Long Island's own
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Curry, LI's Harris help 76ers stay alive, hold off Hawks
Seth Curry hit six 3-pointers and scored 24 points and the top-seeded Philadelphia 76ers avoided elimination in the Eastern Conference semifinal series by beating the Atlanta Hawks 104-99 on Friday night
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Mets waste Marcus Stroman's gem, fall to Cubs
Stroman shuts down Chicago after first inning, but his offense produces only two hits, with last 17 batters going down in order.
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Esiason's crusade for cystic fibrosis reaches happy milestone for son
Boomer's son, Gunnar Esiason, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at age 2. He's now 30 and getting married on the same day his brother-in-law, Matt Martin plays in Game 4 for the Islanders.
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Van Roten tightening Jets' bonds at Islanders playoff gatherings
Van Roten, the Jets' starting right guard last year, said he's "converting" a lot of guys into Islanders fans.
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Best: Kenny Albert's Cup runneth over with Islanders memories
Albert is working the NHL semifinal between the Islanders and Lightning and will call the Stanley Cup Final for NBC.
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Harris scores 20 in Sixers' Game 4 loss to Hawks
Trae Young overcame a cold start to score 25 points, including a floater that gave Atlanta the lead with 1:17 remaining, and the Hawks rallied to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 103-100
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Matz (7-3) placed on COVID-19-related IL
Teoscar Hernández belted a pair of three-run homers over the Green Monster, two of the Toronto Blue Jays' eight homers in an 18-4 rout of the Boston Red Sox
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LI's Capobianco qualifies for another Olympic diving event
The Mineola-born Capobianco qualified in the individual 3-meter springboard, two days after making the cut in 3-meter synchronized diving.
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Lennon: Marcus Stroman showing Mets he's a keeper
Maybe new owner Steve Cohen should put away a few bucks to keep the free agent to be.
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LI native Capobianco qualifies for Tokyo Olympics in diving
Andrew Capobianco once ruled Nassau County in diving. On Friday he qualified with partner Michael Hixon for the U.S. Olympic team when they won the men's 3-meter synchronized diving competition.
LI teams
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Rain postpones Ducks' first home game since 2019
Tickets for Friday night will be honored for the first game at 1:35 p.m. (Game 2 is at 6:35)
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After no 2020 season, Ducks look forward to a banner year
With no Atlantic League in 2020 because of COVID-19 shutdown, club ready to celebrate its 2019 championship and get back to baseball.
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At LI Ducks open tryouts, about 45 players take shot at their baseball dreams
Decisions on who from the tryout will be brought back to spring training, which begins on Monday, will be made either late Saturday or Sunday, Ducks manager Wally Backman said.
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State: Virus positivity rate at 1.27%, the lowest since Oct. 22
"As we make progress defeating the COVID beast and the numbers continue to come down, we are incrementally reopening our economy based on the science and the data," Cuomo said.
LI history
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Olympic medal winners from Long Island
These athletes, who were either born on Long Island or went to high school here (in some cases, both), reached the pinnacle of international competition by winning an Olympic medal.
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Long Island athletes in the pros now
Meet the locals who are active pro athletes in football, baseball, basketball, hockey and soccer.
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Pro sports draftees from Long Island
A look at every Long Island high school player that has been drafted by an MLB, NFL, AFL, NHL, NBA or WNBA team.
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Long Island in the pros
Long Island high school athletes who made it to the pros in baseball, basketball, football and hockey.
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HS baseball playoff roundup: Newfield wins Suffolk III on Josh Jacob's pinch-hit triple
Josh Jacob had a two-run triple in the bottom of the sixth inning to help lead No. 1 Newfield past No. 2 West Islip, plus more playoff action from across LI.
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Newsday Athlete of the Week: Newfield's Dylan Johnson
Ace righthander added a sinker to his repertoire this season, with efficient results.
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Rizzo regroups after rough start to lead East Islip to Conference IV baseball title
Sophomore gives up an early homer then hangs on as EI wins, 14-3, to advance to the Long Island championship.
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Colleluori leads Huntington to first Suffolk baseball title since 1960
Colleluori pitched a complete game and hit a three-run homer and Chris Segreti had three hits, including a solo homer, for the Blue Devils.
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Rizzo regroups after rough start to lead East Islip to Conference IV baseball title
Sophomore gives up an early homer then hangs on as EI wins, 14-3, to advance to the Long Island championship.
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Commack wins Suffolk boys tennis championship
Matt Strograch, Eddie Liao lead way in singles; Joe Romito and Ryan Burke clinch it in doubles.
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Hofstra baseball coach Russo announces retirement
Russo was the all-time winningest coach in program history and helped lead the Pride to 190 victories
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SBU doesn't get chance to play for berth in NCAA Tournament
With a full day of rain in the forecast, officials decided to end the America East Tournament without crowning a champion; as a result, NJIT - not the Seawolves - got the bid.
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SBU women's lacrosse team sees upset bid fall short in NCAA quarters
Taryn Ohlmiller had three goals and two assists for Stony Brook (16-3), which led by two goals in second half but couldn't hold it against North Carolina (20-0).
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Ohlmiller's record day has SBU a win away from Final Four
Her four goals, eight assists set a program mark for most points in an NCAA Tournament game; up next for SBU: No. 1 seed North Carolina (19-0).
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Suffolk II baseball final: Huntington vs. Bay Shore photos
See the scenes from Huntington's historic championship victory.
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Nassau IV baseball championship: Bethpage vs. Plainedge photos
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Our top high school sports photos: June 2021
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Suffolk 'A' softball finals: Miller Place vs. Bayport-Blue Point photos
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Photos: Nassau Class A softball final
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Nassau 'A' boys lacrosse final: Syosset vs. Farmingdale photos
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Suffolk 'D' girls lacrosse final: Port Jefferson vs. Center Moriches photos
More of Long Island's own
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LI's Wade gets first career KO win to clinch PFL playoff berth
Wade, the No. 2 seed, is currently set up to face No. 3 Bubba Jenkins, but that could change after two featherweight bouts scheduled for Thursday were moved because of health issues.
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Rangers' Fox named a Norris Trophy finalist
The Jericho native joins Victor Hedman, a finalist for the fifth consecutive season, and 2020 Calder Trophy winner Cale Makar as the top three vote-getters in the balloting.
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Bellmore's DeCoursey embraces unknown of Invicta tourney
She finds out her first-round opponent with about 24 hours' notice for the one-night Invicta FC Phoenix Tournament in Kansas City.
