(Photo courtesy of Sports Illustrated) “Jaylen Brown defends Pascal Siakam” Jake Messer Connector Editor On Wednesday night, the Boston Celtics suffered their first setback of the 2024-25 NBA season, losing to the Indiana Pacers 135-132 in an overtime thriller. This marks the first time the Celtics have lost to the Pacers since Jan. 8 of…
Dodgers route Yankees to win 8th World Series title
(Photo courtesy of Reuters) “Dodgers celebrate World Series victory” Liam O’Keefe Connector Staff The Los Angeles Dodgers won their franchise’s eighth World Series Championship against the New York Yankees last Wednesday. The series featured many big moments from both teams, but in the end the Dodgers made the plays that mattered most and were crowned…
River Hawks prevail on Halloween with 1-0 win over Bryant
(Photo courtesy of UML Athletics) “River Hawks players celebrate” Shaan Baid Connector Editor The River Hawks enjoyed Halloween with a 1-0 win against Bryant on Thursday night. Graduate student Marissa Saucedo came up huge for the winners by scoring the game-winning goal at the 84:33 mark. UMass Lowell improves to 5-9-3 with the win. Defensively,…
Heisman candidates for College Football
(Photo courtesy of Sporting News) “Heisman candidates Travis Hunter and Ashton Jeanty” James Guiry Connector Staff Since 2000, four non-quarterbacks have won the Heisman Trophy. DeVonta Smith (WR, 2020), Derrick Henry (RB, 2015), Mark Ingram II (RB, 2009) and Reggie Bush (RB, 2005). Through the first ten weeks of this season, two non-quarterbacks are emerging…
Celtics crush the Knicks 132-109 in season opener
(Photo courtesy of northjersey.com) “Jayson Tatum drives to the rim” Shaan Baid Connector Editor Fresh off winning the 2024 NBA Championship, the defending champion Boston Celtics blew out the new-look New York Knicks 132-109 in their season opener on Tuesday night. Some experts viewed the Knicks as potentially the biggest threat in the Eastern Conference…
Mock Trial A-team makes history
(Photo courtesy of UML Mock Trial) “The Mock Trial A-team stands for a photograph after their first-place win.” Sabine Laurent de Cannon Connector Staff On the weekend of Oct. 19th, UML’s Dr. Francis T. Talty ‘77 Pre-Law Society’s Mock Trial A-team achieved a first-place victory at the Third Annual Tupper Classic Invitational. The invitational was…
2024 World Series Preview
(Photo courtesy of The Telescope) “Preview cover of the 2024 World Series” Jake Messer Connector Editor The stage is now set, this year’s edition of the Fall Classic will feature Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees taking on Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The two biggest franchises in the baseball world will…
Ravens survive injury-riddled Monday Night Football game
(Photo courtesy of NBC News) “Baker Mayfield and Lamar Jackson face off” James Guiry Connector Staff The Baltimore Ravens beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in one of the two games on Monday Night Football in Week 7. Two-time MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson’s stellar performance led the Ravens in their 10-point victory over the Bucs. Star…
