Providence Takes Penn Relays by Storm

McLaren Teams with Yeates, Matthews, and Channon for Eighth Place in the 4 x Mile

The Men’s and Women’s Track Teams are ready; Head Coach Ray Treacy knows it, the athletes themselves know it, and their audiences during the last two meets in California and Philadelphia know it. Not in Coach Treacy’s 26 years at the Friar helm has he brought a larger contingency to the Big East Championship meet, a race that will mark the Friars’ third straight weekend heading into action against the nation’s top competition. Full story

Clausen Picked in 2nd Round

Jimmy Clausen’s 2010 NFL draft did not go according to plan. He was supposed to be a first round draft pick. He was supposed to be answering questions from Erin Andrews about his new team while donning their draft hat. He was supposed to be letting go of his days at Notre Dame. Full story

Friar Senior Athletes Bid Farewell to Providence

Four years of practice. Four years of games. Four years of memories. Four years at Providence College. As the final chapter in the story of the Class of 2010 draws to a close, 20 senior athletes reflect on their time on Smith Hill, their greatest moments, and what they will take with them from Providence. Full story

Stop the Changes: NCAA Tourney to Expand to 68

My late grandfather would often tell me how much he could not stand Connecticut Basketball Coach Jim Calhoun. He would tell me, “He is a bad man, Danny.” Whether this hostility came from his love of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish or personal reasons, I was not sure. Despite the shots thrown at Coach Calhoun over the years, one thing is for certain: He knows his college basketball. He thought that tournament runs by Cornell, Northern Iowa, Xavier, and national runner-up Butler were enough to close the case on an expansion to 96 teams. Full story