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 […]
By John Albinson We’re all aware of what happened this summer. Less than a month after the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, superstar small forward Kevin Durant inked a two-year, $54.3 million deal with the runners-up. We all know that the Oklahoma […]
After coasting to a nice 41-25 win against the Bills, the Patriots now sit comfortably at 7-1 atop the AFC and AFC East. Even Rex Ryan admitted that his 4-4 Bills would now be playing for a Wild Card spot, seeing as they are three games behind the […]
Soccer Loss to Colgate The Crusaders fell 3-0 to American University away last Sunday. The American University Eagles struck early in the first half, converting on a deflection that resulted from a corner kick. The rest of the half was quiet, as Holy Cross keeper Bobby Hurstak only […]
Exciting news came to the Holy Cross field hockey program this past weekend, as they found out they are the number three seed in the Patriot League Tournament. This year’s tournament will be held at Boston University on November 4-6. This marks the first time that field hockey […]
Escaping with a win Maybe we’re spoiled as Patriots fans, and any game that is within one score in the second half is seen as a failure, but that game was ugly at times. It was a series of uncharacteristic mistakes, lucky breaks, and stagnant offense combined with […]
By John Albinson On the night of Saturday, October 22, 2016, something occurred that hadn’t happened in 75 years. The Chicago Cubs—a team that has been perennially struck with bad luck for over a century—reached the World Series for the first time since 1945, where they’ll face the […]
Lehigh outdid the Crusaders 46-14 on what would be the final game played on Fitton Field for twenty Holy Cross Seniors. The Crusaders opened the game’s scoring with a five-yard touchdown run from senior Brendan Flaherty. Lehigh responded with two consecutive running touchdowns to pull ahead. Lehigh’s defense […]
By John Albinson Winners The Eagles: After firing head coach Chip Kelly, who failed to lead his team to the playoffs for a second consecutive season last year, the Philadelphia Eagles entered this year as a team firmly entrenched in “rebuilding” mode. With many preseason predictions projecting them […]
Men’s Soccer Impresses on Homecoming Night On Saturday night, fans had to wait only 90 seconds before the Crusaders took a 1-0 lead against Patriot League rival Lehigh University. Right away, Holy Cross’s midfield moved the ball patiently across the field before Justin Carfora put the ball in […]
It was a big week of redemption for Crusader field hockey as they beat both Fairfield University and Colgate University in overtime this past week. “We wanted a successful week with two wins and we played with a great team effort. We’re happy we got the result we […]
There’s an old saying oft used to describe the great strategist Coach Bill Belichick: he is playing chess while everyone else is playing checkers. Specific times come to mind that prove just how much he is on a different wavelength than all other coaches: the ineligible receiver game-plan, […]
The Spire 