sports

Great expectations for the Huskies

The men’s soccer team will open the regular season next Friday as the favorite to win the Colonial Athletic Association championship for the second consecutive year.

by Jason Kornwitz August 21, 2013

3Qs: The best and worst of today’s sports media

Charles Fountain, an associate professor of journalism, discusses the social media backlash against Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli’s physical appearance and the evolution of the media's coverage of women’s sports.

by Jason Kornwitz July 12, 2013

Northeastern rugby club takes national stage

The Huskies are one of 20 teams that have been selected to participate in the 2013 USA Sevens Collegiate Rugby Championship, a nationally televised tournament on June 1-2 in Philadelphia.

by Jason Kornwitz May 30, 2013

Sports—a good political platform

A new book by Roger Abrams, the Richardson Professor of Law at Northeastern and a leader in the field of sports law, examines the critical role sports have played in politics and history.

by Greg St. Martin May 28, 2013

Huskies set for rematch in conference tournament

Northeastern will play Towson in the first round of the Colonial Athletic Association Championships on Wednesday. The Huskies qualified for the tournament by beating the Tigers in the final game of the regular season.

by Jason Kornwitz May 21, 2013

The running man

Eric Jenkins, the star distance runner for the men’s track and field team, has set his sights on winning the 5,000-meter race at the 2013 NCAA Track and Field Championships in June.

by Jason Kornwitz May 10, 2013

The road to the Big Dance

The men’s basketball team will reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1991 by winning the Colonial Athletic Association Championship, which begins this weekend in Richmond, Va.

by Jason Kornwitz March 8, 2013

Huskies hitting their stride

Northeastern’s baseball team has won four games in a row and has its eye on a conference title.

by Jason Kornwitz March 5, 2013

3Qs: What’s next for Lance Armstrong?

Road racing cyclist Lance Armstrong has reportedly admitted to using performance enhancing drugs in an exclusive interview with Oprah Winfrey. We asked a trio of experts to explain how this news will affect him in the court of law and public opinion.

by Jason Kornwitz January 17, 2013

At home on the pitch

Northeastern's tight-knit rugby club won the East Coast Rugby Conference 7s tournament last month in Amesbury, Mass., securing an automatic bid to the USA Rugby 7s Collegiate National Championships on Nov. 29-30 in College Station, Texas.

by Jason Kornwitz November 27, 2012