The Holy Cross Baseball team began their season last weekend with a three-game series at #24 University of Houston. The Cougars took two of three games at Schroeder Park in Houston, Texas, a city which grew in appreciation for the sport this past fall as the Astros captured […]
John Albinson Chief Sports Editor Over this past weekend, the NBA achieved something it had failed to accomplish in decades: hold a competitive All-Star Game. For years, the contest—though, true to its word, filled with the league’s best and brightest players—was devoid of drama, defense, and relevance. The […]
Charlie Ryan Sports Editor By the time this article makes its way into your hands, the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics may have concluded. If not, you’re in luck! If so, still continue to read. Perhaps my points will shed light on different aspects of the games that you […]
Charlie Ryan Sports Editor Atletico Madrid’s unbeaten streak at home to Valencia continued into its seventh year on Sunday as the visitors continued their poor run of form, falling to the capital side 1-0 for their third consecutive defeat. Here are my three main talking points from this […]
FIRST QUARTER: PHI 9-NE 3: Fifteen minutes into Super Bowl LII and unsurprisingly, the Patriots look good—but the Eagles look a little bit better. Philadelphia quarterback Nick Foles threw a 34-yard bomb to Alshon Jeffery that put the Eagles up 9-0 (missed extra point). But, as always, the […]
Jackie Hart Sports Editor The Holy Cross Women’s Lacrosse team returns to action after finishing 7-10 in 2017, which included thrilling wins over New Hampshire and Ohio State. Junior Baker Earl returns after a strong season of 19 points, which included 15 goals and four assists. Junior Jessi […]
Patrick Wareham Sports Editor What happened to the Cleveland Cavaliers? After Saturday’s 120-88 thumping defeat to the Houston Rockets, it’s time to officially hit the panic button in Cleveland. The loss dropped the Cavs to 0-8 in nationally televised games this season, as the team sits seven games […]
Emmett Dalton Staff Writer As a fan, there are few things like the thrill of a two minute comeback drive in the NFL orchestrated by an elite quarterback. Admittedly, as a Patriots fan myself, I have been privy to quite a few. You find yourself sitting at the […]
The two editorials below appeared in this week’s issue of the Crusader to explain why we are changing our name. James Gallagher wrote the “Last of the Crusader” part, and Jack Godar wrote “Up Next: The Spire” The Last of The Crusader On January 7, 1955, our predecessors at […]
John Albinson Chief Sports Editor With the NBA regular season over halfway done by now, it’s time to dish out the NBA Midseason Awards. A lot can happen in the latter half of the NBA calendar, but for now, these are the teams, players, and coaches who […]
Patrick Wareham Sports Editor The 2017-2018 Men’s College Basketball season has proved to be unlike any we have seen in recent years. As ESPN’s Jay Bilas says, “We don’t have great teams yet. You don’t have to be historically great to win [the NCAA Tournament] like some of […]
Jack Godar Editor-in-chief 2018 has been much kinder to the Holy Cross Men’s Basketball team than 2017 has. The Crusaders have won more games in the month of January then they have all season. They continued their momentum in the past three games, winning against American and […]
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