By Connor Lambert, Staff Writer Men’s hockey will be the first team from the university to start playing on Nov. 14. Ever since athletics announced men’s hockey would be the newest sport on campus on April 30, they have been waiting on the coronavirus pandemic to start gameplay. The men’s…
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By Lexi DeLorimiere, Staff Writer The Northeast Conference Commissioner Noreen Morris recently announced the 2021 championship cancellation for Indoor Track and Field due to COVID-19. The championship event was scheduled for Feb. 19-20 at Ocean Breeze in Staten Island, New York. The NEC council decided canceling the event was the…
By Christopher Smith, Staff Writer On Tuesday, Oct 27, the Los Angeles Dodgers cemented themselves in history as the 2020 World Series champions. A team defined by resilience, the Dodgers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays four games to two, avenging their 2018 and 2017 World Series defeats to the Boston…
By Theresa Morrissey, Staff Writer Long Island University is helping and advocating for student-athletes to vote in the Nov. 3 election by launching the LIU Votes initiative. The program is LIU’s portion of a Northeast Conference initiative called #NECVotes that encourages “all members of the Athletics community to register to…
By Milan Flagler, Staff Writer Jake Bofshever, Broward County native and former wide receiver to the LIU Sharks has made his name in LIU ranks. On Oct 24, Bofshever was signed as a wide receiver to the Jousters of the Spring League. The Spring league is a professional football league…
By Dante Della Porta, Staff Writer The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have leaked into the sports seasons at LIU. The impacts of the pandemic have devastated both students and coaches. Men’s Basketball head coach Derek Kellogg is excited for the day the season can get back underway. “I feel…
By Theresa Morrissey, Staff Writer After a shortened season, the New York Yankees will not be advancing to the American League Championship Series after losing to the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays beat the Yankees three games to two in a best of five American League Divisional Series. The 2020…
By Connor Lambert, Staff Writer Despite optimism from fans before the season, the New York Giants and the New York Jets are both winless with 0-4 records a month into the NFL season. This offseason the Giants made some significant additions such as cornerbacks Logan Ryan and James Bradberry, offensive…
By Dean Joannou, Staff Writer The NBA Finals began Wednesday, Sept. 30, with the Lakers defeating the Miami Heat 116 to 98. The fact that the Finals will be played at all is a major feat for a league that floated the idea of canceling the rest of the postponed…