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NYC Marathon Invades LIC
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Angle of the Week: Brooklyn Tech girl's volleyball stops Franklin K Lane campus
Brooklyn Tech’s Diana Laham goes up for the ball as Tech defeated Franklin K. Lane 2-0 Friday night. In a dominant performance, the Engineers won both matches 25-18. With the win, Brooklyn Tech si...
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Feat of the Week: Appel runs for Charity at NYC Marathon
On Sunday afternoon, November 1st, Alissa Appel crossed the finish line at the New York City Marathon four hours and 59 minutes after beginning the race in Staten Island. Running for the IBD Ki...
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Photo by Anthony Macapugay Athlete of the week: Jessica Lintner
The Hudson Valley Women’s Athletic Conference ( HVWAC ) Tennis Championship was held over the weekend at the National Tennis Center in Flushing, NY. Senior Jessica Lintner earned the first individ...
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NFL Pick 'Em, Week 8

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Photo by Paul Hokanson/UB Athletics Jesse Rack: Athlete of the Week
Rack already earned a piece of history last season, when he helped the Bulls reach their first MAC championship and bowl game in the school’s history.
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St. John s students take on the basketball coaches during a scrimmage. Red Storm Tip-Off Season with Fans
Nearly 1200 students, fans and alumni filled the Taffner Field House on Thursday night for the annual Red Storm Tip-Off in Queens, NY. The gymnasium was packed with spectators, eager to catch a gl...
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An arena grows in Brooklyn, but a fan base grows in Queens
Nets would be wise to continue to show Queens love
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Nets Top 76ers, 110-88, At Newly-Renovated Carnesecca Arena
Related: An arena grows in Brooklyn, but a fan base grows in Queens QUEENS , N.Y. (Oct. 23, 2009) – St. John’s students, alumni, fans and friends took advantage of the opportunity to watch cur...
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Hard for NY ers to root for anyone from Beantown, but seriously, we ve just gotta tip our caps to these 2009 Wheelchair Basketball Champs, the NEPVA Celtics. Wheelchair Sports Federation Continues To Inspire
Sure, you can consider guys like Alex Rodriguez and Manny Ramirez to be heroes – why not? After all, you’re well aware of the attendant complications to said hero worship because of factors like t...
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Athlete of the Week: Gabriel Vazquez St. John’s Prep Cross Country
Vazquez is hoping to break the school’s record of 13:34 in the 4000-meter run.
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One to Watch: Semso Nikocevic St. Francis Men’s Soccer
Despite ranking second on the team in points with three goals and two assists, stats fail to capture the full impact of St. Francis playmaker, Semso Nikocevic.
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Feat of the Week: St. John’s Men’s Soccer Keeps Winning at Home
The men’s soccer team at St. John’s University extended its undefeated streak at home to 18 games when they beat No. 7 ranked Louisville 3-2 in overtime.
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ASA Football Gets Big Win Against #15 Lackawanna 19-18
The ASA Avengers picked up its biggest win thus far of its young existence as a program over the #15 nationally ranked Lackawanna College Falcons by the close score of 19-18.
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NFL Pick 'Em: Week 6

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national news

New York Yankees celebrate after winning the Major League Baseball World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in New York.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)AP - The New York Yankees bolted from the dugout even before the last grounder was scooped up. After waiting nine years for championship No. 27, no one would dare hold them back.


Thu Nov 05 01:29:15 -0600 2009

Former Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah at a press conference in Kabul on November 4. Abdullah said Hamid Karzai's re-election as Afghan leader was illegal, accusing his rival Wednesday of lacking a mandate to deliver on pledges of unity and reform.(AFP/Shah Marai)AP - The United Nations said Thursday that it is temporarily relocating more than half its international staff in Afghanistan following last week's deadly Taliban attack against U.N. workers — the most direct targeting of its employees during decades of work in the country.


Thu Nov 05 01:28:02 -0600 2009

In this Oct. 22, 2009 photo, Dana Buchman merchandise is seen at a Kohl's department store in Jersey City, N.J. Dana Buchman, known for career clothes with touches of animal prints that had been a mainstay at upscale department stores like Saks Fifth Avenue, has now been reinvented for more frugal shoppers at midbrow retailer Kohl's Corp., starting this past February. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)AP - October sales reports from major retailers ranging from Target Corp. to Macy's Inc. are expected to offer more evidence of a spending recovery when they're released Thursday.


Wed Nov 04 23:33:40 -0600 2009

House Speaker Pelosi of Calif. takes part in her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009.  (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - In a coup for House Democrats, AARP will endorse sweeping health care overhaul legislation headed for a history-making floor vote, officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.


Thu Nov 05 00:07:23 -0600 2009
AP - Congress is one vote away from sending the president legislation that continues aid to more than a million jobless people and extends tax breaks to hundreds of thousands of prospective homebuyers and struggling businesses.
Thu Nov 05 02:21:14 -0600 2009