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Track excels in Ithaca
This past weekend, the UR Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams competed at Ithaca College. The meet was highlighted by junior R.J. Morrow, who set the school record in the 60-meter dash with an impressive time of 6.13 seconds. The men’s team also tallied three first-place winners. “This was definitely our best meet of […]
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Syracuse dodges NCAA repercussions
For several years, the Syracuse University Men’s Basketball program has been under investigation by the NCAA because of what head coach Jim Boeheim has called “past mistakes” related to the academic habits of some of his players. Because of the supposed scandal, the school has imposed a ban on postseason competition this year. At first […]
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Men’s Basketball rises to second in league
The University of Rochester Men’s Basketball team defeated the New York University Bobcats and the Brandeis University Judges at home this past weekend. Both games were true team efforts in that a variety of players stepped up as needed. This weekend’s sweep increased the standing of the ‘Jackets, who are now tied for second place […]
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MLB Commissioner Manfred: A new era of baseball?
When the baseball season begins on April 5 of this year, there will be a new commissioner of the best league of the nearly 177-year-old sport’s history. After the very traditional almost two-decade reign of former commissioner Allan Huber “Bud” Selig, baseball fans have been both weary about and intrigued by the new position holder, […]
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Patriots steal Super Bowl XLIX victory
What a game it turned out to be! This year’s Super Bowl was expected to be a classic east vs. west battle, but nobody could have predicted the edge-of-your-seat thrill that this game dished out. Both the Seahawks and Patriots have been incredibly successful in the recent era. If the Pats are well-known for cheating, […]
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Danielle Neu ‘17: Women’s Diving
1. How did you first get into diving? My mom was the swimming and diving coach at our high school and would bring me along to all of her meets and practices. Diving always interested me, so I decided to try it when a club team began practicing at our pool. 2. How do you […]
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Snubs and Subs: NBA All-Star Rosters
We’re living in quite the era of NBA basketball. There haven’t been this many big, marketable stars in this many cities since the ‘80s, a time that some still consider the heyday of the league. As far as All-Star games, this is both good and bad. On one hand, it’s great to see different players […]
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UR Women’s Basketball: Down to the wire
The UR Women’s Basketball team is looking forward to a big weekend at home as they take on the New York University Violets and Brandeis University Judges. Both teams will present their share of challenges. But, after looking at the results from their most recent game, it seems that the Jackets thrive under these circumstances. […]
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Climber summits a frozen Niagara Falls
Before last week, Will Gadd had never visited Niagara Falls. Within an hour, he had scaled a 150-foot frozen section of Niagara’s Horseshoe Falls along with co-climber and alpine guide Sarah Hueniken. Such a feat had never before been accomplished in history. With a nearly constant flow of six billion cubic feet of water per […]
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Djokovic, Williams thrive Down Under
The Australian Open came to a close on Sunday when top-ranked Novak Djokovic captured his fifth title in the land Down Under, beating Andy Murray in four sets in the men’s singles final. Also victorious was world number-one Serena Williams, who beat Maria Sharapova for the sixteenth straight time to claim her 19th grand slam […]