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Last season was a difficult one for Hofstra’s women’s basketball program in terms of wins and losses, but there’s plenty of reasons for second-year head coach Danielle Santos Atkinson to be optimistic about the future.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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11/28/20
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“Mighty oaks from little acorns grow” was written six centuries before football was conceived but no less applicable to the small group of children and teenage and adult mentors who gathered on the Five Towns Community Center field in Lawrence on Nov. 21 to learn and teach a few basics of the game with a larger goal in mind.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/25/20
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Hofstra is coming off a special men’s basketball season that saw a bittersweet ending.
For the first time since 2001, the Pride qualified for the NCAA Tournament. However, two days after Hofstra defeated Northeastern, 70-61, to capture the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Tournament on March 12, NCAA President Mark Emmert announced the cancellation of March Madness due to Covid-19.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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11/18/20
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Inwood resident Ilyassha Shivers along with volunteers from Lawrence High School and players formerly coached by Shivers are holding a football clinic for children aged from kindergarten to eight grade on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the field outside the Five Towns Community Center at 270 Lawrence Ave. in Lawrence.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/9/20
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Just like every sports organization at every level, 2020 brought unprecedented challenges for POPS 40 & Over Softball, which recently completed its 22nd year of operation on the South Shore of Nassau County.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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11/5/20
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Kevin Mulligan put a golf club into the hands of his daughter, Kacie, and her year older brother, Brian, as youngsters and whether playing golf for business, competitively or recreation the very visible tools of the sport have rarely left their grips.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/20/20
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The New York Islanders are surging in the Eastern Conference Finals, and on the heels of a big win over Tampa Bay on Friday night, the team gave back to the fans with an exclusive "I ❤ NY" Islanders t-shirt across the tri-state area.
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9/13/20
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Nassau County High School student-athletes will likely have to wait until 2021 to compete in sports.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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8/31/20
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Nassau County High School student-athletes will have to wait until 2021 to compete in sports.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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8/26/20
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Lower-risk high school fall sports, such as soccer, field hockey, tennis, swimming and cross-country, were given the green light to begin practice and play Sept. 21 in all regions of New York State, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced during his daily briefing on Monday morning.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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8/24/20
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