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.

Big Ben Tuesday: Trump Shot! It’s a Hard Knocks Life, NY Giants

July 16, 2024 Ben Whitney 0

Stamford, CT: Did anything unusual happen over the weekend, I was at a silent ayahuasca retreat. Okay it was a drinking binge. Fine, I was […]

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Big Ben: My Three Favorite Names From The NFL Draft

July 9, 2024 Ben Whitney 0

The Jennys and Mikes from my day are few and far between. On that note, let’s roll with My Three Favorite Names From The NFL Draft.

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Big Ben Tuesday: Knicks Reload, Bridges in, Hartenstein Out, NBA CBA Confusion

July 2, 2024 Ben Whitney 0

Stamford, CT:  Back from a restful vacation on the Gulf Coast of Florida, and ready to roll. The most interesting team in New York right […]

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Panthers Use 9 Lives to Claw Way to Stanley Cup

June 25, 2024 Ben Whitney 0

NOTE: When on vacation in Florida, one can easily lose touch with pressing issues/events… like the Subway Series! SIESTA KEY, FL – Week 2 of […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Gentleman’s Sweep for the Celts… Panthers, Too?

June 18, 2024 Ben Whitney 0

SIESTA KEY, FL – Sometimes you put a strong rooster in the fight, but you still get trampled by a bigger cock. That was the […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Jrue and Lilliard, Revisiting off-season NBA trades, Judge crushing without Soto, Dodgers in the Bronx

June 11, 2024 Ben Whitney 0

Stamford, CT: The NBA Finals are all but over, with Boston looking like the far more sophisticated team. The Yankees lost two of three in […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Rangers Fall Short, Caitlin Clark Hate

June 4, 2024 Ben Whitney 0

Stamford, CT: Well, it’s Monday evening as I write. What I won’t be doing is watching the Rangers Game 7, after a brutal Game 6 […]

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Big Ben: Celts vs Mavs NBA Finals All But Set, Kyrie Rises to Return to Boston

May 28, 2024 Ben Whitney 0

DALLAS, TX – With the Celtics in and the Mavericks about to punch their ticket, we’re set up for an interesting finals match-up. Both semi-finals […]

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Big Ben: NY Rangers Half Way Home, Chris Kreider, Rocky IV

May 21, 2024 Ben Whitney 0

MSG, NY – It was a great run by the Knicks, but they ran out of healthy bodies. There’s not much else to say.  The […]

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Big Ben Tuesday: Knicks Limp Back to New York, Try to Find a Way in Game 5

May 14, 2024 Ben Whitney 0

MSG, NY – When I started writing this I was hoping the Rangers would take care of business at The Garden and would be moving […]

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