PC Eager to Start Back Up After Long Hiatus By Scott Jarosz ’21 Sports Staff The Providence College Women’s Basketball Team started its unique and challenging 2020-2021 season on the right foot. Despite falling to a talented Quinnipiac University team on the road in their season opener by a score of 71-65, PC bounced back […]
Team Sweeps Weekend Series with UNH By Thomas Zinzarella ’21 Sports Staff After picking up a pair of ties last weekend against the No. 8 University of Massachusetts-Amherst, the Providence College Men’s Hockey Team matched up against the University of New Hampshire in a home-and-home series. Coming into the game, the Friars had moved up […]
by Ryan Carius ’21 Sports Staff The first NFL season during the COVID-19 pandemic will come to a close on Feb. 7 in Tampa Bay. The main story headed into the matchup is the two quarterbacks under center as Super Bowl LV will feature arguably the two most renowned quarterbacks competing in the league. This […]
Providence College Investigates Kansas City Chiefs By Joseph Quirk ’23 Sports Staff Simply put, who will win this season’s Super Bowl should not even be a question. As much as one has to respect Tom Brady and what he has been able to accomplish, this is Patrick Mahomes’s time. Indeed, Brady will be reaching a […]
Remembering Baseball’s Best By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-editor Two weeks ago, the baseball world lost its former home run king, Henry “Hank” Aaron, marking the ninth baseball Hall of Famer to pass away within the past calendar year. Aaron’s passing calls us back to a much different time, when baseball was America’s National Pastime […]
By Cam Smith ’21 Sports Coeditor Below is an all too brief synopsis of just one talking point from Providence College Athletics’ “Race in Sports” panel, a feature in its 2020 Diversity and Inclusion Campaign in partnership with the NCAA. The Cowl encourages you to visit the PC Athletics YouTube channel to view the full […]
Friars Remain Prepared for Eventual Season Opener by Ryan Carius ’21 Sports Staff In September, the Hockey Commissioners Association (HCA) delayed the 2020-2021 NCAA men’s hockey season due to a nationwide increase in COVID-19 cases and the virus’s ongoing effects. Recently, the HCA stated that each of the 11 conferences would have the autonomy to […]
Ed Cooley, Friars Ready for Redemption by Thomas Zinzarella ’21 Sports Staff A telltale sign that the Big East basketball season is right around the corner is when Big East media day occurs. The event is usually held at the prestigious Madison Square Garden in New York City, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it […]
By Leo Hainline ’22 Sports Staff With the conclusion of the NBA, NHL, and MLB seasons, American football may seem like the only sport to watch on TV these days. However, this is the perfect time to tune into the English Premier League (EPL). Watching the EPL is the perfect way to start a Saturday […]
Should There Be an Asterisk on Recent Championships? Yes, Too Much Missing by Joseph Quirk ’23 Sports Staff 2020 has been a difficult year for everyone. The sporting world has faced many difficulties as well. After the initial COVID-19 shutdown in March temporarily paused the NHL and NBA seasons and postponed the start of the […]