.com/2013/06/james-gandolfini-dead-at-51/ https://ezkool.com/2013/06/james-gandolfini-dead-at-51/#respond Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:45:42 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=37850 Details are still fuzzy but HBO has confirmed that James Gandolfini, the former Soprano’s star, has died after suffering a heart attack in Italy. Gandolfini was 51 years old and was best known for his role as Tony Soprano on the hit HBO show “The Soprano’s.”

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/06/james-gandolfini-dead-at-51/feed/ 0 37850 Big Papi Drops Big F https://ezkool.com/2013/04/big-papi-drops-big-f/ https://ezkool.com/2013/04/big-papi-drops-big-f/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 23:38:47 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=33589 Today, emotions were high at Fenway Park as the Red Sox were set to take on the Royals. The first game at Fenway since the day of the marathon bombing was sure to have an inspiring pre-game ceremony. Add in the fact that authorities were able to kill one of the bombers and arrest the […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/04/big-papi-drops-big-f/feed/ 1 33589 Allow Them To Reintroduce Themselves https://ezkool.com/2013/04/allow-them-to-reintroduce-themselves-2/ https://ezkool.com/2013/04/allow-them-to-reintroduce-themselves-2/#respond Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:50:46 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=32144 Allow them to reintroduce themselves as ROC Nation. Robinson Cano has stunned the baseball world by firing Scott Boras in the middle of extension talks with the Yankees. Boras is the biggest agent in baseball so for Cano to fire him during negotiations is bizarre. As if this wasn’t a strange enough development, soon after […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/04/allow-them-to-reintroduce-themselves-2/feed/ 0 32144 Tears For The Fallen https://ezkool.com/2013/03/tears-for-the-fallen/ https://ezkool.com/2013/03/tears-for-the-fallen/#respond Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:17:51 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=31811 Last year when Johan Santana tossed the first no-hitter in Mets history, Terry Collins was moved to tears by the display. Many had comments about Collins’ emotional reaction to Santana’s achievement. Even though this was a big day for the Mets organization, people said Collins didn’t have enough history with the club to be moved […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/03/tears-for-the-fallen/feed/ 0 31811 Opening Day: A Day of Tradition https://ezkool.com/2013/03/opening-day-a-day-of-tradition/ https://ezkool.com/2013/03/opening-day-a-day-of-tradition/#respond Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:32:43 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=31724 It’s that wonderful time of year again. No matter what team you prefer, you can be optimistic about the season ahead. No matter what moves your team made in the off season, it’s Opening Day and everyone is tied for first place. Here in the Bronx though, we know something that others don’t realize. No […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/03/opening-day-a-day-of-tradition/feed/ 0 31724 Yanks Make Offer But Cano Focused On 2013 https://ezkool.com/2013/03/yanks-make-offer-but-cano-focused-on-2013-2/ https://ezkool.com/2013/03/yanks-make-offer-but-cano-focused-on-2013-2/#respond Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:22:49 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=28853 Yesterday, the Baseball world learned that the Yankees had made a “significant” offer to Robinson Cano’s agent, Scott Boras. Hal Steinbrenner had eluded to the fact that the Yankees were prepared to make an offer. Then Brian Cashman confirmed to members of the New York media that “a significant offer had been made. The question […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/03/yanks-make-offer-but-cano-focused-on-2013-2/feed/ 0 28853 Are The Knicks Cracking and Crumbling? https://ezkool.com/2013/02/knicks-cracking-and-crumbling/ https://ezkool.com/2013/02/knicks-cracking-and-crumbling/#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2013 03:05:09 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=27834 The Knicks began the season looking like they could be competing for the top spot in the East. A solid starting 5 and a deep bench combined with Carmelo Anthony’s MVP caliber first half was making for some exciting basketball. However, the Knicks limped into the all star break and have started the second half […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/02/knicks-cracking-and-crumbling/feed/ 1 27834 Can Jeter Keep Going? https://ezkool.com/2013/02/can-jeter-keep-going-2013/ https://ezkool.com/2013/02/can-jeter-keep-going-2013/#respond Mon, 18 Feb 2013 05:34:21 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=27112 Derek Jeter has officially reported to spring training and sat down to address the media mainly about how his ankle is feeling. If you don’t recall, last year during the ALCS, Jeter broke his ankle and had to be carried off the field. He had been playing on what was thought to be a bone […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/02/can-jeter-keep-going-2013/feed/ 0 27112 Super Bowl Saturday? NFL Discusses Contingency For XLVIII https://ezkool.com/2013/02/super-bowl-saturday-nfl-discusses-contingency-for-xlviii/ https://ezkool.com/2013/02/super-bowl-saturday-nfl-discusses-contingency-for-xlviii/#respond Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:24:54 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=26408 This past week’s blizzard in the Northeast has brought even more attention to the already real possibility of weather playing a factor in next year’s Super Bowl. Super Bowl XLVIII is scheduled to be played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey early next February. This marks the first time the NFL has decided […]

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]]> https://ezkool.com/2013/02/super-bowl-saturday-nfl-discusses-contingency-for-xlviii/feed/ 0 26408 Your 2013 World Series Champs Are… https://ezkool.com/2013/02/your-2013-world-series-champs-are/ https://ezkool.com/2013/02/your-2013-world-series-champs-are/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:25:00 +0000 http://ezkool.com/?p=26402 Pitchers and catchers have officially reported to spring training and baseball is now underway. I can confirm that baseball people are doing baseball things in both Florida and Arizona. As camp gets underway, many teams still have issues to work out and even though not a single game has been played, baseball writers all over […]

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