10 Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the Long Island Blackbirds. http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/teams/lal <p><p>LIU won 16 games last year and was hoping for a run at the conference title this year. But some bad new news just before the start of practice quieted those hopes.</p> <p>Julian Boyd, the newcomer of the year in the NEC last year, was diagnosed with a heart problem that will keep him off the court at least this season.</p> <p>Boyd, who averaged 10.5 points and 6.4 rebounds off the bench last year, was diagnosed with a heart murmur after experiencing cramping while working out. His left ventricle wasn't pumping blood at the right rate.</p> <p>An MRI was next and there was no word on the immediate future of the talented young sophomore. But the Blackbirds were proceeding as if he's out for the year. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:40:56 PDT ncaab urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:ncaab,article,teamreports-2009-ncaab-lal:1 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:40:56 PDT