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Cornell Feels Confident

Friday, May 24, 2013

Philadelphia — Unseeded but not quite an underdog, Cornell heads to Lincoln Financial Field tomorrow in search of its first berth in the NCAA men’s lacrosse title game since 2009. The Big Red fell in the Ivy League semifinals before rolling to two NCAA tournament wins over Maryland and Ohio State by a combined score of 32-14. Coach Ben DeLuca said he’s not quite sure if the winning margins will …

LeBron Saves Heat at Buzzer

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Miami — LeBron James made a layup as time expired in overtime, and the Miami Heat found a way to beat the Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a wild Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals last night. James finished with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the Heat — his ninth …

Garcia, Woods Continue Off-Course Catfighting

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Virginia Water, England — Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia don’t like each other, and they’re making no effort to disguise their feelings. The verbal feuding began May 11 during the third round of The Players Championship. It resumed this week on both sides of the Atlantic when Woods offered a one-word answer if …

Charging Onward

Sunday, April 14, 2013

The ball slips out of Dartmouth’s John Descalzi’s hands during yesterday’s match against Brown in Hanover. Dartmouth won 32-3 to take the Ivy League 15s title. Valley News — Libby March …

What Bad Weather?

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Dartmouth rower Christian Chai and his fellow crew members bring in their boat after a practice on the Connecticut River in Hanover yesterday. Crews from Dartmouth, Harvard and MIT will come together for the annual Biglin Bowl on …

Dartmouth Suffers First Ivy Loss

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Philadelphia — The Dartmouth women’s lacrosse team was edged by Penn, 8-7 in a battle of Ivy League unbeatens yesterday at Dunning-Cohen Champions Field at Penn Park. A back-and-forth affair saw the Big Green fight their way to two separate ties in the second half only, to see …

No Quit for Big Green Senior: With Football Career Done, Defender Gives Lacrosse a Try

Friday, April 12, 2013

Hanover — Eliminate regret. It’s one of the favorite sayings of Dartmouth College men’s lacrosse coach Andy Towers, and Teddy Reed is epitomizing it this spring as a Big Green defenseman. A Massachusetts native set to graduate with …

OT Win Sends Yale Into NCAA Title Game

Friday, April 12, 2013

Pittsburgh — Andrew Miller scored 6:59 into overtime to lift Yale to a 3-2 victory over UMass Lowell in the NCAA men’s hockey semifinals last night. The senior captain raced around a pair of River Hawks defenders then …

UConn Brings Back Another Trophy

Thursday, April 11, 2013

Storrs, Conn. — The Connecticut women’s basketball team returned to campus yesterday, wearing warm-up jackets with “Gr8ness” printed on the back and carrying with them the program’s eighth NCAA championship trophy. Dozens of fans greeted the Huskies at Bradley International Airport and more than 2,000 others gathered on …

Torre: Baseball Belongs Back in Olympic Games

Thursday, April 11, 2013

La Vista, Neb. — Joe Torre’s first experience in international baseball convinced him that the sport should be back in the Olympics. Torre managed Team USA in the World Baseball Classic last month and said he was impressed with how invested the players were in the games even …

Maine Fires Longtime Men’s Hockey Coach

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Orono, Maine — The University of Maine yesterday announced the firing of men’s hockey coach Tim Whitehead after 12 seasons, saying the university needs to look in a new direction for a program known for producing National Hockey League standouts such as Paul Kariya, Dustin Penner and Ben …

Optimistic Big Green Springs Into Action

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Hanover — It’s early for Ivy League football title talk, but Dartmouth College is bound to be targeted as the chatter builds throughout the spring and summer. The Big Green conducted the first of its 12 spring practices …

Huskies Return To Glory

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

New Orleans — Geno Auriemma and Connecticut are back on top. With freshman Breanna Stewart leading the way, it might be a while before they relinquish that spot. Stewart scored 18 of her 23 points in a dazzling first half and Connecticut won its eighth national championship with …