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UB Leading Scorer leads by support and compassion

Some college athletes struggle to find their niche balancing both their personal and athletic life. The case can be made for men’s basketball player Darian David and his journey to be a successful student athlete. David, who grew up in the Bronx, N.Y, started playing basketball at the age of […]

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Tim Tebow not a franchise savior for the Broncos

There have been plenty of intriguing stories in the NFL this season; the collapse of the Philadelphia Eagles, the play of Aaron Rodgers, the resurgence of the San Francisco 49ers. Nothing has been as compelling or as mind-boggling as the saga of Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow.   Since taking […]

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Howard turns his passion for dogs into a career

If you see Omari Howard walking some of his dogs on campus, do not be surprised; he owns 12 of them. Howard, a guard/ forward for the University of Bridgeport Purple Knights men’s basketball team has a unique hobby that has taught him many lessons outside of the basketball court, […]

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Women’s Soccer: A Season to Remember

Back in August, the UB women’s soccer team never would have thought that they would have the type of season they did. With 15 new players, and not having former players Linda Velaj and Rakel Hinriksdottir on this year’s team, the Purple Knights went on to a 16-0-2 campaign. UB […]

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Women’s Basketball eager to start new season

Coming off a 17-14 overall last season and a third place conference finish, the 2011-2012 UB women’s basketball team is looking to take the next step forward with more talent and a tighter knit unit on the court.   This year’s squad will have a total of five newcomers including […]

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Joe Paterno: Not a martyr

In the hours following Penn State football coach Joe Paterno’s firing by the Penn State Board of Trustees because of his inaction regarding former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky’s multiple molestations of young boys, something surreal happened. Thousands of Penn State students organized outside of Paterno’s house and one […]

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UB Athletics Weekend Recap

10/7   Men’s and Women’s Cross Country : at Post University Dual Meet 5K   Men’s Side: Bridgeport 23 Post 32 Women’s Side: Bridgeport 27 Post 31   Top Runners for UB:   1st Place: Rich Lubrano  18:05 3rd Place: David Clarkin 18:37 4th Place Vin Audinot 19:01 7th Place: […]

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2011-2012 UB Women’s Basketball Schedule

# Represents Non-Conference Game * Represents Conference Game # Nov. 12 at Adelphi University (8-18 overall in 2010-11 from Northeast-10 Conference) 1 p.m. –Center for Recreation and Sports — Garden City, N.Y. # Nov. 13 vs. Pace University (24-9 overall in 2010-11 from Northeast-10 Conference) 6 p.m. — Hubbell Gym […]

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UB Sports Weekend Recap

Men’s Soccer: Bridgeport 3 U-Mass Lowell 2 Final 2 OT   Goal Scorers for UB:  Christoffer Olesen — 1st goal of season and first collegiate goal. Assist: on goal: Markus Naglestad Markus Naglestad — 2nd goal of season and team leader in goals so far. Assist on goal: Devon Thomas […]

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2011 UB Women’s Cross Country Schedule

Sept. 17, 2011 at C.W. Post Invitational (Brookville, N.Y.)  10:30 a.m. Sept. 24, 2011 at Father Leeber Invitational at Fairfield University 11:00 a.m. Oct. 7, 2011 at Post University (Waterbury, CT) Time: TBA Oct. 9, 2011 at New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark, NJ) Time: TBA Oct. 15, 2011 at […]