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Good Things Come in Threes
November 6th, 2009They say good things come in threes. Well, the men’s basketball team will look to confirm the legitimacy of this claim, as the Red embarks on a 2009-10 campaign to capture its third consecutive Ivy League championship. Read More
Cornell Points Leader Returns as Captain
November 6th, 2009With one goal and one assist in this last weekend’s game against Niagara, senior Colin Greening continues to demonstrate his swift skills with the puck and reiterate his passion for the sport. It was no doubt to men’s hockey head coach Mike Schafer ’86 to make Greening a returning captain for Cornell to help lead the team to a victorious season. Read More
Red Boasts Deep Backcourt Playmaker Arsenal
November 6th, 2009The decision was an easy one for head coach Steve Donahue at the outset of last season. With Louis Dale, the 2007-08 Ivy League Player of the Year, sidelined for the first eight games due to a sore hamstring, Donahue inserted freshman Chris Wroblewski into the team’s starting lineup at point guard. Read More
Football Hopes Green Will Solve All Problems
November 6th, 2009Last November, Cornell demolished Dartmouth, 37-14, to snap a four-game losing skid. This year the Red, currently mired in a five-game losing streak, will travel to Hanover, N.H., to seek a repeat performance against the Green at Memorial Field tomorrow afternoon. Read More
Offensive Outburst
November 6th, 2009After a disappointing loss in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament last year, the men’s hockey team is looking ahead to build its momentum and confidence as it opens up its Ivy League season tonight. Read More
Injury-Free, Dale Ready to Rock
November 6th, 2009He might be listed as the smallest player on the Cornell roster, but Louis Dale, a 5-11 starting point guard, has been one of the biggest reasons for the team’s rise to the top during his first three years at Cornell. Read More
Final Game for Field Hockey
November 6th, 2009Cornell field hockey closes out the fall on the road against Dartmouth at noon tomorrow. The Red's final contest of the season will determine its overall standing in the Ivy League as beating the Green would tie both Cornell (9-5, 3-3 Ivy) and Dartmouth (9-7, 4-2 Ivy) at the third spot. Read More
Power Play Expected to Be Key To Red’s Success
November 6th, 2009For a traditionally low-scoring Cornell team — a squad that last year averaged just 2.56 goals per game — a prolific and efficient power play could be the difference between victory and defeat. Indeed, 34 percent of the team’s goals last year came with the man advantage, indicating that the power-play unit was an integral part of the Red’s success. Read More
What Winning Number 27 Means to This New York Yankees Supporter
November 6th, 2009“The New York Yankees are world champions!” I have waited my entire life to hear those fateful words. Okay, maybe not. Sure, it was only nine years since the previous Pinstripe parade through the Canyon of Heroes, but I was a mere lad of 13 years old. I thought the Yankees won every year. Read More
Men’s Soccer Pursues Elusive First Ivy Win
November 6th, 2009With just two games left in the regular season, the men’s soccer team is looking for that elusive first Ivy win this weekend as the Red travels to Dartmouth this weekend for a 4 p.m. contest tomorrow for the Cornell’s last road match of 2009. Read More