Saturday, May 18, 2013
The spring semester recently ended at the University of Connecticut, but junior track and field athlete Jesse Chapman is still hard at work. Handpicked by kinesiology professor Jeff Volek to assist with an on-campus lab study, Chapman, an …
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Syracuse, n.y. — When top-seeded Syracuse faces off against Ivy League-champion Yale in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse tournament, the Orange will be staring at a mirror image of sorts. Just like Syracuse (14-3), the Bulldogs (12-4) seem to thrive when they’re down. Just …
Friday, May 17, 2013
Anchorage, Alaska (ap) — A former Alaska Anchorage hockey player acknowledges he was hit by his former coach with a stick during practice, but he said that it didn’t rise to the level of the abuse allegation being made by a former teammate. “I am not denying that …
Monday, May 13, 2013
Syracuse, n.y. — For the second straight spring, Syracuse University ended the Dartmouth College women’s lacrosse team’s season in the NCAA tournament, taking down the Big Green 21-8 yesterday afternoon in a second-round matchup at SU Soccer Stadium. …
Monday, May 13, 2013
Coopertown n.y. — Not far from the Baseball Hall of Fame, Hartford High’s Dylan Terino turned in a Hall-worthy performance against Hanover yesterday. Terino’s RBI single in the seventh inning capped his outstanding afternoon as the Hurricanes edged the Marauders, 3-2 at Cooperstown’s Doubleday Field. Terino finished 2-for-4 …
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Syracuse, n.y. — The threat of inclement weather moved up the start time from 4 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., but that did little to mess with the game-day routine of the Dartmouth College women’s lacrosse team as it took on 19th-ranked Boston College in the first round of …
Saturday, May 11, 2013
New York — Major League Baseball suspended umpire Fieldin Culbreth for two games yesterday because he was in charge of the crew that allowed Astros manager Bo Porter to improperly switch relievers in the middle of an inning. Culbreth and the rest of his crew — Brian O’Nora, …
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
The Associated Press Madrid — Maria Sharapova rallied from a break down in the first set to beat Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania 7-5, 6-2 yesterday and reach the second round of the Madrid Open. The second-seeded Russian said …
Monday, May 6, 2013
By Greg Fennell Valley News Staff Writer Philadelphia — Want to know something about good looks? Talk to Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn. Want to know what to do with good looks? The Penn women’s lacrosse team made …
Monday, May 6, 2013
By Greg Fennell Valley News Staff Writer Philadelphia — Dartmouth College softball coach Rachel Hanson can’t say the opportunities weren’t there. Stifled by Penn pitcher Alexis Borden in Saturday’s opening Ivy Championship Series game, the Big Green had …