Category: Professional Sports

Why the Nashville Predators will Win the Stanley Cup

by Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Staff    There was a buzz like no other down in Tennessee last year when the eighth-seeded Predators made a memorable run all the way to game six in the Finals. While the team was not flashy on paper, “Smashville” was led by a strong, physical core on defense and […]

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Giants Face a Must-Win Week 4

by Chris McCormack ’18 Sports Staff      Just three weeks into the NFL season, we have already seen some shocking storylines. Whether it be Ezekiel Elliott avoiding suspension, the New York Jets winning a game, or the increased number of national anthem protests, it has been an eventful few weeks.       That said, […]

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Sloane Stephens Wins U.S. Open

By Kevin Skirvin ’18 and Liza Sisk ’19 Sports Co-Editors In her first ever Grand Slam final American Sloane Stephens walked away victorious. For the first time since 2002, all four women in the semi-finals were American. It was the first grand slam victory for an american woman not named “Williams” in 15 years. The […]

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Why the Yankees Will Win the American League East

By Chris McCormack ’18    The greatest baseball franchise in MLB history is back and looking toward October baseball. The New York Yankees are finally winning again and doing so with a stacked lineup backed up by some dominant pitching. As all baseball fans know, Aaron Judge went through quite the slump after the all-star […]

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Why The Red Sox Will Win the American League East

  By Meaghan Cahill ’20 Sports Staff At this point in the season, it is almost impossible for the Boston Red Sox not to win the American League East. They have five wins on the New York Yankees with 81 wins this season, which puts them in first place in the AL East and gives […]

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Next Man Up: Edelman Out For Season

By Kevin Skirvin ’18 Sports Editor Julian Edelman, wide receiver for the New England Patriots, went down with a torn ACL injury this past Friday against the Detroit Lions. Edelman was turning upfield when his right knee buckled in a non-contact tear. He went to the ground immediately, grabbing the back of his knee in […]

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Mayweather Earns TKO in 10th Round

  By Ethan Ticehurst ’18 Sports Staff   Fight fans all across the nation were treated to a truly entertaining grudge match this Saturday night, when Floyd Mayweather returned from retirement to silence a challenger, Conor McGregor. At least, if they had $100 they were. In the most hyped fight in the history of boxing, […]

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Professional Sports Moments of the Year: Fifth Lombardi to Foxborough

By: Sam Scanlon ’19 28-3 with a little over two minutes remaining in the third quarter. The New England Patriots were trailing the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI and the chance to etch their names into the history books forever was slipping through their fingers. Tom Brady’s opportunity to be set apart as the […]

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Professional Sport Moments of the Year: Chicago Cubs No Longer Lovable Losers

By: Ethan Ticehurst ’18 Everyone should feel lucky that they were not my neighbors on the night of November 2, 2016. As the time approached midnight, my yells directed at the television screen grew louder and louder. Finally, just after midnight on the third of November, I let out a cheer that rattled the walls […]

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