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MLB The Show Gives Pitchers a New Way to Prepare

Chicago’s Giolito Uses Popular Video Game To Study Opponents By Ben Bilotti ’23 Sports Staff The 2021 Major League Baseball season is off and running, and so far, it has lived up to the hype. Players and fans alike are excited to be back at the ballpark. It is still early in the season, but the […]

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PCI: Who Will Win the 2021 World Series?

Providence College Investigates: The MLB The New York Yankees By Margaret Maloney ’23 Sports Staff In 2020, the New York Yankees lost a tough battle against the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League Division Series, losing three games to two. The Yankees largely missed out on the World Series last year because of their […]

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End of April Sports Shorts

Week of April 16-21 By Scott Jarosz ’21 Sports Staff Men’s Lacrosse: On April 17, The Providence College Men’s Lacrosse Team played a thrilling game against the Marquette University Golden Eagles. Unfortunately, it ended with a heartbreaking loss for PC. The game was back and forth throughout and featured an impressive fourth-quarter comeback from PC […]

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Wheeler and Coffin Set Pace for Friars Track and Field

Runners Excel in Championship Races By Joseph Quirk ’23 and Cam Smith ’21 Sports Staff and Sports Co-Editor Last month, two Providence College athletes took their talents to the NCAA championships. Abbey Wheeler ’20GS finished fifth in the 5,000-meter at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Maria Coffin ’21 placed 99th out of 253 […]

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Former Pro Finds Home at PC

Kapstein Enrolls in PC After Career in Minor League Baseball By Thomas Zinzarella ’21 Sports Staff While many 18-year-olds look forward to their freshman year at college, Zach Kapstein ’22SCE had something else on his mind: baseball. After being drafted in the 44th round of the 2010 MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox, Kapstein […]

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Duke Heading to Draft; PC Retools For Another Run

Watson and Horchler to Return as Well Scott Jarosz ’21 Sports Staff The Providence College Men’s Basketball Team is coming off what many would call an unsatisfactory 2020-2021 season. After being projected to finish third in the Big East Preseason Coaches’ Poll, the Friars finished at sixth in the Big East standings upon the conclusion […]

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Final Four Highlights

Men’s Final Four By Leo Hainline ’22 Sports Staff The 2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament featured one of the best Final Four games to ever be played when Gonzaga University defeated the University of California, Los Angeles. It then culminated with a worthy champion in Baylor University. UCLA, an 11-seed that barely made the field […]

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Sports Shorts

Sports Shorts Week of 4/8-4/15 By Liam Tormey ’22 Sports Assistant Editor Men’s Lacrosse: Over the weekend, the Providence College Men’s Lacrosse Team hosted St. John’s University at Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium in a Big East matchup. The Friars dominated the contest, winning by a score of 19-9. Matt Grillo ’22 and John Hoffman […]

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Friar Freshman Off To Hot Start

Diarbian Right at Home in Friartown By Thomas Zinzarella ’21 Sports Staff Coming into the fall season, Providence College Men’s Soccer player Gevork Diarbian ’24 did not know what to expect. Colleges around the country were still attempting to figure out a safe way for fall sports to occur. As a conference with member schools […]

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The Cowl Sports Staff Picks Its Winner

Gonzaga Bulldogs Will Take Home Their First Championship By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor Members of the sports staff put their heads together to come up with the third official The Cowl March Madness bracket. Thanks to Luke Sweeney ’24 for his analysis of the South region, Leo Hainline ’22 for the West, Ben Bilotti […]

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