Articles by Ben Whitney

About Ben Whitney
Ben Whitney comes from journalistic stock. Aside from his brothers, rumor has that his great-great grandfather was the youngest brother of Eli Whitney and covered the earliest "rounders" games. Big Ben is also another New York Rugby Club player/pal of Different Matt, Short Matt and Junoir Blaber. He likes film noir discussions, has twin girls and took up ice hockey after retiring from rugby.
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Big Ben Tuesday: Rangers Rebuild Goes Goon, Evander Kane Fixing Hockey Games

August 3, 2021 Ben Whitney 0

STAMFOR, CT – When Tom Wilson threw around New York Rangers like rag dolls last spring, it started a butterfly effect that altered the course […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Yankees Stink, Cancel the Indians, not Mike Milbury

July 27, 2021 Ben Whitney 0

Stamford, CT: Sometimes you gotta give your fan base some red meat. Here we go. The New York Yankees are a garbage baseball team. Soooooo, […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Rodgers, Durant, Donaldson – Three Guys Who Make You Say, “Yeah, He’s Probably a Jackass”

July 6, 2021 Ben Whitney 0

STAMFORD, CT – When I was an aspiring sports writer kid, a real sportswriter popped my bubble when he told me that most athletes are […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Islanders Fall on a Questionable Goal To a Team That’s Way Over the Cap

June 29, 2021 Ben Whitney 0

Tampa, FL: I’m back from a vacation in Florida, just a few miles down the road from where the New York Islanders season ended on […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: New York Championship Hopes Dim with Nets out, Isles in Trouble. But Suns in Four!

June 22, 2021 Ben Whitney 0

SIESTA KEY, FL – A few days ago it looked like New York had a pretty good chance to get its first championship in a […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Observing Hawks vs 76ers and Golden Knights vs Canadiens

June 15, 2021 Ben Whitney 0

STAMFORD, CT – Back from a hockey tournament in Atlantic City and I am only partially recovered. I should be okay by tomorrow, but my […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Overused Sports Announcer-isms

June 8, 2021 Ben Whitney 1

STAMFORD, CT – Sports announcing has been heading in the wrong direction in recent years – think Jack Buck to Joe Buck. They all seem […]

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Big Ben: NHL and NBA Playoffs – Isles & Bruins Trade Blows, Knicks on Life Support, Kyrie Assaulted with Dangerous Weapon

June 1, 2021 Ben Whitney 1

STAMFORD, CT – I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the hockey playoffs are the best. The NBA playoffs are pretty good too, […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Graybeards – Spike’s Antics, Phil’s Heroics, and Ovechkin Goes UFA

May 25, 2021 Ben Whitney 0

STAMFORD, CT – Straight out of Wuhan lab, I’m here to break it all down for you on a Tuesday. I’ll be talking about three […]

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Big Ben: NHL Playoffs, Knicks Get a Home Playoff Series, Joker MVP

May 18, 2021 Ben Whitney 0

STAMFORD, CT – I just found out that the hearthrob from Bridgerton won’t be back for season two. Can they even go on without him? […]

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