Category: Sports
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Gil Fershtman’s well-kept secret
Los Angeles Dodgers Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax, on hand for the Dodgers’ Old Timers Game festivities, smiles as he talks to current members of the team in the dugout before the baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies, Saturday, May 16, 2015, in Los Angeles. AP Photo/Danny Moloshok, File When…
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Here’s what you need to know about the verdict in the ‘NFL Sunday Ticket’ trial and what’s next
FILE – The NFL logo is seen during the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. Opening arguments are expected to begin Thursday, June 6, 2024, in federal court in a class-action lawsuit filed by “Sunday Ticket” subscribers claiming the NFL broke antitrust laws. The lawsuit was filed in…
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Scholastic Roundup: Brooklyn boasts 10 champions
The NBA Finals ended with the Boston Celtics becoming the 79th champion of the association. And MaxPreps dug into the archives to explore which state has produced the most players on championship rosters. California leads the way with 72 NBA champions, including Kawhi Leonard, Tyson Chandler, Klay Thompson and 11-time winner Bill Russell. New York…
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Scholastic Roundup: Tiffany Wu is doubly good
Midwood High School’s Tiffany Wu is truly outstanding in handball. The 2023-24 PSAL handball season ended with the individual tournaments — for both boys and girls — along with the inaugural Big Ball Classic during a four-day event at Bayside High School in Queens, last week. Big ball handball is played with a larger, slower…
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Long Island Ducks Welcome Their Nine Millionth Fan
The Long Island Ducks welcomed 5-year-old Ethan Oldham as their 9 millionth fan. Despite beginning play in the Atlantic League in its third year of existence (2000), the Long Island Ducks became the first team in the division to reach the nine millionth fan milestone. The Ducks are the Atlantic League’s all time leader in…
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Mets closer Edwin Diaz to be activated off IL Thursday
AP Photo/Jeff Dean The New York Mets are getting their closer back as Edwin Diaz will be activated off the injured list on Thursday. Which version they will get of the fireballing right-hander remains to be seen, though. Diaz was placed on the IL on May 29 with a right-shoulder impingement, which shelved him during…
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Stewart and Ionescu going to Paris
Liberty teammates Breanna Stewart and Sabrina Ionescu will both be representing Team USA at next month’s Summer Olympics in Paris. AP Photo by Mary Altaffer Reigning WNBA Most Valuable Player Breanna Stewart and All-Star teammate Sabrina Ionescu are the last two winners of the Eastern Conference’s Player of the Week award. Now, Brooklyn’s dynamic duo…
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Judge hits MLB-best 25th homer, Yankees rout Royals 10-1
New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge hits a two-run home run against the Kansas City Royals during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann) KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 25th home run with a 436-foot, two-run drive into the…
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Red Bulls star Lewis Morgan made Scotland’s Euro 2024 roster against all odds: How far can the Tartan Army go?
Lewis Morgan (Photo courtesy of the New York Red Bulls) The Scottish national team had been the furthest thing from Lewis Morgan’s mind all winter. Completing his recovery from a debilitating hip injury that limited his 2023 season to just five matches, the Scottish winger turned forward’s focus was recapturing the form from two years…
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Elliot Charles: He’s the boss at LIU
LIU Director of Athletics Elliot Charles. Photos courtesy of LIU athletic department He’s the boss. The Head Honcho. The buck stops with him. Elliot Charles was promoted to Director of Athletics at Long Island University last week. The 40-year-old Long Island native will oversee LIU’s 38 Division I sports teams – including several 2023-24 Northeast…