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Huskies crush Harvard in Baseball Beanpot

April 11, 2013

When most Northeastern students think of the annual Beanpot Tournament, the first thing that likely comes to mind for most is the ice hockey tournament that takes place on the first two Mondays in February. But, in the spring Harvard, Boston College, the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and Northeastern compete in another Boston-wide tournament in the spring: the Baseball Beanpot.

NU students to run Boston Marathon in Burger Brigade

April 4, 2013

The Boston Marathon is one of the most famous races in the world, but that’s not just because of its storied history. The 116-year-old race has a reputation for being lenient in allowing many to bandit-run the course without an official race number.

Men’s track nabs team title

April 4, 2013

The Northeastern track teams dominated the competition last weekend at the Snowflake Classic at Tufts University. The men’s squad took home the team title and the women’s squad finished third as six Huskies recorded individual victories and more achieved new personal records.

Women’s rowing team swept out west

April 4, 2013

The west coast didn’t treat the women’s rowing team well, as the squad fell to 1-3 after the PAC-12 Challenge last weekend at Stanford University. The Huskies competed against Oregon State University and the University of California, in addition to Stanford.

Out of Bounds: Don’t bank on high payrolls

April 4, 2013

Hard to believe, but the MLB’s highest paying team spends almost 10 times as much on its players as the league’s most frugal team. That’s right, while the Yankees are spending $229 million, the Houston Astros are competing with a team payroll of $24 million. With the 2013 season underway, fans have gotten a look at their teams’ lineups while analysts got their first glimpse at league-wide payroll data.

Huskies trump Minutemen, 3-1

April 4, 2013

After a Tuesday loss to the University of Rhode Island, the Northeastern men’s baseball team bounced back yesterday with a 3-1 win over the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in pitcher James Mulry’s first career start.

Q&A with men’s basketball coach Bill Coen

April 4, 2013

The Northeastern men’s basketball team owned the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) standings this season. The season’s success culminated with the CAA regular season title, and although the team fell to James Madison University in the conference tournament final, it earned a trip to the National Invitation Tournament in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Head coach Bill Coen sat down with The News to talk about the 2012-13 season and what’s next for the Huskies.

Bring out the brooms, Huskies sweep James Madison in weekend series

April 4, 2013

When the Northeastern Huskies baseball team welcomed the James Madison University Dukes to Friedman Diamond, the club was just 2-7 in their first three Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) series. Fortunately for head coach Neil McPhee and company, the Huskies brought on their brooms and were able to sweep Dukes at Friedman Diamond in Brookline last weekend.

Four-game win streak stumped for men’s club lacrosse

April 4, 2013

Ever since the Huskies’ first win of the season against Texas State University on March 16, the Northeastern men’s club lacrosse team had racked up enough wins for a four-game winning streak until it was snapped by the University of Connecticut last night at Parsons Field.

King Husky’s Bark: Will the Husky bats get cracking in conference play?

March 28, 2013

It might just have started to feel like spring, but the Northeastern baseball team has already played 21 games. This weekend featured a three-game series against the College of William & Mary, in which the Huskies lost all three games 1-0.

Members of track & field team set new PRs

March 28, 2013

The Northeastern track teams kicked off their spring seasons Saturday with a strong showing at the Victor Lopez Classic in Houston. Huskies on both the men’s and women’s squads recorded new personal bests and qualified for postseason competitions in their first chance to do so.

Q&A with women’s basketball coach Daynia La-Force

March 28, 2013

The women’s basketball team fell in the Colonial Athletic Association quarterfinals, but after a 10-8 conference run this season following a 6-12 record last year, the team is on the up. Head coach Daynia La-Force was honored as the conference’s Coach of the Year at the conference’s banquet March 13. She sat down with The News to talk about her team’s standout season.