MLB Providing Housing for Players Ben Bilotti ’23 Sports Staff On Oct. 17, 2021, ESPN reporter, Jeff Passan, reported that Major League Baseball will now require all teams to provide housing for minor league players starting in 2022. MLB has yet to lay out a formal plan, but many teams are already forming their own […]
Friars with High Hopes Starting the Season Stephen Foster ’22 Sports Staff The Providence College Women’s Ice Hockey Team began the 2021-22 season on a high note with an exhibition win over the Boston Pride on Friday, Oct. 1, setting the tone for what looks to be a successful season. They hope to build off […]
Sports Shorts Luke Sweeney ’24 Sports Staff Men’s Basketball: The Providence College Men’s Basketball Team started their preseason this week against head coach Ed Cooley’s alma mater, Stonehill College. The team played well as they eased into competition with a Division II school that they have started their season with since the arrival of Cooley […]
Fr. Humbert Triumphs Over Dean Sears Liam Tormey ’22 Sports Co-Editor As the annual Providence College Homecoming was just getting underway, so too was the Friar 5K, a tradition continuing to be a massive hit. The race has become a staple of Homecoming, a weekend which is already filled with so many great events for […]
Potential for a Year to Remember Will Murphy ’23 Sports Staff The Big East is perennially one of the best conferences in college basketball, and this year’s Conference looks very deep from top to bottom. Villanova University figures to be a title contender between their experienced group of returning upperclassmen and their strong class of […]
Friars Picking Up Key Wins Ben Bilotti ’23 Sports Staff The Providence College Women’s Soccer team is having a very nice season so far. Since the start of the season, the team has improved their record to 6-3-1. This amounts to a winning percentage of .650. The team has been especially successful at home, winning […]
Sports Shorts Joseph Quirk ’22 Sports Shorts Field Hockey: The Providence College Field Hockey team had a rough week, dropping a Big East game at the University of Connecticut this past Friday before losing a home game to Virginia Commonwealth University on Sunday Oct. 3. The Friars were shutout in both games, meaning they have […]
A Game Worth Playing Sports Staff Luke Sweeney ’24 The game of rugby is growing fast here in America. While in the past it has been a game mostly dominated on the world stage by Australia, England, and New Zealand, young Americans continue to introduce rugby to their communities and find ways to enjoy the […]
Interview With Big East Offensive Player of the Week Davis Smith Justin Bishop ’24 Sports Staff The Providence College Men’s Soccer team has been competing at a high level all season, which has earned them the No. 24 team ranking in the entire nation. Moving to 6-1-1 overall and 2-0-0 against teams in the Big […]
What It Means Now for College Athletes Ben Bilotti ’23 Sports Staff On Jun. 30, the NCAA approved a policy known as names, images, or likeness (NIL), a deal that will allow college athletes to profit off their name, image, and likeness. The president of the NCAA, Mark Emmert, was quoted saying, “This is an […]