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Cornell Shuts-out Princeton 4-0

Posted on November 20th, 2011 by Alex.Post

Last night the Cornell Big Red Men’s Hockey Team took on and shut out the Princeton Tigers 4-0 in front of a full house. It seemed fitting seeing as this was the first Ivy League game of the season for Cornell. Cornell started off the game strong with seven shots on goal in the first [...]

Cornell Shuts-out the Princeton Tigers in First Ivy League Home Game

Posted on November 19th, 2011 by Alex.Post

Last night the Cornell Big Red Men’s Hockey Team took on and shut out the Princeton Tigers 4-0 in front of a full house. It seemed fitting seeing as this was the first Ivy League game of the season for Cornell. Cornell started off the game strong with seven shots on goal in the first [...]

Cornell has record-setting Senior Day in a win over Columbia

Posted on November 12th, 2011 by Tim Weisberg

Big Red Shootout–Cornell receiver Grant Gellatly dives into the endzone for a touchdown in the first quarter in a game against Columbia Saturday afternoon at Schoellkopf Field. The Big Red’s 62-41 victory over Columbia was its highest point total since 1936. (Photo by Patrick Shanahan) It might have been Senior Day for the Cornell football [...]

Cornell soccer attempts to repeat history…in a good way

Posted on November 1st, 2011 by Tim Weisberg

Photo by Al Rinow Streaking–The Cornell Big Red are 8-0-5 their past 13 games, the longest stretch without a loss since the 1995. They say history repeats itself, but for the Cornell men’s soccer team in recent years, it appeared that repeat button may have been broken. However, the 2011 season marks the teams surprise [...]

Cornell digs too big a hole to climb out of in 35-24 loss to Brown

Posted on October 22nd, 2011 by Tim Weisberg

Photo by Patrick Shanahan Sometimes a great success rate in the red zone is not indicative of the outcome of a game. That was the case for the Cornell Big Red, who scored on five of six opportunities in the red zone, but only came away with two touchdowns inside the 20 in a 35-24 [...]

The Buffalo Bills are in second place?

Posted on October 19th, 2011 by Alex.Post

So many ridiculous things are going on in the NFL this season already. First of all, the Bills are 2nd in the AFC East! Mazel Tov Bills! I know that after beating Brady you thought you were going to win the Super Bowl, but that is why sports are so fun. Because you lost to [...]

Harvard scores 21 unanswered in second half to fend off Cornell

Posted on October 8th, 2011 by Tim Weisberg

Photo by Tim McKinney It has been six years since the Cornell Big Red last beat Harvard, and the streak is set to continue after a 41-31 loss to the Crimson Saturday afternoon at Schoellkopf Field. The Big Red (2-2, 0-2 Ivy League) led 24-20 late into the third quarter, but the Crimson (3-1, 2-0) [...]

Cornell has redemption-filled weekend in victory over Wagner

Posted on October 1st, 2011 by Tim Weisberg

Cornell blocked punt versus Wagner Photo/Video courtesy of Cornell Athletic Communications After a 41-7 loss to Wagner last season, it almost appeared personal as Cornell avenged a 34-point loss to the Seahawks en route to a 31-7 victory Saturday afternoon at Schoellkopf Field. But according to head coach Kent Austin,  no grudges were held. “We [...]

Cornell lights up scoreboard in rout over Princeton

Posted on October 1st, 2011 by Tim Weisberg

Getting fooled on an onside kick to start the game never put the game in doubt, as the Cornell sprint football team cruised to a 49-7 victory over Princeton Friday night at Schoellkopf Field. The Tigers (0-3, 0-2 CSFL) took the game by storm early, recovering an onside kick the Big Red (2-1, 2-1) were [...]

Coach Austin’s gutsy call against Yale gains respect among players

Posted on September 30th, 2011 by Tim Weisberg

Photo Courtesy of Cornell Athletic Communications Cornell head football coach Kent Austin looked to pull a rabbit out of a hat Saturday afternoon against Yale. Questionable, gutsy, wrong, Austin elected to attempt an onside kick trailing 17-10 midway through the third quarter, and appeared to have everyone fooled, except the one Bulldog defender who stayed [...]