Friday, October 27, 2006

Football looks for first home win in clash with Crimson

By Andrew Sloan, The Dartmouth Staff

The National Football League is filled with quarterback controversies. Does Bill Parcells start Drew Bledsoe or Tony Romo? Should Nick Saban start the seemingly washed-up Daunte Culpepper, or the erratic Joey Harrington? How long will Jay Cutler stand in Jake Plummer’s shadow in Denver? The Harvard Crimson (5-1, 2-1 Ivy League), the No. 22 or No. 23 team (depending on which poll one relies upon) in Division I-AA, faces the same sort of issue behind center. More »

Men’s soccer’s new faces bring desired result in win over UVM

By Nedko Kyuchukov, The Dartmouth Staff

The Dartmouth’s men’s soccer team got just the momentum it needed ahead of Sunday’s decisive Ivy League matchup against Harvard by beating regional opponent University of Vermont (8-6-4) 2-1 in Burlington. More »

Men’s hockey ready for title defense, NCAA tourney run in 06-07

By Jordan Rose, The Dartmouth Staff

After winning its first ever Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Hockey League title in 2005-06, the Dartmouth men’s hockey team fell short of an NCAA tournament bid with a rough 10-1 loss to Harvard in the ECACHL semifinals. As the Big Green gears up for the dawn of a new season, the players believe that the team possesses the necessary pieces to put last year’s disappointing end behind them and make a run at an elusive berth to the NCAAs. More »