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One Last Time: The Hardy’s legendary rivalry with the Dudley Boyz ends in Lowell

One Last Time: The Hardy’s legendary rivalry with the Dudley Boyz ends in Lowell

(Photo courtesy of the WWE) “The Hardy Boyz celebrating their championship win at the WWE.” Jake Messer Connector Editor On Sunday Oct. 12, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling comes to Lowell at the Tsongas Center for one of sports biggest events of the year, Bound For Glory. One of the marquee matches headlining the massive event

Women’s lacrosse shares the throne for the first time ever

(Photo courtesy of UML athletics) “The co-champion title marks the first instance of a shared honor for the women’s lacrosse team.” Jake Messer Connector Editor For the very first time in program history, the River Hawks Women’s Lacrosse team is Co-Season Champions with the Bryant Bulldogs, finishing with a record of 11-5 overall, 5-1 in

The musical atmosphere of college sports

(Photo courtesy of Ohio State University) “University marching bands contribute quite a lot to the atmosphere of college sports games.” Jake Messer Connector Editor American Sports can generally be broken into two different categories. On one side, there is professional sports, where athletes compete for awards and money. They can have a career as a

Remembering the best Super Bowl halftime shows

(Photo courtesy of Rolling Stone) “Michael Jackson’s halftime show is among the most acclaimed of them all.” Jake Messer Connector Editor Throughout the 59 different iterations of the annual Super Bowl, teams have come and gone, venues have been renovated and the commercials have only got more eye-catching as the years have gone by. However,

Bruins shock Boston with trade of Brad Marchand

(Photo courtesy of Ideastram) “Marchand’s release from the Bruins has been met with much controversy.” Jake Messer Connector Editor On March 7, an era of Boston Bruins hockey came to an end when General Manager Don Sweeney traded team captain Brad Marchand to the Florida Panthers for a conditional second-round pick in 2027.   Hoovering around

“Super Mario Odyssey” is a modern Nintendo classic

(Image courtesy of IGDB. “‘Super Mario Odyssey’ sees the titular plumber go on an all-new globetrotting 3D adventure.) Jake Messer Connector Editor The Nintendo Switch is home to many outstanding games like “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild,” “Super Smash Bros Ultimate” and even “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.” However, one game has stood