Tagged - sports

An Ode to Tom Brady

Few times in sports is an individual able to achieve enough to be considered the greatest of all time. Tom Brady is calling it a career after 22 seasons after an unparalleled football life. Read More

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.  Read More

Everything is sports now

"One hot-press incident as a result of this new health kick: The University of Rochester Furs are running on life-size hamster wheels during their meetings." Read More

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. Read More

Men and women’s Ultimate Frisbee qualify for nationals, raises funds within the week

Rarely can the words “Nationals Qualifying” and “UR sports” be said in the same sentence, but both the Men’s Ultimate Frisbee and Women’s Ultimate Frisbee teams have made the impossible happen. As soon as UR finals end, the EZs (women’s) and Piggies (men’s) will be traveling to Norco, California for the national USA Ultimate College Championships. Read More

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. Read More

We can’t cover campus without the community

You, the University community, are the backbone of this paper. Read More

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. Read More

Social Media Editor forced to run 5K for the Culture Section

In spite of my post-race aching body, the experience reminded me how much I enjoy running and how important it is to make time for things I enjoy. Read More

Bring back the scholarship in sports scholarships

Clearly, there needs to be more oversight of the recruitment process. Coaches taking bribes is quite bad, but it’s also difficult to detect. It should be far easier to notice when those enrolled as student-athletes do not actually intend to ever play the sport. Read More