Jon Hart
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This late coach kept Brooklyn amateur football alive for decades
November 25, 2016 | 1:26amNot a lot of outsiders know about the handful of amateur football leagues that play in New York City — Brooklyn alone has its New York Kings, its Pharaohs, its...
DOWN ON THE FARM: MAJOR FAN JON HART HITS THE ROAD TO CHECK OUT THE NORTHEAST'S COOLEST MINOR-LEAGUE BALLPARKS
April 1, 2003 | 5:00amLOOKING for your field of dreams this baseball season? Head straight to the minors, where tickets are cheap, the players willingly sign autographs and there's usually a free-bie promotion on,...
GOLD MEDAL TRAINING - LEARN OLYMPIC SPORTS WITHOUT TRAVELING FAR
February 5, 2002 | 5:00amIT'S hard to become a Winter Olympian - but it's even harder if you live in or around New York City. Ice time is sparse and pricey, and snow-covered mountains...
WHERE TO DRINK IN THE PIGSKIN ACTION ON A BIG SCREEN
February 2, 2002 | 5:00amThe only sure bet on Super Sunday is that the ultra-refined Nightcrawler will not be watching the big game at any of these pigskin-palooka havens. But some of these locales...
PORNAGAINON BIGSCREEN: PORN WORLD'S 'HEDGEHOG' IS A LEGEND IN HIS OWN TIME
November 28, 2001 | 5:00amWITH more than 1,600 blue movies to his credit, Ron Jeremy is one of the most prolific porn stars of all time.But this native New Yorker is no typical Adonis....
BIG GAME IS ONE FOR THE BOOKIES
January 28, 2000 | 5:00amThe Super Bowl is the largest single gambling event in the United States -- with some $5 billion plunked down on the game.While most bettors are hoping for a modest...
FEDS PROBE CIRCUS ELEPHANT 'ABUSE' ; RINGLING IS BEASTLY: EX-WORKERS
April 7, 1999 | 4:00amThe Greatest Show on Earth is under federal investigation for alleged elephant abuse - something several former employees claim to have witnessed under Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's big...