With Major League Baseball’s offseason ramping up, it’s only a matter of time before baseball’s system of free agency gets put under the microscope. This annual scrutiny is a good thing because baseball’s free agency system needs a change. Two elements of the system stand out as needing reform, ...
The women’s ice hockey team recorded a pair of mixed results this weekend, defeating Union College Friday and losing against Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Saturday by tallies of 3-1 and 4-1, respectively. Bruno (3-3-0, 1-3-0 ECAC) fought off the Union Dutchwomen’s (2-9-0, 0-3-0) persistent offense ...
The women’s ski team is once again facing the possibility of losing its varsity status and also finds itself without a head coach as the start of its winter season draws near. Former Head Coach Michael LeBlanc — recognizing that the team would likely lose varsity status after the 2016-2017 season ...
Behind a quick start and several key contributions from underclassmen, the football team defeated Yale 27-22 at Brown Stadium Saturday, its first win against the Elis since 2012. Brown (3-5, 2-3 Ivy) never trailed in the contest but needed a late defensive stop to stave off a comeback effort from Yale ...
The men’s soccer team kept alive its hopes for the Ivy League crown with an emphatic 3-1 home victory Saturday night against Yale, as fans gathered to celebrate the Bears’ senior night and support Bruno (8-7-1, 3-2-1 Ivy) in a must-win game. Veteran Will Cross ’16.5 helped lead the team to victory ...
For the seniors of the field hockey team, this was a finale four years in the making. Katarina Angus ’17.5, Brooke Bonfiglio ’17, Lucy Green ’17, Leah Zavalick ’17 and Herald arts and culture editor Jaclyn Torres ’17 have encapsulated Bruno’s potential over the course of their careers. ...
With only one game left in the season and a second-place finish in the Ancient Eight on the line, the women’s soccer team took to its home turf Saturday against Yale hoping to secure one final win. And the Bears (9-2-5, 4-1-2 Ivy) delivered with a hard-found 1-0 victory over the Bulldogs (6-7-3, 2-4-1) ...
Women and Men’s Golf The men’s golf team finished its fall 2016 season with a 14th place finish at the Homewood Hilton Airport Invitational. Kevin Li ’18 led the way as the Bears had their worst showing at a tournament this season after cracking the top 12 in each of their first two invitationals ...
The Cubs’ historic World Series victory over the Indians is still fresh in everyone’s minds, especially after the roller coaster seventh game. During the marathon final act of what had been a thrilling World Series, I had time to think during a 17-minute rain delay, but not about the game. I thought ...
Aroldis Chapman stood on the mound with a 6-4 lead. He pitched to Rajai Davis. A few seconds later, the game was tied. After that game, how can you not love baseball? Two teams entered the night with a combined 176 years without a championship. Nine innings would decide who would celebrate and who ...
The men’s and women’s cross country teams competed against Ancient Eight foes at the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships last weekend at Princeton’s West Windsor Fields. Taylor Worthy ’17 turned in a standout performance, finishing the six-kilometer course in fourth place out of 93 competitors ...
After breaking its five-game losing streak with a 2-1 win against Holy Cross Oct. 23, the field hockey team resumed its skid with losses to Penn and Lehigh this weekend. The Bears (7-9, 2-4 Ivy) managed to score twice in each game but were undone because of a sizable shot disparity and their opponents’ ...
Following a pair of confidence-building wins over Sacred Heart, the women’s hockey team headed into its weekend double-header against No. 10 Princeton Friday and No. 5 Quinnipiac Saturday hoping to carry that momentum forward. But the Bears (2-2, 0-2 ECAC) struggled against their top-10 foes, falling ...
The volleyball team continued to struggle against Ivy League competition, losing tough matches to Columbia and Cornell over the weekend. Brown (4-16, 2-8 Ivy) opened its weekend at home Friday against Columbia (11-9, 6-4 Ivy), seeking to avenge a 3-0 loss to the Lions earlier in the month. But Friday’s ...
With only two games left in the season and sitting at third in the conference table, the women’s soccer team had to pull out the victory over Penn Saturday if it wanted to remain in contention for the league title. But despite taking the 1-0 lead over the Quakers (9-3-3, 2-2-2 Ivy) early in the second ...
The men’s soccer team dropped a tight match that went into overtime at Penn Saturday night by a score of 2-1. First-year Dami Omitaomu netted both goals for the Quakers (5-5-5, 3-2 Ivy), while Matthew Chow ’19 scored the Bears’ lone goal. It was an important match for two teams looking to keep ...
Before Anthony Arocho ’18 started his freshman year playing tennis at Brown, Dave Schwarz — the tennis coach who recruited Arocho when he was in high school — stepped down to coach the women’s team at Claremont-Scripps College. Brown brought in Bryan Koniecko, a young former All-American tennis ...
The men’s ice hockey team had a disappointing start to the season, losing to Holy Cross Friday and No. 14/15 Providence College Sunday 3-0 and 6-0, respectively. Friday night saw Bruno outshot 32 to 23, conceding two goals to the Crusaders (3-1-1, 1-0-1 Atlantic) in the second period and one in the ...
After falling behind early, the football team mounted a comeback in the second half but fell just short, losing to Penn 21-14 at Franklin Field in Philadelphia Saturday. The Bears (2-5, 1-3 Ivy) trailed 21-0 at the half, as Penn (5-2, 4-0) showed why its offense ranks near the top of the conference ...
The men’s water polo team extended its win streak to 11 games Wednesday night with a dominant 16-8 win over Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut. After conceding the first goal, the Bears (17-6, 4-1 NWPC) jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the first quarter, an advantage they would not relinquish. ...
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