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The start of a young sports interviewer
It was my first day on the job. The door was locked so I had to buzz in. I just barely pressed the button my hand was shaking. 'Hello?" a voice on the other side of the door said.'Hi, my name is David Weissman, and I am here for the interview."No, I was not going […]
Sports
Women?s lacrosse learns from tough season
After eight out of 11 starters graduated in 2009, the women's lacrosse team knew that this year was going to be a time of rebuilding.This past week brought the challenge of opponents like Union and Skidmore Colleges, but the Yellowjackets were able to look beyond the scoreboard. Instead, they focused on the opportunity that the […]
Sports
Team tries to find groove as league play heats up
Liberty League play started off with a full spectrum of emotions for the softball team. They showed joy and confidence through the first two games and then the next day it became disappointment and grief.Now 2-2 after the first weekend in Liberty League competition, the softball team sits in second place in the division and […]
Sports
Team reaches UAA third place game
The UR women's tennis team wants everyone to understand something: it doesn't matter what your team is ranked anyone can be brought down.They delivered that message in a dramatic fashion to Washington University in St. Louis, taking the No. 14 Bears down in the opening round of the University Athletic Association Championship, 5-4 this past […]
Athlete of the Week
Athlete of the Week
In a few weeks, senior Melissa Skevington will say goodbye to her college sport: track and field. Skevington is ending her career on a high note with strong performances in her two main events, the long jump and triple jump. This weekend against SUNY Brockport she earned first in the long jump and second place […]
From the Pressbox
From the Pressbox
Many months ago, Tiger Woods was in a car accident. At the time it seemed very minor, especially since no one was seriously injured, but as we all found out, there was more to it. The car accident was the culmination of some problems behind closed doors. One by one, women came out and spoke […]
Obscure Sports
The eccentric trip of bossaball
Sometimes it seems that the best and oddest obscure sports actually aren't new ideas so much as conglomerations of other sports taken to extreme levels that are often thought not close to possible. Enter bossaball. Bossaball is the bastard child of a massive orgy of sports. If volleyball, football, gymnastics, basketball and soccer all decided […]