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Newsday's top 10 Suffolk high school boys badminton players for spring 2026
3+ hour, 9+ min ago (258+ words) From left: Brian Yun, Timothy Kogan, Jake Lee. Newsday's annual look at the top Suffolk boys badminton players for the spring 2026season. Players are listed in alphabetical order. All stats are from last season unless otherwise noted. Rezvi Ahmed, Brentwood, Sr....
Newsday's top 20 girls badminton players for 2026
3+ hour, 9+ min ago (490+ words) Clockwise, from left: April Chu, Sandra Chen, Katherine Cheung. Newsday's annual list of the top 20 Long Island high school girls badminton'players, listed in alphabetical order, for this spring. All stats listed are from last season unless otherwise noted. Abigail Chen,…...
No. 11 Nebraska is looking to regain the form it showed during its fast start
2+ week, 5+ day ago (478+ words) CHICAGO " Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg lamented a handful of "mindless turnovers." He pointed to deficits in points off turnovers and second-chance points. He wondered aloud about his team's focus. The Cornhuskers are searching for the level they showed during their…...
ICE officer training is 'deficient' and 'broken,' former agency lawyer tells congressional forum
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (695+ words) Federal agents walk down a street while conducting immigration enforcement operations, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in Minneapolis. Credit: AP/Ryan Murphy WASHINGTON " A former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lawyer who was responsible for training new deportation officers warned Monday that the agency's…...
Newsday Live: Beyond the Sidelines with Matt Goncalves
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (98+ words) Newsday Live presents a special conversation with Indianapolis Colts guard Matt Goncalves, where the Manorville native talks about his path to the NFL and goals for the future. Plus, watch the announcement of the 2025 All-Long Island Football Team. Hosted by…...
Alysa Liu walked away from skating. Her fresh outlook when she returned helped her win Olympic gold
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1034+ words) Alysa Liu of the United States reacts to her score after competing in the women's figure skating free program at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. Credit: AP/Stephanie Scarbrough MILAN " Alysa Liu probably cared the least of…...
Tenley Albright, 90, takes in Olympic figure skating 70 years after winning gold
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (267+ words) MILAN " Seventy years after she won the gold medal at the original Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Olympics, figure skating great Tenley Albright put on her Team USA uniform again to watch the women's free skate at the Milan Cortina Games on…...
Kelly Pickering, Mattituck High girls volleyball coach, dies at 49
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (615+ words) Kelly Pickering coached high schoolers in Mattituck and counseled grade schoolers in Cutchogue with a maternal nature " whether it was to a volleyball player after a gut-wrenching loss, a misbehaving student in need of discipline or a family in the…...
Ukraine's only figure skater channels his family's journey through war into his Olympic program
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (656+ words) MILAN " Ukrainian figure skater Kyrylo Marsak was exhausted last summer as he trained for the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Games. Drained, anxious and often unable to sleep, the 21-year-old could not stop thinking about his family back in Ukraine: His…...
'Now I want to be here': Alysa Liu thrives for the US at the Olympics with a new outlook on life
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (490+ words) Alysa Lui of the United States reacts to her scores with her team after competing during the figure skating women's team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. Credit: AP/Ashley Landis MILAN " Alysa Liu is back…...