Zoe Yanco ’25 Sports Staff Writer As the summer rounded out, the Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens prepared for the fourth and final Grand Slam tournament of the year: the U.S. Open. With rumors of tennis greats Serena and Venus Williams competing together in their last doubles match, […]
Michael O’Brien ‘23 Editor-in-Chief Such as how sports are, life is unpredictable. This is something valuable that I was reminded of during my summer job working as an intern for NBC New York. Every Sunday, my boss, sports anchor Bruce Beck, would have a guest on his show […]
Colin Healy ’25 Sports Editor & Writer The albatross: a score of 3-under on a single hole. Tucked in between the ace and the eagle, it’s arguably the hardest accomplishment in the game of golf, even harder than the coveted hole-in-one. Making one is a rarity, even at […]
Ben Kuchipudi ’25 Sports Editor & Writer The Bills showed why they’re Super Bowl favorites on Thursday night. In the most hyped up matchup of Week One, Buffalo came into SoFi Stadium and absolutely stuck it to the Rams. Overall, the first half was sloppy with two first […]
Ben Lepper ’25 Sports Staff Just over a year ago, the Holy Cross Crusaders put the college football world on notice by riding into Storrs, Connecticut, and defeating the UConn Huskies with a score of 38-28. This was Holy Cross’ first victory against an FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) […]
Mike O’Brien ‘23 Chief Sports Editor Sports are a way of life for some people. That’s a fact. It always has been, and it always will be. And for generations now, the landscape of how people consume sports is an ultra dynamic landscape. Whether it be listening to […]
Zoey Yanco ’25 Staff Writer The month of February brought a swing of adversity for Boston’s beloved Bruins, who faced the loss of two key players: one temporarily and one forever. Following Brad Marchand’s Feb. 9 glove-dropping performance where he punched and high-sticked Penguins goalie Tristan Jerry, the […]
By Patrick Grudberg ‘24 Staff Writer March Madness is finally here! If you’re reading this, Thursday’s first round games have already begun, and Friday’s might have already started. As much as I would’ve loved to give some advice on filling out your bracket, that time has already passed. […]
Colin Healy ’25 Staff Writer At last, baseball is back at Fitton Field. As the last of the snow melts, the College of the Holy Cross Crusaders will take the field in Worcester on Friday, March 18 against Northeastern. The team will have already played 17 times by […]
CW: Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault Ben Lepper ’25 Sports Editor Atlanta Falcons receiver Calvin Ridley made headlines back in October of last year when he announced that he was going to be stepping away from football to focus on his mental health. The former first round pick had […]
Zoe Yanco ‘25 Staff Writer For most of the College of the Holy Cross student body, a life without star quarterback Tom Brady in the NFL has been unknown. In the midst of a record-breaking blizzard and a weekend of NFL conference championships, the sports world stopped to […]
By Logan Gooley ‘24 Staff Writer This article was written prior to the deadline. As we rapidly approach the Feb. 10 NBA trade deadline and the playoff picture has started to become more clear, it becomes more obvious which teams are looking to sell and which teams are […]
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