The NHL regular season ended on Sunday, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. With the help of an unprecedented 12 game winning streak, the Boston Bruins will end the season in first place in the eastern conference. They are guaranteed a spot in the playoffs and are set to play against the…
Checking in with the New England Patriots
Vijay Gentyala Connector Contributor As the period of NFL free agency winds down, teams are preparing themselves for the NFL Draft. The New England Patriots made many key free agency moves to set themselves up for the draft. The addition of shut-down corner Darelle Revis, hard-hitting corner Brandon Browner, and the oft-injured ex-Patriot Patrick Chung…
UMass Lowell drops double-header in home opener
UMass Lowell baseball felled by the Black Bears Baseball is a game of inches and in few places was this more evident than at LeLacheur Park on Saturday afternoon. In the second game of a double header against the visiting Maine Black Bears, the River Hawks fell 3-2. But it could have been a different…
Weightlifting: Pick things up and put them down
I looked in the mirror and flexed my arms. Little muscle bumps appeared. I grabbed the fat hanging below my arm and tightened it, my muscles now appearing larger. Nodding to myself, I thought this could be me, but how? Cardio was always my go-to workout, but it never seemed to give me the results…
Boston Red Sox early season preview
Alex Sponseller Connector Contributor The 2014 Boston Red Sox’ campaign for another World Series title began last week in Baltimore. There are many questions and story lines surrounding this team and their offseason moves, but one thing that is for sure is that they are poised to once again be competitive in not only the…
A sporting day for UMass Lowell rowing
Lucas Brown Connector Conntributor UMass Lowell’s Rowing club started their two kilometer season with a bang on Saturday, going up against Mass Maritime rowing and the University of Connecticut Rowing at UMass Lowell’s Bellegarde Boathouse. The weather was in favor of a good boat race, with the current markedly faster than usual. The day began…
Former River Hawks move on to professional hockey
The UMass Lowell men’s ice hockey team will be missing a significant number of key pieces when it begins its 2014-2015 season. Senior captain Josh Holmstrom, senior assistant captain Joseph Pendenza and senior goaltender Doug Carr are moving on from college hockey, at least. Holmstrom signed an amateur try-out (ATO)deal and will play hockey with…
Ice hockey Head Coach Norm Bazin reflects on successful season
Marlon Pitter Connector Editor Projected number one overall in numerous preseason polls, the River Hawks were poised to make a return to the Frozen Four. Their aspirations, however, were dashed by Hockey East rival Boston College in the NCAA Northeast Regional Final. After going 26-11-4 overall and winning the Hockey East Tournament for the second…
