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Wide receiver Anthony Johnson highpoints the ball for his first career catch on Aug. 31. Johnson leads the Stony Brook football team in every receiving category this year. TIM GIORLANDO/THE STATESMAN

Anthony Johnson budding into a star for Stony Brook football

Kenny Spurrell September 25, 2023
After not seeing any action last year with James Madison University (JMU), wide receiver Anthony Johnson has become a massive acquisition for the Stony Brook football team. Johnson has made the most of the opportunity he has been given.
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NFL’s concussion issues continue with Tua Tagovailoa

Anya Marquardt October 11, 2022
#OPINION: The most recent issue to befall the NFL regards their concussion protocol, and it is well warranted. It is past time for the NFL to make a change in order to protect their players. 
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OPINION: Cable TV is the past; streaming is the future

OPINION: Cable TV is the past; streaming is the future

Anya Marquardt September 25, 2022
#OPINION: Streaming services now provide a wider variety of entertainment compared to cable, cater better to the busy schedules of today’s younger populations and are also producing better quality television due to higher budgets.
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Stony Brook LB Tyler King named to Jerry Rice Award watch list

Ethan Tam October 28, 2021
Redshirt freshman linebacker Tyler King has only played 12 collegiate games for the Stony Brook football team, but he has already made a name for himself as one of the most feared defenders in his conference.
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The testing site outside of the Student Health Center on campus. SHAH ALI HAIDER SHANTO/THE STATESMAN

What to know about COVID-19 testing

Matt Venezia September 19, 2020
New information about COVID-19 is being discovered rapidly and the facts surrounding testing are not yet well-established. Here are a few things to know before and after getting tested.
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Bello, other former SBU athletes attain success in and out of sports

Bello, other former SBU athletes attain success in and out of sports

Kunal Kohli March 30, 2016
Stony Brook Athletics is no stranger to producing success stories.
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Ochi invited to NFL Scouting Combine

Andrew Eichenholz February 16, 2016
Victor Ochi will look to take the first step toward sacking the NFL when he participates in its NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis from Feb. 23 to Feb. 29.
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Former football player Kevin Norrell takes one last shot at NFL dream

Former football player Kevin Norrell takes one last shot at NFL dream

Andrew Eichenholz October 27, 2015
El Camino Junior College wide receivers coach Kevin Norrell looked out onto the practice field. Standing on the sideline made him realize he missed playing the sport he loves.
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The NFL boneheads are going up against “Ironhead”

Cameron Boon October 26, 2015
At the next owners’ meeting, can somebody please smack Roger Goodell upside the head?
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The NFL is turning into the No Fun League

The NFL is turning into the No Fun League

Nick Zararis October 7, 2015
These are grown men being paid obscene amounts of money to play a game and provide entertainment; they should be allowed to have some fun within the game.
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Stony Brook athletics no longer shocking the world with successes

Andrew Eichenholz December 29, 2014
Athletic success is nothing new at Stony Brook. Everybody already has an idea who the Stony Brook Seawolves are. It is no longer about launching the rocket ship.
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Athletes and celebrities seem to be exempt from the law. Ray Rice. above. for example, was only initially suspended for two games before video of him assaulting his now-wife, Janay Rice, surfaced though the NFL knew of the incident. (PHOTO CREDIT: MCT CAMPUS)

Convicted athletes deserve harsher punishment

Andrew Eichenholz September 30, 2014
Jameis Winston, the 2014 Heisman Trophy winner who also is recognized as the best college football player in the nation, was in the news for all the wrong reasons this past week.
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