Bobby Tuzzio ‘20Chief Sports Editor It is safe to say that the New York Mets under the control of Fred and Jeff Wilpon have yielded mixed results at best during the nearly two decades of the Wilpons operating as majority owners of the team. And who could forget […]
Charlie Krumsiek ‘20Sports Editor Most teams in the NBA have played more than 20 games at this point which brings us to a quarter of the way through the season. There have been a lot of surprising stories and incredible games so far. The standings in both the […]
Luke Anthony ’23Sports Editor For the first time since 2009, the Patriot League football trophy is coming to Worcester. The Holy Cross football team finished 7-6 overall, but its 5-1 record in the Patriot League won the Crusaders the conference title outright and earned them a bid to […]
Billy Fitzpatrick ‘20 and Jack Milko ‘20Editor-in-Chief; Staff Writer Men’s Basketball Following a trip to the West Coast to take on the San Diego Toreros, the Holy Cross men’s basketball team played its first home game in the month of December against UMass-Boston. A Division III school that […]
Charlie Ryan ’20Staff Writer The Unai Emery era is finally over in North London, though the malaise that characterized his 18-month tenure as Arsenal manager bled into Dec. 1’s fixture at Carrow Road. Winless in their previous five Premier League road matches, Arsenal had the chance to snap […]
Charles Krumsiek ‘20Sports Editor Note: All stats and records are updated as of Sunday, Nov. 17. The Celtics’ league-leading ten-game win streak ended last Sunday after Marcus Smart’s buzzerbeater rolled off the rim in Sacramento. It was the Celtics’ first loss since their opener against Philidelphia and in […]
Mike O’Brien ’23Staff Writer In the past couple seasons in the NFL, a pattern of a quarterback captivating the hearts and minds of NFL fans around the country seems to be emerging. In the 2017-2018 season, Eagles fans worshipped Nick Foles for helping the Birds win out after […]
Jack Milko ‘20Staff Writer Note: All stats and records are updated as of Tuesday, Nov. 19. As the play-by-play radio announcer for both the Holy Cross men’s and women’s basketball teams, I will be writing biweekly articles on the state of both programs for The Spire throughout the […]
Billy Fitzpatrick ’20Editor-in-Chief With winter sports season in full swing, let’s take a look around campus to see how Crusader sports teams have been starting their seasons, and how fall sports teams like volleyball have been closing out their seasons! Note: All stats and records updated as of […]
Luke Anthony ‘23Sports Editor Heading into the final week of the regular season, the Holy Cross football team (6-5 overall, 4-1 Patriot League) is one win away from its first Patriot League title in a decade. The Crusaders currently sit in first place with a 4-1 conference record. […]
Bobby Tuzzio ’20Chief Sports Editor The expectations weren’t too high for the New York Knicks’ 2019-2020 season. However, there was some optimism. As disastrous as this summer’s free agency was for the Knicks, they did pick up a few players, including Marcus Morris Sr. and Julius Randle. Morris […]
We sit down with new Director of Athletics Marcus Blossom.
