Category: Professional Sports

PCI: Who Will Win the 2022-2023 NBA MVP?

Giannis Antetokounmpo Will Win the NBA MVP Margaret Maloney ’23 Sports Staff This year’s NBA MVP will be Giannis Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo was the fifteenth pick in the first round of the 2013 NBA draft to the Milwaukee Bucks and has been with the Bucks ever since. He was drafted when he was 19 and never […]

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PCI: Should LIV Golfers be Allowed at the Majors?

They Should be Allowed: Will Murphy ’23 Sports Co-Editor The golf landscape has been shifting rapidly with the recent emergence of a serious competitor to the PGA Tour. Since its founding in 2021, the LIV Golf Tour has drawn the ire of many golf fans. The Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, with its notoriously deep […]

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2022 US Open Caps Off Exciting Tournament

The 2022 U.S. Open has come and gone, but the storylines that arose from this electric tournament will certainly be remembered for a while. The biggest headline to come out of the Open is that it was the great Serena Williams’ last major championship. She announced a few weeks prior that this would be her […]

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NFL Draft

Joseph Quirk ’23 Sports Staff For two teams every year, the Superbowl is the most exciting date on the NFL calendar. For everyone else, who were not quite good enough or fell just short of making the big game, the offseason represents a time of hope. It provides a clean slate, a chance for a […]

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Providence College Investigates

Who Will Win the 2022 Masters Joe Quirk ’23 Sports Staff Justin Thomas One of the world’s most famous and prestigious sporting events returns to Augusta National Golf Club in beautiful Augusta, GA this weekend.  Much of the talk surrounding the Masters right now is speculation about whether all-time great golfer Tiger Woods will be […]

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Providence College Investigates

Who Will Win the 2022-23 MLB World Series? Margaret Maloney ’23 Sports Staff Los Angeles Dodgers The MLB lockout was 99 days and the uncertainty of when opening days would occur was a question for all.  An agreement reached by the Major League Baseball’s club owners and its players’ union after months of heated negotiations […]

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After a Successful 2021 Season, the Red Sox Hope For More

Julia McCoy ’22 Guest Writer A standout off-season for the Boston Red Sox has fans excited to see baseball coming back on April 7. After the introduction of former Tampa Bay Rays executive Chaim Bloom in 2020—a year that proved dismal for the Red Sox—fans have been looking for a big turnaround in the program. […]

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First Time Winners Celebrate in Super Bowl LVI

By Joe Quirk ’23 Sports Staff What a game. Super Bowl LVI was this past Sunday, Feb. 13 and really capped off a spectacular NFL regular and postseason. The game was played at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, CA, home to both the Los Angeles Chargers and the Los Angeles Rams during the regular season. […]

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MLB Free Agency Update

By Stephen Foster ’22 Sports Staff The 2021-2022 Major League Baseball offseason is off to a hot start with unpredictable free agency moves and trades. Some teams struck gold with new talent, meaning other teams lost their stars and will need to find ways to fill their roster with equal or better talent. However, the […]

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Minor League Baseball: A Hopeful Start for Change

MLB Providing Housing for Players Ben Bilotti ’23 Sports Staff On Oct. 17, 2021, ESPN reporter, Jeff Passan, reported that Major League Baseball will now require all teams to provide housing for minor league players starting in 2022. MLB has yet to lay out a formal plan, but many teams are already forming their own […]

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