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Thursday, March 18, 2010



Sports


Men's lacrosse drops two

Coming off a season-opening win over Eastern University before break, the Garnet men’s lacrosse team could not keep things rolling over spring break. …


Baseball team back from Arizona

The Garnet baseball team started its season over spring break by winning its first three games, but lost five straight to end the break at 3-5.

The Sp…


Playing moneyball: Why sports need greedy athletes

Professional athletes make a lot of money. The average salary for an NFL player in 2009 was $1.4 million, the average salary for a MLB player in 2009 …

Garnet-athlete-of-the-week

Garnet athlete of the week

Published March 18, 2010

Kathryn Riley

What She’s Done: The senior captain threw a no-hitter against the Morrisville State Mustangs to lead the Garnet to a 13-0 win on March 6. Rileys no-hitter was the third of her career …


Women split weekend games postponed by weather

While the Northeast was hit hard by storms this week, the Swarthmore women’s lacrosse team handled the Thunder just fine.

The visiting Garnet dispat…


A set of ‘Sophie’s Choice’ scenarios in baseball, part 2

Tim’s column this week is the second installation of a set of difficult hypothetical choices to keep one of two star players that baseball clubs might…


The student athlete abroad

Every year, circumstances demand that athletes make choices that cause them to miss games. What immediately comes to mind is an athlete electing to un…


A set of 'Sophie's Choice' scenarios in baseball, part 1

A couple of days ago, I was chatting with a few of my friends about the upcoming baseball season when, if for no other reason than to see me turn a sh…


The Winter Games: a failure of olympic proportions

It might be me, but I just can’t seem to get excited for these Winter Olympic Games. Every Sunday afternoon of the football season, I religiously refr…


The irony of Myron Rolle: talented, upstanding, undrafted

The word “microcosm” comes up a lot in relation to sports. More than you would think, considering it’s usually reserved for philosophical discussions …


Seniors Walker and Allen play their final game for the Garnet

The 2009-2010 men’s basketball season began with cautious optimism that the team could contend for a spot in the Centennial Conference playoffs. And …