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How baseball teams get their names

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 ...


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Goodbye to all that

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 ...


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Pair of losses drops field hockey below .500

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’ ...


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Blown leads haunt Bruno in 0-2 weekend against Ivy opposition

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 ...


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Crucial women's soccer match ends in draw at Penn

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 ...


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Men’s tennis sees successful tournament season under new coach

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 ...


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Comeback effort falls short for football against Quakers

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 ...


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Hat tricks power No. 10 men's water polo past Connecticut

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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Schapiro '19: Slam the door on conventional wisdom

So far, MLB’s postseason has been rife with stories. Hidden among the stories that have dominated the news has been a smaller, yet possibly more important, question: What are the Cleveland Indians doing with Andrew Miller? Are they using him correctly? There has been much debate on the issue, and ...


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Men, women finish strong at Head of Charles Regatta

More than 11,000 rowers from across the world congregated in Boston this weekend to compete in the 52nd Head of the Charles Regatta. The race, held annually on the Charles River, includes 56 events, with varying age ranges, skill levels and boat sizes. The women’s and men’s crew teams battled not ...


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Jette ’17 leads football over Big Red

A stellar performance by Alex Jette ’17 and a defensive stop in double overtime secured a hard-fought 28-21 win for the football team against Cornell Saturday at Brown Stadium. The win was the first for the Bears (2-4, 1-2 Ivy) in conference play this season and snapped the program’s first four-game ...


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Chow ’19 scores game winner as men's soccer tops Cornell

The men’s soccer team punctuated a dominant Family Weekend for Brown sports with a 1-0 victory over visiting Cornell. In a repeat of last year’s fixture against the Big Red, Matthew Chow ’19 scored the game-winning — and only — goal, his team-leading fifth of the season. With victories by ...


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Women's hockey sweeps Sacred Heart to open 2016 campaign

The women’s ice hockey team started the season on a high note, winning two non-conference home games Friday night and Saturday afternoon against the Sacred Heart Pioneers by tallies of 6-3 and 7-0, respectively. Bruno (2-0) dominated offensively Saturday in particular, notching a jaw-dropping 50 shots ...




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