Jimmy Casey ‘22Sports Editor American League Shohei Ohtani – LA Angels Ohtani has been the hot topic around the MLB the entire season, and for good reason. He’s become one of the most dynamic pitchers in the game while also being one of the league’s most feared hitters. […]
Mike O’Brien ‘23Chief Sports Editor After Manchester City lifted the Premier League trophy at the end of the 2020-2021 season, the most competitive soccer league in the world is back. With familiar faces like Mo Salah and Kevin de Bruyne continuing to play at an immensely high level […]
Patrick Grudberg ‘24Staff Writer For the fifth season in a row, the New York Giants have started winless in their first two games of the season. While this comes as no surprise to most Giants fans, myself included, the start to this season has cut deeper than almost […]
Ben Lepper ‘25Staff Writer Football is finally back. After the most painful six month period of the year, the NFL season is underway. We are only one week in, but there are already some very interesting storylines. Let’s take a look at seven of them. 1: If the […]
Logan Gooley ‘24Staff Writer Kickoff week is by far one of the most intriguing weeks for both fantasy and regular fans of the NFL. Fresh out of the offseason, teams and players often look very different from their expectations. For fantasy logistics, the start of the season is […]
Patrick Grudberg ‘24Staff Writer While most sports fans were glued to their screens last weekend watching the first slate of NFL games, the MLB season is nearing a close. Most baseball fans at Holy Cross are likely closely following the playoff race in the AL East between the […]
Mike O’Brien ‘23Chief Sports Editor Last week, Holy Cross football achieved one of the most memorable feats in program history, knocking off UConn on the road for the team’s first win over an FBS opponent since 2002. This propelled them back inside the FCS Top 25 rankings for […]
The Spire has retracted the May 7, 2021 article “The Missing Banners,” by Jimmy Casey ‘22, on the grounds that it conveys an inaccurate account of the current situation at the Hart Center. Contrary to the article’s claims that the banners honoring basketball players George Kaftan ‘49, Bob […]
Patrick Grudberg ‘24 Staff Writer Photo Courtesy of CBS Sports After three days filled with surprising trades, franchise-altering draft choices, and endless rumors surrounding Aaron Rodgers’ discontent with the Green Bay Packers, the 2021 draft finally concluded on Saturday night in Cleveland, Ohio. For fans of all teams, […]
Mike O’Brien ‘23 Chief Sports Editor Photo Courtesy of NBC Sports This last Tuesday, the Boston Bruins clinched a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs after defeating the New Jersey Devils by a score of 3-0. On April 11th, after an embarrassing 8-1 loss to the Washington Capitals, […]
Logan Gooley ‘24, Staff Writer Photo Courtesy of Bleacher Report As many basketball fans know by now, this season the NBA decided to add a play-in tournament, in which seeds 7-10 will compete for the last two playoff spots in the East and West. If you’re unfamiliar with […]
Logan Gooley ‘24 Staff Writer Celtics fans, I understand how outraged you are by the title of this article, but please, hear me out. Looking back on March 25th, 2021, the Celtics traded Jeff Teague alongside two second-round picks for Orlando Magic shooting guard Evan Fournier. The trade […]
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