Ben Lepper ‘25, Chief Sports Editor Mike O’Brien ‘23, Editor-In-Chief On April 24, Holy Cross’ Office of Title IX and Equal Opportunity welcomed Aly Raisman, team captain of the gold medal winning women’s gymnastic teams in 2012 and 2016, to campus in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. […]
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 […]
Mike O’Brien ‘23 Chief Sports Editor Seeing a beloved staple of American culture slowly withering away is a sad sight to see. Movie theater attendance is on the decline because of the prominence of streaming services and the COVID-19 pandemic. The album has all but given way to […]
Mike O’Brien ‘23 Chief Sports Editor There’s an old saying that “money talks” and this adage holds true when it comes to baseball. Arguably the sport with the biggest cash flow around a league outside of European soccer, it’s not uncommon for stars to negotiate contracts of $100 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mike O’Brien ‘23Chief Sports Editor With the NHL season under a week away from puck drop, there’s so much to look forward to ahead of teams taking the ice again. The Seattle Kraken are set to make their debut as the NHL’s newest franchise; will they have a […]
Mike O’Brien ‘23Chief Sports Editor For the last seven or so years, Clemson football has enjoyed a seat at the table of elite college football programs, up there with the likes of Alabama, Ohio State, and others. Since the birth of the College Football Playoff in 2014, Clemson […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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