Category: Sports

Why Men’s Basketball is PC’s Best Winter Sport

By Chris McCormack ’18 Sports Staff    The winter sports season is arguably the biggest season for Providence College. With two of our programs on the national stage, it is hard to overlook it as one of the better seasons. Both the Men’s Hockey and Men’s Basketball Teams are ranked in the preseason rankings.    […]

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Hayward Injury Impacts Celtics Season

by Max Anderson ’18 Sports Staff    A nightmare scenario for Celtics fans became reality last Tuesday night when Gordon Hayward, the star free agent who signed for the Celtics over the summer, gruesomely dislocated his ankle and fractured his tibia in a 102-99 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.    The loss of Hayward is […]

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Men’s Club Golf Takes a Swing at Nationals

by Eileen Flynn ’20 Sports Staff    The Providence College Club Golf Team has become one of the more successful teams on campus over the past couple of months. Without a Division 1 team, Providence College looks to the club team.   16 Friars are led by Head Coach John Conley and Assistant Coach Johnathan […]

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Expansion Leads to Success: Vegas Knights Make History

by Meaghan Cahill ’20 Sports Editor    They started their season with virtually nothing–no stats, no previous wins or losses, and no idea how a team consisting of offered up players would play together.   None of that, however, stops the Las Vegas Golden Knights from defying any preconceived notions that their inaugural season would […]

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Dream Fantasy Football Line Up: Week 8

by Ethan Ticehurst Sports Staff Quarterback Deshaun Watson, Houston: He is currently tied for second in touchdown passes for the year. He is the most reliable high-point scorer in the league. He also has a cannon of an arm. Running Back 1 Kareem Hunt, Kansas City: So far, Hunt has been the biggest surprise in […]

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Friar Spotlight: Kendall Jerzky

by Sam Scanlon ’19 Sport Staff   With the Fall season underway, the Providence College Swimming and Diving Program is hoping for a successful season in the pool. This year, the women will be led by an extremely talented group of upperclassmen swimmers and divers, including Kendall Jerzyk ’18, who has already made a splash […]

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Why the Packers are America’s Team

by Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Staff    I wish I could proclaim the Patriots as “America’s Team,” but most of the country would be quick to disagree. While the Pats have been the best team recently, outside of New England they are probably one of the most disliked teams.    Being “America’s Team” is more […]

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Why are the Cowboys America’s Team

by Nicholas Buckley ’21 sports staff    If asked who is “America’s Team”, most people would think of the Dallas Cowboys, especially those who grew up watching them in their prime.    One of the largest forces in football, the Cowboys have dominated the league for years. Although it must be said that the Cowboys […]

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Burke Takes the Court

by Eileen Flynn ’20 sports staff   There are few things that Providence College students enjoy more than bragging about successful alumni. Students are filled with pride thinking about the adults who had the same professors and sat in the same cafeteria, and are now achieving incredible things in the real world.      Not […]

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A Weekend of Celly’s for Women’s Hockey

by Meaghan Cahill ’20 sports staff      Along with fall, hockey season has officially arrived in Friartown as the Providence College Women’s Hockey Team kicked off their season this past weekend. The team went into their first official game of the season with a solid preseason 3-2 win over Laurentian University.    Coming off […]

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