Just three weeks after playing his final collegiate hockey game for Boston University, Long Beach native Charlie McAvoy found himself in the Stanley Cup playoffs, showered with high praise from many newfound fans around the country and at home.
Read MoreMalverne Looks to Turn Corner
Malverne bats have too often left the bases loaded or stranded men in scoring positions, validating head coach Joe Dunn’s preseason concerns about his offense.
Read MoreDefense Sets Tone For Clarke
That four out of five captains on Clarke girls’ lacrosse team are defenders speaks to head coach Rich Aragona’s philosophy. He builds teams based on defense, and this year’s squad consists of mostly experienced seniors and green sophomores led by a gritty defensive unit.
Read MoreDefense First For East Meadow
East Meadow lacrosse looks to lean on its defense to return to the playoffs after posting an 8-8 record that included a loss to Port Washington in the first-round of the Nassau Class A boys’ playoffs last season.
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Sheriff Jim Clark arrests two demonstrators who displayed placards on the steps of the federal building in Selma in 1963. (© Danny Lyon, New York & Magnum Photos, New York / Courtesy Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York.)
Danny Lyon Exhibit: Reminder of America’s Ideals
A photo in the exhibit Danny Lyon: Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement at Hofstra Museum perfectly captures the best element of that cause.
Read MoreTarp Fraud Charges Leveled Against Execs of Failed Fla. Bank
Two former executives of the failed GulfSouth Private Bank in Destin, Fla., and another man have been indicted on federal charges of defrauding the Troubled Asset Relief Program of $7.5 million.
Read MoreFormer Pinnacle Director Agrees to Larger Fine for Insider Trading
A former director at Pinnacle Financial Partners who pleaded guilty to insider trading agreed to pay a heftier fine after a judge rejected the initial penalty as being too low.
Read MoreVernon Hill Returns to U.S. Banking as Chairman of Pa. Bank
Vernon Hill is back. The legendary founder and CEO of the former Commerce Bank in Cherry Hill, N.J., on Monday was named chairman at Republic First Bancorp in Philadelphia. Hill has been a major investor in and a consultant to the $1.7 billion-asset Republic First since late last decade and over the years Republic First has added many Commerce-like features to its branches, including seven-day-a-week banking and free coin counting.
Read MoreFreeport Survives Baldwin Surge
Freeport quarterback Rashad Tucker tossed a 54-yard pass down the left sideline to fellow senior Jaelin Hood to defeat Baldwin, 26-21, the last of five touchdowns scored in the waning minutes of a Conference I football semifinal at Hofstra’s Shuart Stadium on Nov. 10.
Read MoreOceanside Falls on Late Touchdown
Oceanside’s football season ended in heartbreak last Saturday with a 31-28 first-round Conference I playoff loss at fourth-seeded Massapequa in a game that featured multiple lead changes in the final minutes.
Read MoreOceanside Falls in Quarterfinals
Oceanside fell 2-1 to No. 3 Calhoun in the Nassau Class AA boys’ soccer quarterfinals on Oct. 26, dashing coach Joe Pumo’s expectations that his senior-heavy, sixth-seeded squad could make a deep playoff run.
Read MoreClarke in Conference Driver's Seat
After sweeping Elmont last Friday, Clarke boys’ volleyball improved to 13-3 and is two wins from locking up a second conference title in four years and the top seed in the playoffs.
Read MoreSouth Side Secures Top Seed
South Side girls’ soccer downed Garden City, 1-0, on the road last Friday, sweeping the dual regular-season meetings between the rivals and securing the one seed for the Nassau Class A playoffs, which begin this Saturday.
Read MoreDynamic Duo Leads Long Beach
Seniors Maggie Aroesty and Kristen Romano, two of the top high school swimmers in New York State, have returned to the squad after competing in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials this summer. But John Skudin, who in his 12 years as Long Beach’s head coach has not won the counties, knows that having such an exceptional duo doesn’t necessarily make his team a favorite to win it all.
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Director at Citizens in Ohio Resigns Over Email Server Dispute
A director at Citizens Independent Bancorp in Logan, Ohio, resigned after members of management chastised him for an email security breach.
Read MoreFranklin Doesn't Wait for Deal to Close to Hire Its Target's CEO
Franklin Financial Network in Tennessee hit a roadblock in its plan to buy Civic Bank & Trust in Nashville, but that didn't stop Franklin from hiring away Civic's chief executive.
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Photo Courtesy: Park Sterling Bank
The Art of Poaching Talent at Park Sterling in N.C.
Park Sterling in Charlotte, N.C., is making a habit of treating its rivals as a farm system for banking talent.
Read More50 Schools Now Call PNC Their 'Official' Bank
PNC Financial Services Group has been named the official bank of the University of Kentucky, its 50th such partnership with a college or university.
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Investor to Seacoast: Board Elections Show 'Profound Dissatisfaction'
Another shot has been fired in the ongoing feud between an investor group and Seacoast Banking Corp. of Florida in Stuart.
Read MoreBanking Chief to Become CEO at CoBank
The chief banking officer of CoBank in Denver will be its next CEO. The $118 billion-asset company, a member of the Farm Credit System, said Friday that the banking chief, Tom Halverson, will succeed Bob Engel as chief executive in January.
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