Long Island City YMCA Finishes Football Season
      Although technically it was not winter yet, it felt like it on Saturday, Dec. 20, when the Long Island City YMCA finished up the first season of its Youth Flag Football League.
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OFF THE CUFF - Fantasy Sports -
Fab-Five NBA Risers
BY RALPH MANCINI
      With fantasy football over and done with, it's time to turn our attention to fantasy hoops. If you're anything like me, rotisserie basketball just basically fills the gap between football and baseball. But like anything else in life, it's something that requires time and dedication if you're looking for a successful outcome.
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Bulletin Board
      PARKS DEPT. HOOPS NYC DEPARTMENT OF PARKS offering free instructional basketball clinics to boys and girls five to 10 years old from Dec. 13, 2008 to Jan.17, 2009. In a non-competitive environment, youths can learn how to strengthen skills, work as a team, and develop a base knowledge of the sport. Clinics at Lost Battalion Hall (93-29 Queens Blvd.
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