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NFL Commissoner Roger Goodell (shown above) helped mediate discussions between the NFL and the NFLPA en route to the end of the lockout. (Ron Jenkins/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT) On July 25, after...
View ArticleYankees Tame Tigers in Game Four of ALDS
After their crucial win in game four of the American League Division Series (ALDS), the Yankees hopes of their 28th World Series title will come down to game five against the Detroit Tigers on...
View ArticleMistakes and Missed Opportunites: Rams Stumble to Fourth Consecutive Loss
Ayer Chan/The Observer The Rams defense had a dismal performance, allowing almost 600-yards of offense and surrendering 32 points to Mountain Hawks. (Ayer Chan/The Observer) In a game that was close as...
View ArticleRams Hire New Football Coach
After a dismal season in which the Ram’s football team finished 1-10, the team has taken the first step in trying to right the ship by hiring former Rams quarterback Joe Moorhead, Fordham College at...
View ArticleNew York Rangers in Prime Position for Deep Playoff Run
The Rangers currently sit atop the Eastern Conference with 79 points, 9 more than the second place Bruins. (Jim McIsaac/Newsday/MCT) The 2011-2012 New York Rangers, with more than half the hockey...
View ArticleEli on Top of NFL but Still Looking Up to Peyton
Though Eli won his second Super Bowl, he still has a ways to go to catch up to his older brother. (Lionel Hahn/Abaca Press/MCT) The 2011-2012 season in the National Football League has ended, and the...
View ArticleYanks Soon to be World Series Favorite
At the end of the 2011 MLB season, the New York Yankees were handed their fourth first-round exit in seven years, their second by the Detroit Tigers. For some franchises, this would hardly be much to...
View ArticleKnicks Resurgent Under Mike Woodson’s Leadership
Since taking over as the interim head coach, Mike Woodson has led the Knicks to a 7-1 record, including an away-game victory over division-leading rivals Philadelphia on March 21. The Knicks’ latest...
View ArticleResurgent Knicks Look to Make Playoff Run
Anthony has led the Knicks by shooting 51 percent from the field and averaging 30.2 points per game in April. (Jim McIsaac/Newsday/MCT) With the season winding down, the 2012 Knicks are an ambiguous...
View ArticleRangers Take the Senators in a Thrilling Game Seven; Look to Knock Out Capitals
The Rangers look to continue their success in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. (Brian Jasinski/The Observer) With top-seeded teams dropping like flies in a Stanley Cup Playoffs crowded with talent, the New...
View ArticleFordham Golf Turns in a Winning Spring
Fordham golfer Jason Del Rosso, FCRH ’13, has been an integral part of the golf team. (Courtesy of Fordham Sports) Over the past several months, the Fordham golf team has enjoyed a considerable amount...
View ArticleCoach Moorhead Talks Football 2012
The Fordham Rams enter the football season making progress and showing of promise. In their second scrimmage, held Aug. 17, the offense managed nine touchdowns. The defense opened the game with a...
View ArticleYanks Feeling, Looking Dominant as Fall Rolls Around
The Yankees, though a few games behind last year’s pace, sit atop the division with a bigger cushion in 2012. (Diane Weiss/Detroit Free Press/MCT) With year after year of playoff berths, division...
View ArticleLondon Summer Games a Swimming Success
It started off shaky, to say the least. Michael Phelps, crown jewel of the U.S. Olympic swimming dominance, started off the Games of the XXX Olympiad with a fourth-place finish and a silver medal in...
View ArticleWomen’s Freshmen Four Grab Gold at Dad Vail
The women’s freshmen four blew away the competition over the final 500 meters. (Courtesy of Fordham Sports) After a long, grueling spring rowing season, the women’s freshmen four managed an incredible...
View ArticleFormer Ram Skelton Wins Starting Job, Beats $65M Man Kolb
John Skelton, former Fordham Ram, was recently named the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals on opening day. (Nhat V. Meyer/San Jose Mercury News/MCT) For the first time in National...
View ArticleVolleyball Dominates Bucknell Invitational, Turns Season Around
Randi Ewing, Fordham College at Rose Hill ’13, dominated Fordham’s second match at the Bucknell Invitational. (Courtesy of Fordham Sports) After stumbling out of the gate, the Fordham volleyball team...
View ArticleFordham Names New Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
After conducting what the university has called “an extensive national search,” Fordham has named David T. Roach as the new director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation. Roach comes to Fordham...
View ArticleNFL Reaches Labor Agreement with Officials, Damage Already Done
Replacement officials marred the outcome of a week three matchup by incorrectly awarding a touchdown. (John Lok/Seattle Times/MCT) The National Football League (NFL) finally caved to public pressure...
View ArticleWomen’s Soccer Evens Record at 6-6, Undefeated in Conference Play
After opening the season with a 2-6 record and scoring only three goals total in their first seven outings, the women’s soccer team looked like it might be in some serious season-long trouble. In the...
View ArticleFordham Sailing Experiences Meteoric Rise
The Fordham sailing team has gone from competitive to formidable, knocking off top-ten teams as of late and winning the Jesuit Open, seen here. (Courtesy of the Sailing Team) At a college with so...
View ArticleRams Football Continues Successful Season
The 2011 Fordham Rams football team finished with a record of 1-10. Their Patriot League record was 0-6, and they won only one of four home games. In an effort to turn around the team’s fortunes,...
View ArticleCross Country Posts Two Wins in One Weekend
After opening the fall season plenty strong, new highs have been reached for Fordham in cross country. The men’s cross country team achieved their second and third team wins this weekend, bringing home...
View ArticleMen’s Basketball Drops First Two Road Games On Miscues, Turnovers
The Fordham men’s basketball team began their 2012-2013 season this past Friday in San Macros, Texas, with an 86-76 loss to Texas State. With this loss, Fordham is now 0-5 in its last five openers and...
View ArticleRunning Back Koonce Has Season for the Record Books
From last season’s one-win team to this year’s winning record, Fordham has seen a phenomenal and dramatic turnaround of its football program. The team’s recent success is due to many of its players and...
View ArticleWomen’s Basketball Breaks Losing Streak
After starting the season with a historic four-game winning streak, their best start since the 1995-96 season, the Fordham women’s basketball team endured a 3-game streak of the opposite kind, losing...
View ArticleWomen’s Basketball Continues Excellent Season
(Courtesy of Fordham Sports) With Wednesday’s win over the Xavier Musketeers, the Fordham Rams remain undefeated in-conference for the season. The win broke a long streak for the Rams, having lost to...
View ArticleWinning Streak Ends as Women’s Basketball Falls to Duquesne
(Courtesy of Fordham Sports) Fordham’s women’s basketball team fell to the Duquesne Dukes this Sunday, a loss that saw the end of a seven-game winning streak that included four Atlantic 10 Conference...
View ArticleMen’s Basketball Wins Conference Tilt, Breaks Losing Streak
In a hotly-contested game between Atlantic 10 Conference (A 10) teams, the Fordham Rams came out on top of the Rhode Island Rams by a score of 66-63. This win was their first in four games, having lost...
View ArticleYankees’ Rodriguez Among Offenders in Latest PED Scandal
(Jose Carlos Fajardo/Contra Costa Times/MCT) On Tuesday, Jan. 29, the Miami New Times first broke the news of a new, massive performance-enhancing drug (PED) scandal in Major League Baseball (MLB)....
View ArticleMen’s Relay Wins A10 Championship
Sam Houston, FCRH ’14, earned Second Team All-Atlantic 10 honors with his second-place finish in the heptathlon. (Courtesy of Fordham Sports) In the Atlantic 10 (A10) Conference Championships at Rhode...
View ArticleWomen’s Basketball Finishes Incredible Season
The women’s basketball team secured their best record since the 1978-1979 season, going 12-2 in the Atlantic 10 (A10) Conference, by beating the Temple University Owls and securing their 22nd win this...
View ArticleWomen’s Basketball Reaches Historic Heights
Fordham’s women’s basketball team rebounded in a big way from a heartbreaking Atlantic 10 (A10) Conference Championship Game loss, winning big in the first two rounds of the Women’s National Invitation...
View ArticleLaBovick Shatters School-Wide Hitting Streak
LaBovick’s 28-game hitting streak is the longest in school history across both softball and baseball. (Courtesy of Fordham Sports) The Fordham softball team sits in contention in the Atlantic 10 (A10)...
View ArticleSailing Team Achieves Best Season in Team History
Though the Fordham sailing team failed to advance to the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ISCA) Coed Dinghy National Championships this past weekend, making it to the semifinals was an historic...
View ArticleRice Remembered as Respectful Player, Coach
George Mason coach Paul Hewitt remembers a different Mike Rice from the one seen at Rutgers practices. (Bettina Hansen/Hartford Courant/MCT) Former Rutgers head basketball coach Mike Rice graduated...
View ArticleBaseball’s PED Problem Runs Deeper than Greed
More than half of the 14 players suspended by MLB in 2013 are from the Dominican Republic, including Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz. (Phil Rogers/Chicago Tribune/MCT) Pundits, bloggers, broadcasters...
View ArticleFootball Strings Together Wins, Upsets for 3-0
Maria Fischer/The Observer In the weeks since Fordham football’s Aug 28 opener against Rhode Island, the team has proven itself to be a force in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Winning...
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