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Women’s Rowing makes a splash
Competing in their only home event for the fall, UR’s women’s rowing team combined several strong performances this past weekend at the Head of the Genesee Regatta on Saturday, Oct. 4. Seventeen different schools travelled to Rochester for more than ten races in both men’s and women’s divisions. For the ’Jackets, the varsity eight boat […]
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MLB American League Award Picks
American League MVP: The pick: Mike Trout, Out Field, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Stats: 157 games, 36 HR, 111 RBI, .287/.377/.561, 167 OPS+, 16 SB, 83 BB, 184 SO, 7.9 WAR The case: Mike Trout is about to win the MVP in an off year. That’s how good this guy is. Trout has had […]
Athlete of the Week
Catherine Knox and Mark Rollfs – Cross Country
1. How did you get into running cross country? CK: I ran track my freshman year of high school because I wanted to do a sport in the winter and spring, but I didn’t enjoy it until I started running cross country in my junior year. MR: I got into cross country running my sophomore […]
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Derek Jeter: Re2pect well deserved?
Derek Jeter ; now that’s a name that can make even non-sports fans smile. Jeter played in the biggest city in the country and probably under the most scrutiny of any athlete. Despite all the public pressure and little room for success, he has never been the center of controversy during his 20 years in […]
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MLB National League Award Picks
Do I have an actual vote this year? Of course not. But here are some educated guesses for this year’s major awards. National League MVP: The pick: Andrew McCutchen, Center Fielder, Pittsburgh Pirates Stats: 146 games, 25 HR, 83 RBI, .314/.410/.542, 168 OPS+, 18 SB, 84 BB, 115 SO, 6.4 WAR The case: The story […]
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Tara Lamberti – Field Hockey
1. How did you get started with field hockey? I started playing field hockey in 7th grade because my friends convinced me to try out for the team, even though I had no idea what the sport was. 2. How did you become a goalie? I had always played goalie in soccer, and when I […]
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History for Relin and UR as field hockey continues hot start
UR field hockey is off to its best start in team history after extending its season-opening winning streak with a pair of victories this past weekend. This was due in part to the strong play of junior Michelle Relin, who became Rochester’s all-time point leader during the ’Jackets’ 6-1 victory over St. Lawrence University on […]
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Bill Simmons and Objectivity
“Goodell, if he didn’t know what was on that tape, he’s a liar. I’m just saying it. He is lying. I think that dude is lying. If you put him up on a lie detector test that guy would fail. For all these people to pretend they didn’t know is such f— b—-. It really […]
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Minnesota not messing around
This NBA offseason has been filled with surprising relocations and trades. LeBron returning to Cleveland, Pau Gasol moving to Chicago, Jeremy Lin joining up with Kobe in L.A – the list goes on. An extremely notable move was the Cavaliers’ dynamic trade with Minnesota for Kevin Love to acquire a star-studded starting lineup of James, […]
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The Toronto Raptors: Rise of Ruse?
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