As Providence College athletics are Divison I, the Friars have seen many of their athletes go on to play professionally in their respective sports. Three writers gave updates on Friars who play on professional soccer, hockey, and basketball teams. Basketball By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor With their recent success in the Big East, Providence […]
By Chris McCormack ’18 Sports Staff The NCAA has a severe money problem. In 2016, the collegiate sports organization posted a revenue of $995.9 million. Meanwhile, the athletes, who are to thank for this revenue, do not see a dime of this. Many argue that they get paid with a free tuition, which should be […]
By Ethan Ticehurst ’18 Sports Staff College athletes should not get paid. There is no acceptable reason why athletes should be paid. The payment for their services is the education that they receive at their institution. The main argument for paying college athletes is that the NCAA is making a lot of money off the […]
By Meaghan Cahill ’20 Sports Co-Editor Andrew “Drew” Brown ’16 may not have physically been in Schneider Arena this past weekend, but his presence was surely known and felt as the Friars went on to beat University of Massachusetts-Amherst. Seven goals were scored for number seven on that emotional Saturday night of Nov. 11. It […]
By Joe Myko ’19 Sports Staff As the year creeps further into November, fall sports at Providence College are beginning to wrap-up. With the exception of volleyball, all the fall sports have ended. Now, before we fully turn our attention to hockey, basketball, and other winter sports, let’s take a look back on an […]
By Chris McCormack ’18 Sports Staff The Providence College Men’s Basketball Team kicked off their season last weekend with a 84-55 win over the Houston Baptist Huskies in Alumni Hall. With comic-con being held at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center on Nov. 10, the Friars were able to play the first men’s basketball game on […]
By Eileen Flynn ’20 Sports Staff On Sunday, November 5, Shalane Flanagan made history by becoming the first American woman to win the New York City Marathon in 40 years. Runners from all over the world gathered in New York City to compete against one another. Over 50,000 runners were set to race […]
By Ethan Ticehurst ’18 Sports Staff The hardest sport to officiate is soccer and there are several reasons why this is true. Soccer is a fast-paced game where many fouls are left up to the referees’ judgement which inevitably leads to some disagreement. In soccer, the game moves quickly.There are no stoppages of […]
By Jeremy Perrigo ’18 Sports Staff Hockey has traditionally, and somewhat sarcastically, been called “the fastest game on ice.” While none of the other three major American sports (football, baseball, and basketball) take place on the same type of playing field, hockey still may be considered the fastest of the four, making it an […]
By: Jeremy Perrigo ’18 Sports Staff The Providence College Women’s Ice Hockey Team, after finishing the 2016-17 campaign 17-17-3, is off to a strong start this season with a record of 6-3-2. The Friars swept the Northeastern Universty Huskies in a home-and-home over the weekend of Oct. 28 with 2-1 […]