Like any other college team, these athletes spend countless hours practicing, executing their plays perfectly, risking injury and endorsing school spirit in a vigorous battle for pride. But this team isn’t egocentric. It also fights
The women’s 4×400 meter relay team ended the indoor track and field season by running a season-best time of 3:52.29 at the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championship in Boston earlier this month. Still, assistant coach
For those with good memories, Saturday’s game must have brought about feelings of deja vu. On Nov. 24, 2000, the unbeaten men’s basketball team faced the undefeated No. 2 Duke Blue Devils in the championship
After a loss to No. 3 Illinois in its previous meet, the men’s gymnastics team came out strong in a quad meet last weekend at McGonigle Hall. Although the Owls finished second behind fourth-ranked Stanford,
Numbers alone would show that the men’s and women’s track and field teams finished in the bottom rung among conference foes at last weekend’s Atlantic Ten Conference Championship in Kingston, R.I. For the record, the
In a sport where individual performances often overshadow a full team effort, track and field coach Stephanie Scalessa said work ethic has been a consistent positive influence on her squads. “The work ethic and effort
Tom Brokaw, sitting at a checkered barroom table, begins a conversation with six war veterans. “Everybody I’ve ever talked to who’s gone through combat talks about the importance of your buddies, about the personal relationships,”
It’s the time of year when non-bowl-eligible teams begin to take stock of their returning players. During Saturday’s 51-3 loss to Virginia, injuries and ineffectiveness of veterans provided the football team with a glimpse at
After losses, expletives flow from defensive tackle Antwon Burton’s lips. Safety Christian Dunbar points out the specific plays in which the first-year players showed some promise. Cornerback Ray Lamb declares defiantly that the Owls aren’t
The transition from high school athletics to college can be a scary one. Student-athletes are bigger, faster and stronger in college than in high school. Tiffany Kasunich is finding that out the hard way. The