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The skids are on. After a 14-9 comeback victory over Utica College April 8, baseball has now dropped five consecutive games, all at home.Tuesday, UR lost all of its games against Rochester Institute of Technology and a doubleheader Sunday to Ithaca College.In the first game against RIT, errors overshadowed junior Adam Fay?s 10-strikeout performance. In […]

The Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat and New York Knicks are the three favorites to come out of the Eastern Conference in the NBA playoffs this season. However, most experts seem to be passing right over the No. 2 seed Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks are by far the most talented offensive team in the East but […]

The ice of the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial was transformed into a 50-yard turf playing field Friday night as Rochester welcomed its newest professional sports team ? the Brigade.The newest team in Arena Football League II provided a spectacular show as it bounced the Roanoke Steam 49-31.Pre-game festivities covered the streets outside […]

The women?s track team experienced something that it has not faced yet this season ? nice weather and a high caliber of competition. After Saturday?s six-hour UR Alumni Invitational, the women fell six points short of a victory. The final team scores were SUNY Geneseo 142, UR 136, SUNY Brockport 57, SUNY Fredonia 55, Roberts […]

Billy Rasmussen has been around the game of baseball all his life. In fact, he doesn?t even remember when he first picked up a bat or started to play tee-ball. He just remembers how much he loves the game.Born in Rochester, Billy was surrounded by the Yellowjacket pride of his father, Dick Rasmussen, who earned […]

After splitting its last eight games, the women?s softball team is looking to build on recent success in upcoming competition.After mixed results at Buffalo State, UR traveled to Union and Hamilton colleges last weekend. A midweek doubleheader against Cazenovia College topped off the Yellowjacket?s series of eight tough matchups against Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association competition. […]

The men?s track and field team continued its strong start, scoring 161.50 points to win the nine-team 2001 UR Alumni Invitational last Saturday.Senior co-captain Jon Coyles fought through sickness to win the 400-meter run in 50.21 seconds and place second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.63 seconds.?A number of our guys weren?t […]

This weekend the women?s tennis team will play in the University Athletic Association Championships in hopes of winning a berth to the Div. III tournament. UR, which will host the UAA tournament, should see its toughest competition come at1 the hands of Emory University. Emory is the defending UAA champion and is ranked seventh in […]

The women?s lacrosse team played with a lot of heart and determination on the road this past weekend and came away with a convincing win against Clarkson University Friday, but lost in a close game to St. Lawrence University Saturday.Demolishing of ClarksonThe Yellowjackets easily defeated Clarkson 16-3 to add another win to its Upstate Collegiate […]

I have to admit that I?m not a big fan of the ?Star Wars? trilogy ? I don?t hum the tunes from any of the famous instrumental numbers contained in the films. Ever.However, I?m aware that many people do hum this music on a regular basis, play air guitar along with the soundtrack when they […]