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The matchup: Robert Morris vs. Long Island (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) - Robert Morris visits Long Island at 7 p.m. today at Sewall Center in Moon.

Long Island hangs on for 71-61 win over St. Francis, Pa. (phillyburbs.com) - LORETTO, Pa. - Kellen Allen scored 19 points as Long Island University built up a 25-point second-half lead and then held off a St. Francis, Pa. comeback for a 71-61 win Thursday.

Cannavale, Kind, Dratch and Shear Set for Long Island Express-Plays (Playbill) - An industry presentation of Eugene Pack's The Long Island Express-Plays will be seen in Manhattan Feb. 11.

Long Island pilots testify in Brazil crash (Newsday) - The two Long Island pilots involved in the midair crash over the Amazon jungle that killed 154 people aboard a Brazilian airlines jet in 2006 testified before Brazilian accident investigators for 20 hours last week at the headquarters of the National Transportation Safety Board in Washington, D.C., Newsday has learned.

Host a Long Island Duck for the 2008 season (Massapequa Post) - The Long Island Ducks, members of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, are currently seeking members of the community that are interested in becoming host families for a Ducks' player during the 2008 season. Those interested should contact Gerry Anderson, business manager, at (631) 940-3825, extension 114, or send an email to ganderson@liducks.com.

Boy Dies From Meningitis On Long Island (FOX 5 New York) - Health officials suspect a fast-moving form of meningitis has killed an 8-year-old Long Island boy. If so, it would be the New York metro area's third death within three weeks from meningococcal meningitis, which kills only a few hundred people a year nationwide.

Meningitis Kills Long Island Boy (FOX 5 New York) - Health officials confirmed that a fast-moving form of meningitis has killed an 8-year-old boy from Medford this week. He was the third victim of meningococcal meningitis in Queens and Long Island in the past three weeks. Parents are very concerned.

Long Island hangs on for 71-61 win over St. Francis, Pa. (Charleston Daily Mail) - Long Island hangs on for 71-61 win over St. Francis, Pa. LORETTO, Pa. (AP) -- Kellen Allen scored 19 points as Long Island University built up a 25-point second-half lead and then held off a St. Francis, Pa. comeback for a 71-61 win Thursday.

Long Island maroons St. Francis (The Tribune-Democrat) - Same story, different story line.The St. Francis men’s basketball team charged from behind to come within two points of Northeast Conference competitor Long Island University Thursday night at the Stokes Center.The difference in this scenario was that the Red Flash were coming back from a 25-point deficit. LIU guard Jaytornah Wisseh hit a layup to open the second half to give the New York squad ...

Brazil report on 2 Island pilots due out soon (Newsday) - For the first time since they were allowed to leave Brazil 14 months ago, two Long Island pilots have been questioned by Brazilian officials about their role in the 2006 midair crash over the Amazon jungle that killed 154 people.