News from January 2009

Smith and Thomas Lead Hall Class

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TAMPA, FL – Perhaps Rich Eisen of the NFL Network summed it up best when he called it a “goose bump moment.” Two of the six names in the 2009 class are no longer with us, but will still represent the sport they played when they are officially inducted into the Pro Football Hall of [...]


Hofstra Pride at the Super Bowl

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Former Hofstra offensive lineman Willie Colon will look to become just the fourth Pride alumnus to capture a Super Bowl ring if his Pittsburgh Steelers beat the underdog Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII Sunday in Tampa Bay.
Colon started all 33 games at right tackle his last three seasons at Hofstra from 2003-05, earning first-team I-AA [...]


Failing Economy Noticeable in Tampa

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TAMPA, FL – Just like Superman’s one weakness, kryptonite, the financial situation has obviously affected the NFL. For anyone who has attended the game – and the week leading up to it – in the past, there is something definitely missing this year in Tampa.
Excuses? Let’s start with the non-juicy match-up of Arizona and Pittsburgh. [...]


Failing Economy Noticeable in Tampa

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TAMPA, FL – Just like Superman’s one weakness, kryptonite, the financial situation has obviously affected the NFL. For anyone who has attended the game – and the week leading up to it – in the past, there is something definitely missing this year in Tampa.
Excuses? Let’s start with the non-juicy match-up of Arizona and Pittsburgh. [...]


Serena Downs Safrina to Win Fourth Open

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If there was such a thing as perfect, Serena Williams was pretty close in conquering Russian Dinara Safina 6-0, 6-3 to claim her fourth Australian Open before a capacity Rod Laver Arena Saturday night.
Whatever it is about odd years, the 27 year-old American reclaimed the world No.1 ranking by putting on a stunning display of championship tennis [...]


Serena Wins Fourth Aussie Open

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If there was such a thing as perfect, Serena Williams was pretty close in conquering Russian Dinara Safina 6-0, 6-3 to claim her fourth Australian Open before a capacity Rod Laver Arena Saturday night. Whatever it is about odd years, the 27 year-old American reclaimed the world’s No.1 ranking.


Federer Faces Nadal In Final

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It will once again be the best rivalry in sports renewed when Roger Federer takes on Rafael Nadal in a battle between the now No.2 13-time slam winner versus the No.1 ranked five-time slam champion.
Plenty will be on the line with the 27 year-old Federer aiming to match American Pete Sampras by winning his 14th grand [...]


Federer Advances to the Aussie Final

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Roger’s still got it. Not that the 13-time slam winner ever lost it.
Pitted against America’s best Andy Roddick renewing a one-sided rivalry though last year in Miami proved different for only the second time in 17 meetings, Roger Federer rose to the occasion again ousting the No.7 seed in straight sets 6-2, 7-5, 7-5 advancing to [...]


Federer Downs Roddick Again

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Roger’s still got it. Not that the 13-time slam winner ever lost it.
Pitted against America’s best Andy Roddick renewing a one-sided rivalry though last year in Miami proved different for only the second time in 17 meetings, Roger Federer rose to the occasion again ousting the No.7 seed in straight sets 6-2, 7-5, 7-5 advancing to [...]


Pride Wins Fourth Straight

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Wilmington, NC – Senior forward Arminas Urbutis (Kaunas, Lithuania) scored a put back at the buzzer after a key steal from junior guard Tony Dennison (Long Island City, NY) to give Hofstra an 80-78 win over UNC Wilmington on Wednesday at Trask Coliseum.
Sophomore guard Charles Jenkins (Queens, NY) had a career-high 33 points and Dennison [...]


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