By Joseph Frescott, Sports Editor Week 1 of the National Football League (NFL) season is usually a time of great optimism among teams and fans alike. That is not the case in New York. Coming into the 2023-2024 season, there were high expectations surrounding both New York franchises. For the…
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By Joseph Frescott, Sports Editor Following the most successful season in the program’s Division I history, the LIU Sharks football team is coming into this season with high expectations. The 2022 season was a tale of two halves. Led by first-year Head Coach Ron Cooper, the Sharks struggled early on,…
By Brady Campbell, Staff Writer Men’s lacrosse finished 7-8 in the 2022 season before falling to Saint Joseph’s, who went undefeated in conference play, in heartbreaking fashion, 11-10 in the semifinals of the NEC tournament. During the offseason, the NEC decided to disband men’s lacrosse in the conference for the…
By Mikaela Russell, Staff Writer Endeavor, UFC’s Parent Company, announces that the WWE and UFC will combine into one public trading company, ending a decades-long family-owned business empire. Endeavor Group, founded by Ari Emanuel, has now purchased World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and plans to spin out a new publicly traded…
By Jenna Melman, Staff Writer The LIU men’s and women’s tennis teams competed at the Northeast Conference (NEC) Championship this past weekend from Friday-Sunday, April 14-16, with the women’s team capturing the NEC Title, sweeping both St. Francis Brooklyn and Sacred Heart four sets to none. After this tournament, the…
By Brady Campbell, Staff Writer Major League Baseball (MLB) has been trying for years to find a way to make the game more enjoyable for both the hardcore and the average fan. With constant discussion and little action for many years, it seems the league has finally hit its stride. …
By Brady Campbell, Staff Writer The Masters has always been the pinnacle of the golfing season since its inception in 1934. With this year’s tournament came a lot of different storylines, including many players that have defected to the new LIV Golf Tour returning to this Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA)…
By Amisha Temal, Staff Writer The Equestrian team will progress to Nationals on May 8 to round out their season. On April 8, the team scored second place at the Zone 2 finals in Saratoga Springs, NY. Athletes Kendra Moore, Tatum Cawley, Kathryn Gargiulo, Sophia Mirando, Julia Bonvino, and Anna…
By Joseph Frescott and Andrew Scarpaci, Sports Editors The 2023 March Madness tournaments came to their triumphant conclusions, with UConn and LSU winning the men’s and women’s tournaments respectively. This year’s tournaments were historic for a number of reasons. In the men’s bracket, a conference rival of LIU in the…
By Aliya Couillard, staff writer The LIU women’s lacrosse team is just starting to get a foot into their Northeast Conference (NEC) games. They currently hold a record of 5-7 overall but are 3-1 in the NEC. On Saturday, March 18, the Sharks won their first conference game. They blew…