<![CDATA[The Cowl - Sports RSS]]> http://www.thecowl.com/se/the-cowl-sports-rss-1.979468 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:16:30 -0400 en <![CDATA[Stop the Changes: NCAA Tourney to Expand to 68]]> http://www.thecowl.com/sports/stop-the-changes-ncaa-tourney-to-expand-to-68-1.1434752

By: Dan McNamara ’13 / Sports Staff


My late grandfather would often tell me how much he could not stand Connecticut Basketball Coach Jim Calhoun. He would tell me, “He is a bad man, Danny.” Whether this hostility came from his love of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish or personal re...

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By: Chris Crawford ’10 & Nick Aiken ’12 / Spots Staff

Which NFL team had the best draft last week?

The sports staff discusses which team had the best draft last week....

]]> 1.1434746 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:35:08 -0400 <![CDATA[Friar Senior Athletes Bid Farewell to Providence]]> http://www.thecowl.com/sports/friar-senior-athletes-bid-farewell-to-providence-1.1434738

By: Alexis Smith ’12 / Sports Staff


Four years of practice. Four years of games. Four years of memories. Four years at Providence College. As the final chapter in the story of the Class of 2010 draws to a close, 20 senior athletes reflect on their time on Smith Hill, their greatest moments,...

]]> 1.1434738 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:32:01 -0400 <![CDATA[Friars Put up Five Goals Against No. 1/1 Orange ]]> http://www.thecowl.com/sports/friars-put-up-five-goals-against-no-1-1-orange-1.1434729

By: John Sessions ’12 / Sports Staff


The Lacrosse Team (0-12, 0-4 Big East) seeks its first win of the season this Saturday, May 1, at 2:00 p.m., against No. 9/9 Villanova at the Friar Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex.  The game will be preceded by the Friars’ annual Alumni Gam...

]]> 1.1434729 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:29:25 -0400 <![CDATA[Clausen Picked in 2nd Round ]]> http://www.thecowl.com/sports/clausen-picked-in-2nd-round-1.1434726

By: Chris Torello ’11 / Sports Staff


Jimmy Clausen’s 2010 NFL draft did not go according to plan. He was supposed to be a first round draft pick. He was supposed to be answering questions from Erin Andrews about his new team while donning their draft hat. He was supposed to be letting ...

]]> 1.1434726 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:27:39 -0400 <![CDATA[ Poor Weather and Shaky Play Plague Providence ]]> http://www.thecowl.com/sports/poor-weather-and-shaky-play-plague-providence-1.1434723

By: Chris Mammen ’11 / Sports Staff

The Friars Begin a Nine-Game Road Trip with One Win, Two Losses, and Two Cancellations

The Softball Team traveled to Boston University on Wednesday, April 28, to play a doubleheader against the Terriers. Neither game was played because of poor weather conditions, and due to lack of time, the games will not be rescheduled. ...

]]> 1.1434723 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:26:33 -0400 <![CDATA[Providence Takes Penn Relays by Storm]]> http://www.thecowl.com/sports/providence-takes-penn-relays-by-storm-1.1434717

By: Dan O’Brien ’10 / Sports Staff


McLaren Teams with Yeates, Matthews, and Channon for Eighth Place in the 4 x Mile

The Men’s and Women’s Track Teams are ready; Head Coach Ray Treacy knows it, the athletes themselves know it, and their audiences during the last two meets in California and Philadelphia know it. Not in Coach Treacy’s 26 years at the Fri...

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