By Patrick Grudberg ‘24 Staff Writer After an offseason packed with coaching changes, transfer portal drama, and an answer to the forever looming question regarding Coach K’s future (this season will indeed be his last), college basketball is finally back! The first games of the season tip off […]
By Mike O’Brien ‘23, Chief Sports Editor On Friday, Nov. 19, women’s basketball alumnus Sherry Levin ‘84 will be honored at the Hart Center with a ceremony coinciding with the Crusaders’ clash against UMass. Levin will be honored as she will bear the name of the Sherry Levin […]
Ben Kuchipudi ‘25 Staff Writer As I’m writing this, we’re only six games into the NBA season, but it looks like last year wasn’t a fluke for the New York Knicks. After eight years of pain for Knicks fans (myself included), it seems like the Knicks are finally […]
Jimmy Casey ‘22 Sports Editor College of the Holy Cross Basketball is (almost) back! The Crusaders have been gearing up for the 2021-2022 campaign for the past few weeks, and they’re hoping to build on a difficult yet promising COVID-shortened 2020-2021 season. The Crusaders open play at the […]
Colin Healy ’25 Staff Writer All of Red Sox Nation was dealt a blow when we woke up Halloween morning. News broke that our beloved Jerry Remy passed away from lung cancer at the age of 68. Affectionately known as RemDawg, Remy laced up for the Sox from […]
Mike O’Brien ‘23 Chief Sports Editor On Oct. 31st, the Holy Cross women’s cross country team travelled to Lehigh University to compete in the Patriot League Championship meet, placing sixth out of 10 teams. The team improved upon their seventh place finish from last year, scoring 191 points […]
Ben Lepper ’25 Staff Writer ***TW: Sexual Assault The Cup won by the Blackhawks in 2010 will always have a sour taste to it. This story starts back in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. The Blackhawks had the eleventh overall pick, and they selected Canadian winger Kyle Beach. […]
Caroline Wallace ‘23 Features Editor The College of the Holy Cross’ Women’s Ice Hockey team just recently began their 2021-2022 season, and I had the opportunity to interview captain Sofia Smithson about how this season is different in comparison to previous years as well as what to expect […]
Ben Lepper ‘25Staff Writer Following the 2017 season, the NHL was in a weird place. They had just welcomed the Vegas Golden Knights into the league, and were then sitting at 31 teams. No self-respecting league has 31 teams, and the NHL needed to figure something out. So, […]
Mike O’Brien ‘23Chief Sports Editor In addition to the inauguration of President Rougeau, the festivities of Family Weekend were continued at Polar Park, where College of the Holy Cross played host to Colgate at the park’s first ever football game. Usually occupied by the Worcester Red Sox (better […]
Colin Healy ‘25Staff Writer The College of the Holy Cross Men’s Soccer team has turned a lot of heads so far this season. Picked to finish eighth out of ten in the Patriot League preseason poll, the Crusaders sit on top of the conference standings. With two games […]
Ben Kuchipudi ‘25Staff Writer We aren’t even halfway through the NFL season, and we have already seen some wild things happen, including contenders underwhelming, bottom feeders overachieving, and quarterbacks potentially losing their jobs after the season. As the midseason as well as the trade deadline approaches, here are […]
The Spire 