Sports

Cornell Heads to National Championships

Devon Goodrich  —  Mar 15, 2007

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Men’s swimming sends three to national meet

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The NCAA Swimming and Diving championships are not just the Super Bowl or World series of collegiate swimming. They are the fastest short course — or 25-yard long pool — competition in the world, since events at the Olympic level are swum in 50-yard pools. Senior co-captain Mike Smit, senior Dave McKechnie and sophomore Wes Newman have been invited to compete in this prestigious event, which begins today and lasts through Saturday at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center.

Pete Rose: To Reinstate or Not Reinstate?

Josh Perlin  —  Mar 15, 2007

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My Pitch

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Pete Rose, I’m not sure what to think about you. You’re one of the greatest baseball players ever, a baseball legend — for better or for worse. Sometimes your dedication to baseball and willingness to repent wins me over. Other times, your arrogance, foolishness and hypocritical disregard for one of the game’s most fundamental rules disappoint and upset me.

Grapplers Ready for NCAAs

Tim Kuhls  —  Mar 14, 2007

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Bags are packed, tray tables have been stowed and all seats have been returned to their full and upright positions as the wrestling team makes its way to Auburn Hills, Mich., for the start of the Division I NCAA wrestling nationals which are set to commence tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m. After six months of dual matches and grueling practices, the countdown clock inside the Friedman Wrestling Center will tick down to zero, thus signaling the start of wrestling’s most prestigious collegiate tournament.

Testa’s NCAA Tournament Burning Questions

Paul Testa  —  Mar 14, 2007

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Clevelend Rocks

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For basketball junkies, March Madness is as seasonal an affliction as the flu is for the elderly or Uggs are for sorority girls. This year’s Selection Sunday was no different as the prospect of filling out the perfect bracket to dominate the Sun office pool left me with more burning questions than my last trip to Gannett. While the good doctors only gave me penicillin to ease the pain, here are some answers to questions not involving this year’s George Mason.

Men’s Tennis Sweeps Bonnies for Eighth Win

Devon Goodrich  —  Mar 14, 2007

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Things got ugly in a hurry for St. Bonaventure at the Reis Tennis Center yesterday afternoon, as the men’s tennis team got back on track with a 7-0 win and extended its record to 8-2.

“We played a couple of really tough teams, Georgetown and Maryland, last weekend, and it’s easy to have a let-down after you play teams like them,” said freshman Jon Fife. “Our guys stuck to the game plan and got the job done. I was happy to see us keep our focus and win.”

M., W. Polo Earn Wins

Cory Bennett  —  Mar 13, 2007

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So often, a team’s fate in the playoffs is decided not by an overall body of work, but by momentum going into the playoffs. This past weekend, both the men’s and women’s polo teams were coming off losses. Both teams, however, avoided going into the Eastern Regional championships on losing streaks as the men came away with a 16-14 win against Gardnertown, while the women secured an 11-8 win over the HTM Polo Club.

All-Ivy Accolades Top Off M. Swimming Year

Devon Goodrich  —  Mar 13, 2007

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Red earn 10 first-place individual honors

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On Feb. 27, the Ivy League announced this season’s All-Ivy honorees, and 9-of-21 nominations went to the Red, which finished its team season Feb. 24 after completing a perfect 10-0 dual meet season and being crowned EISL dual meet league champions.

Fencers Send Two to Nationals

Ade Adesida  —  Mar 13, 2007

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These days, sophomore Alex Heiss and senior Ivana Zgaljic — members of the fencing team — are feeling pretty good about themselves. This past weekend at the NCAA Northeast Regional championships, hosted by Tufts University, both Heiss and Zgaljic put forth stellar performances to qualify for the NCAA fencing championships.

Manufactured Memories

Patrick Blakemore  —  Mar 13, 2007

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Got Game?

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I might as well have been wearing the referee’s zebra shirt during the 1993 men’s NCAA championship game when Michigan’s Chris Webber called the timeout that still exists in infamy. The image is clear of the bright yellow No. 4 jersey and the baggy shorts awkwardly and unmistakably traveling. I swallow my whistle hoping not to ruin the potential fantastic finish. He sprints up court and dribbles toward the Michigan bench when he gracelessly jump stops and fires a “what-do-I-do-next” glance back in my direction before clearly indicating his desire for a timeout. One of my partners blows the whistle and we conference before calling the mandatory technical foul that seals the victory for North Carolina.

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