Super Bowl XXXVII
Super Bowl 37 was billed as an epic struggle between the NFL's top-ranked offense and defense. On Sunday night, however, just one team made good on its reputation.
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Brandeis fencers struggle for respect
Truth be told, Brandeis will never be confused with a collegiate sports fans' paradise. Fans do not flock to Gosman for men's basketball games versus the likes of Suffolk University and Worcester Polytechnic the way Duke students come out in droves to watch their beloved Blue Devils go to battle at historic Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Brief: Car accident claims lives of four Yale athletes.
Four Yale University athletes were killed early Friday when their SUV collided with a jackknifed tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 in Fairfield, Conn.A memorial service for driver Sean Fenton was held Sunday at Yale's Battell Chapel.
Men's Bball splits a pair
The Brandeis men's basketball team had a three-game winning streak snapped on Sunday when they were beaten by Emory 93-79.
Sports Briefs
Division II Bball coach fired for racial epithetWestern New Mexico University men's basketball coach Joe Mondragon was fired Monday after players alleged he directed bigoted remarks towards six black players.Following an 11-poin t loss at Adams State last Monday, players alleged that Mondragon ordered all non-black players off the team bus.
New Hall of Fame class announced
The 2002-03 Brandeis University Athletics Hall of Fame class will include seven athletes as well as a women's basketball team that Athletic Director Jeff Cohen calls a group of "true pioneers."The inductees, who will be honored at the Westin Hotel in Waltham on April 5, are men's soccer player Jim Belanger, baseball star Bob Boutin, three-sport standout Chris Corsac, cross country runner Dennis Donoghue, women's fencer Kristen Foellmer, men's basketball player Andre James, baseball skipper Tom O'Connell and the undefeated 1955-56 women's basketball team.Belanger, a two-time soccer captain in the late 1970's, led the Judges to two NCAA tournament appearances from his midfield position.
Sports Briefs
Men's Bball winless on road trip.The Brandeis men's basketball squad dropped four consecutive games on a road swing that culminated with a three-point loss to Carnegie Mellon.
Women's rugby wins huge
Coming off a difficult stretch of competition that included losses to Division II stalwarts College of the Holy Cross and the University of Scranton, the Brandeis Women's Rugby club rebounded in stellar fashion this past weekend.
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