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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

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The independent student newspaper of Northeastern University

The Huntington News

Sports

Baseball drops Colonial Athletic Association series at Delaware

April 10, 2014

By Jessica Geller, News Correspondent  The Northeastern baseball team ventured down to Newark, Del. in hopes of stealing a crucial road Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) series win this weekend, but the University of Delaware swept the Huskies. “This weekend showed us...

Track shines in weekend events

April 10, 2014

By Emily McCarthy, News Staff Three Northeastern distance runners stamped their names into the Husky history books last weekend as the men’s and women’s track and field teams split up and competed in the Stanford Invitational, the San Francisco State University Distance...

Men’s rowing places second at San Diego Crew Classic

April 10, 2014

By Travis Gschrey, News Correspondent  Northeastern’s first and second varsity eight boats continued a successful start to their seasons, with both finishing second in their respective races at this past weekend’s San Diego Crew Classic. Following their 2-1 start to the...

Club Lacrosse beats conference rival Boston College

April 10, 2014

By Jodie Ng, News Correspondent  The Northeastern men’s club lacrosse team took to Parsons field against Boston College to prove their high caliber talent. In a contest between conference rivals, the Huskies were victorious over the Eagles, 10-9. Northeastern struck first...

Sports Column: Farewell Tour

April 10, 2014

By Dan McLoone, News Staff The final season of a decorated baseball career is coming to a close, and it’s much closer to home than the Derek Jeter Retirement Tour. After 29 seasons in charge of the Northeastern University baseball team, manager Neil McPhee is in the middle...

Club hockey ends season with loss at 2014 ACHA Division II National Championships

April 3, 2014

By Jodie Ng, News Correspondent  The Northeastern men’s club hockey team ended their season with upsetting losses in the 2014 American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Division II National Championships. Over three days, the top 16 teams in the nation fought endlessly...

Baseball takes two of three contests in weekend Colonial Athletic Association series at Charleston

April 3, 2014

By Jessica Geller, News Correspondent  The Northeastern men’s baseball team (12-11, 2-1 CAA) moved above .500 for the first time this season, after winning two of three at the College of Charleston this past weekend. Just like last weekend at Villanova University, the Huskies...

Men’s baseball shuts out Rhode Island in road competition on Tuesday

April 3, 2014

By Bailey Knecht, News Correspondent  Once again on Tuesday, pitching proved to be the Northeastern baseball team’s main key to success this season. Isaac Lippert threw six strikeouts and led the Huskies to a 6-0 win at University of Rhode Island just days after Northeastern...

Baseball falls to Fairfield Wednesday in 3-2 loss

April 3, 2014

By Bailey Knecht, News Correspondent  Northeastern baseball returned to Friedman Diamond on Wednesday, this time to take on Fairfield University In a much closer game than Tuesday’s victory at University of Rhode Island,  the Huskies fell to the Stags, 3-2. “Collectively...

Men’s basketball: Eatherton named finalist for National Defensive POY Award

April 3, 2014

By Emily McCarthy, News Staff After he brought Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Defensive Player of the Year honors back to Huntington Avenue last month, it was announced Monday that Northeastern redshirt-junior forward Scott Eatherton has been nominated as one of 25 finalists...

Column: Three big questions for the 2014 MLB season

April 3, 2014

By Dylan Lewis, News Staff While the winter chill can still be felt walking around Boston, most Major League Baseball teams opened the 2014 regular season Monday, signaling the beginning of spring for any true sports fan. In the words of John Fogerty, “we’re born again,...

Track & Field performs well at two weekend relays

April 3, 2014

By Emily McCarthy, News Staff The Northeastern men’s and women’s track teams kicked off the outdoor season last weekend at the North Carolina State University-hosted Raleigh Relays and the University of North Florida Spring Break Invitational. Nine Huskies notched top-10...