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Sports Agent Burton Rocks ’94 Explores the Analytics of Character

“Baseball is big business, but if you start making it a mathematical equation, the sport is going to lose a lot of people.” So says sports agent and Stony Brook grad Burton Rocks ’94, adding, “it’s the people, the...

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Men’s Basketball Rallies From 18 Down to Best Maine

For the third time this season, the Stony Brook men’s basketball team rallied from a double-digit second half deficit, defeating Maine 64-61 at the Cross Insurance Center on Saturday afternoon to improve to 4-0 in...

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Men’s Basketball Wins Fifth Straight

In another standout defensive performance, the Stony Brook men’s basketball team defeated New Hampshire, 62-44, at Island Federal Arena on Saturday night in front of 2,817 fans. Sophomore Elijah Olaniyi led all...

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Seawolves Win Men’s Basketball Conference Opener

Led by a 44-point second half, Stony Brook men’s basketball won its conference opener, defeating UMass Lowell on the road, 75-63. Redshirt-junior Akwasi Yeboah scored 19 points in his return to action for the...

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Stony Brook Football Lineman Plans to Tackle Head Injury Disease

At 6-4, 290 pounds, Christopher Infantino has taken a lot of hits on the football field. The Stony Brook master’s student has suited up for football since he was five years old and is now playing his final season on the...

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Seawolves to Play in NCAA Division I Football Championship

After a seven-wIn regular season and a third-place finish in CAA Football, the Stony Brook football team was rewarded on Sunday afternoon by being selected as an at-large team in the 2018 NCAA Division I Football...

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Late-Night Tweeting Hurts NBA Performance

A new study to be published online in the journal Sleep Health reveals that late-night social media use by NBA players is linked to poorer next-day performance on the court. The study builds on preliminary research from...

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Recreation Field Renamed in Memory of Dr. Peter Baigent, Rugby Enthusiast

For nearly 25 years, Peter Baigent devoted himself to improving access to higher education and bettering Stony Brook University in as many ways as he could. Baigent wore many hats during his time as a Stony Brook...

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Athletics’ Sensory Inclusion Initiative Has Special Meaning for Alum

When Stony Brook graduate Antony Bonavita ’99, ’09 first heard the news of what had happened to a local family and their autistic son during a Cleveland Monsters hockey game in March 2017, he thought of his own child’s...

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Women’s Soccer Clinches AE Regular Season Title

Stony Brook women’s soccer clinched the America East Regular Season title and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament with a 1-0 overtime win over UMass Lowell on Oct. 21 at Cushing Field. Senior Julie...

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Stony Brook Athletics Embraces Sensory Inclusive Fan Experience

While some sports fans look forward to a weekend of tailgating and loudly cheering on their favorite college team from their stadium seats, others may be overwhelmed by loud sounds of cheering fans, celebratory...

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Seawolves Take ‘Long Island Express’ to Homecoming Battle Against Rhode Island

This isn’t your typical homecoming football game: When Stony Brook, ranked 17th, lines up against the Rhode Island Rams, ranked 22nd, on Saturday, the contest is being billed as a battle of the Top 25 teams. If the...

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Newly Minted Met Dan Zamora is Latest Seawolf in MLB

It’s been a black cloud of a season for the New York Mets, but a former Seawolf is now providing a bit of silver lining. With his recent call-up, Dan Zamora ’15 joins a small but elite pack of Seawolves — five, to be...

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Stony Brook Launches First Online Team Shop

Seawolves fans can now easily access their favorite teams’ merchandise through the new online team shop: SeawolvesTeamShop.com. With just the click of a button, fans from anywhere in the world are now able to buy...

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Five Seawolves Tabbed IWLCA All-Americans

Five Stony Brook women’s lacrosse student-athletes have been selected as All-Americans by the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches’ Association, as announced Thursday by the IWLCA. Kylie...

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In Words and Images, a Tribute to Stony Brook WLAX

We pay tribute to Stony Brook’s record-setting Women’s Lacrosse team, who ranked No. 1 through most of the season and came within a hair’s breadth of NCAA glory. (Scroll inside the box to see more.)...

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Anthropology Professor Gabrielle Russo Breaks the Tape

Scientist. Athlete. On May 6, 2018, Gabrielle Russo took first place in the women’s division of the Long Island Marathon with a personal best time of 2:50. Russo signed up for the race just the day before, viewing the...

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Four Stony Brook Seawolves Named SUNY Scholar Athletes

Four student athletes from Stony Brook University have been named recipients of the 2017-18 Scholar Athlete Award by State University of New York Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson. This award recognizes outstanding...

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Category - Athletics

Sports Agent Burton Rocks ’94 Explores the Analytics of Character

Men’s Basketball Rallies From 18 Down to Best Maine

Men’s Basketball Wins Fifth Straight

Seawolves Win Men’s Basketball Conference Opener

Stony Brook Football Lineman Plans to Tackle Head Injury Disease

Seawolves to Play in NCAA Division I Football Championship

Late-Night Tweeting Hurts NBA Performance

Recreation Field Renamed in Memory of Dr. Peter Baigent, Rugby Enthusiast

Athletics’ Sensory Inclusion Initiative Has Special Meaning for Alum

Women’s Soccer Clinches AE Regular Season Title

Stony Brook Athletics Embraces Sensory Inclusive Fan Experience

Seawolves Take ‘Long Island Express’ to Homecoming Battle Against Rhode Island

Newly Minted Met Dan Zamora is Latest Seawolf in MLB

Stony Brook Launches First Online Team Shop

Five Seawolves Tabbed IWLCA All-Americans

In Words and Images, a Tribute to Stony Brook WLAX

Anthropology Professor Gabrielle Russo Breaks the Tape

Four Stony Brook Seawolves Named SUNY Scholar Athletes

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