Category: Sports

PC’s Erik Foley Goes Pro

By Sam Scalon ’19 Sports Staff Twenty-seven seconds is all that stood in the way of the Providence College Men’s Ice Hockey Team getting a chance to top the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the NCAA Tournament East Region Finals on March 24. Unfortunately, the end of another successful Friars Hockey season came to a […]

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NHL Playoff Preview

By Jeremy Perrigo ’18 Sports Staff Christmas has befallen the National Hockey League, as the 2018 playoffs have officially arrived. For those who follow the NHL with any sort of consistency, April marks the beginning of two and a half months of pure joy and entertainment, as 16 of the league’s best teams embark on […]

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Red Sox-Yankees Rivalry is Back On

By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor After the first week of the Major League Baseball season, there is already plenty of excitement around the league. Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels is showing he can dominate on, the mound, and at the plate, the Astros strong play has carried over from last year, and […]

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Patrick Reed Wins Masters

By Joe Myko ’19 Sports Staff Held on the weekend of April 5-8 at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, this year’s Masters Tournament saw Patrick Reed pick up his first major championship title. Beginning the competition as the world’s 24th ranked professional golfer meant Reed was not one of the first names backed […]

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Villanova Takes the Title

By Max Anderson ’18 Sports Staff After one of the craziest seasons  in recent history for  men’s college basketball, it only made sense that the postseason tournament matched the insanity. The madness kicked off right out of the gate. In the opening two days, title hopefuls Arizona University and Wichita State University were both sent […]

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PCI: The Portland Trail Blazers Will Win the NBA Finals

By Sullivan Burgess ’20 Sports Staff While the NBA’s Western Conference used to be dominated  by teams such as the Lakers, Spurs, and Warriors, this season has shown that any of the eight teams from the est have an equal chance to win the NBA Finals. However, this year’s champions of the 2018 NBA Finals […]

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PCI: The Philadelphia 76ers Will Win the NBA Finals

By Ethan Ticehurst ’18 Sports Staff This is the year that “the process” is finally going to pay off. With the third seed in the East nearly locked up, it is easy to see that the 76ers have definitely had a successful regular season. Their season has become all the more impressive when looking at […]

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Men’s Basketball Fights Hard in Big East Championship

PC Falls to ‘Nova in the Big East Final by Sullivan Burgess ’20 Sports Staff It is only two weeks into March and needless to say it has been a crazy few weeks for the Providence College Friars Men’s Basketball Team and for Friar fanatics. The month began for the Friars with a trip to […]

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Garden Bound!

PC Beats UMaine and Rolls into the Semis by Jeremy Perrigo ’18 Sports Staff The first two rounds of the Hockey East Tournament have come and gone in exciting fashion. Four teams remain heading into the final weekend of the competition at TD Garden on March 16 and 17. Despite the fact that 12 of […]

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The Cowl Makes Its Pick

by Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor Members of the Sports staff put their brains together to come up with the official 2018 March Madness Bracket for The Cowl. Thanks to Sam Scanlon ’19, Sullivan Burgess ’20, Thomas Zinzarella ’21 for helping contribute. Here is breakdown of each region, semifinals, and the championship. South Region: The […]

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