Sports
Athlete of the Week
Freitag poised to lead Women’s Soccer to success
Senior forward Jorie Freitag plays an important role for the Women’s Soccer team as a captain and one of the most experienced players on the team. Freitag followed a 2nd Team All-UAA performance during her sophomore season by being named an All-UAA Honorable mention this past season. Among other accomplishments, Freitag has been part of […]
Varsity Athletics
Run it back: A fall sports preview
With school soon to be in full swing, the Yellowjackets’ fall sports teams are gearing up. The fall sports include football, soccer, field hockey, cross country, and volleyball. Football is hoping to improve as second-year coach Chad Martinovich continues to build a culture and program at the University. Having previously coached at the Massachusetts Institute […]
Professional Sports
Cez Says: NBA’s lacking loyalty limits league
The 2019 NBA summer offseason showed a league’s shift towards a strong sense of player control, destruction of small market teams, and the absence of loyalty from players and franchises. This summer, of 2019 we saw a massive reshaping of the NBA as almost a third of the players were up for a new contract. […]
Varsity Athletics
Adjusting to college for student athletes
The adjustment for non-athletes is difficult enough with new independence and responsibilities, a new city (for some, a new country), new friends, and new academic formats. But student-athletes also have to adjust to a new level of competition, new coaches, new facilities, and an entirely new group of teammates. But new teammates can be a […]
Baseball
Baseball defends home field, wins Liberty League Championship
Baseball has won the Liberty League Championship by beating Clarkson University 8–2. It was the team’s fifth game in three days and avenged an earlier loss to Clarkson in the double-elimination tournament. The ‘Jackets, despite being regular season champions, were 1–4 against Clarkson after losing that tournament game. On Saturday, they would need to best […]
Club Sports
The ultimate fun and competitive club sports experience
This weekend, Men’s Club Ultimate Frisbee traveled to Oneonta to compete in the USA Ultimate Division III Metro East Regional Tournament. A strong showing in inclement weather at this weekend’s games could allow the team to qualify for the national Division III tournament. Read More
NFL
An uphill battle for Tyreek Hill
NFL stars getting into legal trouble is nothing new, but the stance the league takes against the player has no consistency as seen by the latest addition to this group: Tyreek Hill. The Kansas City Chiefs star receiver, Hill is one of the most explosive and fun to watch players in the NFL. Known for […]
golf
Tiger’s returns to mastery
Despite all the doubters, Tiger Woods won his first major golf tournament in 11 years and his first Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia since 2005, completing one of the biggest comebacks in sports history. Born Eldrick Tont “Tiger” Woods in 1975 in Cypress, California, Woods has become one of the most decorated golfers of all […]
Club Sports
Fencing foils its opponents with heart
Competing in men’s and women’s foil, epee, and sabre, UR’s club fencing team has traveled throughout the Northeast taking on competitors. Read More
nationals
UR Women’s Rugby rucks all the way to nationals
Everyone should be paying close attention to the club UR Women’s Rugby team, as they recently qualified for nationals for the third year in a row. UR has both women’s and men’s rugby teams, both club sports. That means they don’t have the same backing from the University as a collegiate sport and they requires […]
