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A beginner’s guide to the world of cricket

It seems, with the opening of the Indian Premier League last week that cricket is back on the agenda. The sign that the summer has arrived in England is that the cricket season has begun. This column piece will be a brief
April 12, 2012

Baseball hits rough stretch to dim playoff hopes

With little more than of half of its 18 conference games remaining on the schedule, the Swarthmore baseball team (16-10, 2-6 CC) suddenly finds its postseason chances in jeopardy due to an unfortunate mid-season slump. The Garnet, which dropped a game to
April 12, 2012

F&M pulls away in 4th quarter to beat women’s lax

Playing eighth-ranked Franklin Marshall on Saturday, the Swarthmore women’s lacrosse team came on the losing end of a road contest whose final score belies its competitive nature. The second-place Diplomats (10-2, 5-0 in conference) broke open a close game near the end
April 12, 2012

Paul Weston

WHAT HE’S DONE: Weston finished just two strokes behind the McDaniel Invitational champion, as he led the golf team to a third-place finish at the tournament this past weekend. FAVORITE CAREER MOMENT: “Breaking the school scoring record as a team last year,
April 5, 2012

The winter of an empire: Liverpool Club’s decline

Liverpool is a sinking ship, and no longer a real contender for the league or Champions League places. I know the statistics: Liverpool has won 18 league titles, 8 league cups, 5 FA cups and European Cups. They won the League cup
April 5, 2012

Men’s lax drops 2OT heartbreaker to Gettysburg

It was all there for the Garnet, ready for the taking. A win over the Gettysburg Bullets for the first time in twenty-seven seasons. A defeat over a nationally-ranked opponent for the only time in the history of the program. An upset
April 5, 2012

Marie Mutryn

WHAT SHE’S DONE: Mutryn was the Garnet’s top scorer in the team’s 24-8 blowout of Bryn Mawr on Saturday, scoring four goals to go along with two assists. FAVORITE CAREER MOMENT: “So far, I’d have to say beating Washington College at home last year 13 to
March 29, 2012

Baseball routs Fords to begin conference play

The Swarthmore baseball team continued to pile up victories, improving to 15-4 with two wins over Keuka College and conference rival Haverford. The 15-4 record gives Swarthmore second place in the Centennial conference. On Monday, first baseman Mike Cameron ’12 lead the
March 29, 2012

Inter Milan struggling in a post-Mourinho world

Massimo Moratti, chairman of Inter Milan, fired Claudio Ranieri after a poor run that saw Inter win only one of their past 10 games. Ranieri is just another example of Moratti’s love affair with Jose Mourinho. Since Moratti fired Roberto Mancini, present
March 29, 2012
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