Dartmouth’s women’s lacrosse team escaped with a 13-12 upset victory over No. 2 Princeton at the Tigers’ home field this past Saturday after an illegal stick penalty nullified what would have been a game-tying goal with just over a minute left in the contest. The momentous victory marks the Big Green’s second consecutive win in conference play as the team attempts to turn its season around after a slow start. More »
Dartmouth’s men’s lacrosse team suffered a tough defeat on the road Saturday, losing to No. 4 University of Virginia 11-7. More »
Competing half a world away in China, Sarah Parsons ‘10 and her teammates on the United States women’s hockey team defeated Canada to win the gold medal at the 2008 International Ice Hockey Association women’s world championships. Team USA withstood a withering Canadian third period rally and three penalties in the last ten minutes of the game to win the world title. More »
The men’s tennis team was handed its fourth Ivy League loss this season by Brown on Friday afternoon, 6-1. The loss puts Dartmouth in second-to-last place in the Ivy League with two more conference matches left in the season. More »
The Big Green edged out Brown on Friday to earn the record for most team wins in the history of Dartmouth women’s tennis. But, with Yale’s victory last weekend, the Ivy League title fell out of Dartmouth’s reach. More »
The Dartmouth men’s lightweight crew team had a historic victory on Saturday, as the Big Green won the Biglin Bowl over Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the fourth time in the 59-year history of the event. More »
Dartmouth’s men’s and women’s track teams won joint meets against Middlebury, the University of New Hampshire and the University of Vermont in Hanover on Saturday. More »
Best Available Player: Glenn Dorsey, DT Louisiana State University. While Schmidley will certainly make a compelling case for Darren McFadden, a man sure to turn beast in the NFL, we should not be blinded by skill positions. Too often, we build up our conceptions of quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers because of the glamour associated with them. Then what of defensive tackles? Dorsey was the bedrock of LSU’s national title team, a role he can easily play for a bevy of professional teams in the not-too-distant future. I’ll concede that his biggest concern is his ability to stay healthy, but durability should not factor into a discussion of the best available player, especially with regard to the NFL. In a league where any player is susceptible to career-ending injuries on any given play, the best you can do is draft based on ability and let fate run its course. More »
Best Available Player: Darren McFadden, RB Arkansas. It’s been an eventful and highly public off-season for the former Hog superstar, who has been labeled everything from a “can’t miss prospect” to a “shaky character guy” to a “pure burner” with a number of other redeeming qualities for NFL play. I’ll be the first to admit the primary concern surrounding “DMac” — an uncharacteristically spindly lower body — is a valid one, especially considering his propensity for getting downhill and seeking contact. My argument for McFadden is the following. First and foremost, he’s an elite athlete, easily the best in this year’s draft, and once he enters the league he’ll be one of its best, too. Second, that rare breed of athleticism he has translates exceptionally well onto the football field. One look at his diverse collegiate highlight reel is all the proof one needs of this. Third, he brings a unique style of running to the NFL. Adrian Peterson brought his own unique style to the league a year ago — a terrifying blend of vision, power and acceleration for defenses to be subjected to. McFadden brings a perhaps equally intimidating blend of quick footedness, top-end speed, versatility, and raw athletic ability that should have defenses on their heels once again next fall. More »
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