Archive: Mar 2002
Hopeful teams prepare for March Madness
With most mid-major conference champions already crowned, and other "contenders" and "pretenders" starting to separate themselves from the rest of the pack, the four NCAA Tournament brackets are beginning to take shape.With three of the four No. 1 seeds already reserved for Kansas, Maryland and Duke, the only top billing which remains up for grabs […]
Men's track rebounds at ECAC's
The men's track team rebounded from a poor performance at the New York State Collegiate Track Conference Championships to finish a strong 22nd out of 64 teams at the East Coast Athletic Conference Championships hosted by Tufts University last weekend.Facing superior competition the team rose to the occasion, redeeming themselves in the last event of […]
Homophobic Graffiti
I was dismayed to read that homophobic and other offensive graffiti had made a return to the UR campus. I suppose such incidents never disappear completely. There will always be some among us who find it funny, amusing or even cathartic to express anger and bigotry in such an anonymous fashion. And I admit I […]
Tips to get the best fantasy team possible
Major League Baseball teams are all in Florida or Arizona preparing for the 2002 season, and that can only mean one thing ? it's almost time for your fantasy baseball league to start.Here are some tips to help you get to the top of your league's standings.Be flexibleWhether your league has an auction or a […]
From the Pressbox
We have entered the dead zone of the sports world.March Madness is a week away, baseball doesn't start for three more weeks, the NBA and NHL are in the boring stretch before the playoff races become intense and there is no major event coming up for golf or tennis. If UR weren't in the NCAA […]
Tennis star enjoys squash nationals
Junior Allen Fitzsimmons lost both of his matches at the NISRA Individual Squash championships last weekend at Princeton University, but he is happy that he made the trip to the tournament."It was a great experience," Fitzsimmons said. "It was great to go see the country's best."Fitzsimmons lost 3-1 to Greg Clement, ranked No. 40 in […]
UR sends LaBuda off with ECAC champioship
Not many teams have the chance to end the season by winning a championship.It may not have been the one they had in mind, but the women's basketball team did indeed finish the season as champions.After finishing third in the University Athletic Association, UR did not receive a bid to the NCAA tournament.Instead, the Yellowjackets […]
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