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Club cycling spends away weekends racing at high speeds

April 12, 2012

The Northeastern University cycling club members spend their weekends racing at high speeds after putting in long hours to training.

Huskies end eight-game skid, top Harvard

April 12, 2012

Home runs powered Northeastern (13-15 overall) over Harvard University (6-24 overall) 9-4, to snap its eight game losing yesterday afternoon at the Friedman Diamond.

Mac Minute: Huskies on the skid… Again

April 12, 2012

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: The boys of summer are on a slide. The Northeastern Huskies baseball team has hit a bit of a rough patch just over 27 games into their season. Heading into the Beanpot opener against UMass Amherst Tuesday evening, the Huskies had lost seven straight by a combined score of 64-23, and have been held to three runs or less in five of those contests. Losing Tuesday nights Beanpot pushed the streak to eight games, which was halted by 9-4 win at Friedman Diamond last night.

Huskies swept in second straight weekend series

April 12, 2012

Freshman pitcher Nick Berger picked up a loss in his first career start as the Huskies fell 16-7 Sunday, allowing James Madison University to pick up the series sweep.

Men’s crew sweeps Terriers on the Charles

April 12, 2012

The men’s rowing team earned their 10th Arlett Cup in the 12th annual race Saturday morning in Boston in a sweep of Boston University. The women’s team also raced this weekend, placing second against the University of Pennsylvania and Syracuse University in the Orange Challenge Cup.

Men’s hockey players start clothing company in dorm

April 12, 2012

What was just an idea in a freshman dorm room turned into a thriving business when men’s hockey players Jake Hoefler and Zak Stone created their hockey apparel company, Hoffzaz.

Out of Bounds: Pondering the first pitch

April 4, 2012

I’m ready to brush my teeth and cleanse my palate of the lingering taste of defeat, disappointment, fried chicken and beer. Game 162 of the Red Sox 2011 season conjured the dumbfounded, surreal, “Wait, did that really just happen?” feeling I haven’t felt since game seven of the 2003 ALCS.

Vosler hits for the fences

April 4, 2012

Freshman second baseman Jason Vosler’s season stats after 23 games have set him apart from the rest of the newbies on the team.

Women’s crew wins Woodbury Cup

April 4, 2012

Women’s rowing head coach Joe Wilhelm – fresh off of his 100th win – and his crew successfully sought Northeastern’s fifth Woodbury Cup Saturday morning on the Charles.

Matthews Zamboni drivers paint, maintain, but some don’t skate

April 4, 2012

They answer to monikers like “Billy Holiday,” “Italian Marble,” “The Rookie,” and “7/10,” and throw around jargon like “double dragon” and “holiday” when discussing their work. These are the lively men that operate the Zambonis in Matthews Arena.

Runners, throwers, jumpers bring home top finishes

April 4, 2012

Sophomore thrower Max Milder set a personal record Saturday with a hammer launch measuring 56.36 meters to capture fourth place in a field of 37 competitors. Milder was one of nine top 10 finishes for 15 Huskies at the Raleigh Relays in North Carolina.

Huskies drop fourth straight game in R.I.

April 4, 2012

Sophomore pitcher Matt Cook picked up his second loss of the season after lasting just two innings in the Huskies’ 7-1 loss to University of Rhode Island Tuesday. Cook gave up six runs on six hits in the loss.