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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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Historic health care bill nears key Senate vote (AP)

President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate strove to lock down support to prevail in remaking the US health care system. Adding to their confidence, a wavering Democrat, Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska, pictured here in October, said he would vote with his party this time but warned he might side with Republicans in subsequent fights.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)AP - Invoking the name of the late Edward M. Kennedy, Senate Democrats sealed a 60-vote majority needed to advance health care legislation Saturday ahead of an evening showdown with opposition Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama.


Sat Nov 21 17:12:48 -0600 2009
Fort Hood suspect in confinement in hospital (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 in one of the worst mass shootings on a U.S. military base 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 18:48:25 -0600 2009
Levin: More e-mails from Ft. Hood suspect possible (AP)

file - This Oct. 2008 file photo by Muhammad ud-Deen shows Imam Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen. The imam, who communicated with the Fort Hood shooting suspect Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, said he did not pressure Hasan to harm Americans, The Washington Post reported Monday, Nov 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Muhammad ud-Deen, File) MANDATORY CREDIT NO SALESAP - WASHINGTON — The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or military officials.


Sat Nov 21 17:49:15 -0600 2009
Restored machine to explore mysteries of Big Bang (AP)

In this photo released by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, scientists react in the CERN Control Center after successfully restarting the Large Hadron Collider, in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Scientists moved Saturday to prepare the world's largest atom smasher for exploring the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a year of repairs. (AP Photo/Keystone, Brice, CERN)AP - Scientists are preparing the world's largest atom smasher to explore the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a year of repairs.


Sat Nov 21 13:06:46 -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 18:01:44 -0600 2009