As the crossbar vibrated and the ball landed just in front of the goalline, the missed penalty signified a historic men’s soccer win against MIT, sending them to their first NEWMAC Championship since...
The last time the Boston Bruins lifted the Stanley Cup was 2011. It’s been just over a decade—not long compared to franchises that have been in limbo for half a century—but in the City of Champions,...
With less than a minute left in the second half of overtime, the women’s soccer team stared down a one-goal deficit and the end of the 2022 season. Still, after a lucky deflection and a perfectly played...
A final ball whistled past diving Emerson defenders, silencing a roaring crowd at the Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gym on Tuesday night, ending a tight 3-2 match against Smith College in the NEWMAC quarterfinals.
After...
He has served his time, done his duty, and lived out every young football player's dream. Now, it’s time for Tom Brady to retire.
Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. has been playing in the NFL for...
The women’s volleyball team dispatched the Endicott College Gulls in three sets on Thursday, earning a sixth consecutive home-court win in the annual “You Can Play” game.
The You Can Play Project,...
Graduates Jarred Houston and Nate Martin will return for their fifth years at Emerson, hoping to continue momentum from their appearance in the NCAA DIII playoffs last season.
Standing at 6-foot-10,...
Despite battling through a tough 2021-22 campaign, Emerson’s women’s basketball team remains hopeful for a better season this year, prepped with a wealth of experience to take to the court.
COVID-19...
Step by step, the Emerson men’s and women’s cross country teams strode to new heights amid a large crowd of runners in the Suffolk Invitational at Franklin Park on Oct.15.
The men’s runners...
Emerson women's soccer team earned lots of praise this week from both the NEWMAC and NCAA Division III.
The Lions ranked 24th in Division III by the United Soccer Coaches’ latest poll released on...
As a Philadelphia sports fan, I’m used to an underdog situation — note Super Bowl LII — but was not expecting the same ‘underdog feeling’ in a city that has won 10 Super Bowls in 22 years until...
Former Bruins Head Coach Bruce Cassidy was not who fans would’ve expected to be fired last summer. If anyone, it would’ve been General Manager Don Sweeney, whose questionable drafting and trade deadline...
As the fans poured into the Bobbi Brown and Steven Plofker Gym, the women’s volleyball team took on the Salve Regina Seahawks during Family Weekend, delivering a crowd-pleasing home sweep.
Heading...
The Emerson cross country teams finished as runner-ups at the Runnin’ Monks Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 8.
The men’s team crushed the rolling hills of Standish, ME with a total team time of...
The Boston Bruins fell 5-3 to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night, concluding their preseason with a home-ice loss.
The loss to the Devils was the Bruins’ final test ahead of their Wednesday...
Emerson’s baseball and softball teams returned to the field three weeks ago, well ahead of the ordinary start date.
The softball team finished its non-traditional season last week, practicing four...
Disaster: a sudden calamitous event bringing great damage, loss, or destruction. Also known as the 2022 Boston Red Sox.
A year after being just two wins away from securing the American League pennant,...
Shannon Norton ‘13 was recently promoted to Operations Coordinator for two professional basketball teams, and is now aiming higher.
Emerson alum Shannon Norton ‘13 is climbing the ranks...
For Ava Salti, sports are everything—more obsession than pastime.
With a quick glance into her dorm room, you’d notice a New York Islanders and Golden State Warriors jersey hanging on...
Boston Bruins legend and longtime captain Zdeno Chara retired last Tuesday, ending his 25-year career by signing a one-day contract with the Bruins.
Chara was dominant as one of the NHL’s premier...
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