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The Eastern Conference Finals of the National Basketball Association playoffs has finally been set, with the Cleveland Cavaliers ready to go against the Atlanta Hawks. The two teams were the top seeds in the East going into the playoffs.
The baseball team had two players named to the All-University Athletic Association Conference Team on May 8, highlighted by Rookie of the Year honors for shortstop Nick Falkson ’18.
Pauri Pandian, the assistant coach for the men and women’s tennis teams, has been named the Division III Northeast Regional Assistant Coach of the Year by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, Brandeis athletics announced on its website on May 8.
Thirty-two million people tuned in to watch SK Telecom T1 issue the obligatory “good luck have fun” before obliterating Royal Club’s Nexus in the 2013 League of Legends World Championships. More people watched this match of the world famous video game in 2013 than either of the NBA Finals or the MLB World Series of that same year.
After a busy week that featured five games, the baseball team took its record to 12-19 overall. The team won both games of a doubleheader against Trinity College on Sunday afternoon, 4-2 and 3-1. The squad lost to Salve Regina University 14-7 on Friday, 10-7 against Gordon College on Thursday and 7-5 against Curry College on Wednesday.
The men and women’s track and field teams traveled to Emory University for the University Athletic Association Championships last weekend, securing a number of individual medals and earning two seventh-place finishes.
The men and women’s tennis team closed its seasons with respective sixth-place finishes at the University Athletic Association Championships last week, concluding a long weekend of UAA play. With the results, the men finish their season with a 9-11 record overall, while the women end the season at 11-10.
The first round of the National Hockey League playoffs has almost come to an end. Only two series have not been decided as of Sunday, with the Washington Capitals hosting the New York Islanders in the Verizon Center in a deciding Game 7 and the Detroit Red Wings heading back to Joe Louis Arena to attempt to upset the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games.
The baseball team went 1-2 on a week that saw its fair share of highs and lows last week.
The softball team heads into this week on a three-game winning streak after two victories last week at home against the University of Massachusetts Boston and one victory on the road against Salve Regina University.
The men and women’s track and field teams took part in the Sean Collier Invitational on Saturday. The women’s squad led the way in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology-hosted meet with two first-place finishes, while the men’s squad only managed one top-five finish.
The men and women’s tennis teams won both of their matches this weekend as both squads beat New York University during Senior Day on Saturday. The 29th-ranked men defeated the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday, while the No. 27 women’s side took down Endicott College on Thursday. With the victories, the men improved to a overall record of 8-9, and the women’s team padded their record to 10-8.
The National Hockey League draft lottery took place Saturday night, and every non-playoff team had a chance to win the right to draft first overall on June 26.
The men’s baseball team traveled to University Athletic Association rival New York University this past weekend. The squad came away with three victories, 3-1 on Sunday and 4-2 and 11-8 on Saturday.
The men and women’s tennis teams each split weekend matchups against regional opponents, with the men cruising to a 6-0 victory on Friday before falling 5-2 on Saturday while the women dropped a 7-2 decision on Friday and secured a 5-4 win on Saturday.
The men and women’s track and field teams both competed in the Tufts Snowflake Classic at Tufts University on Saturday and had several members record top-10 finishes on a day that saw low temperatures and late March snow.
In high school, New Orleans Pelicans center Anthony Davis thought he was going to be a point guard. He had spent years developing his ball-handling skills, worked endlessly to perfect his shooting form and given every indication that he would be recruited at the guard position.
It was quite a roller coaster ride for Brandeis tennis this past weekend. While the men’s team, ranked No. 33 in the country, mounted momentum with a convincing 9-0 shutout of the Coast Guard Bears on Saturday, the team’s third win of the season, they subsequently got a taste of their own medicine, falling 9-0 to the Wesleyan University Cardinals on Sunday.
Like many others on the Brandeis baseball team, Justin Gallanty ’18 started his career in the Little Leagues, playing for his hometown team in Westport, Conn.
Steve Nash ended his 19-year NBA playing career Saturday, announcing his retirement in a letter published by The Players’ Tribune website.