Joe Kelly

Jan 19, 2025 | romesentinel.com | Joe Kelly

When they were cleaning out Frank Tomaino’s apartment, they came across a baseball, unique and surely valuable. The baseball, wrapped in tissue paper, was signed by Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Gil McDougald, Elston Howard and other New York Yankees, winners of the 1958 World Series. Frank was a huge Yankee fan. His love of the Bronx Bombers was mentioned during his funeral Mass at St. Mary of Mount Carmel, in East Utica, this past Saturday. How Frank got that old baseball, I do not know.

Jan 12, 2025 | romesentinel.com | Joe Kelly

This happened in 1978 when I was a “cub reporter,” which means I was new to the job at the Observer-Dispatch and didn’t know what I was doing. The police scanner went off. Fire trucks were being dispatched to Oneida National Bank, 268 Genesee Street, today the site of Nostro’s, a restaurant. Frank Tomaino, the newspaper’s city editor, who always had one ear on the scanner, said to me, “Better get up there,” meaning to the bank. My car was right out front.

Oct 12, 2024 | cbr.com | Dennis O'Neil |Dick Dillin |Joe Giella |Joe Kelly

Justice League Sign in to your CBR account The Justice League is one of the oldest super-teams in comic books, with a history dating back to the early '60s. The team has fought everyone from the Royal Flush Gang to Darkseid across hundreds of issues. However, the one problem with being around that long is fans tend to forget some of the biggest adventures. DC has had tons of major comics that, either intentionally or unintentionally, were massive shifts for the World's Greatest Heroes. The...

Sep 17, 2024 | inkl.com | Joe Kelly |Derek Daly |David Kennedy |Tommy Byrne

1. United Kingdom - 313 winsThe United Kingdom has the most F1 wins of any country, taking 313 victories with 21 different drivers. Lewis Hamilton is the most decorated of the British contingent with 105 wins since his first in 2007. Nigel Mansell has the second-most wins in the United Kingdom with 31 victories, closely followed by Jackie Stewart with 27.

Aug 20, 2024 | talksport.com | Joe Kelly

Raheem Sterling has been tipped for a surprise transfer to Saudi Arabia amid the chaos at Chelsea and the England winger’s uncertain future at the club. Premier League legend Graeme Souness believes a Middle East move is the only realistic option for the 29-year-old if he wants to leave Stamford Bridge this summer.