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Aired on May 21, 2012–The last segment of Tim's Take on Sports' fourth season featured a reprise role of senior center fielder Brian Billigen of the Cornell baseball team. The Big Red beat Dartmouth in the Ivy League Championships to clinch its second NCAA Regional bid in program history and first since 1977. The Big Red are 31-15-1, setting a program record for wins and...
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Tim's Take on Sports Spring 2012 Week Five (air date April 5, 2012)–On the fifth segment of Tim's Take on Sports, we discuss the NCAA Tournament and the results of my bracket (great success!) as well as John Calipari's status as head coach of the University of Kentucky. We also welcome senior center fielder Brian Billigen of the Cornell baseball team. The Pittsburgh nati...
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Photo by Patrick Shanahan
Cornell men’s hockey player Sean Collins will continue his career beyond the college ranks, officially signing a two-year contract with the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets, the team announced Thursday morning.
Originally selected by the Blue Jackets in the 2008 NHL Draft as a 7th round (178th overall) pick, Collins completed one of his best se...
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Frozen Four Bound–Cornell's Laura Fortino (center) celebrates with teammates shortly after Rougeau's game-winning goal in triple overtime. (Photo by Patrick Shanahan)
A combined 14 goals scored through three periods and each team giving up three-goal leads was only half the story during Cornell’s NCAA Quarterfinal game at Lynah Rink against Boston University Saturda...
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The second segment of Tim's Take on Sports aired March 8. I discussed the allegations against former New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams that he implemented a management-approved bounty system, rewarding players with cash for inflicting game-ending injuries during games. Also talk NCAA March Madness and the current conference tournaments, and add insigh...
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The Cornell women’s hockey team earned the No. 3 seed in the tournament as an at-large, and will host Boston University this Saturday at 2 p.m. in the NCAA Quarterfinals.
While the Big Red (29-4) may not have been able to eat their cake and have it too after being upset by St. Lawrence in the ECAC Championshi...
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The St. Lawrence Saints came marching into Lynah Rink and dethroned the two-time defending ECAC Conference champion Big Red in a 3-1 upset Saturday afternoon at Lynah Rink.
Cornell (29-4, 20-3 ECAC) was looking for its third straight ECAC Tournament title, but the Saints (24-9-4, 15-6-2) spoiled the campaign, locking the automatic bid to the NCAA ...
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There’s no place like home for the Cornell men’s basketball team, as the Big Red continued their brilliant play in Ithaca with a 70-57 win over Dartmouth Friday night at Newman Arena. The Big Red (12-15, 7-6 Ivy League) improved to 10-2 at home, applying a full court press throughout the game to up the tempo and wear down the Big Green (5-24, 1-12).
“That’s been a...
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Freshman Jillian Saulnier's goal two minutes into overtime gave the Big Red a 2-1 victory over Clarkson Friday night at Lynah Rink. Senior Rebecca Johnston had a goal and an assist on the night and Cornell (26-3, 20-2 ECAC) extended their win streak to six games, and are now 15-1 in 2012. The Big Red host Brown in the ECAC Quarterfinals for a best-of-three series starting ...
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Champions–Cornell presented the ECAC championship trophy after a 2-1 overtime victory against Clarkson Friday night at Lynah Rink. It is the Big Red's third consecutive ECAC Championship. (Photo by Patrick Shanahan)
Clarkson’s desperate attempt to have officials take a second look at a Cornell goal in overtime was to no avail. The goal stood, and the No. 3-ranked Bi...
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