Mark Twain once said, “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” Thus was the case when the men’s basketball team squared off against St. Francis Brooklyn at the Pizzitola Center Wednesday on Twain’s 181st birthday. In order to get ahead, all the Bears (4-4) had to do was get started. In ...
Two weeks ago, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America — the BBWAA, or as I tend to refer to it, the BBWTF — released its Hall of Fame ballot. It will announce the inductees Jan. 18. Based on history, the voters will somehow screw it up. On one level, the BBWAA’s awfulness is easily illustrated: ...
The women’s hockey team allowed three third-period goals in a 5-2 loss to non-conference foe Merrimack Tuesday night at Meehan Auditorium. The Bears (3-10, 1-7 ECAC) entered the final frame tied with the Warriors (6-10-2, 2-7 Hockey East) after erasing a 2-0 deficit but let the game slip away after ...
Heading into its weekend competition against Binghamton Sunday, the women’s basketball team was looking to end a three-game losing streak with a victory over the Bearcats (1-5). But as the halftime buzzer sounded, Brown (3-3) faced a four-point deficit, down 37-33. Then point guard Shayna Mehta ’19 ...
While football takes Thanksgiving Day, college basketball predominates my television screen during the rest of week. As I watched a pre-game show Saturday, I saw Nigel Hayes, one of my favorite players, walking around the set with a sign reading: “Broke College Athlete. Anything Helps,” with his ...
When Nisre Zouzoua sunk a deep step-back three-pointer with 12 seconds left to give Bryant an 90-89 lead, everyone in attendance Monday at the Pizzitola Center was stunned. Everyone, that is, except Tavon Blackmon ’17. Without any appearance of panic, Blackmon took an inbounds pass across half court, ...
The women’s basketball team faced Binghamton Sunday looking for a victory to get its season back on track. After a three-game losing streak to multiple non-conference opponents — including in-state rivals Bryant — the Bears (3-3, 0-0 Ivy) went into the weekend with a clear sense of urgency. Their ...
The men’s basketball team (2-4) ended a three-game skid with a hard-fought 81-75 victory against Morgan State (2-4) at the Pizzitola Sports Center Wednesday. It was Bruno that came out on top in the battle of the bears, despite trailing by as much as 12 points in the second half. Co-captain Tavon ...
It was a tale of two 10-minute stretches for the women’s hockey team (3-9, 1-7 ECAC) Saturday as it fell behind early and staged a late effort to even the scoreboard before eventually losing the Mayor’s Cup to crosstown rival Providence (8-8-1, 4-4-1), 7-3. Calla Isaac ’20 got the first start ...
The men’s ice hockey team continued a rocky season with a 5-1 loss against the University of Maine Saturday, getting outshot 32-29. After warding off the opposition in a scoreless first period, Bruno (1-8, 1-5 ECAC) allowed the Black Bears (5-7-3, 1-4-1) a two-goal advantage in the second. “We had ...
The women’s ice hockey team found little success against strong competition over the weekend, losing to Clarkson Friday and St. Lawrence Saturday by tallies of 8-1 and 5-0, respectively. Bruno’s two opponents are now a combined 16-0-0 in ECAC play. Friday night saw the Bears (3-8-0, 1-7-0 ECAC) ...
The women’s basketball team started off its week with a commanding win over Sacred Heart before stalling and dropping consecutive contests against Bryant and Colgate. In their first road contest of the season, the Bears (2-2) handily defeated Sacred Heart 80-66, largely due to the team’s excellent ...
The football team dropped its final game of the 2016 season Saturday at Brown Stadium, struggling on both sides of the ball in a 31-13 defeat at the hands of Columbia. For Brown (4-6, 3-4 Ivy), the loss ensured its first losing season since 2006 and was its first defeat against the Lions (3-7, 2-5) ...
Men’s Water Polo The No. 10 men’s water polo team looked to cap its successful season with a conference title at the NWPC Championships over the weekend, entering as the top-seeded team. Unfortunately Bruno (22-8, 8-2 NWPC) could not grab the conference crown, defeating St. Francis Saturday in the ...
Rick Porcello’s American League Cy Young Award continues a year that could not get any stranger: First, the best team in NBA history, up 3-1 in the finals, loses to a team from Cleveland. Then, the Cubs win the World Series for the first time in 108 years. After that, a reality TV star (whose name ...
After a tough loss against Cincinnati Friday, the men’s basketball team (1-2) looked to bounce back against the Niagara Purple Eagles (0-3) at home Sunday. Led by veteran captain and four-year starter Steven Spieth ’17, Bruno did just that, besting the Eagles in an 88-79 contest. Spieth posted a ...
Bears vs. Rams, Bruno vs. Rhody, Brown vs. URI. No matter how you phrase it, when these two in-state adversaries meet, you know what you are going to get: a fast-paced, aggressive and physical battle between two unrelenting teams that love to play each other. Over 5,000 fans got just that when the two ...
In an anticlimactic season finale, the men’s soccer team fell to Dartmouth 2-0, dashing Brown’s hopes of a share of the Ivy League title, while clinching one for the host Big Green — its third straight. With its win against Columbia earlier in the season, Dartmouth (8-4-5, 5-1-1 Ivy) also secured ...
The men’s basketball team kicked off its season this weekend with a loss to Cincinnati (2-0) Friday and a win over Niagara (0-2) Sunday. From the beginning of the action Friday, Bruno (1-1) was outmatched by its American Athletic Conference foe, which earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament ...
The men’s ice hockey team had mixed results this weekend, losing against Cornell Friday before defeating Colgate Saturday, each by tallies of 4-2. Friday saw the Bears (1-5-0, 1-3-0 ECAC) score their first goals of the season on home ice following a shutout loss to the Providence Friars two weeks ...
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