The University of Missouri (Mizzou) football team snapped a four-game losing streak at home this Saturday by trumping Brigham Young University following its hectic week in the spotlight. Two weeks have passed since the president of Mizzou, Timothy Wolfe, stepped down after the team decided to boycott practices and games amid Wolfe’s refusal to address racial issues on the campus.
In a futile display of resilience, the Northeastern University (NU) men’s hockey team battled through multi-goal deficits two nights in a row in South Bend, Ind., resulting in a one-goal loss on Thursday and a come-from-behind tie on Friday against the No. 18 University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
For the first time in over three decades, the Northeastern University (NU) women’s basketball team is off to a 2-0 start.
After routing Boston University (BU) 77-44 in their season opener on Friday, the Huskies snuck out a win in New York against Siena College, 70-67, on Sunday.
After one of the most successful seasons in program history in 2014-15, the Northeastern University (NU) men’s basketball team kept the momentum by defeating two Boston rivals in its first pair of games this season.
College basketball has made its return, to the delight of many. When talking about college basketball, one cannot forget to mention the loyal fan bases, which give their all to support their squads.
With two more dominant performances, the Northeastern University (NU) women’s ice hockey team swept a home-and-home series against Merrimack College, winning 8-3 on Friday and 6-0 on Saturday.
The Northeastern University women’s volleyball team wrapped up its season last weekend with losses to the College of William & Mary and Elon University. Even though the season is over, morale remains high for the Huskies (6-25, 3-13 CAA).
In a battle with cross-town rival Boston University (BU), the Northeastern University (NU) men’s hockey team came up short this weekend, losing a back-and-forth affair on Friday at Agganis Arena. They fell to the Terriers again the following night at home, 4-1. The Huskies (1-7-1) have not won a game since their season-opener against Colgate on Oct. 10.
In the world of pop culture, the term “Twitter fingers” was recently coined by a certain Jewish Toronto-based rapper. For those who might not be familiar with it, Drake’s new phrase refers to someone acting foolishly or making absurd claims on social media websites such as Twitter. This Twitter tomfoolery has a large-scale impact in the world of sports. As recently as the latest professional basketball off-season, fans of the NBA saw the impact of reporting on a topic too early without a strong source.
Despite its top-two scorers being away for the weekend, the Northeastern University women’s hockey team cruised to a 3-1 win over the University of Maine on Friday – its sixth-straight victory – and improved its record to 8-1-1.
