Tyler Cote Connector Contributor Kids wearing a Tom Brady jersey or doing the Riverdance like Chad Ochocinco are just two examples proving that the NFL has a strangle on American culture and in nearly every household. However, in the past year alone, the NFL has suddenly been struck with scandal, violence and political issues that…
Worst to first to worst to who knows?
Henry St. Pierre Connector Staff To say this Red Sox season has been a disaster is beyond an understatement. Coming off winning the World Series in 2013, a season when most baseball writers had picked them behind teams such as the Rays and Blue Jays to win even the AL East, there were high hopes…
Fantasy Advising Center: week four
Shane Foley Connector Editor Welcome to week 4, where nobody is right! That’s typically the case for people who try to make any long term judgments based on the little football we have seen, and I assure you, we’ve only seen a little football. For instance, Buffalo won their first two games. Some are saying…
The MLB playoff picture
Benjamin St. Pierre Connector Staff First and foremost, for clarification, all predictions presented in this article are as of Thursday, Sept. 18. With this baseball season being the third to feature a second Wild Card team per league, a greater number of teams, throughout the season, consider themselves to be more in the playoff race…
River Hawks choke on Pride
Shane Foley Connector Editor Hofstra lit up the scoreboard with three goals in the first half during last Friday’s field hockey game against UMass Lowell. Even tight defense in the second half couldn’t save the River Hawks from a 3-1 loss. The Hofstra squad was led by Claudi Marin-Samper, who had a shooting fest. She…
New NFL drug policy leads to reduced suspensions
Nick Giannino Assistant Editor The National Football League’s Player Association (NFLPA) recently agreed to significantly increase the threshold for positive marijuana tests. Players, including Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon, have complained that the threshold is so low that it causes false positives during drug tests. The new law means that the threshold will be…
Fantasy Advising Center: Week three
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…
