Friday, April 13, 2007

Figure skaters face off at nationals in Hanover

By Dave Hollenberg The three-time defending National Champion Dartmouth figure skating team looks to defend its crown this weekend, as it hosts the 2007 U.S. Intercollegiate Team Skating Championships at Thompson Arena on April 14 and 15. More »

Big Green lacrosse to confront stretch of top-five teams

By Nate Niparko, The Dartmouth Staff

By Nate Niparko The Dartmouth Staff In the world of sports, mediocre is the opposite of newsworthy. A decade ago, analysts were tooting Ryan Leaf’s horn throughout his college career at Washington State because he was a great college quarterback. Nearly five years after his retirement, ESPN Classic still compiles clips of Leaf’s pro career because he was a historically bad NFL quarterback with a historically bad temper. These days, Leaf is a golf coach at a mediocre university in West Texas, and no one talks about him anymore. More »