Category: Sports

PC Softball Preview: Returners and Newcomers Looking to Make an Impact

The 2023 women’s softball season has kicked off as they have traveled back and forth for classics and tournaments. During the Frank Griffin Classic, hosted by Stetson University, they took four losses and one win over Fairleigh Dickinson University. In the “Buc Up!” tournament hosted by Charleston Southern University, they swept away four wins over […]

O'Livia Lopes '26

Sport Shorts 03/02/2023

Daniel Charapp ’25 Sports Staff Men’s Basketball The Providence College  men’s basketball team is ranked No. 20 in the country with an overall record of 21–8 and a Big East record of 13–5. The Friars followed their impressive 94–86 double-overtime victory over Creighton with a thrilling 85–72 win over the Villanova Wildcats. Ed Croswell ’23 […]

The Cowl Editor

Sports Picks of the Week

Greetings, my fellow sports bettors. Unfortunately, we have entered the dark days of sports betting. No football means we need to diversify our bets. You have no need to fear, as on top of being a lights out football bettor, I’m also a golf connoisseur. Honestly, we are just starting to hit our stride here. […]

The Cowl Editor

PCI: Who Will Win the 2023 World Baseball Classic?

The United States Will Win Justin Bishop ’24 Sports Staff The World Baseball Classic will take place from March 7-21 in Miami, Florida. The tournament will feature teams from 20 countries around the world. The teams will compete in a pool play format, with five teams in each pool. After four days, the top two […]

Justin Bishop '24

Womens Hockey Playoff Preview

The 2022-23 season has been a tremendous one for the Providence College women’s ice hockey program. The Friars finished off a spectacular regular season with an overall record of 20–10–4 and a Hockey East record of 14–8–4. That was good enough for them to close out the season at No. 14 in the nation according […]

Joe Quirk '23

Athlete of the Week: Sara Hjalmarsson

What a week it has been for the Providence College women’s ice hockey team, and long-time forward Sara Hjalmarsson ’23GS. The graduate student from Bankeryd, Sweden has suited up for the Friars for five seasons now and has played a massive part in the program’s turnaround under head coach Matt Kelly. Hjalmarsson was a part […]

Joe Quirk '23

NBA Trade Deadline Recap: A Look Around After All The Chaos

This past week was one that every fan of the NBA has had marked on their calendars from the beginning of the season. The infamous trade deadline. The NBA trade deadline rarely comes and goes quietly. It is a culmination of teams forfeiting the hope they started the season with, contenders trying to find that […]

Joe Quirk '23

Tom Brady’s Career Comes to an End

Whether you love him or hate him, there is no denying the astonishing impact that Tom Brady’s 23-year career has had on not only the NFL, but the entire world of professional sports. The video game-like domination that was Tom Brady’s career in the NFL is now only a memory, and we may never see […]

Luke Sweeney '24

NHL Redzone on Saturday

With the all-star break concluded, the push for the playoffs has officially begun for the NHL. This season we have seen the Boston Bruins make history as the second-quickest team to reach 30 wins in NHL history, and the fastest team to collect 80 points of all time. We have also seen underdog teams, including […]

Patrick Walsh '24

PCI: Who Will Win The Big East Regular Season Title?

Marquette University Will Murphy ’23 Sports Co-Editor As the 2022-23 Big East season unfolds, a few teams have separated themselves from the rest of the pack. Four teams have made their way to the top of the standings: Marquette University, Xavier University, Creighton University, and Providence College. One thing all four of these teams have […]

Justin Bishop '24