Sports
Head Coach
UR welcomes alum and Rochester native Ashley Van Vechten as new women’s head soccer coach
The Rochester Yellowjacket athletic community is reunited with one of its most decorated and celebrated members as Ashley Van Vechten ’08 is appointed new women’s head soccer coach.
Basketball
Men’s, women’s basketball teams split wins against Carnegie Mellon
The Rochester Yellowjackets’ basketball teams faced off against the Carnegie Mellon (CMU) Tartans in a double header on Jan. 21, with the men’s team winning 71-60 and the women's team losing 47-63.
Basketball
New COVID restrictions allow in person sports despite remote learning
In response to surging cases in Monroe County, the University announced updated COVID-19 guidelines for students.
athletics
Meet the UR student making national waves for women in baseball
Since the young age of 5, Greenwood has been playing baseball. Now she is a catcher for UR Baseball and on the USA Baseball 2021 National Team Development Program roster, aiming to play at the international level.
Sports
A rainy day visit to Roc City Skatepark
When I noticed a skate park was being built under the highway on-ramp downtown, I was excited — not because I wanted to learn to skate (I’m a coward), but because a skate park is a perfect setting to facilitate the DIY charm of Rochester, acting as a sort of melting pot for people of all walks of life to bond over sick tricks and scraped up shins.
drew brees
Goodbye number nine
Drew Brees did as much for New Orleans as any athlete has ever done for their city.
Basketball
The ’Jackets are Back & Ready to Attack
UR’s varsity Yellowjackets have enjoyed a triumphant return to competition. Beginning in late February, many teams — including track and field and men’s basketball — were given clearance by the University to begin modified versions of their typical seasons.
Professional Sports
McDowell Stuns with Daytona 500 Victory
The race was McDowell's first victory of a career spanning over a decade.
Campus Times
Sports section on pause for the foreseeable future
Due to a lack of writers, editors, and general interest, as well as COVID-19 disruptions to the normal sports seasons, the Campus Times has decided to discontinue the Sports section.
COVID-19
COVID-19 is making one of the most dangerous sports even riskier
Social distancing in any setting is only as effective as its practitioners.
