With the NBA regular season winding down and the MLB still in the “there’s 150 more games” phase, this weekend’s biggest story was Kobe Bryant tearing his Achilles tendon in a much-needed win against the Golden State Warriors. The Lakers are barely ahead of the Utah Jazz in the race for the ...
The men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in the Springtime Invitational last Saturday, hosting over 1,000 athletes from rival schools at Brown Stadium. Though the meet was not scored for teams, the Bears defended their home territory with multiple individuals winning their events. “We ...
The sporting world witnessed what was one of the most exciting NCAA championship games in recent memory on Monday night, as Louisville, the number one overall seed, narrowly ousted Michigan and national player of the year Trey Burke. The game had everything — from a duel between upstart sharpshooters ...
Though the men’s baseball team (3-20, 1-7 Ivy) is off to a slow start, pitcher Anthony Galan ’14 has consistently led the squad from the mound. The right-hander held Penn scoreless last weekend, earning a complete game shutout and helping bring the team its first Ivy win of the season. Galan had ...
Three quarters of undergraduate students reported attending an extracurricular event in the performing or visual arts at least once per month, whereas only a third said they attend varsity sporting events with the same regularity, according to a Herald poll conducted last month. Over 30 percent of ...
It’s the first thing the announcer says when the pitcher takes the mound. “Justin Masterson went 11-15 last season,” or “Justin Verlander has 17 wins on the year.” For more than a century, wins and losses have been the first indicators most fans look to when they argue the merits of different ...
The men’s and women’s crew teams each had dual road races over the weekend against highly-ranked competitors. The No. 2 men’s team traveled to Seattle to face No. 1 University of Washington, which won each of the four races between the squads. The No. 12 women’s team faced No. 11 Harvard on ...
The Bears defeated Bryant University and Harvard in two home games this weekend at Stevenson Field. The two wins raise Bruno’s record to 9-2 overall and 2-2 in the Ivy League — the most successful record for the women’s lacrosse team since 1999, when it went 7-7 for the season. The squad faced ...
The baseball team captured its first Ivy League win in a five-game homestand over the weekend, which included a pair of doubleheaders against Penn and Columbia. The Bears won their first game of the weekend 9-0 over the Quakers but lost the second 9-5, and were swept by the Lions 2-0 and 13-4. In the ...
The men’s lacrosse team fell to No. 17 Penn Saturday in a 10-3 decision. The loss makes the chances of Bruno reaching the Ivy League Tournament in a few weeks even slimmer. Nick Piroli ’15, Henry Blynn ’16 and Sam Hurster ’14 all scored goals in the contest, but the points were not enough to ...
In 1988, Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City hosted one of the most famous boxing matches in history. In what has been dubbed the “91-second knockout,” underdog Mike Tyson pummeled heavyweight champion Michael Spinks in just over a minute and a half to claim his first heavyweight title. Almost 25 years ...
Thousands of spectators braved the freezing conditions and threat of snow as they lined the banks of the River Thames in London last Sunday. For just under 20 minutes, the audience watched as the crews of Oxford University and Cambridge University raced down the 4.2-mile course and either celebrated ...
A few weeks ago, I delivered an in-depth analysis of the timeless classic, “Space Jam.” The modern epic in which Michael Jordan and the Looney Tune bunch take on the bad guys in some classic five-on-five action made me wonder: Who in today’s NBA would represent us in a doomsday/basketball scenario? ...
Ned Willig ’16 may be a newcomer to the men’s track and field team, but he is already making his presence known both on the squad and in the Ivy League. At the Stanford Invitational last weekend, Willig ran the 800-meter run in 1 minute, 50.20 seconds, tying Gbolahan Fatuga ’96 for the third-fastest ...
The theatrical release of “Moneyball” in 2011 marked the first time many baseball fans — as well as non-sports enthusiasts — were ever exposed to the next generation of baseball statistics, affectionately known as sabermetrics. With the college baseball season well underway and Major League ...
The baseball team was winless on the road in a pair of doubleheaders against Cornell and Princeton this past weekend. The Big Red swept the Bears 6-1 and 4-1, and the Tigers earned two 3-1 victories. In the opening game of the doubleheader against Cornell (15-7, Ivy 3-1), the Bears (2-15, 0-4) trailed ...
The women’s lacrosse team played three games over spring break, defeating St. Mary’s College and the University of Southern California and falling to Dartmouth. The Bears won a suspenseful game against USC with a goal by co-captain Bre Hudgins ’14 in the last 15 seconds of the third overtime ...
The men’s crew squad opened its spring season over the weekend with a pair of victories over Yale and Boston University. Each of the three varsity boats is undefeated so far this season. The team does not normally race on back-to-back days, but the rarity did not seem to bother the squad, said co-captain ...
The women’s lacrosse team ended a four-game wining streak with a narrow loss Saturday to Dartmouth 8-7 in Hanover. The squad is currently 7-2, 1-2 Ivy, and co-captain Bre Hudgins ’14 has been key to the Bears’ success. She entered the season ranked 20th All-Time at Brown with 47 career draw controls ...
After five months without competitive play, Brown’s golf teams began their season over spring break. The long winter break took its toll on the teams, resulting in low finishes. Men’s team struggles with shots in California meet The men’s golf team competed in the Anteater Invitational ...
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