Sports
Bruno upsets defending national champs
By David Rosen | November 19The women's rugby team upset No. 1 Army — the reigning national champions — 36-17 to win the Northeast Rugby Championship Nov. 6. The victory earned the Bears the first seed in this spring's upcoming national championship tournament.
Bears look to build on past years' success
By Maddie Berg | November 19After a frustrating end to an otherwise successful 2010-11 season, the gymnastics team has ambitious, yet plausible, goals for the upcoming year.
Bears fall to last-place Columbia
By Ashley McDonnell | November 19The football team ended its season on a disappointing note Saturday, falling on the road to previously winless Columbia 35-28 in double overtime. Despite the disheartening loss, Bruno (7-3, 4-3 Ivy) still finished in a three-way tie for second place in the Ivy League, thanks to Harvard's demolition ...
Bears look to finish in second place
By Ashley McDonnell | November 16After an upsetting loss to Dartmouth last weekend, the football team is looking to end its season on a high note tomorrow with a victory on the road against a winless Columbia squad. Last week's loss eliminated Bruno (7-2, 4-2 Ivy) from contention for the Ivy title, but the team can secure a second-place ...
Sheehan: Leaders of the Pack
By Sam Sheehan | November 16We are over a 100 games into the NFL season, and I'm convinced it's the strangest one I've ever seen. On the one hand, you have the Philadelphia Eagles, who are pre-season favorites and loaded with talent. Despite having one of the best running backs, one of the most feared quarterbacks and what should ...
Squads set to squash rivals
By Louisa Chafee | November 16The men's and women's squash teams are looking forward to a strong season, despite a number of players studying abroad this semester. But all of the players abroad will return for the second, tougher half of the season in January and February.
Lowry '12 ready to contend for NCAA title
By Neelkiran Yalamarthy | November 16Last weekend, the men's cross country squad finished fifth out of 33 teams competing at the NCAA Northeast Regional Championship meet in Buffalo, N.Y. Dan Lowry '12, who has been consistently leading the team this season, finished third in the region. He will be moving on to the NCAA National Championship ...
New swimmers, divers push teams
By Margaret Nickens | November 16In every sense of the word, the men's and women's swimming and diving teams are the underdogs of the Ivies — they have the smallest roster in the Ivy League and lack permanent training facilities.
Bears drop first two real tests at NIT
By Sam Rubinroit | November 15The men's basketball team tipped off its season last week, defeating Johnson and Wales at home before suffering two losses against the University of Albany and Manhattan College on the road at the National Invitation Tournament Season Tip-Off Nov. 14 to 15.
Bruno defeats Union for first conference win of season
By Sam Wickham | November 13Two late goals helped the women's hockey team go undefeated in conference play this weekend, tying RPI 2-2 Friday and beating Union 1-0 Saturday. A third-period tally from forward Sarah Robson '15 brought the Bears (2-2-3, 1-2-3 ECAC) level with the Engineers (3-7-4, 1-3-2). The win against the Dutchwomen ...
Bears earn at-large bid to NCAA tournament
By Sam Rubinroit | November 13The men's soccer team earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament last night, extending its season for at least one more game.
Bears drop two tight matchups
By Madeleine Wenstrup | November 13The women's basketball team took two hits during the opening weekend of its 2011-12 campaign, falling to the University of New Hampshire in their season opener Friday and to the New Jersey Institute of Technology Sunday afternoon.
Bears smoke Dutchmen, blanked by Engineers
By Connor Grealy | November 13The men's hockey team lived and died by the power play last weekend. Special teams play was a determining factor in the outcome of games at No. 13 Union (5-3-3, 2-2 ECAC ) Friday and RPI (2-9-0, 1-3) Saturday — a 2-1 upset of the Dutchmen and a 1-0 defeat at the hands of the Engineers.
With tie, Bears share Ivy title with Dartmouth
By Sam Rubinroit | November 12The men's soccer team was crowned Ivy League co-champion Saturday after battling Dartmouth to a 0-0 draw.
Despite recent turmoil, wrestling team soldiers on
By Mathias Heller | November 12The wrestling season officially kicked off Sunday at the Bearcat Open in Binghamton, N.Y. For many team members, the season's start itself is welcome news.
Lowry '12 qualifies for NCAA national championship
By James Blum | November 12The men's and women's cross country teams competed Saturday at the NCAA Northeast Regional championship meet in Buffalo, N.Y., with the men taking fifth in a 33-team field and the women taking 11th in a field of 36. Dan Lowry '12 earned a slot at the NCAA national championship with his third-place finish ...
Upset loss to Dartmouth knocks Bears out of Ivy title race
By Ethan McCoy | November 10Bruno's 21-16 loss to Dartmouth at Brown Stadium and a Harvard win over Penn Saturday spelled the end of the Bears' chance at gaining a share of the Ivy League Championship in 2011.
Sheehan '12: Return to sender
By Sam Sheehan | November 9(Note to the reader: Sports columnist Sam Sheehan '12 consumed 17 Diet Dr. Peppers last Tuesday before locking himself in his room and not emerging until the following morning. He awoke to find several emails in his inbox asking him topical sports questions. After tracing the emails, we found that he ...