These days, it’s become fashionable among sportswriters to harp on team chemistry as the key to long-term success in sports. If that’s the case, then the success enjoyed by the Dartmouth men’s rugby team over the past four years should come as no surprise. More »
The Dartmouth men’s lacrosse team took another disappointing loss last weekend to falling 16-11 to Ivy powerhouse No. 5 Cornell, Saturday in Ithaca, N.Y. More »
A late-game rally wasn’t enough to propel Dartmouth’s women’s lacrosse team ahead of No. 7 University of Pennsylvania, which prevailed over the Big Green 8-5 in Hanover on Saturday. Dartmouth has now lost three of its last four games, including the team’s last three Ivy League match-ups. More »
Dartmouth’s men’s tennis team split their matches this weekend, beating Princeton for the first time in several years, but came up just short against a strong University of Pennsylvania team. The win vaults the Big Green out of the bottom of the Ivy League standings. More »
Dartmouth’s women’s tennis dropped two away matches this weekend, blemishing its perfect Ivy League record and dropping from first to fourth in Ancient Eight standings. More »
Over the weekend, Dartmouth’s rowers were able to come away with victories in Massachusetts, but had a tougher time in the state of Connecticut. More »
Dartmouth’s track and field teams continued its spring success with impressive performances at the Brown Invitational on Saturday. The men’s squad won the meet with a score of 176 points while the women took second with a score of 142 points. More »
As much as I hate to see the college basketball season end, spring brings with it the promise of more hoops glory in the form of the NBA playoffs. Now, say what you wish about the NBA—I myself am guilty of berating the professional league’s culture of seemingly lackadaisical regular season effort—but the NBA postseason showcases the world’s best players in an oftentimes awe-inspiring and motivated display of athletic prowess. Ever since I was a young Hoosier watching Reggie Miller and the Pacers duke it out against the likes of the Knicks’ John Starks and Patrick Ewing and the Bulls’ legendary MJ, the NBA playoffs have consistently captured my attention and demanded my respect. More »
As the NBA regular season winds down, I find two themes readily apparent in the Western Conference over course of the year: Its utter dominance over the pony league Eastern Conference and the unusual parity amongst its playoff-bound teams. Though the West has been the superior conference essentially every year since Michael Jordan left the Bulls, the 2007-2008 season will be remembered as one of the most lopsided years regarding the East-West power balance. Only three playoff-bound East teams have winning records against the Western Conference, while the worst record against the East amongst Western playoff-bound teams is from the Dallas Mavericks, who went 18-12 on the season. More »
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