Patrick Grudberg ‘24 Staff Writer The Holy Cross football team’s season came to an end on Saturday, April 24th, suffering a crushing loss to the South Dakota State Jackrabbits in the first round of the FCS playoffs by a score of 31-3. While it’s tough to find any […]
Jimmy Casey ‘22 Sports Editor MVP Candidates Nikola Jokic The first and most popular choice to become the league’s most valuable player is the Nuggets’ do-it-all center Nikola Jokic. He’s averaging an insane stat-line, especially for a big man. 26.2 points, 11 rebounds, and 8.7 assists per game […]
Mike O’Brien ‘23 Chief Sports Editor As cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Dogecoin, and more have sent the Internet and financial sector into a frenzy recently, cryptos have started to form an intersection with the world of sports. Recently, cryptocurrency trading platform Blockfolio announced a partnership with NFL superstar […]
By John Burke ‘23 Staff Writer With the 2021 NFL Draft rapidly approaching, football fans across the country are clamoring to know which young prospect will be taken by their teams. With one of the most notable quarterback classes in recent memory coupled with a deep wide receiver […]
By Mike O’Brien ‘23, Chief Sports Editor Ethan Bachand ‘22, Chief News Editor After handily defeating Bucknell in their own backyard by a score of 33-10, Holy Cross claimed their second consecutive Patriot League Championship. Although the Crusaders were only able to play two regular season games before […]
Mike O’Brien ‘23 Chief Sports Editor We’re just about two weeks into the MLB season, and there’s already plenty of storylines to unpack as the MLB settles into its regular 162 game season after last year’s was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. New York Underperforms After the […]
Logan Gooley ‘24 and Patrick Grudberg ‘24 Staff Writers On Monday, April 12th, the New England Patriots announced their decision to release long tenured wide receiver Julian Edelman. Plagued by chronic knee injuries, the longtime Patriot only played six games last season for Bill Belichek’s squad, missing the […]
By Mike O’Brien ‘23 Knows a Guy Editor’s note: This article appears in our annual Eggplant Edition, comprised exclusively of satirical articles. In a recent effort by the NCAA to encourage more upsets in college football, coming as a surprise to many, the Holy Cross Crusaders football team […]
Michael O’Brien ‘23 and Jimmy Casey ‘22 Chief Sports Editor and Sports Editor After NCAA Basketball fans went starving last year due to the March Madness Tournament being cancelled due to COVID-19, the bracket is back. It has been quite the season and will shape up to be […]
Mike O’Brien ‘23 Chief Sports Editor Holy Cross Athletics saw a very successful week from Monday, February 22nd to Sunday, February 28th, highlighted by the men’s basketball team, volleyball team, men’s lacrosse team, and the men and women’s track and field teams. The week kicked off with a […]
John Burke ‘23 Sports Editor While appearing on 98.5 The Sports Hub last Thursday, Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge finally said what Celtics fans have been thinking for months. Ainge frankly stated that “Our roster is obviously not good… there’s no if’s, and’s, or but’s about it.” […]
Jimmy Casey ‘22 Sports Editor In this week’s edition of the Spire’s Athlete Spotlight, I talked with Gabe Piepergerdes, a senior on the men’s Track & Field team. Throughout his three years on the Hill, Piepergerdes has been an elite member of the squad, improving year after year. […]
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