No. 12 Pittsburgh bounced back after a disappointing loss to Notre Dame to earn a victory at St. John’s.

No. 12 Pittsburgh bounced back after a disappointing loss to Notre Dame to earn a victory at St. John’s.

Hofstra opens its lacrosse season Saturday with four Canadians on its roster and its eyes on a national championship.

Kevin Jones and Devin Ebanks each had 16 points and No. 8 West Virginia held off a strong second-half rally to defeat Seton Hall.

At Hofstra University Museum, a collection of paintings focusing on images of childhood in America over the last two centuries.

The Jets practiced at Hofstra University from 1968 until last August, when they moved to New Jersey and severed any moral right they had to the “New York” in their name.

The Jets practiced at Hofstra University from 1968 until last August, when they moved to New Jersey and severed any moral right they had to the “New York” in their name.

In beating Hofstra on Saturday, the Tribe improved to 10-2 its best start since 1948-49.

The freshmen Jake Cohen and J. P. Kuhlman and the seniors Will Archambault and Steve Rossiter power a 61-52 victory over Hofstra.

St. John’s scored 18 of the final 19 points to beat Hofstra in the semifinals of the Holiday Festival and advance to the championship game Monday night against Cornell.

In a nod to the fiscal challenges facing some college programs, Hofstra will become the second Colonial Athletic Association team to drop football in the past week.

For old grads who had attended a recent 50th reunion of the unbeaten 1959 team, ending the program was a blindside hit.

In a nod to the fiscal challenges facing some college programs, Hofstra will become the second Colonial Athletic Association team to drop football in the past week.

In a nod to the fiscal challenges facing some college programs, Hofstra will become the second Colonial Athletic Association team to drop football in the past week.

In an exhibition at the Hofstra University Museum, Indian artists explore identity after the end of British colonialism.

A prosecutor has decided not to file criminal charges against a Hofstra University freshman who falsely said that she was gang-raped in a dormitory bathroom.

A Hofstra University student who accused five men of gang-raping her in a dormitory bathroom over the weekend recanted her story on Wednesday night, the authorities said, and charges against the men were dropped.

A fifth suspect is being sought in connection with the attack in a men’s restroom, where the victim said she was lured after one suspect seized her cellphone.

A fifth suspect is being sought in connection with the attack in a men’s restroom, where the victim said she was lured after one suspect seized her cellphone.

An informal survey of campuses on the Island as the annual fall scramble begins found students clamoring for dormitory space and more likely to commute from home than to rent off campus.

An exhibit at the Hofstra University Museum is the latest offering a re-evaluation of the contribution of women to the Abstract Expressionist movement.

Quote by Robert A Leonard, director of linguistics program at Hofstra University, and founding member of doo-wop group Sha Na Na, regarding college experience; photo

There was something going on Saturday at Giants Stadium that had never been seen here before. The sport of lacrosse had finally arrived.

F.C. New York of the United Soccer League’s First Division, one rung below Major League Soccer, was introduced Wednesday. The club will start play in 2010 at Hofstra University in Hempstead. The team’s crest includes the elements found on the flag of the Borough of Queens. The club could end up at a stadium on the site of a redeveloped Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens or perhaps in the area around Belmont Park in Elmont.

Hofstra University will showcase itself and suburbia as host to John McCain and Barack Obama in the presidential debate.

Democracy in Performance, free program that will spotlight moments in US history that may lend context to final debate between Senators John McCain and Barack Obama, will be among election-related activities at Hofstra University; photos

Vince Young, the quarterback who led Texas to the 2005 national title, will have his No. 10 retired in a ceremony before the season opener against Florida Atlantic.

Cornell beat Penn State, 83-58, on Friday to clinch a berth in the N.C.A.A. tournament for the second consecutive year, and Columbia defeated Princeton, 58-44.

Scene at Hofstra University campus in Hempstead, NY, as New York Jets prepare, after 40 years, to move to new training camp in Florham Park, NJ; photo

Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY, will be host of final presidential debate on Oct 15; Stuart Rabinowitz, president of university, hopes that exposure is worth cost of event--$1.25 million fee to debate commission, plus whatever is spent getting campus ready

An exhibition at Hofstra demonstrates how contemporary artists are using old printmaking techniques in new and innovative.

Dante Cunningham matched a career high with 31 points and No. 17 Villanova rolled to its fifth straight win, 102-85 at home over No. 20 Syracuse on Saturday. The Wildcats (19-4, 7-3 Big East) got off to a sizzling start from the floor and led by 20 late in the first half. The Wildcats reached their highest point total ever in a game against Syracuse and hit the 100-point mark for the second time this season. In the first half, the Orange (18-6, 6-5) went nearly 10 minutes without a field goal a...

The Atlanta Hawks’ Craig Claxton, a Hofstra alum, saw his No. 10 retired at a halftime ceremony, just before V.C.U. did the same to his alma mater.

Eugene Harvey scored 27 points including the go-ahead basket in overtime as Seton Hall rallied for a 112-110 victory over visiting James Madison on Saturday.

Pittsburgh’s perfect season unraveled in a perfect storm of missed shots and missed opportunities as No. 20 Louisville won 69-63.

A photo exhibition at the Hofstra University Museum is a visual commentary on the life and times of the boxing champion.

Belmont University, which hosted the last presidential debate, still needs more donations to cover what it spent on the event, but it is still basking in the national recognition.

Anticipation is high at Hofstra University as it prepares for the third and final presidential debate that will take place there on Wednesday night.

The state attorney general’s office said it would not retry Martin H. Tankleff for the murder of his parents.

Robert A. Leonard walked away from rock fame to pursue his real love: linguistics.

Fifth-seeded Johns Hopkins defeated unseeded Hofstra, 10-4, in an N.C.A.A. tournament first-round game at Homewood Field

An exhibit at the Hofstra University Museum throws light on surprising paintings by Stan Brodsky.

Long Island politicians are greeting David A. Paterson’s ascent as the new governor as if he were a hometown guy. In a real way, he is.

If Pittsburgh Coach Jamie Dixon has instilled one signature trait in his Panthers, it is to never give up.

Former Hofstra University athletic manager and student Lauren Summa files lawsuit stating that football players sexually harassed her

Martin H. Tankleff, whose conviction was dismissed 17 years after he was found guilty of murdering his parents, has begun taking classes toward a bachelor’s degree at Hofstra University.

Anthony Grant is perhaps the hottest young coach in college basketball. There is speculation that he will be a candidate for an upcoming job opening at South Carolina.

HEMPSTEAD.

“Photographing Suburbia,” a thoughtful little photography exhibition, examines how depictions of suburbia have changed over the past half-century.