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Loyola Soccer Holds Strong This Weekend

10393912 10278373This past weekend, Loyola soccer faced two tough tests, with the men playing against the number 20 team in the nation, Boston University, and the women playing their last home game of the season against Navy.

Both teams held strong, earning hard-fought ties, the men’s game ending 1-1, and the women’s game ending in a 0-0 shutout.

The ties are incredibly important for both teams, as it keeps a 4-game shutout streak alive for the women, and makes the men the first team to steal a point from Boston University in the Patriot League this season.

October 27, 2014Posted inNews, SportsNo Comments
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Manning Makes History; Breaks TD Record

635493511997930024-USP-NFL-San-Francisco-49ers-at-Denver-Broncos-001This weekend in Denver, Peyton Manning made history by breaking Brett Favre’s all-time NFL career touchdown pass record of 508.

It seems an eternity since Manning threw his first career TD pass to Marvin Harrison back in 1998, but now in 2014 and in the heart of his 17th NFL season, Manning sits at a record 510 career TD passes, a record he will continue to add on to for as long as he plays.

The record-breaking 509th TD pass came with 3:09 remaining in the first half on an 8-yard pass to wide receiver Demaryius Thomas.

When asked about the historical catch, Thomas said, “I thought before the play I might have a chance…I just wanted to make sure I got my feet down. I’m grateful for the chance.”

Manning, a player known for keeping his calm demeanor and his emotions in check, couldn’t help but give a big smile as he saw the official signal for touchdown pass number 509.

October 20, 2014Posted inNews, SportsNo Comments
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Greyhounds Golf Strong In Second Place Finish

10434384The strong season for Loyola golf continued for as the Greyhounds finished 2nd at the Terrapin Invitational at Woodmont Country Club this week.

The Hounds finished with a team score of a 9-over-par 873,  just 5 shots behind the host team, University of Maryland, who took first place with a team score of a 4-over-par 868.

Loyola golfers Matt Oshrine and Jimmy Dengler grabbed top-10 finishes for the Hounds, and 4 Loyola golfers finished within the top 17.

October 15, 2014Posted inNews, SportsNo Comments
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How Bout Them Cowboys!

AP COWBOYS SEAHAWKS FOOTBALL S FBN USA WAThis weekend, the Dallas Cowboys pulled off the seemingly impossible task of going into Seattle and beating the Seahawks at CenturyLink Field.

What may be even more impressive is that way that they beat Seattle. The Cowboys won using a gameplan that hasn’t appeared in Dallas since they last won a Super Bowl, a gameplan that revolves around balance and physicality.

Dallas’ offensive line is proving that they are one of the best in the league, their defense is being physical at the point of attack and forcing turnovers, running back Demarco Murray is playing like an MVP back, starting with 6-straight 100-plus yard games on the ground, and quarterback Tony Romo is looking sharp and not turning the ball over.

October 13, 2014Posted inNews, Sports1 Comment
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Sports Saturdays: Women’s Soccer at Ridley

10404561WHAT: Loyola Greyhounds Women’s Soccer vs. Lehigh Mountain Hawks

WHEN: Saturday, October 11th, 7:00pm

WHERE: Ridley Athletic Complex

 

The Greyhounds return home to continue Patriot League play this weekend against the Mountain Hawks of Lehigh.

The Hounds enter this game hungry for their first Patriot League win against the 4-3-3 (2-0-2 conference) Mountain Hawks.

October 11, 2014Posted inSports, Sports SaturdaysNo Comments
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O’s and Royals Sweep to Meet in ALCS

Managers_10514The two ALDS series were decided in clean sweeps, with the Baltimore Orioles topping the Detroit Tigers, and the Kansas City Royals shocking the Los Angeles Angels.

The sweeps were incredibly impressive on both sides, considering that the O’s beat the last 3 AL Cy Young winners in their 3 games, and the Royals were able to hold off the best offensive team in all of baseball.

Baltimore advances with home-field advantage for the ALCS as the AL East Champions, and Kansas City fights their way through Oakland and Los Angeles to advance as the AL Wild Card team.

Even though the O’s were the higher seed in their series, both the O’s and the Royals were the underdogs in their respective ALDS matchup.

Looking ahead to the ALCS between Baltimore and Kansas City, a couple of things stand out:

October 6, 2014Posted inNews, SportsNo Comments
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Sports Saturdays: Patriot League Golfer of the Month

10307162The Hounds have a special golfer in Matt Oshrine, who was just named the Corvias Patriot League Men’s Golfer of the Month for September.

Oshrine, a hometown sophomore from Baltimore, has lit up the course for the Hounds, leading the team with a stroke average of 68.16 for the month of September, rounding out to an average round of 4-under par.

Oshrine started his stellar September by setting a new Loyola 54-hole record, carding a score of 16-under in his first collegiate tournament.

October 4, 2014Posted inSports, Sports SaturdaysNo Comments
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Royals Flush A’s in Extra Innings

Wild Card Game - Oakland Athletics v Kansas City RoyalsIt took them 4 hours and 45 minutes and 12 innings, but the Kansas City Royals used their smallball skills to beat the moneyball Oakland A’s, 9-8.

This is the Royals’ first trip to the postseason since 1985, when they won the franchise’s only World Series title. They returned to postseason baseball and certainly put on quite a show for all of the baseball fans, eager for even more great games in this postseason.

It didn’t look too promising for the Royals in the 6th inning, when they suddenly found themselves down 7-3 with the momentum tilting fully towards Oakland.

October 1, 2014Posted inNews, SportsNo Comments
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Sports Saturdays: Farewell Captain

alg-jetera-jpgOnce in a generation, a player comes along and defines a great player and great leader for his or her sport, a player whom fans will remember and respect for years to come. For this generation, that player is Derek Jeter.

After 20 incredible seasons in pinstripes for the Yankees, the time has come for Jeter to bid a fond farewell to the fans of New York and the fans of baseball around the world, and boy did he do it in style!

In front of a sold-out crowd at Yankee Stadium, Jeter stepped up to the plate in a tie ball game in the bottom of the 9th with a runner on second and a chance to win the game for the Yanks.

September 27, 2014Posted inNews, Sports, Sports SaturdaysNo Comments