DRIVE: The Lasting Legacy of Tiger Woods
By Bob Harig
St. Martin's Press; paperback, 320 pages; $20.00
Bob Harig is a writer for Sports Illustrated, formerly of ESPN and the Tampa Bay Times, who has covered Tiger Woods since the very beginning of his career nearly three decades ago. Harig is one of the few authors who has conducted dozens of one-on-one interviews with Tiger, and is the author of Tiger & Phil: Golf's Most Fascinating Rivalry (click here for our review from April 2022).
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| Clay Holmes fires one in to Chicago's Mike Tauchman in the fourth inning. Photo by Jason Schott. |
Clay Holmes established himself as a reliable closer in The Bronx, but it was the team in Flushing that saw what he really could be.
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| NYCFC put the game away when Alonso Martinez scored on this penalty kick in the 89th minute. Photo by Jason Schott. |
New York City Football Club won their second in a row with a dominant 3-1 win over the Chicago Fire on Sunday at Yankee Stadium.
Yet Here I Am: Lessons from a Black Man's Search for Home
By Jonathan Capehart
Grand Central Publishing; hardcover, 272 pages; $30.00; available today, Tuesday, May 20th
Jonathan Capehart is a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist and a co-host of the morning edition of The Weekend on MSNBC. Capehart is an Associate Editor at the Washington Post, where he also writes an opinion column, and he is an analyst for The PBS News Hour. His career began here in New York with the Daily News, where he was the deputy editorial page editor from 2002-04, and served on the editorial board from 1993-2000. He earned the board a Pulitzer for his editorial campaign in 1999 to save the Apollo Theater.
Night in the City
By Michael McGarrity
W.W. Norton & Company; hardcover, 272 pages; $28.99; available today, Tuesday, May 20th
Michael McGarrity is the author of the nationally best-selling Kevin Kerney crime novels, which he concluded in Head Wounds, the acclaimed American West trilogy, and his recent novel, The Long Ago.
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| The scene after the final whistle. Photo by Jason Schott. |
New York City Football Club was victorious in the first Hudson River Derby of the season, as they shutout the Red Bulls, 2-0, on Saturday afternoon in front of a crowd of 30,804 at Citi Field.
Lollapaolooza: The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock's Wildest Festival
By Richard Bienstock and Tom Beaujour
St. Martin's Press; hardcover, 432 pages; $32.00
Richard Beinstock is the former senior editor of Guitar World magazine and executive editor of Guitar Aficionado magazine. He is the author of several books, including Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, and he co-authored Nothin' But a Good Time with Tom Beaujour. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, Billboard, and SPIN.
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| NYCFC goalkeeper Matt Freese looks on. Photo provided by NYCFC. |
If you're going to watch a New York City Football Club game this season, you have to figure there will be a clean sheet.
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| Photo by Jason Schott. |
On Tuesday, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred made a monumental decision regarding whether Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe Jackson, and other players who have been on the permanently ineligible list.
We are in the heart of spring, a perfect time of year to curl up with a book outside, and in this review we will look at two new novels, Marble Hall Murders, by Anthony Horowitz; and The Marriage Rule, by Helen Monks Takhar; and a thoughtful book of poetry by Josie Balka, I Hope You Remember: Poems on Loving, Longing, and Living.
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| Paul Skenes fires one in to Juan Soto in the first inning. Photo by Jason Schott. |
The Mets, in first place in the National League East with possibly the best lineup in baseball, battled the Pittsburgh Pirates and their ace, Paul Skenes, one of the best young starting pitchers, in front of 35,580 fans on Monday night at Citi Field.
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| Montreal celebrates their victory after the referee's whistle at the end extra time in the second half. Photo by Jason Schott. |
New York City Football Club suffered their toughest loss of the season on Saturday night at Yankee Stadium, as they were shutout, 1-0, by CF Montreal, who earned their first win of the season.
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| Citi Field. Photo by Jason Schott. |
The Amazin' Mets Foundation announced on Thursday morning that it has launched Amazin' Auction.
Run for the Hills
By Kevin Wilson
Ecco; hardcover, 256 pages; $28.99; available Tuesday, May 13th
Kevin Wilson is the New York Times bestselling author of five novels, including Now Is Not the Time to Panic, Nothing to See Here, and The Family Fang, plus two story collections. His work as been honored with the Shirley Jackson Award and been chosen as a Read with Jenna book club pick.
The Art of Winning: Lessons from My Life in Football
By Bill Belichick
Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster; hardcover, 304 pages; $35.00; available today, Tuesday, May 6th
Bill Belichick is arguably the greatest football coach of all time, after he led the New England Patriots to six Super Bowl championships. He also won two championships with the Giants in 1986 and 1990, giving him an unprecedented eight rings overall, which he displays in his dust jacket cover photo.
Undeniable: How to Reach the Top and Stay There
By Cameron Hanes
St. Martin's Press; 336 pages; hardcover, $35.00; $16.99 EBook; available today, Tuesday, May 6th
Cameron Hanes is a master motivator, as he has inspired people through his writings, television appearances, and social media postings. His first book was ENDURE, which demonstrated how to push beyond your physical limits to improve yourself. Hanes also has a podcast, Keep Hammering Collective, that highlights outliers who have accomplished extraordinary things and helps listeners find motivation in their everyday lives.
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| NYCFC celebrates Julian Fernandez's early goal. Photo by Jason Schott. |
That's two games at Citi Field and two shutouts for New Yoirk City Football Club, as they won their playoff rematch with Cincinnati CF, 1-0, on Sunday afternoon in front of 21,611 fans.
Together We Roared: Alongside Tiger for His Epic Thirteen-Majors Run
By Steve Williams and Evin Priest
William Morrow; hardcover, 320 pages, $30.00; E-Book, $14.99; and Digital Audio, $27.99
Steve Williams, a New Zealand native, is one of the greatest caddies in golf history. He carried the clubs for such golfers as Greg Norman, Ian Baker-Finch, and most famously, Tiger Woods. He became most known as Tiger's caddy because in their time together, he won eighty tournaments worldwide, including thirteen major championships. Williams was inducted into the Caddie Hall of Fame by the Western Golf Association in 2014.
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| Citi Field. Photo by Jason Schott. |
The Mets will host Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Night at Citi Field when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday, May 14 at 7:10 P.M.
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| Madison Square Garden is the home of St. John's basketball. Photo by Jason Schott. |
The St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team has had a busy off-season, and this update will catch you up on the past few days.
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| Juan Soto at home plate after rounding the bases on his first home run. Photo by Jason Schott. |
Juan Soto gave the Mets fans the moment they were waiting for at a crowded Citi Field on Thursday afternoon - and then he did it again.
