Jay Jacobs

Newsday's coverage

• Wayne Wink exits Nassau comptroller race

  will challenge Republican Comptroller George Maragos in November. Maragos defeated Weitzman in 2009.Nassau Democratic Party Jay Jacobs will to make the announcement at a news conference Tuesday afternoon in Mineola .Wink's departure from the race sets up a   Read more »

• Mangano urged to return contributions

  Democratic chairman Jay Jacobs Wednesday called on County Executive Edward Mangano to return about $75,000 in campaign contributions from contractors hired to clean up after superstorm Sandy until investigations into contracting procedures are completed."Mangano   Read more »

• Jay Jacobs tries to avert comptroller primary

  Democratic Party chairman Jay Jacobs went on a delicate political mission last week in an attempt to defuse a potential primary fight he feels could hurt the party's slate in November. Jacobs sat down with former county Comptroller Howard Weitzman on Thursday   Read more »

• Thomas Suozzi, Adam Haber attend Democrats' spring fundraiser

  person and he won. I believe it's been done before and can happen again."Before the event, Nassau Democratic chairman Jay Jacobs said that while he "liked" Haber, the party was backing Suozzi because of his experience running the county from 2001 to 2009 before   Read more »

Around the web

• Auburn Football: In 2013, Winning Is Only Game-Day Experience That Matters

  athletic department. Statements from Gogue and committee member Mac Crawford showed support for Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs going forward. On Tuesday, Jacobs went more in-depth with the committee's findings and his intentions to turn things around.   from Bleacher Report Read more »

• Auburn Athletic Department Review Nothing More Than Lip Service

  and memorabilia for sale. It isn't the structured activities that make game-day experiences great, it's the people. Jay Jacobs wants to improve game-day experience at Auburn. "We're known as Running Back U. I want to be known as Tailgating U." Do you know   from Bleacher Report Read more »

• Gold Mine. Auburn AD Jay Jacobs: 'I Promise You This: We Will Improve'

  that he has accepted the findings and recommendations of a review committee that was commissioned by university president Jay Gogue. Jacobs said he has spoken to Gogue and has a plan to go forward. "His expectations are high – and I intend to meet them," Jacobs   from The Auburn University Official Athletic Site Read more »

• Auburn athletics: Jay Jacobs fires Tigers' only softball coach Tina Deese after 17 years

  in the Southeastern Conference and the only coach in the 17-year history of the program, was fired by Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs on Wednesday following a 30-23 season including a 7-17 mark in conference. I deeply appreciate Tinas many contributions   from Montgomery Advertiser Read more »

• Parents of Joseph Bagwell, AU student assistant coach who died last fall, accept his diploma (video)

  they got what felt like a giant hug from the entire university, including an unexpected gift from Auburn Athletics Director Jay Jacobs. "It was a lot of mixed emotions," Joe Bagwell said of the graduation ceremony. "I crashed and burned a few times while I   from Everything Alabama Read more »