Category: Sports

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

Sport Shorts 02/16/2023

Men’s Basketball The Providence College men’s basketball team is currently ranked No. 20/17 in the nation and holds a record of 18–7 and a 10–4 record in Big East play. After their loss against No. 16  Xavier University, the Friars hosted Georgetown University which ended in a 74–-62 victory. Bryce Hopkins ’25, Ed Croswell GS […]

O'Livia Lopes '26

Sport Shorts 01/26/2023

Women’s Basketball: The Providence College women’s basketball team split the two games they played this week. They kicked the week off with a winning effort in Indianapolis on Jan. 18 against the Butler University Bulldogs by a score of 74–66. They were led by Grace Efosa ’24 and Janai Crooms ’23. The pair combined for […]

Will Murphy '23

Providence College Basketball: Update on the Men’s and Women’s Teams

Joseph Quirk ’23 In sports, the offseason is usually a time of hope. It is a period when coaches, fans, and players alike can look ahead and be filled with anticipation for the season to come. It is the time when expectations are usually at their peak. And, because of this, it can also be […]

Joe Quirk '23

Sports Betting Picks of the Week

Aidan Bennett ’24 First of all, it’s a travesty that a team as grotesque as the Philadelphia Eagles is  allowed to play football games in January. They should have been taken care of by the New York Giants last week, but the NFL seemed to have had their own side agenda to spite the great […]

Joseph Quirk