Wallace Matthews | |
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 Matthews in 2010 | |
| Born | January 3, 1957 Astoria, NY, U.S. |
| Other names | Wally Matthews |
| Alma mater | LIU Post |
| Occupation(s) | Sports journalist, television host |
| Employer(s) | Newsday The New York Post ESPN Radio ESPN.com The New York Times New York Daily News Yahoo! Sports Stony Brook University |
| Honours | International Boxing Hall of Fame President Boxing Writers Association of America 1989-1992 |
Wallace A. Matthews (born January 3, 1957)[1] is an American journalist and sportscaster based in New York City. He has covered professional boxing,[1] baseball, [2][3] the NFL,[4] the NHL,[5] the NBA,[6] thoroughbred horse racing,[7] and professional tennis for newspapers, television networks and on radio[8] since 1983. He was a columnist at Newsday, the New York Daily News, ESPN.com, Yahoo! Sports[9] and the New York Post.[10] In 2024 he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.[1]
- ^ a b c "International Boxing Hall of Fame: Wallace Matthews".
- ^ Matthews, Wallace (November 12, 2019). "Mets have a stud in Pete Alonso, but will they keep him?".
- ^ "Wallace Matthews Archive - ESPN New York".
- ^ "With Super Bowl LIV around the corner New York is behind the times on sports betting". New York Daily News. January 18, 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:6was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Like it or Not, Kevin Durant said exactly what he needed to say to questions that needed to be asked". New York Daily News. February 7, 2019.
- ^ "Horse trainer Rick Dutrow's last ride heads into homestretch as he fights to overturn 10-year suspension linked to syringes in his barn". New York Daily News. March 8, 2020.
- ^ "Duo making (air)waves".
- ^ "Wallace Matthews Archive: Yahoo!".
- ^ "New York Post: Wallace Matthews Archive".