By Eileen Flynn ’20 Sports Staff On Sunday, November 5, Shalane Flanagan made history by becoming the first American woman to win the New York City Marathon in 40 years. Runners from all over the world gathered in New York City to compete against one another. Over 50,000 runners were set to race […]
By Sam Scanlon ’19 Sports Staff Winter is coming. This winter will be a particularly exciting one, as all eyes will be on Pyeongchang, South Korea. The world’s best winter athletes will convene to represent their respective countries in the 2018 Winter Olympics with some big changes coming to the games this year. […]
By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor With the conclusion of Week 9, the NFL season is officially past the halfway point, and the Patriots are once again in first place in the AFC East at 6-2, though the team has not consistently performed to the expectations coming into the season. Here is a review […]
By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor By winning Game 7 on Nov. 1, the Houston Astros officially won the 2017 World Series over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Houston scored five runs in the first two innings off of Los Angeles starter Yu Darvish, to put the Astros ahead early and take the life out of […]
By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor What a series it has been. Every game in this World Series was a hard fought battle; neither team got blownout. The Dodgers and Astros won over 100 games this year and couldn’t have been more evenly matched. The teams have three Cy Young Award winners in […]
by Max Anderson ’18 Sports Staff A nightmare scenario for Celtics fans became reality last Tuesday night when Gordon Hayward, the star free agent who signed for the Celtics over the summer, gruesomely dislocated his ankle and fractured his tibia in a 102-99 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The loss of Hayward is […]
by Meaghan Cahill ’20 Sports Editor They started their season with virtually nothing–no stats, no previous wins or losses, and no idea how a team consisting of offered up players would play together. None of that, however, stops the Las Vegas Golden Knights from defying any preconceived notions that their inaugural season would […]
by Ethan Ticehurst Sports Staff Quarterback Deshaun Watson, Houston: He is currently tied for second in touchdown passes for the year. He is the most reliable high-point scorer in the league. He also has a cannon of an arm. Running Back 1 Kareem Hunt, Kansas City: So far, Hunt has been the biggest surprise in […]
by Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Staff I wish I could proclaim the Patriots as “America’s Team,” but most of the country would be quick to disagree. While the Pats have been the best team recently, outside of New England they are probably one of the most disliked teams. Being “America’s Team” is more […]
by Eileen Flynn ’20 sports staff There are few things that Providence College students enjoy more than bragging about successful alumni. Students are filled with pride thinking about the adults who had the same professors and sat in the same cafeteria, and are now achieving incredible things in the real world. Not […]