This World Series is different than any other World Series in recent memory, not only because the Chicago Cubs won for the first time in 108 years or the fact the Cleveland Indians put up a good fight, but also because of how both managers are using their bullpens.
The Hopkins Women’s Cross Country team continued to display their dominance this season, claiming their ninth straight Centennial Conference Championship this past weekend in Haverford, Pa. With 21 total team points, the women were virtually unchallenged from the start.
After their performance at the Rowan Inter-Regional Battle, the Blue Jays hope to use this positive momentum as they prepare for the Centennial Conference Championships coming up this weekend. The Hopkins women’s cross country team looks to win their ninth straight Centennial Conference title at Haverford.
The mid-afternoon rain stopped just in time for another kickoff last Friday. The seventh-ranked Blue Jays tallied another Centennial Conference victory, knocking off the Gettysburg Bullets by a score of 54-14. The Blue Jays not only improved their Centennial Conference record to 6-0, but also set the Centennial Conference record for most consecutive league victories with 34 wins.
This past Saturday, the Hopkins men’s soccer team triumphed early on against visiting opponent Muhlenberg College at Homewood Stadium. The 2-0 victory was particularly special, as the Jays honored the American Cancer Society in their annual Pink Game, playing specifically for the “Making Strides Campaign.”
With the MLB playoffs in full swing, baseball fans across the country are treated to exciting, drama filled affairs on a nightly basis. If you have ever attended a live playoff game, you quickly get a sense that the atmosphere feels different. Each pitch is pivotal, each at bat could decide the outcome of an entire series.
After a year long battle against National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady decided to drop the appeal of his four-game suspension for being found “more likely than not” to have tampered with footballs in order to gain a competitive advantage.
The Blue Jays dropped a game against the sixth-ranked Franklin & Marshall Diplomats. The Diplomats scored their first and only goal with only 11 seconds left in the game, leaving the Blue Jays without enough time to catch up. The final score of Saturday’s game was 1-0.
The Hopkins Football team continued their undefeated record this season, with a 45-10 victory against the Dickinson Red Devils this past Friday. The Jays now hold an impressive 6-0 record.
The Blue Jays dispatched the Fords 2-0, moving their record to 11-1-2 on the season, including a perfect 6-0 in the Centennial Conference. Haverford dropped to 8-3-2, including a mark of 3-2-1 in conference play.
The Major League Baseball playoffs are in the League Championship Series round, so at this point we have a pretty good feel for all the teams and how their games have been played.
The Hopkins swim team traveled to Washington, D.C. this past weekend to compete in their first meet of the season. The meet also marked the team’s first competition since saying goodbye to their long-time coach George Kennedy last June and welcoming new head coach Sccott Armstrong.
The Blue Jays fell short against the sixth-ranked Ursinus Bears, with the final score standing at 6-2.
On Jan. 22, 2003, the Red Sox franchise changed forever. It was late in the offseason, and spring training was just weeks away. The majority of the biggest names on the free agent market had already found new homes. David Ortiz, who was released the month before by the Minnesota Twins, was signed by the Red Sox to a one-year $1.2 million contract. The move generated little buzz across baseball since Ortiz was one of several low-cost bats that the team brought in to bolster their lineup.
They call me the “Good Luck Charm.” It was a nickname that was not bestowed upon me immediately, of course. When I bundled up in layers and headed with my father to my first Army-Navy game at the age of eight in 2002, the Navy Midshipmen had been defeated by the Army Black Knights the year before. However, Navy would go on to steamroll Army in the game by a score of 58-12.
