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A glimpse into the upcoming NFL season
At long last, the great expanse is behind us: the rocky and unforgiving terrain of Tom Brady updates, fantasy football drafts and breathless training camp reports (“He’s added 25 pounds of muscle!”) have been traversed, and here we stand at the precipice of another NFL season. Will the Patriots repeat as champions? Will J.J. Watt […]
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Varsity athletes first to experience UR
Over 1,000 new freshmen will caravan onto the UR campus when 9 a.m. rolls around on the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 25, their cars filled with family members and packed with entire closets worth of clothing. While lines of vehicles run down Wilson Boulevard and Intercampus Drive, and as students attempt to maneuver hefty boxes […]
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American League Wild Card: A contentious year
It’s nearly September, and the National League playoffs seem largely set (unless the Nationals or Giants go on an absolute tear). However, the picture isn’t so clear over on the Junior Circuit, where as many as five teams still have a more than reasonable shot at the second Wild Card spot. Here are those five […]
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The summer of women in sports
Some of you might be scratching your heads as to why I would call this past summer an “Athenian Summer.” This generalization has nothing to do with the Olympic Games and its birthplace. As all of the mythology nerds out there know, Athens received its name from Athena, the Greek Goddess of weaving, wisdom and […]
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All-Americans named
Even before the end of the spring seasons, 11 UR athletes across a wide range of sports have been honored as Division III All-Americans, and three athletes have been named to Academic All-American teams—with the possibility that more will be recognized within the coming weeks. After an intensive voting process involving coaches and sports information […]
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Seven athletes honored for top achievements in sports
The UR Athletic Department held its annual awards banquet on Thursday, April 30, honoring seven student-athletes—six seniors and one junior—for their accomplishments during their time at UR. Senior Alex Swanger from Penfield, N.Y. received the Louis A. Alexander Alumni Award, which is given to the male senior athlete who has contributed the most to the […]
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G.W. VanderZwaag – Golf
1. When did you first begin playing golf, and what motivated you to start? I first began playing golf around the age of seven when my dad and grandpa introduced me to the game. Their love for golf drove me to want to pick it up. I would go out and play with them at […]
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CT Sports guide to finals procrastination
Finals week. What a time to be at the University of Rochester: trying to figure out the partial fraction of an integral as summer plans fall into place and the temperature starts to approach 60 degrees. We delve deep into the intricacies of gendered language by late Victorian novelists right as the question of “socks […]
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Softball clinches Liberty League title
This weekend, the regular season wrapped up for UR softball, but given the team’s strong performance of late, there are still plenty of games left to be played. After three more wins on Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26, the ‘Jackets stand at 24-11, with a 10-2 record within the Liberty League, which is […]
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Victory sends Women’s Lacrosse to Liberty League Playoffs
After a critical win against RIT this Saturday in their annual Senior Game, the UR Women’s Lacrosse team will advance to the Liberty League playoffs for the first time since 2002. Seniors Lauren Basil, Maddie Elia, Megan Arnold and Emily Hogan were all recognized for their contributions to the program over the course of the […]