John Kekis, Author at Valley News

Chase Elliott (9) heads into turn one during a practice run for the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Watkins Glen International, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, in Watkins Glen, New York. (AP Photo/John Munson)

Chase Elliott returns to The Glen looking to repeat

by John Kekis AP Sports WriterAugust 3, 2019

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Chase Elliott is back at Watkins Glen International where he won for the first time at NASCAR’s top level. Rest assured that last year’s victory on the speedy road course in New York’s Finger Lakes region is not on his…

National Baseball Hall of Fame inductees Harold Baines, Lee Smith, Edgar Martinez, Mike Mussina, Mariano Rivera , and Brandy Halladay window of the late Roy Halladay hold their plaques for photos after the induction ceremony at Clark Sports Center on Sunday, July 21, 2019, in Cooperstown, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Rivera masterful again as final Hall speaker

by John Kekis AP Sports WriterJuly 21, 2019

FILE - In this March 15, 2018, file photo, Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim watches during a practice for an NCAA men's college basketball tournament first-round game, in Detroit. Police say Syracuse men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim struck and killed a 51-year-old man walking outside his vehicle on a highway near Syracuse, N.Y., Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Syracuse coach Boeheim strikes, kills pedestrian

by John Kekis The Associated Press, and Michael Hill The Associated PressFebruary 21, 2019

File - This Nov. 17, 2018, file photo shows Villanova guard Joe Cremo (24) in action during an NCAA college basketball game against Furman in Villanova, Pa. A native of the Albany area, Cremo is the first graduate transfer ever in men’s basketball at No. 18 Villanova, averaging 20 minutes for the reigning national champion Wildcats. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson, File)

Basketball’s Mid-Majors Take Hit From Graduate Transfers

by John Kekis AP Sports WriterJanuary 23, 2019

Chase Elliott, center, celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018, in Watkins Glen, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Chase Elliott Wins at Watkins Glen, His First Cup Victory

by John Kekis The Associated PressAugust 6, 2018

FILE - These are players being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, July 29, 2018. Top row from left are Chipper Jones, James Thome and Vladimir Guerrero. Bottom row from left are Trevor Hoffman, Jack Morris and Alan Trammell. (AP Photo/File)

Chipper, Thome Lead Latest Hall of Fame Class

by John Kekis AP Sports WriterJuly 28, 2018

Winner Alexander Rossi, left, celebrates with third-place finisher Ryan Hunter-Reay after the IndyCar Series auto race, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, in Watkins Glen, N.Y. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Rossi Wins Indycar Race at Watkins Glen

by John Kekis The Associated PressSeptember 4, 2017

Brad Keselowski prepares to practice for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017, in Watkins Glen, N.Y. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Logano Has One-Track Mind

by John Kekis AP Sports WriterAugust 5, 2017

FILE- In this Aug. 10, 2014 AJ Allmendinger waves the checkered flag as he celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, N.Y. Allmendinger returns to Watkins Glen on Sunday, Aug. 6, where he can use a win to qualify for NASCAR's postseason. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton, File)

Allmendinger Takes on ‘The Glen’ Again

by John Kekis AP Sports WriterAugust 4, 2017

Newly-inducted National Baseball Hall of Famers from left, Bud Selig, Ivan Rodriguez, John Schuer, Tim Raines Sr., and Jeff Bagwell hold their plaques after an induction ceremony at the Clark Sports Center on Sunday, July 30, 2017, in Cooperstown, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Emotional Day for Hall Inductees

by John Kekis AP Sports WriterJuly 31, 2017