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Running Club claims ‘Crosstown Classic’ title
For the first time since its conception, the UR Running Club overtook the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) in a bi-annual, co-ed 5k race on Saturday. In what is also known as “the Crosstown Classic,” UR defeated RIT with UR runners finishing in seven out of the top 10 positions. The first-place finisher, UR junior […]
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Justin Redfern – Football
1. What is your earliest memory playing football? My earliest memory playing football would have to be the first game I ever played. At the time, I was a running back on my 7 to 8-year-old Pop Warner team, and the first time I ever touched the ball in a live game I ran for […]
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The overlooked hero of the 2015 New York Mets
Seven home-runs, 11 RBIs and a slugging percentage of over 1.000 would qualify any player as a playoff hero. For most New York Mets hopefuls, Daniel Murphy’s breakout postseason hasn’t been anything short of “heroic.” But, it seems clear that there’s someone else to thank for creating what many never would have imagined could be […]
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UR rowing has strong performance at the Head of the Schuykill
This past Saturday, the women’s varsity and men’s club rowing teams headed to Philadelphia, PA to compete in the 44th-annual Head of the Schuykill. The ‘Jackets left Rochester at 2 p.m. Friday afternoon and came home tired Saturday night after competing against many major rival Division III teams, along with a number of Division I […]
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Thayer and Moczulski honored by Liberty League
The University of Rochester men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams kicked off their seasons this past weekend in the annual UR Invitational, welcoming Division I Canisius College along with UAA rivals Brandeis University and New York University to compete on Friday and Saturday. Over the course of the two days, both the men’s and […]
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Men’s soccer program records 600th win
The University of Rochester men’s soccer team picked up its fifth win of the season this past week against Moravian College. The 3-0 victory marked the 600th win for the men’s soccer program over its 82 years of existence. The ‘Jackets got off to a hot start against Moravian; senior Andrew Greenway scored his fourth […]
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Flip Saunders: in memoriam
Flip Saunders, the legendary NBA head coach and executive, died this past Sunday from complications relating to his chemotherapy treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He had been in a coma for nearly six weeks. Saunders grew up in Cleveland, the son of a marine and hairdresser. Though undersized, Saunders was an all-state basketball player in high […]
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Kathryn Montgomery – Field Hockey
Kathryn Montgomery, a senior, is a defender on the field hockey team. On Tuesday, she scored her first career goal to contribute to the team’s 8-0 win against Elmira College. In 2014, Montgomery was awarded to the NFHCA Academic Honor Roll. During her sophomore year, she had the second-most defensive saves in the Liberty League […]
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Freshmen lead women’s soccer to biggest win differential since 2014
With just three games in conference-play left in the regular season, the University of Rochester women’s soccer team shut out Case Western Reserve University 4-0 on Sunday to improve its record to 6-5-1. Of the four goals scored against the Case Western Spartans, three were netted by rookie athletes—freshmen Kerri Eden, Christina Feller and Shayna […]
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Lawsuit could follow police altercation with NBA forward
On Oct. 9, Atlanta Hawks swingman Thabo Sefalosha was found not guilty on three misdemeanor charges with regards to an altercation with a member of the New York Police Department in April. Sefalosha’s camp contended that officers were unduly aggressive and confrontational during his arrest, resulting in Sefalosha’s broken leg and missed playing time. Prosecutors […]
