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After playing some level of professional baseball for his entire adult life soon following his selection by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 13th round of the 2002 Major League Draft, Reid Gorecki took some time off last year.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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7/26/12
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It’s been a quick rise to stardom for jockey Rosie Napravnik, who continues to build on a tremendous career after winning aboard her first-ever mount, Ringofdiamonds, in 2005 at Pimlico Race Course.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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7/17/12
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What’s the standard reaction when someone sees a truck bearing down on them? Most likely, it’s to move out of the way and as quickly as possible. While that may be an option on the road, however, it isn’t inside the octagon, where Freeport’s Eddie “Truck” Gordon not only boasts a perfect 7-0 mark as a professional mixed martial artist.
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By Steve Siniski
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7/10/12
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Danny Green, Scott Machado, Justin Burrell, Tyrone Nash and other elite basketball players from New York have agreed to star in the second Malone Mulhall Benefit Basketball Game to be held July 28.
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7/6/12
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A basketball “Horse” tournament will be held on Saturday, July 14, beginning at 9 a.m. at Christopher Morley Park in Roslyn-North Hills. The event is open to all ages and skill levels, male and female, and will benefit the Help the Hungry Children charity.
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7/6/12
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In what’s become an era of specialization, the three-sport high school athlete is a dying breed, albeit far from extinct. Finding a three-sport varsity head coach is much more difficult, but they do exist.
With all due respect to those pulling triple duty in cross-country, winter track and field, and spring track and field in what seems like every school in the Herald’s coverage area, coaching three entirely different sports put Baldwin’s Darius Burton, East Rockaway’s Joe Lores, Long Beach’s T.J. Burke and West Hempstead’s Chris Van Kovics in select company.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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7/5/12
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Call it a minor miracle. I was recently at the Town of Hempstead’s Newbridge Road Park pool in Bellmore, swimming with my kids.
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7/2/12
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After years of watching the best high school football players from Long Island and New York City clash in the UnitedHealtcare Empire Challenge, Stacey Bedell put on a show for a record 12,418 spectators at the 17th annual game at Hofstra’s James M. Shuart Stadium on June 19.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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6/27/12
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The Long Island Lizards lacrosse organization is hosting a Latino Festival this Saturday, June 23, from 1-10 p.m. at Hofstra University’s James M. Shuart Stadium.
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6/21/12
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The 144th running of the Belmont Stakes lost some luster with the stunning scratch of Triple Crown-hopeful I’ll Have Another, but the roar of Saturday’s crowd of 85,811 was nonetheless deafening as pacesetter Paynter turned for home leading a field of 11.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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6/9/12
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