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Former coach gets Gwaltney back on track

September 3, 2008

Jason Gwaltney was back at the labor he loves, football, when Terry Manning, Gwaltney's former high school coach at North Babylon, happened by to wish him well at his latest stop, C.W. Post.

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Big-time way for Hofstra to excite fans

August 31, 2008

Major college football sells. More than 37,000 fans attended Connecticut's season-opening game against Hofstra on Thursday. Juxtapose that to Hofstra's historically minuscule draw against its standard fare of JMU, William & Mary, Rhode Island et al. The logical conclusion is that mid-major college football in these environs does not appeal to the broad fan base.
Nassau's Baldinger success on field and in booth

July 2, 2008

Brian Baldinger never intended to become the goodwill ambassador of Nassau Community College football. The former NFL lineman and now popular Fox broadcaster had an ordinary beginning to what has become an extraordinary journey in football.