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Ivy League school shooting for first football title since 1961
November 23, 2024 | 7:00amColumbia only can control one piece of the elusive puzzle.
The vision that has forever doormat Columbia on the cusp of an Ivy football breakthrough
November 22, 2024 | 7:40amColumbia hasn’t won an Ivy League title since 1961. That could change this weekend.
Giants sign intriguing running back prospect after NCAA debacle
April 5, 2024 | 3:05pmDante Miller is either one year late or a few weeks early in joining the NFL.
‘Nothing’s normal after that’: Abbey Hsu endured the unthinkable and changed the trajectory of Columbia basketball
December 15, 2023 | 11:00amSold-out crowds frequent Levien Gymnasium, filled with fans holding up shoes to cheer the senior who recently became the Ivy League’s all-time 3-point leader.
New Columbia coach sets lofty Ivy League goal
December 6, 2023 | 10:15pmJon Poppe spoke of promises to fulfill, goals to reach and a culture to build, but made one thing clear: he was hired to bring Columbia a championship.
Steelers coach's son may have been destined to play football, but that’s not all
September 16, 2023 | 4:25amIn the early years of Mason Tomlin’s life, going to Steelers games with his family never felt any different than a typical bring your child to work day.
Columbia pulls off college baseball upset
June 3, 2022 | 6:41pmHayden Schott belted a three-run home run in a five-run fifth and No. 3 seed Columbia thumped No. 2 seed Gonzaga 8-2 on Friday in the Blacksburg Regional.
Three New York teams have shot at College World Series
June 2, 2022 | 9:13pmThe New York City area is looking for a repeat of the college baseball magic from 2012.
Columbia baseball riding country's longest winning streak after two-year hiatus
May 13, 2022 | 8:02pmTravel down South. Go out West. Hit all the college baseball hot spots, the locales MLB scouts frequent, and you won’t find the nation’s longest winning streak.
College basketball team set for first game in 612 days
November 9, 2021 | 8:00amOn Tuesday, when Columbia faces Fordham in The Bronx, the waiting ends.
St. John's gets back on track
November 20, 2019 | 9:02pmMike Anderson’s imprint as head coach at St. John’s was apparent immediately: The energy. The urgency. The aggressiveness. The defense, always swarming. The boards, always crashed. The leads, always too...
St. John's and its top gun looking to get back on track
November 19, 2019 | 11:04pmThe opening stanza of the Mike Anderson era had provided little but thrills. Three low-major opponents came to Queens and left with double-digit losses, unable to match the talent or...
Breaking down the local college hoops landscape
November 5, 2019 | 3:36pmEveryone dreams of March this time of year, of the possibilities and the potential. This season, several teams from the New York City area have good reason to imagine cutting...
Columbia U's silenced marching band seeking GoFundMe donors
October 5, 2019 | 11:30pmAngry alumni of the beleaguered Columbia University Marching Band are beating the drum to get enough cash so the band can play on. A GoFundMe campaign started last week had...
Columbia hires high school marching band to replace its own in 'demeaning' move
September 28, 2019 | 2:50pmThe joke was on Columbia University's disbanded marching band Saturday when administrators hired a high school band from Staten Island to perform at the school's football game vs. Georgetown.
Harvard wins buzzer-beating battle over Columbia in 3 OTs
February 9, 2019 | 12:12amBOSTON — This was a midterm test that wouldn't end. Bryce Aiken scored a career-high 44 points as Harvard narrowly defeated Columbia 98-96 in triple overtime on Friday night. Aiken...
Knicks' expensive G-League team adds an Ivy League dreamer
October 9, 2018 | 6:13pmThe Knicks may be forming the most expensive G-League team in history, and the latest addition is expected to be forward Jeff Coby, an art history major out of Columbia,...
Columbia stud's NBA hero takes him under his wing
December 22, 2017 | 11:07pmThe scene was typical. When Jimmy Butler entered the Chicago-area gym, the then-Bulls star was surrounded by several high school players who likely would have surrendered years from their life...
Monmouth guard's journey: Overcoming hurdles to a leading man
November 18, 2017 | 9:58pmMicah Seaborn wasn’t going to let the game be taken from him again. The scars from two years prior were still fresh, when the 6-foot-5 guard moved from Texas to...
NYC-area programs begin pursuit for NCAA Tournament berths
November 8, 2017 | 11:46pmSeton Hall should be a lock for the NCAA Tournament. St. John’s should have its best team under Chris Mullin. But the Big East programs aren’t the only local teams...