Jim O'Grady

Sydney-bred Matt Larsson draws on a deep well of World Cup knowledge – not his own but that of his old friend Jonesy – to argue that the Socceroos should be a ripper team to root for.

Iceland only has as many registered soccer players as the state of Rhode Island. In their first World Cup, the team is a minnow among sharks.

A New York City teacher and student tussle over whom to root for in the men's 2018 World Cup. They don't come to an agreement.

From Veg-O-Matics to Trump, it's theater as sales pitch.

Our team isn't in it, so we need to back another country. Fans from around the world make the case for theirs.

Will legal betting at racetracks and casinos—or on your phone—put your local bookie out of business?

What happened that turned former Mets star and current broadcaster Keith Hernandez from a GQ coverboy to a self-effacing middle-aged man with a celebrity cat?

Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell was known for her perseverance as well as for her innovations. She's finally getting some recognition.

A former repairman bequeathed the innards of old and elegant machines to one of the few remaining repairmen in New York — or the country.

"It's a big department, people talk," says one police official (on condition of anonymity).

The marchers decried what they view as the increasing belligerence of U.S. foreign policy, and "threats from expanding wars."

At City Hall rally, family members of Saheed Vassell criticized his portrayal by police and Mayor de Blasio.

A bill in Albany would make them peace officers, which would offer more protection from angry motorists.

Yes, black cats are often associated with bad luck. But the ASPCA in New York says that black cats are adopted more than any other color of animal. 

The group, which includes WNYC, opposes a police union's effort to quash the footage.

It focuses on black history in the city's early centuries. 

A new study finds trace amounts of pharmaceuticals have spread the length of the Hudson River.

During the Victorian Age and after, rinks were where couples could openly court in public.

For the moment, New York is a sinkhole of mediocrity, equidistant from New England and Philadelphia.

Since becoming mayor, de Blasio’s preliminary budgets have grown by nearly 20 percent.