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Men’s basketball team returns to the court for 2021-22 season

By Gabriella Sartori | October 22

The men’s basketball team has not stepped on the court for official competition since March 7, 2020. They will finally return in just over two weeks to compete for their first Ivy League men’s basketball tournament bid. On Nov. 9, the team is set to host Salve Regina University to tip off the 2021-22 ...

Women’s soccer defeats No. 16 Harvard in 1-0 thriller

By Peter Swope | October 18

In a nail-biting game between two Ivy League powerhouses, the women’s soccer team (9-3, 4-0 Ivy) defeated nationally-ranked No. 16 Harvard (9-1-1, 3-1 Ivy) Saturday in Cambridge in a tightly-contested 1-0 match. The victory makes the Bears the only Ivy League team still undefeated in conference play ...

Field hockey drops to 2-2 in Ivy League play with defeat against Penn

By Gabriella Sartori | October 18

The field hockey team (6-8, 2-2 Ivy) fell just short against Penn (5-6, 2-2 Ivy) in a 3-2 defeat Saturday afternoon at Goldberger Family Field.

Football comes up short against Princeton

By Loki Olin | October 17

After picking up its first win of the season against Colgate University last week, the football team (1-4, 0-2 Ivy) fell 56-42 to No. 20-ranked Princeton (5-0, 2-0) in an offensive shootout at Brown Stadium Saturday. Princeton had allowed just 32 total points to its opponents this year before the Bears ...

Scooter culture zips ahead among athletes

By Will Kubzansky | October 17

Walk behind the Olney-Margolies Athletics Center, and you’ll find a sea of motorized scooters — orange, rentable Spin scooters stand ready to be unlocked by a phone, while U-locks secure privately-owned matte gray and jet black scooters to a bike rack. 

XC’s Griffin McCauley ’22 takes fifth at New England Championships

By Peter Swope | October 15

Cross country runner Griffin McCauley ’22 took fifth place in the New England XC Championships last Saturday in Boston. He finished the eight-kilometer race with a time of 24:57.4, narrowly beating out teammate Miles Mullins ’25, who had a time of 24:58.9. McCauley and Mullins placed fifth and sixth, ...

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Football secures first win of season over Colgate

By Loki Olin | October 12

The football team (1-3) snapped its losing skid and secured its first win of the season Saturday with a resounding 31-10 victory over Colgate University (2-4) at Brown Stadium. Bruno’s offense and defense fired on all cylinders as the Bears set season-bests in passing yards, fumbles forced and yards ...

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Women's soccer defeats Princeton 3-1 in showdown of Ivy powerhouses

By Peter Swope | October 11

The women’s soccer team (8-3, 3-0 Ivy) dominated Princeton (9-2-1, 2-1 Ivy) Saturday at home in a key victory over an Ivy League rival that had been on the brink of the national top 25. With this game, the Bears have now won four straight games, including all three Ivy League contests.

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Men’s soccer falls to Princeton 3-1

By Ryan Handel | October 11

The men’s soccer team (3-6, 1-1 Ivy) took its first conference loss of the season against Princeton (5-5, 2-0 Ivy) Saturday at Stevenson-Pincince Field. In the 30th minute, defender Will Crain ’22 sent a blazing cross through the box that midfielder Kojo Dadzie ’24 headed in for the early Bruno ...

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Athletes, administrators discuss COVID return-to-play policy

By Peter Swope | October 6

Due to concerns about the cardiovascular health of student-athletes following COVID-19 infection, the University has implemented a seven-day reentry period for athletes, a process aimed to ease them back into high-intensity competition and ensure that they are physically ready to return.

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Field hockey breezes by Dartmouth in 3-0 victory

By Gabriella Sartori | October 3

The field hockey team (4-5, 1-1 Ivy) defeated the Dartmouth Big Green (4-6, 0-2 Ivy) in a commanding 3-0 victory Saturday at Goldberger Family Field. The win earned the Bears their first victory of the Ivy League season. Bruno out-shot the Big Green 17-7, picking up momentum with an early goal from ...

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Volleyball sweeps weekend series against Columbia, Cornell

By Ryan Handel | October 3

The women’s volleyball team (10-3, 3-0 Ivy) defeated Cornell (4-7, 0-3) and Columbia (4-8, 1-2) this weekend in consecutive 3-1 home wins. In each matchup, the Bears were deadlocked with their Ivy rival at one set apiece before pulling away to take the final two. Brown’s 3-0 record in conference ...

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Kate Sheire ’24 awarded Ivy League Player of the Week after win over Yale

By Loki Olin | October 1

The Brown women’s volleyball team overcame a fifth-set deficit to defeat Yale in their first game of Ivy League play Friday.

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Pawtucket looks to PawSox-free future

By Nicholas Miller | September 28

Tony Pires stooped down to pick up a circular slab of wood lying on the concrete. It was painted white, with a red “SEC 11” inscribed between two curved lines modeled after the seams on a baseball. 

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Men’s water polo beats MIT, loses to US Air Force Academy Saturday

By Loki Olin | September 27

Men’s water polo (7-6) split its two games at the Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center Saturday, beating Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2-4) before falling to the U.S. Air Force Academy (11-1) in their final game before the Bears begin conference play at Princeton Oct. 2. 

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Womens’ soccer opens Ivy play with 4-1 victory against Dartmouth Sunday

By Peter Swope | September 27

The Brown women’s soccer team (6-3) came away victorious in their Ivy League opener, defeating rival Dartmouth (4-3-1) by a 4-1 scoreline Sunday evening. The crucial victory over an in-conference foe was the second win in a row for the Bears following back-to-back losses in non-conference play.  ...

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Men’s soccer falls to Providence College

By Ryan Handel | September 24

The men’s soccer team went toe-to-toe with Providence College (5-1-1, No. 24 in NCAA rankings) at Stevenson-Pincince Field Wednesday night, keeping the Friars off the board in a defensive first half. But after allowing the Friars to knock in a set piece goal in the 51st minute, it was all Providence, ...

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Miya Grant-Clavijo ’25 adds offensive threat to women’s soccer team

By Gabriella Sartori | September 24

Miya Grant-Clavijo ’25 posted the first multi-goal game of her collegiate career against Northeastern University Sept. 19 to close out the non-conference portion of the women’s soccer team’s schedule.

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Controversy of U. event amid COVID-19

By Peter Swope | September 19

A Sept. 13 dinner hosted by the Brown Athletics Department for student-athletes drew backlash from students, who criticized the University for hosting a large event that coincided with its announcement of temporary COVID-19 restrictions. The short-term restrictions included a halt on in-person dining, ...

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Women’s soccer wins 3-1 against Northeastern

By Peter Swope | September 19

The women’s soccer team (5-3) cruised to a 3-1 victory over the Northeastern University Huskies (3-4-1) Sunday afternoon at Stevenson-Pincince Field. After two tough road losses to the University of Notre Dame and Providence College, both of which finished 2-1, this weekend’s win was much-needed ...