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Wagner edges Long Island U. 65-59 in overtime (AP via Yahoo! News) - Michael Orock scored 17 points and T.J. Czeski added 10, including four points in the final 1:05 of overtime, to lead Wagner past Long Island University 65-59 on Thursday night.

Wagner edges Long Island U. 65-59 in overtime (AP via Yahoo! Sports) - Michael Orock scored 17 points and T.J. Czeski added 10, including four points in the final 1:05 of overtime, to lead Wagner past Long Island University 65-59 on Thursday night. The Seahawks (3-17, 1-6 Northeast Conference) ended an eight-game skid. The Blackbirds (7-11, 5-2) missed chances to win in regulation and held a three-point lead in overtime, but Wagner scored the final nine points.

Trip to Long Island can't jump-start Panthers' offense (Sun-Sentinel) - The Panthers and Nathan Horton thought they found a cure for their recent offensive woes: Take a trip to Long Island and make sure Stephen Weiss is healthy.

Long Island Marathon Coming in the Spring (Great Neck Record) - The 2010 RXR/TIAA-CREF Long Island Marathon, the “Festival of Races,” is set for the weekend of April 30 to May 2, 2010. It is recognized as one of Long Island’s most prestigious sporting events. The One Mile Race, the 5K Race, and the “Kids Fun Run” will start from Mitchel Athletic Complex on Saturday, May 1. On Sunday, May 2, the Long Island Marathon, Half-Marathon and 10K races take place ...

Long Island mom accused of cruelty to animals, children pleads not guilty (Courier-Post) - A Long Island woman pleaded not guilty Thursday to abusing her children and family pets, sometimes forcing the children to witness her torturing animals to death, prosecutors said.

A Bittersweet Aftertaste for Jets Fans on Long Island (New York Times) - The Jets practiced at Hofstra University from 1968 until last August, when they moved to New Jersey and severed any moral right they had to the “New York” in their name.

Long Island contractor Ron Scott busted for ripping off 74-year-old Bronx woman (New York Daily News) - A Long Island contractor was busted Wednesday for ripping off a 74-year-old Queens woman who paid him $141,000 to build a first-floor bathroom for her St. Albans home, prosecutors said.

Long Island boy, 8, busted for bringing loaded gun to school (New York Daily News) - An 8-year-old boy was busted for bringing a loaded handgun to a Long Island elementary school on Wednesday, police said.

The First of Long Island Corporation Announces Increase in Earnings for the 2009 Year (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance) - GLEN HEAD, N.Y. -- The First of Long Island Corporation earned $1.84 per share in 2009, an increase of 6 cents, or 3.4%, over the $1.78 earned in 2008. Cash dividends per share grew by 10 cents, or 15.2%, from 66 cents per share in 2008 to 76 cents this year.

Oak Island, St. James Boards approve deal to end annexation battle (The Wilmington Star-News) - By Amanda Wilson Citydesk@StarNewsOnline.Com The towns of Oak Island and St. James came to a unanimous agreement Friday that ends their long-running legal battle over which town will get the right to annex the Midway Road-N.C. 211 intersection. The deal relaxes tensions between the towns and a provides a foundation, as town officials see it, for future collaboration.