Bryant’s 81 Points vs. Toronto Raptors & Free-Throws Post-Achilles Tear by Leo Hainline ’22 Sports Staff In a 2006 mid-season game that nowadays some star players would consider taking off, the Los Angeles Lakers went up against Chris Bosh and the Toronto Raptors in the Staples Center. The first quarter was nothing special and Toronto […]
Laker Great Leaves Behind an Unparalleled Legacy By Cam Smith ’21 Sports Assistant Editor I was eleven years old as I sat on the couch, eyes glued to the TV on June 16, 2010. The Los Angeles Lakers were in the midst of a dramatic Game Seven against my beloved Boston Celtics, a game that […]
Mahomes and Garoppolo Clash in Biggest Game of The Year By Sullivan Burgess ’20 Sports Staff On Sunday, February 2, Jimmy Garoppolo and the San Francisco 49ers will face Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV in Miami, FL. This is a matchup that analysists predicted on paper, however did not […]
By Cam Smith ’21 Sports Assistant Editor The 2010s produced a slew of immensely successful Providence College athletic teams, cementing the College’s status as a major player in the Big East conference and beyond. However, collegiate success is not the only thing that PC produced last decade, as the College also churned out a bevy […]
By Liam Tormey ’22 Sports Staff Last Thursday, the Sports Business Organization at Providence College got the chance to speak with former NBA and PC men’s basketball player, Dickey Simpkins ’94. Simpkins spoke with the group over Skype and discussed his journey from his early childhood to where he is today. Simpkins, who grew up […]
By Liam Tormey ’22 Sports Staff Last Thursday, the Sports Business Organization at Providence College got the chance to speak with former NBA and PC men’s basketball player, Dickey Simpkins ’94. Simpkins spoke with the group over Skype and discussed his journey from his early childhood to where he is today. Simpkins, who grew up […]
Superstar Sports Agent Talks to Students About Her Career By Joseph Quirk ’23 Sports Staff This past Thursday, November 7, Providence College Alumna Kim Miale ’01 returned to campus to talk to students and faculty in the Center at Moore Hall. Miale is not only one of the most successful women in the sports business, […]
By Cam Smith ’21 Sports Assistant Editor For months, pro-democracy protesters have filled the streets of Hong Kong, a former British colony that was handed back to the Chinese in 1997. Although taking place on the opposite side of the globe, the effects of the protests are being felt on the American world of basketball. […]
Gymnast Sets Record for Most Medals in History By Nicole Patano ’22 Guest Writer Simone Biles has one medal for every year she has been alive—and then some. During the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, which started on Oct. 4, Biles won her 21st world championship medal. Taken together with her five Olympic medals, the […]
By Meaghan Cahill ’20 Sports Co-Editor Olympic gold medalist and former Providence College Women’s Hockey Team member Cammi Granato ’93 has been hired by the National Hockey League expansion team based in Seattle as the first female pro scout. Team general manager Ron Francis said, “I know she’s a female pro scout for us, but […]