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Championship-Winning Team From College In Northern Westchester Honored At NY State Capitol Championship-Winning Team From College In Northern Westchester Honored At NY State Capitol
Championship-Winning Team From College In Northern Westchester Honored At NY State Capitol The first college team to win a national title from a school in Westchester was honored during a celebration held at the New York State Capitol.  The Pleasantville-based Pace University women's lacrosse team, the Setters, which won the 2023 NCAA Division II National Championship on Sunday, May 21, 2023, after beating No. 1-ranked West Chester University 19-9, was honored at the New York State Capitol in Albany on Tuesday, Jan. 16, university officials announced.  Earlier Report - White House Visit: Championship-Winning Team From Pace University Honored During the celebration…

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by Ben Crnic
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New York High School Athletes Can Now Profit Off Name, Image, Likeness New York High School Athletes Can Now Profit Off Name, Image, Likeness
New York High School Athletes Can Now Profit Off Name, Image, Likeness High school student-athletes in New York who make a name for themselves can now profit off it. At its quarterly Executive Committee meeting, the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) announced that it has revised its rule regarding amateur athletes statewide, and that student-athletes can now profit off their name, image, or likeness. The move comes after an NCAA ruling over the summer allowing college athletes to similarly cash in. NYSPHSAA said that student-athletes can “participate in commercial endorsements provided  there is no school team, school, se…

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by Zak Failla
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Hofstra Names Former Star Speedy Claxton As New Head Men's Basketball Coach Hofstra Names Former Star Speedy Claxton As New Head Men's Basketball Coach
Hofstra Names Former Star Speedy Claxton As New Head Men's Basketball Coach A familiar face has been tapped to run the Hofstra University men’s basketball program. Speedy Claxton, who starred at Hofstra in the late 1990s, has been named as the Pride's 13th head coach after serving eight years as an assistant under former head coach Joe Mihalich. Mihalich missed all of last season due to unspecified health reasons and is transitioning to a new role as a special adviser under Hofstra Athletic Director Rick Cole Jr. During his playing career - which culminated with his number 10 jersey being retired in 2009 by Hofstra - Claxton guided the Pride to the NCAA Tournamen…

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by Zak Failla
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Fairfield County HS Students Made NCAA-Type Bracket To Rank Girls, Principals Say Fairfield County HS Students Made NCAA-Type Bracket To Rank Girls, Principals Say
Fairfield County HS Students Made Ncaa-type Bracket To Rank Girls, Principals Say March Madness got a little more maddening for some Connecticut educators in Fairfield County. Students at Fairfield Ludlowe and Fairfield Warde high schools are in hot water after allegedly collaborating to create an NCAA basketball tournament-like bracket to allow participants to “vote” on their female classmates. The brackets reportedly included the names of girls at both schools on the lines where teams would be listed on a traditional bracket, allowing students to vote. The bracket was then posted on social media, school officials said. Brackets were first posted on Instagram and inclu…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Fall Sports Canceled At Hofstra, Stony Brook COVID-19: Fall Sports Canceled At Hofstra, Stony Brook
Covid-19: Fall Sports Canceled At Hofstra, Stony Brook Fall sports have been canceled at Stony Brook University and Hofstra University amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The Colonial Athletic Association - which Hofstra is a member of and Stony Brook participates in football - announced on Friday, July 17 that fall sports have been called off due to the virus. Earlier story - COVID-19: High School Sports Delayed, Fall Championships Canceled By NYSPHSAA The CAA said it plans to move forward with plans for winter and spring seasons, depending on the spread of COVID-19. “The institutions of the CAA recognize that we compete in a conference made up…

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by Zak Failla
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Police Investigating After Pace Coach Allegedly Struck Student's Face With Bat In Locker Room Police Investigating After Pace Coach Allegedly Struck Student's Face With Bat In Locker Room
Police Investigating After Pace Coach Allegedly Struck Student's Face With Bat In Locker Room Police are investigating after Pace University's baseball coach allegedly whacked a freshman player in the face with a bat during a locker room tirade after a loss, then failed to call an ambulance and instead stormed into his office. Mount Pleasant Police got a phone call from someone familiar with the incident explaining what happened on Wednesday, June 3 -- nearly two months after it had occurred, Police Chief Paul Oliva told Daily Voice. "We're looking into it," Oliva said. Pace Athletic Director Mark Brown did not return Daily Voice's request for comment, asking if he thought Manning …

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by Cecilia Levine
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COVID-19: NBA Suspends Season After Player Tests Positive For Coronavirus COVID-19: NBA Suspends Season After Player Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Covid-19: NBA Suspends Season After Player Tests Positive For Coronavirus As college basketball's March Madness, Major League Baseball's Opening Day and the National Basketball Association and National Hockey League playoff approach, the novel strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19) is now having a major effect on American sports. In a shocking development, the NBA has suspended the regular season until further notice. The announcement came shortly after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday night, March 11. On Monday, March 9, the NBA instituted a policy banning non-essential personnel from locker rooms.  Earlier in th…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: March Madness Will Be Played Without Fans In Stands COVID-19: March Madness Will Be Played Without Fans In Stands
Covid-19: March Madness Will Be Played Without Fans In Stands March Madness will be less mad this year. Hours after the World Health Organization upgraded the COVID-19 outbreak a “pandemic,” the NCAA announced that the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments will be played without fans. NCAA President Mark Emmert said that only essential staff and some family members will be permitted to attend games during the tournament. “Based on [the panel’s] advice and my discussions with the NCAA Board of Governors, I have made the decision to conduct our upcoming championship events, including the Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, with…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Ivy League Cancels Men's, Women's Basketball Tournaments COVID-19: Ivy League Cancels Men's, Women's Basketball Tournaments
Covid-19: Ivy League Cancels Men's, Women's Basketball Tournaments The first Division I college basketball tournaments have been canceled due to the spread of the novel strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The Ivy League has canceled its men's and women's basketball conference tournaments because of concerns about COVID-19. The league made the announcement on Tuesday, March 10. The four-team tournaments were scheduled for Friday, March 13 through Sunday, March 15 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  The Ivy League will award its automatic NCAA Tournament bids to the regular-season champions, the Yale men and Princeton women.

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: College Basketball Conference Suspends Player Handshakes Before, After Playoff Games COVID-19: College Basketball Conference Suspends Player Handshakes Before, After Playoff Games
Covid-19: College Basketball Conference Suspends Player Handshakes Before, After Playoff Games March will be mad for a different reason this year, as one NCAA Division I conference announced that the long time pre- and post-game tradition is being temporarily shelved to help curtail the spread of coronavirus. The Atlantic 10 Conference announced that it won’t permit handshakes between players before or after games in its upcoming postseason conference tournaments. The league is also expected to provide sanitizing gel to teams to use in locker rooms. The University of Dayton Arena will host the women’s basketball tournament this weekend, Friday, March 6 Sunday, through March 8; while…

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by Zak Failla
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Colombo Family Captain's GPS Device Used To Track Girlfriend Leads To Arrests Of 11 Mobsters Colombo Family Captain's GPS Device Used To Track Girlfriend Leads To Arrests Of 11 Mobsters
Colombo Family Captain's GPS Device Used To Track Girlfriend Leads To Arrests Of 11 Mobsters Twenty people, including 11 members of the Colombo crime family, are facing a host of charges that include racketeering, extortion, sports bribery, and loansharking. Federal officials announced that three indictments were unsealed that charged Joseph Amato, an alleged captain in the Colombo organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra, as well as Daniel Capaldo and Thomas Scorcia, alleged Colombo family members; and Joseph Amato, Jr. and Anthony Silvestro, alleged Colombo family associates.  For a rundown of all 20 facing charges, click here. The alleged criminal activities detailed in the…

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by Zak Failla