Sports
Men's Cross Country | Impressive showing propels Jumbos to first conference title since '05
October 31The gun sounded, and the race, fraught with tension, commenced. Runners from the 11 schools of the NESCAC lined up at the start to vie for both an individual and a team championship. It was all over in less than half an hour.
Field Hockey | Field Hockey wins yet again, heads to NESCAC quarterfinals
October 29The No. 8 field hockey team rode a late surge to victory on Saturday, notching two goals in the last 15 minutes of play to clinch a NESCAC quarterfinal victory over seventh?seeded Wesleyan. The win was the Jumbos' 14th straight, and propelled coach Tina McDavitt's squad into next week's conference semifinal matchup.
Aaron Leibowitz | The Fan
October 29I am a Knicks fan. I don't like the Knicks. This is a crucial distinction to make. I haven't liked the Knicks since I was eight years old, when Patrick Ewing's dunk in Game 7 against the Heat sent them to the Eastern Conference Finals. Since then, I'm not sure they've done a single thing right.
Men's Soccer | Jumbos stampede over Polar Bears, head to NESCAC semifinals
October 29In the NESCAC quarterfinals on Saturday, the men's soccer team may have put together its best overall performance of the season, dominating the visiting Polar Bears for 90 minutes and taking their chances en route to a 3?0 win. The Jumbos will now travel to Williams on Saturday for a must?win match in order to earn an at?large bid to the NCAA tournament.
Brian Tan | Now Serving
October 24The greats all had this ability in common: Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, Reggie Miller. It is a self?learned skill and talent, and few can truly succeed in making it work. The art of trash talking is born out of supreme confidence and competitiveness, but the execution of where and when is key. It starts at a young age, from when kids play with their friends and take shots at each other. It begins with playful chatter and progresses to aggressive challenges - from a simple "You can't go left on me" to Muhammad Ali's "I am the greatest."
Women's Soccer | Draw with Bowdoin ends year for women's soccer
October 24For 71 minutes on Saturday, the women's soccer team looked to be on the verge of something miraculous. After struggling early on in the season, the Jumbos found themselves needing two wins in their final two games against a pair of top?fiveNESCAC teams in order to even have a chance of making the conference tournament.
Inside the NFL | Undefeated Falcons not as good as they seem
October 24ESPN's Week Eight power rankings have the Atlanta Falcons sitting pretty atop the league, with the Giants, Texans, 49ers and Bears, in that order, rounding out the top five. Though this is estimated to be the NFL's cream of the crop, it is widely accepted that each of these teams is uniquely flawed. All of them have played multiple mistake?riddled games thus far.
Inside MLB | Five reasons the Tigers will win the World Series
October 23With the Fall Classic kicking off tonight, there is no doubt that the Detroit Tigers are the best team in baseball. In an October where five of six series have gone to the seven-game limit, the Tigers swept their way into the World Series with a 4-0 victory over the New York Yankees in the American League Championships Series (ALCS). While the San Francisco Giants have had to fight off six postseason elimination games to get here, Detroit has had only one. The Tigers have the better pitching and the better lineup, but their advantage extends further than that. Here are the top five reasons why the city of Detroit will be hosting a well-deserved victory parade when the World Series is complete:
Sailing | Teams get in practice prior to Atlantic Coast Championships
October 23As the Atlantic Coast Championships rapidly approach for both of the sailing teams, the opportunity to sharpen their skills in what could be their second?to?last weekend of sailing this season has become more important than ever. This past weekend, the coed sailing team took to their 420s at the Sherman Hoyt Trophy, hosted by Brown University at the Edgewood Yacht Club. Meanwhile, the women's team headed to the Charles for MIT's Stu Nelson Trophy with hopes of improving what has been a somewhat inconsistent season.
