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Merrimack owns second half, beats St. Francis (BKN) 60-50
NEW YORK (AP) — Devin Jensen hit four 3-pointers and scored 14 points to lead five players in double figures and Merrimack dominated the second half to beat St. Francis (Brooklyn) 60-50 on Thursday night. Jensen sank 4 of 5 shots from 3-point range and added nine rebounds and two steals for the Warriors...
Clark lifts LIU-Brooklyn over Central Connecticut 90-74
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — Raiquan Clark scored 22 points as Long Island-Brooklyn defeated Central Connecticut 90-74 on Thursday night. Ty Flowers added 21 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks for the Sharks (12-13, 7-5 Northeast Conference). Jermaine Jackson Jr. had 15 points and seven assists. Jashaun...
Longest-serving federal judge, named by LBJ, retires at 98
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in New York City who was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson and who contributed to the landmark case that struck down racial segregation in public schools is retiring at age 98. U.S. District Judge Jack Weinstein was known for favoring lenient sentences and...
Raptors' 15-game win streak snapped with 101-91 loss to Nets
NEW YORK (AP) — The Toronto Raptors were hoping to keep rolling right into the All-Star break. Instead, they had their franchise-record winning streak stopped at 15 games with a 101-91 loss to the Brooklyn Nets. Still, the reigning NBA champions are 40-15 despite losing Kawhi Leonard last summer and...
US to seek extradition of Mexican drug kingpin's nephew
NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in Brooklyn said Monday they intend to seek the extradition of a nephew of convicted Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, a notorious underworld figure who is on the FBI’s most wanted list for the murder of a federal agent over three decades ago. The U.S....
Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey headline arena like rock stars
NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey headlined Brooklyn’s Barclays Center like an A-list duo Saturday, getting a rock-star like applause from a feverish audience of fans on a stage typically reserved for pop, rap and basketball stars. It was the fifth tour stop of “Oprah’s...
McLean leads St. Francis (BKN) past Mount St. Mary's 70-67
NEW YORK (AP) — Unique McLean scored a career-high 21 points and made two free throws with 13 seconds left in the game to help St. Francis-Brooklyn hold off Mount St. Mary's 70-67 on Saturday. McLean sank 8 of 16 shots from the floor for the Terriers (11-13, 5-7 Northeast Conference) and added four...
Roger Kahn, elegant 'Boys of Summer' author, dies at 92
MAMARONECK, N.Y. (AP) — Roger Kahn, the writer who wove memoir and baseball and touched millions of readers through his romantic account of the Brooklyn Dodgers in "The Boys of Summer," has died. He was 92. He died Thursday at a nursing facility in Mamaroneck, a Westchester County suburb, son Gordon Kahn...
Rookie Bellows scores 2, Islanders rally to beat Kings 5-3
NEW YORK (AP) — Kieffer Bellows has made quite an impression for the New York Islanders in just two games in the NHL. Bellows scored his first two goals to help the Islanders rally for a 5-3 win over the last-place Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night. The 21-year-old left wing had an assist in his NHL...
Authorities: Man shot in face during immigration operation
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities are investigating the shooting of a man in Brooklyn that involved a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a case that is inflaming passions around New York City's sanctuary policies. The shooting happened around 8:15 a.m. Thursday in the Bensonhurst...
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