Ben Lepper ’25 Sports Staff This past weekend at Fitton Field, the Holy Cross Crusaders served up both tricks and treats en route to a thrilling 53-52 victory over the Fordham Rams in the Ram-Crusader Cup. Promoted heavily as the FCS game of the week, over 17,000 fans […]
Benjamin Lepper ’25 Chief Sports Editor Atlantic Division The Atlantic is likely to be run, once again, by a decidedly non-hockey state. The Florida Panthers made one of the biggest trades of the offseason by acquiring Matthew Tkachuk from the Calgary Flames, and even though they lost Mackenzie […]
Ben Lepper ’25 Sports Editor I am a New England Patriots superfan. I live and die by this team. My mood almost directly correlates to their success and failure. I clear my schedule any time they play. I have dedicated so much of my life to this team, […]
Ben LepperSports Editor-in-Chief If you don’t remember last year’s home opener, I don’t blame you. Following a big win against UConn, the Holy Cross Crusaders came home to Fitton Field and got bulldozed by Merrimack. Obviously, that loss never sat well with them, and this week, they found […]
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) […]
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 […]
Ben Lepper ‘25 Sports Editor MVP: Tom Brady, QB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Two of the oldest starting quarterbacks in the NFL were in a dogfight for the coveted MVP award most of the season, and while I understand arguments for Aaron Rodgers, I think Brady has this one […]
Ben Lepper I consider myself to be a hot take artist, so I figured that I would start a little recurring segment in the sports section where I share some of my recent ones. Whenever I do one of these, I will provide a few hot takes about […]
By Ben Lepper ‘25 Staff Writer This past Sunday, the Holy Cross Crusaders and the Lafayette Leopards met in what will most likely be the final football game played at Fitton Field in 2021. The Crusaders came in with a 6-2 record, coming off a “sloppy win” against […]
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. […]
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, […]
Ben Lepper ‘25Staff Writer In February of this year, the Red Sox were in a rough spot. They had just come off one of their most pitiful seasons since Bobby Valentine’s horrid tenure, going 24-36 in the COVID-shortened 2020 season. Numerous pieces of the core were injured, such […]
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