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Men’s Basketball Suffers Narrow Loss against UNH Last Friday, the Crusaders traveled to the University of New Hampshire to take on the Wildcats in the eighth game of their season. The Crusaders started out strong, with sophomore forward Karl Charles scoring seven unanswered points to start the game. […]
I’m sure all of campus is expecting another Patriots’ article to close out the semester. Well, all of campus is wrong. Why change it up now, you may be asking? Simple: just to keep everyone guessing and to prepare everyone for the near future in which I won’t […]
Last Sunday, the College Football Playoff Committee announced the four teams that earned the coveted postseason spots this season: Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, and Washington. The No. 1-ranked Crimson Tide will face the No. 4 Huskies on New Year’s Eve in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta, Georgia, […]
By Patrick Wareham AFC East The New England Patriots, under the helm of the 39-year-old, two-time League MVP Tom Brady, sit at 7-2, looking primed to win the division for the eighth consecutive year and the 13th time in the past 14 seasons. The Miami Dolphins (5-4), Buffalo […]
Patriots Won the Important One: Obviously, this one did not go the Patriots’ way, for many reasons which I will later discuss. But regardless of the outcome in this game, it was nice to be reminded of how great the last time the Patriots played the Seahawks was. […]
It is no secret that our country has been divided during this national election, with Trump and Clinton splitting the popular vote almost 50/50. What is a little more surprising, however, is the contrast between the NFL and the NBA’s responses to the election’s results. The NFL and […]
Holy Cross defeated by Fordham at Yankee Stadium Last Saturday, 21,375 fans gathered in Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York to watch Patriot League rivals Holy Cross and Fordham face off. The Crusaders were defeated 54-14 in their season finale, solidifying their season record at 4-7. Fordham […]
I worried that I wouldn’t have anything new to write about with the Patriots on bye week, sitting nicely atop the league at 7-1. Aside from saying the usual “they need to keep up the good work but improve slightly on defense,” I wasn’t sure I had anything […]
Men’s Soccer Falls 1-0 to End Season Last Saturday, the Men’s Soccer team ended the season with a 1-0 loss to Loyola Maryland. Within the first ten minutes, it looked as if the Crusaders were to take an early lead; however, the Loyola keeper came up with an […]
In the first quarter of last Saturday’s game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Philadelphia 76ers, LeBron James scored his 26,947th point, cementing himself in the top ten of the NBA’s all-time scoring list. With that historic layup, LeBron became the first player in league history to be in […]
For the first time in 10 years, Holy Cross field hockey made the Patriot League Tournament and got the opportunity to play for the trophy. The Crusaders finished their regular season with a record of 9-9. They took on American University at Boston University on November 4. Going […]
It had seemed as though the Chicago Cubs would never even make it to the World Series, let alone win one. In fact, it had been 71 years since the Cubs even won the National League Pennant. That same year, World War Two ended. Our country has been […]
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