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Brought together by a historic shot
By Sam Rubinroit | September 22"Oh my goodness! Sorrentine hit that one from the parking lot!"
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Athlete of the week: Stefanovic '13 a 'beast' on offense
By Madeleine Wenstrup | September 22It was a killer weekend for the men's water polo team. The Bears (6-4) swept the North/South Challenge held at the United States Naval Academy with four wins, defeating Johns Hopkins University, No. 16 Bucknell University, Mercyhurst College and George Washington University. Leading the attack was center ...
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Bears split invitational title
By Sam Sheehan | September 22On the familiar floor of the Pizzitola Center, the volleyball team split the 2011 Brown Invitational championship title last weekend with University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The Bears (4-7) took two of three matches, dropping a heartbreaker to UMES (5-5) but besting in-state rival Bryant University ...
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Ivy season kicks off tonight at Harvard
By Ethan McCoy | September 22One year ago, more than 17,360 fans came to Brown Stadium to witness the football team take down the Harvard Crimson 29-14 at the stadium's first-ever night game. This year, the matchup moves 60 miles north to Cambridge, where the two sides are set to kick off their conference schedules under the lights ...
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Bears choke after taking down Gamecocks
By Sam Rubinroit | September 19The men's soccer team had a weekend of highs and lows down south, defeating the University of South Carolina 2-0 in a thrilling night game before falling to the University of Kentucky 5-1.
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New study aims to tackle concussions
By Sam Sheehan | September 18During a professional football lockout that was marred by name-calling, stubbornness and greed earlier this year, the only thing the owners and players could agree on was that football needs to be safer. Both the short- and long-term effects of head injuries have hung over the league during the past ...
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Veteran squads shine early
By James Blum | September 18At Saturday's Iona Meet of Champions, many experienced runners opened up their seasons with impressive performances. The men captured second place, 45 points behind first-place Iona College and seven points ahead of third place University at Albany. The women finished in third place, only five points ...
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Bears edge Stony Brook 21-20 in season opener
By Ashley McDonnell | September 18Though Stony Brook University looked poised to snap their three-game losing streak, the Bears ultimately triumphed in a thrilling 21-20 victory in the football team's 2011 season opener Saturday.
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Nothing gold can stay
By Sam Wickham | September 18After defeating the University of New Hampshire last week, the women's soccer team suffered its first loss of the season Sunday against Sacred Heart University. Though a late goal was enough to top the Wildcats (1-6-1) Thursday, the Bears (4-1-1) could not outscore a physical Pioneers squad (4-2-2). ...
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Popolizio '12 balances athletics, class
By Dan Jeon | September 15The men's soccer team, coming off a successful 2010 season, is stronger than ever. The squad's motto, "winter is coming," reflects its ambitious journey toward the ultimate challenge of this season — the NCAA tournament in November.
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Secondary leads defense, linebackers bring on the blitz
By Ashley McDonnell | September 13Every Ivy League team will have returning quarterbacks this season, said Head Coach Phil Estes at the 2011 Ivy League Football Media Day Teleconference. According to cornerback AJ Cruz '13, this could pose a challenge for Brown's defense.
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Top teams drown Bears in openers
By Ethan McCoy | September 12The men's water polo team faced stiff competition at both the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Princeton Invitationals, and after a number of close matches, Bruno's record stands at 2-4. Despite the results, Brown currently sits just outside the NCAA Division I Top 20 rankings, having received ...
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Golf teams get into the swing of things
By Connor Grealy | September 12Despite disappointing finishes last year, the men's and women's golf teams entered this season with high expectations. The men's team has already turned the corner on last year's season by posting its lowest score in school history at the Navy Invitational last weekend.
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First-years struggle to keep up in early-season test
By James Blum | September 12Many of the cross country team's young runners got their first shot against college competition at the Dartmouth Invitational in Hanover, N.H. Though the Bears struggled in their first college meet, they remain optimistic about the rest of the season.
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'Wide Receiver U.' ready for day one
By Ethan McCoy | September 11"There are a lot of wide receivers at Brown," said Jonah Fay '12. "They don't tell you that when you come here."
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Bears take Brown Soccer Classic
By Sam Rubinroit | September 11The men's soccer team earned the Brown Soccer Classic title this weekend, defeating George Mason University 2-1 and Temple University 2-0 in two hard-fought battles.
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Bruno keeps perfect start alive
By Sam Wickham | September 11The Brown women's soccer team kept its undefeated start to the 2011 season alive with a double-overtime 1-1 draw against the University of Vermont at Stevenson Field Saturday.
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Bears set sights on Ivy League title
By Sam Wickham | September 7Success in team sports is determined by many factors, but one that remains a topic of debate across the sporting world is the question of youth versus experience. For the women's soccer team, a combination of the two is responsible for its blazing start to the 2011 fall campaign. The Bears (3-0, 0-0 ...
