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The home of the Stony Brook University basketball teams, Island Federal Arena. SARA RUBERG/STATESMAN FILE

NCAA sets Nov. 25 as start of 2020 college basketball season

Vincent Giacalone September 20, 2020
While the return date was originally slated for Nov. 10, this new move allows for the season to start when “at least three-quarters of Division I schools will have concluded their fall terms or moved remaining instructions and exams online.”
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Ally Kennedy fights for the ball during the America East semifinal game against UMBC on Thursday, May 2. EMMA HARRIS/THE STATESMAN

NCAA plans to grant spring athletes an extra year of eligibility

Ethan Tam March 14, 2020
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) released a statement on Friday, March 13, through Twitter regarding plans to give spring athletes an extra year of eligibility.
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Stony Brook football players raising their helmets. Many football players suffer from traumatic brain injuries that are not properly treated. HEATHER KHALIFA/STATESMAN FILE

Symposium highlights the dangers of head injuries in contact sports

Andrew Zucker and Ryan Magill April 3, 2019
Dr. Flescher represents a growing majority of people who have come to see both sides of the argument and has become torn by his occupational allegiance to the facts as a scientist and his emotional allegiance to the game as a lifelong New England Patriots fan.
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Experiencing a Stony Brook Basketball game

Experiencing a Stony Brook Basketball game

Mahreen Khan December 7, 2015
The Stony Brook Seawolves gave it their all against the St. Bonaventure Women’s Basketball team, only to have the night end in a devastating five-point double-overtime loss.
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Glenn Dubin announces $5 million matching challenge grant

Glenn Dubin announces $5 million matching challenge grant

Andrew Eichenholz October 19, 2015
On Thursday, Glenn Dubin and his wife Eva announced the allocation of a $5 million matching challenge grant to be put toward the construction of a new Indoor Training Center.
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Seawolves Town will bring new tailgating experience to SBU

“Seawolves Town” will bring new tailgating experience to SBU

Kunal Kohli August 29, 2015
The east side of LaValle Stadium’s parking lot will become “the prime tailgating location during Seawolves football game days,” according to a news release from Athletics.
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Athletics eyes big future with “Together We Transform”

Cameron Boon June 30, 2015
SBU Athletic Director Shawn Heilbron, along with the rest of Stony Brook Athletics, unveiled their “Together We Transform” plan to further develop the athletics department.
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Stony Brooks softball team during a game in 2014. The team beat the UMBC Retrievers 5-1 on Wednesday May 9, but lost against the UMass Lowell River Hawks 
Thursday, May 10 in its first two America East playoff games.SYLWIA TUZINOWSKA / THE STATESMAN

“Free food” comes at a steep price for student athletes

Diane Caruso May 6, 2014
A student-athlete is not given anything for free. There are hours of hard work at practice, in the gym or on game day.
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