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"Seven more innings!" was the rallying cry of the Poly Prep Blue Devils moments after they survived an epic pitchers' duel with a scintillating 2-0 victory over previously unbeaten Berkeley Carroll in Tuesday afternoon's New York State Independent Schools State semifinals at Columbia's Roberston  … Full Article

Winner of the last two New York State Independent School baseball championship trophies and seven consecutive Ivy League crowns, Poly Prep has already established itself as a Brooklyn baseball dynasty. … Full Article

Sheepshead Bay native and NFL coaching icon Vince Lombardi knew all too well that perfection was fleeting. But the pursuit of it, he always promised his team, would be quite fulfilling, not only on the gridiron, but in their everyday lives. … Full Article

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2013 NCAA Tournament finalist Michigan will face Stanford to headline the 2nd annual BROOKLYN HOOPS™ Holiday Invitational presented by adidas men’s college basketball triple-header at Barclays Center on Saturday, December 21. The BROOKLYN HOOPS™ Holiday Invitational will also feature LIU B … Full Article

HeartShare Human Services of New York is dedicating its 33rd Annual Buckley’s – Kennedy’s 5K Charity Run to the people of Breezy Point who are still trying to rebuild their lives after Hurricane Sandy. … Full Article

There's nothing quite like a near-flawless pitching performance, except maybe a dramatic walk-off win ... or two. In a whirlwind week that saw both their varsity baseball and softball teams qualify for the postseason, the Brooklyn Friends School had plenty of Blue Pride to go around. … Full Article

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Oscar “Ossie” B. Schectman made LIU a household name in the world of college basketball in the 1940s. A pioneer of the National Basketball Association, he scored the very first basket in NBA history.
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It was exactly one year ago that the Poly Prep Blue Devils' varsity baseball team was shaking out of a middling start to what would ultimately become its second straight New York State Independent Schools Championship season. … Full Article