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The Long Island DailySag Harbor sophomore flute player wins prestigious competitionLocal officials and community members on Long Island said they will continue to fight a state mandate requiring schools eliminate Native American mascots and team names, a day after their cause received support from President Donald Trump. Darwin Yanes and Gregg Sarra report in NEWSDAY that on Monday, Trump posted on Truth Social that he had asked U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon “to fight for the people of Massapequa” as the school district seeks to keep its sports nickname, the Chiefs. School officials had publicly called on the Trump administration to step in shortly after a federal judg...2025-04-2309 min
The XIEpisode X Ward WinningSend us a textKevin Finnerty - Ward Melville's ship captain and Athletic Director Kevin Finnerty describes all the fun they are having and all the championships they are winning in East Setauket. And Gregg Sarra from Newsday talks championship weekend on the gridiron plus his other works and a recent journalism award he was honored to winhttps://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/378824/1/x4z9fbsitwki5aotSupport the show@the_tiger_tribune on Instagram - Tribunephoto.com - THE_XI_pod on TikTok2024-11-231h 20
The XIEpisode IX - Read All About it!Send us a textA 90-minute one-on-one with Gregg Sarra, Editor in Chief of Newsday's High School Sports section. We cover his career as a writer and his high school athletic journey. We talk about the regular season football we just had and what's to come in the playoffs - and everyone's favorite subject - The Top 100 Players in Long Island compilations - plus much more.Support the show@the_tiger_tribune on Instagram - Tribunephoto.com - THE_XI_pod on TikTok2024-11-071h 32
Good Seats Still AvailableArena Football's New York Dragons - With Gregg SarraWe reminisce about the original Arena Football League and its curious dalliances with the New York metropolitan area, with veteran Newsday sports writer/columnist Gregg Sarra - who not only regularly covered franchises like the 1997-98 New York CityHawks and the Long Island-based New York Dragons (2001-08), but also even played an actual game with one of them - and lived to tell (and write) about it. After beat-reporting two woeful seasons' worth of CityHawks games at the "World's Most Famous Arena" (Madison Square Garden had hastily lobbied the league for its own expansion club when it got wind of a...2022-02-211h 39Good Seats Still AvailableArena Football's New York Dragons - With Gregg SarraWe reminisce about the original Arena Football League and its curious dalliances with the New York metropolitan area, with veteran Newsday sports writer/columnist Gregg Sarra - who not only regularly covered franchises like the 1997-98 New York CityHawks and the Long Island-based New York Dragons (2001-08), but also even played an actual game with one of them - and lived to tell (and write) about it. After beat-reporting two woeful seasons' worth of CityHawks games at the "World's Most Famous Arena" (Madison Square Garden had hastily lobbied the league for its own expansion club when it got wind of a...2022-02-211h 39
"The ADvantage Point""The ADvantage Point" Interviews Gregg Sarra, Sports Editor for Newsday.Gregg gives his perspective on how the current landscape has changed and what the future looks like. Gregg has spent 36 years on the HS sports scene and is one of the greatest cheerleaders for kids and sports in the country.
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Newsday High School Sports PodcastEp. 57: State wrestling championships recapGregg Sarra and Andy Slawson recap the state wrestling championships and the 8 Long Islanders who won state titles.2020-03-0323 minNewsday High School Sports PodcastEp. 55: County wrestling championships recapGregg Sarra, Andy Slawson and Nick Garone recap the Nassau and Suffolk county wrestling championships.2020-02-1839 minNewsday High School Sports PodcastEp. 54: Growth of girls wrestling, County tournament previewBay Shore's Bob Panariello joins Newsday's Gregg Sarra and Andy Slawson to discuss the growth of girls wrestling on Long Island this year, plus a look ahead to the boys county tournaments this weekend in Nassau and Suffolk.2020-02-1133 minNewsday High School Sports PodcastEp. 53: State wrestling dual meet previewAndy Slawson and Nick Garone join host Gregg Sarra to preview the state wrestling dual meet championships this weekend.2020-01-2928 minNewsday High School Sports PodcastEp. 52: Jim Baumbach discusses Nassau's lopsided scores policy plansNewsday reporter Jim Baumbach joins host Gregg Sarra to discuss the lopsided scores policy that Nassau County high school athletics is considering expanding to other team sports beyond football.2020-01-2839 minNewsday High School Sports PodcastEp. 51: Jack Agostino recalls meeting Kobe BryantFormer Amityville High School basketball coach Jack Agostino joins Newsday's Gregg Sarra to talk about meeting Kobe Bryant several times at the big summer camps for basketball recruits.2020-01-2817 minNewsday High School Sports PodcastEp. 50: Dual meet wrestling championship preview with Nick Garone, Zach ReddingCoach Nick Garone and Eastport-South Manor wrestler Zach Redding join host Gregg Sarra to discuss his career, the upcoming dual meet championships and more Long Island high school wrestling.2020-01-2140 minNewsday High School Sports PodcastEp. 49: Eastern States recap and the growth of girls wrestling on LINick Garone joins Newsday's Gregg Sarra to discuss Long Island boys and girls wrestlers' performances at Eastern States this past weekend.2020-01-1337 minNewsday High School Sports PodcastEp. 48: All-Decade team recap, Boys basketball, wrestlingRoger Rubin and Andy Slawson join host Gregg Sarra to discuss the All-Decade teams and the latest in boys basketball and wrestling.2020-01-0725 min
Merriam-Webster's Word of the DaygumptionMerriam-Webster's Word of the Day for July 13, 2018 is:gumption \GUMP-shun\ noun1 chiefly dialectal : common sense, horse sense2 : enterprise, initiativeExamples:"When fatigue began to take over his body and his legs started to quake, LaDonna had the gumption to throw his best fastball of the day." — Gregg Sarra, Newsday (New York), 29 May 2018"Negotiating salary increases requires finesse, timing and being informed. It also requires a certain measure of gumption." — The Laramie (Wyoming) Boomerang, 10 June 2018Did you know...2018-07-1301 min