Category: Sports

Bruins Go on Mid-Season “Hot Streak”

by Jeremy Perrigo ’18 Sports Staff In a National Hockey League season full of feel-good stories and teams that have played above expectations, the Boston Bruins have made a name for themselves once again as one of the league’s best. In 46 games, Boston has accumulated a record of 28-10-8 and sits in third place […]

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Editor’s Corner

The Last of the Enforcers by Meaghan Cahill ’20 Sports Co-Editor It has been 101 years since the National Hockey League has been established. However, while the game has fundamentally stayed the same, it has also undergone many changes, most of which have taken place over the past few years. And the changes are not […]

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Lacrosse Gears Up for Spring Season

by Eileen Flynn ’20 Sports Staff The Providence College Men’s Lacrosse Team has been waiting for a chance to play another game since the gut-wrenching Big East Championship game last May. The Friars upset Big East rival Villanova University in the semi-final game, winning their first ever Big East Tournament win and advancing on to […]

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Basketball Legend Jo Jo White Remembered

by Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor The basketball community mourned last week as former Boston Celtic and basketball hall-of-famer Jo Jo White passed away after a battle with brain cancer. White, 71, had been battling the cancer for a while as he had a brain tumor removed back in 2010. The announcement came just before […]

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PCI: The Philadelphia Eagles Will Win Super Bowl LII

by Ethan Ticehurst ’18 Sports Staff     The end of the New England Patriots’ dynasty is coming and the Eagles will start it off with a big win at the Super Bowl this year. After an extremely impressive NFC Championship game win, they have the momentum and the talent to finish their championship run. […]

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PCI: The New England Patriots Will Win Super Bowl LII

by Sullivan Burgess ’20 Sports Staff For the tenth time in the history of the franchise, and for the eighth time in the era of Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, the New England Patriots have shocked the world yet again to find themselves in Super Bowl LII. After coming back from a 10-point deficit against […]

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Men’s Hockey Goes 5-1 and Brings Home Mayor Cup

Foley, Hawkey, and Pinho Help Team Find Success By Sam Scanlon ’19 Sports Staff What a winter break it was for the Providence College Men’s Ice Hockey Team. After being shutout on home ice by Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), the Friars went undefeated with a record of 5-0-1 over winter break and brought home […]

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Lady Friars Split Weekend Against BU

By Eileen Flynn ’20 Sports Staff   The Providence College Women’s Hockey Team has continued to skate hard and has situated themselves nationally in the number eight ranking. This past week the Lady Friars displayed the determination and grit this year’s team embodies in their showdown against a Hockey East rival Boston University. The two […]

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Friars Reignite Their Fire

By Chris McCormack ’18 Sports Staff   Providence College Men’s Basketball Team turned their season around when they needed it most. After a rough start to Big East play with a near 20-point loss to Creighton University on the road and a tough overtime loss to Marquette University at home, the Friars came into what […]

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Editor’s Corner

PC, like College Basketball, is Unpredictable this Year By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor    One thing that has become clear this year in college basketball is that there is no team that is the clear-cut favorite to win the NCAA tournament come March. No team was able to make it to January undefeated. While […]

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