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(05/18/16 7:16pm)
As the NBA playoffs begin to wind down, many are surprised by the absence of the San Antonio Spurs from this year’s Western Conference Finals. After being defeated by the far younger, far more athletic Oklahoma City Thunder in six games, the Spurs were sent packing despite many believing that they had the greatest potential to rip the NBA Championship from point guard Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors. The Spurs’ departure begs many questions: Is this no longer San Antonio’s league? Is this the end for the Spurs’ dynamic trio of guard Manu Ginobili, point guard Tony Parker and center Tim Duncan? How much longer will coach Gregg Popovich remain at the helm?
(05/18/16 7:15pm)
The women’s softball team came up a hair short of a .500 record, closing out the season at 18-19 overall.
(05/18/16 7:15pm)
Men’s baseball center fielder Liam O’Connor ’16 has received the honor of 2016 Academic All-District 1 team. O’Connor amassed an impressive GPA of 3.40 and was a major contributor for the Brandeis baseball team this season.
(04/20/16 3:18am)
The Brandeis men’s baseball team enjoyed a very strong showing last week, winning four of its five games, including a three-game sweep of conference rival New York University on Saturday. The squad’s impressive showing helps steady what had been a somewhat rocky season to date, and allows the team to draw on fresh forward momentum as they roll into the home stretch of the 2016 schedule.
(04/19/16 2:59am)
The softball team played three home games this week, two against Colby College on Sunday and one against Babson College on Monday. The team split the two contests, winning 8-0 in the first and falling 7-1 in the second. The Judges also lost to Babson 9-1.
(04/19/16 2:54am)
The men and women’s track and field teams traveled to Connecticut College to square off against regional opponents at the Silfen Invitational on Saturday. They ran to commendable ninth and 12th places, respectively. The men scored 37.5 points on the afternoon, while the women got 23 points.
(04/19/16 2:52am)
The men and women’s tennis teams endured mixed results last week. The women’s squad went 2-1 while the men’s squad went 0-3. The women’s team defeated Trinity College 7-2 on Sunday but lost to Tufts University 9-0 on Saturday. The team also beat Bentley University 9-0 last Thursday. The men’s team lost to Trinity 6-3 on Sunday, Bowdoin College 7-2 on Friday and 5-4 to Tufts on Wednesday. Both teams now stand at a record of 8-7.
(04/19/16 2:57am)
The Golden State Warriors are off the charts — literally. In the 2015 to 2016 season, the reigning NBA champions became the first team to win 24 straight games to begin the season, the first team to never lose two games in a row and the first team to never lose to the same team twice. They set new records with their 54-straight home wins and 34 total away victories.
(04/12/16 3:32am)
The Brandeis men’s baseball team had a rough go of it this past weekend, dropping all four of its games against Tufts University and Bowdoin College. The squad has struggled to win games all season, and this weekend proved no different. The Judges fell in their two doubleheaders, resulting in an 0-4 performance, with one game against Eastern Connecticut State University being postponed until later notice.
(04/12/16 3:30am)
The men and women’s tennis team continued their winning ways this past week. Though the No. 32 men’s team lost to Boston College on Saturday 5-2, they defeated Vassar College 9-0 on the same day. The No. 31 women’s team, meanwhile, defeated Bates College 6-3 on Sunday and Wheaton College 8-1 on Friday. The men’s record now stands at a solid 8-4 overall, while the women’s team improves to an even 6-6 overall on the season.
(04/12/16 3:25am)
Every Tuesday, the table tennis club members storm the Linsey Multipurpose Room in the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center to practice and refine their skills in preparation for their matches. Coach Vincent Liung critiques and molds nine regular players while advising and guiding the remaining 20 beginner-level attendees. For two hours, the team battles it out in a room barely big enough to fit 29 players, let alone the two tables they need for actual play.
(04/12/16 3:30am)
The men and women’s track and field team traveled to Amherst College for the Amherst Spring Fling, using a number of strong races to grab fourth and seventh places overall for the men and women’s sides, respectively. The men took fourth place out of nine teams, scoring 68 points in the process, while the women finished seventh of nine teams with 46.5 points.
(04/12/16 3:15am)
As the NBA season comes to a close, a look around the league offers a few interesting observations. While the top teams in the Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs, Cleveland Cavaliers and the Oklahoma City Thunder were expected to be successful, there are many surprises up and down in the standings.
(04/05/16 12:03am)
The baseball team went even across the board over the past week, going 1-1-1 in a three-day span starting Tuesday afternoon. The schedule included a tough game against Rhode Island College and two others versus Salem State University and Bridgewater State University.
(04/04/16 11:51pm)
The softball team went 1-3 on the week, falling in both games of a doubleheader against Wellesley College on Wednesday and splitting games on the road against Worcester State University on Friday.
(04/04/16 11:49pm)
The men and women’s track team traveled to Tufts University for the Tufts Snowflake Classic, running their way to a sixth-place finish on the women’s side and a ninth-place finish on the men’s side of the track.
(04/04/16 11:48pm)
The men and women’s team continued their strong play over the weekend, going a combined 5-1 over six matches. The No. 32 men’s team picked up wins over Babson College, Wheaton College and No. 22 Bates College. The 31st-ranked women’s squad hosted the Nor’Easter Bowl and went 2-1, defeating Sarah Lawrence College and Christopher Newport University but narrowly falling to No. 6 Amherst College.
(04/04/16 11:46pm)
Every Chicago Cubs fan’s favorite word is “hope.” Every offseason brings hope that new top players will join the team. Every spring training brings hope for a great start to the season. And every April brings hope that the Cubs can put together a World Series winning team.
(03/29/16 12:56am)
The baseball team went 2-1 on the road during this past week to push their record to 7-9. The Judges took home two victories against the University of Massachusetts Boston 19-9 on Friday and Western New England University 7-4 on Tuesday, while falling 10-2 to Worcester Polytechnic Institute on Wednesday.
(03/29/16 12:51am)
This weekend, Brandeis hosted the NCAA Fencing Championships. After four days of fast-paced action, all three weapons for both the men’s and women’s sides featured competitive semifinal and final matchups on a raised platform in the middle of Red Auerbach Arena. The atmosphere was electric the entire time, as hordes of supporters came to cheer on their fencers. The University of Notre Dame, Penn State University and Columbia University sent notably large contingencies which featured school flags, raucous cheers and large cutouts of their fencers’ faces. Pool play was long and grueling as each competing fencer faced the other 23 in their respective weapon for a chance to land in the top four and continue on to the next day.
