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NFL Pick 'Em, Week 11

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CYO Profile: CEO Robert Siebel
Mr. Robert Siebel, CEO and Executive Director of Catholic Charities, was only expected to stay with the program for two years; today he is currently enjoying his 35th year and has only gained mo...
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Jaytornah Wisseh drives by Malik Boothe. Wisseh scored a game-high 28 points. What we learned about St. John's and LIU on opening night
Well, the college basketball season is back upon us. Last weekend gave us an unexpected treat of a contest between St. John’s and Long Island University. The Red Storm at times appeared ready to b...
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Head coach Jack Alesi instructs players during practice Xaverian ready for new season
Will the Clippers be the dominant squad that topped the Raiders and a hot Royals team, both of whom were at the time considered to be the top team in the CHSAA ?
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NFL Pick 'Em: Week 10

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Paris Horne Queens/Brooklyn College Basketball Preview
Baseball season may be over, but that means that here in Brooklyn and Queens, it’s time to break out the basketballs and sneakers- it’s hoops time. This is a season of increased expectations fo...
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Ruocco Delivers CHSAA Title to Molloy
Archbishop Molloy relied on Senior Goalkeeper, Joe Ruocco, to retain their CHSAA (Catholic High School Athletic Association) Intersectional Title on Sunday afternoon. After battling to a scorel...
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Steve Adams, Abad Nieves, Dennis Mulvena, Austin Nieves, Mike Ammirati A.J. Ammirati, Connor Mulvena, Nicky Ammirati RGMVM Aces gear up for new season
The World Series traditionally marks the end of the baseball season. But not for the Aces of Queens. For them, it’s only just the beginning.
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Photo by Joe Rogate Thomas Beverly: Athlete of the Week
Freshman running back Thomas Beverly was a huge force this season for Long Island University.
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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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national news
Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle (AP)

U.S. Senate Majority leader Harry Reid speaks about healthcare reform legislation during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueAP - Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare.


Sat Nov 21 20:48:39 -0600 2009
Fort Hood suspect ordered held until court-martial (AP)

Mourners attend the funeral of one of the Fort Hood shooting victims. US Army Major Nidal Hasan, who is accused of killing 13 people earlier this month at Fort Hood, Texas, intensified his communications with a radical Yemeni American cleric just months before the shootings and began discussing with him surreptitious financial transfers, The Washington Post reported Saturday(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Banks)AP - The Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood will be confined until his military trial, initially staying in a hospital where he is recovering from gunshot wounds, his attorney said Saturday.


Sat Nov 21 19:27:03 -0600 2009
China coal mine blast death toll jumps to 87 (AP)

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, smoke rises from the entrance of the exploded coal mine in Hegang City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on Saturday evening, Nov. 21, 2009. A gas explosion tore through the state-run mine early Saturday, killing tens of people and leaving dozens of others trapped underground. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Wang Song)AP - Rescuers worked in frigid cold to reach 21 miners trapped underground Sunday as the death toll from a huge gas explosion in a northern Chinese coal mine jumped to 87.


Sat Nov 21 20:25:47 -0600 2009
Life requested for US suspect in Italy murder case (AP)

U.S. murder suspect Amanda Knox reacts prior to the start of a hearing at Perugia's court, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Prosecutors are set to make their sentencing requests for an American student and her former boyfriend accused of killing a British woman in Italy. (AP Photo/Stefano Medici)AP - Prosecutors on Saturday requested life in prison for an American student and her ex-boyfriend accused in the fatal stabbing of her British roommate during a drug-fueled sex game — charges the U.S. woman dismissed as "pure fantasy."


Sat Nov 21 20:09:05 -0600 2009
Ex-Air Force nurse acquitted of killing patients (AP)

FILE - This Bexar County Sheriff's Office 2007 booking file photo shows Capt. Michael Fontana after he was arrested for racing on a highway in San Antonio. Fontana, 35, an Air Force nurse, goes on trial Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 accused of killing three terminally ill patients at last summer in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Bexar County Sheriff's Office, File)AP - A court-martial acquitted a former military nurse of murder Saturday after he was accused of giving lethal doses of painkillers to hasten the deaths of three terminally ill patients at the Air Force's largest hospital.


Sat Nov 21 19:07:04 -0600 2009