Shane Foley Connector Editor Fantasy football week three can best be described as awkward. You may not know if you like your team; if players don’t perform you want to cut them, and if players do perform, you wonder if they can be consistent throughout the season. Main thing to remember here is to relax.…
Field hockey falls 3-1 in Kennedy Cup against UMass
LOWELL, Mass. – The UMass Lowell field hockey team (2-4) dropped a 3-1 decision on Sunday afternoon, as the visiting University of Massachusetts (2-4) reclaimed the Kennedy Cup with the victory at Wicked Blue Field in Lowell. “I thought today’s game was really competitive,” said Head Coach Shannon Hlebichuk. “We competed hard for 70 minutes…
Rice controversy leaves commissioner’s future in jeopardy
Nick Giannino Assistant Editor Roger Goodell has been under serious fire lately. Just a day after the Baltimore Ravens’ season opener, a loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in which running back Ray Rice sat out, serving the first game of his two game suspension, TMZ released a video where Rice can be seen punching his…
Men’s soccer falls to Northeastern 2-1 in OT
BROOKLINE, Mass. – The UMass Lowell men’s soccer team lost 2-1 in overtime to the Northeastern Huskies, in a rain-soaked contest. Just over a minute into the first period a shot from the right wing was deflected by Ackim Mpofu in front, and found its way into the net. Wuilito Fernandes (Praia, Cape Verde) gave…
Cameron Wake responsible for Pats’ loss
Shane Foley Connector Editor For years, NFL analysts and fans alike have debated over a method, if one exists, on stop- ping Tom Brady. A popular offering, discussed several times on Sports Center and similar sports programs, has been to run the football, and keep Brady on the sideline. This method only really works however,…
Holy Cross field hockey upsets UML in final minutes
Shane Foley Connector Editor “Often times, the final score doesn’t reflect upon the two teams,” said Kelly Freitas, remarking on the result of the River Hawks field hockey team’s 3-2 loss to Holy Cross on Friday Night. UMass Lowell was able to keep a 2-2 tie late into the second half, when Kaitlyn Murray of…
Fantasy advising center: week 2
Shane Foley Connector Editor Fantasy football players do not get enough credit. Especially if they are in a deep league; they have to keep track of all 36 teams (with an enormous amount of players), add the right ones to their team, release the bad ones, and somehow end up with more points than everyone…
Djokovic, Federer stunned in semi finals at US Open
Nick Giannino Sports Editor For the first time since the 2005 Australian Open, a grand slam tennis final will feature two players not named Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, or Roger Federer. Instead, Croatia’s Marin Cilic will face Japan’s Kei Nishikori, with each searching for their first Grand Slam victory. Nishikori used a combination of speed…
