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Squad continues to dominate league play

(09/12/16 9:59pm)

Following a strong 2-0 start to the season in their first week, the women’s soccer team truly took flight with an undefeated 3-0 week, highlighted by a 9-0 victory over Regis College on Sept. 8. This marks the program’s fourth 5-0 start to a season in the last five seasons. Within this run of success, this year’s team stands out as perhaps the best of the past four regular season teams. 



Judge Allen Iverson by on-court skills

(09/12/16 9:48pm)

Allen Iverson, legendary NBA point guard best known for his 10-year career with the Philadelphia 76ers, was enshrined into basketball immortality on Saturday, joining centers Shaquille O’Neal and  Yao Ming, and coach Tom Izzo in the 2016 class of Hall of Fame inductees. Iverson’s career was characterized by electrifying crossovers, jaw-dropping slam dunks and daily exhibitions of what it means to be competitive to one’s core. 



Era of tennis dominance comes to a deflating close as Federer and Nadal exit Open scene early

(09/12/16 8:59pm)

Tennis fans are spoiled. Or rather, tennis fans were spoiled for the past decade. Fans saw the rise of the most prolific tennis player the world has ever seen, only to watch in awe and fear as he battled the second-most prolific tennis player the world has ever seen. 


Judges start season off on right foot with wins

(09/05/16 11:36pm)

The men’s soccer team is off to a hot start to their 2016 season, capturing victories in both of their match-ups from this past weekend. The Judges began the weekend with a 3-1 victory over John Carroll University on Saturday. The squad finished their weekend strong with a 1-0 upset over sixth-ranked Haverford College on Sunday afternoon, making a clear statement that the team will be a force to be reckoned with this coming season. 




Teams snag gold in opening track meet

(09/05/16 11:23pm)

The men’s and women’s cross country teams bolted out of the gates in their first event of the season, held at the Fens Classic and hosted by Emmanuel College. The invitational, which is in its eighth year of competition, has hosted elite teams from around the New England region, including Wheaton College, University of Massachusetts Boston and Roger Williams University.



Red Sox on brink of playoff berth as tricky balancing maneuver pays off in the closing games

(09/05/16 11:32pm)

One of the most fundamental forces driving professional sports is the tension between building a team for long-term contention and going all-in to win in the current year. For fans of competitive teams, this balancing act can be massively frustrating. If your team leans too far to the side of consistency and runs back the same roster every year, you’ve punched yourself a ticket to a yearly early playoff exit. If your team leans too aggressive, your year or two of actual championship contention can be followed by a long, soul-crushing decline as players reach the back ends of their contracts (See: Phillies, Philadelphia, 2008-). The ultimate goal is sustained championship contention, which very few teams have managed in any given era. 





Unlikely underdog teams clash as the window for playoff berth and national title begins to narrow

(08/30/16 12:44am)

The 2016 Major League Baseball season is winding down, and it is poised for a wild last month. The Chicago Cubs have been the story all around the league since spring training began six months ago, and they have not disappointed. With a record of 82-45, the Cubs have far and away the best record in the major league.