Across the country, colleges and universities are figuring out how to safely play sports, or whether to play them at all, amidst the pandemic.
Sports
Famed Georgetown Basketball Coach John Thompson Dies at 78
John Thompson, the Hall of Fame college basketball coach who guided Georgetown University in Washington to a national championship in 1984, died Aug. 31 at age 78. No cause of death was given.
Cubs Coach Adjusts to Strange MLB Season
Cubs hitting coach Anthony Iapoce is taking this MLB season day by day.
Sports Round-Up Aug. 29
Msgr. McClancy H.S., East Elmhurst, rising senior varsity baseball third baseman Matthew Filip has committed to continue his baseball career at Queens College, Flushing.
Pandemic Can’t Stop Rockaway Summer Hoops Tradition
Despite the pandemic, the St. Francis de Sales Summer Classic took place.
Sports Round-Up Aug. 22
The St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, Athletics Department announced that it will be virtually packing the Daniel Lynch Gymnasium at the Pope Physical Education Center this summer.
Sports Community Mourns Loss of Track Lifer Ed Bowes
Longtime Bishop Loughlin track coach Ed Bowes died on July 31.
Sports Round-Up Aug. 15
Jim Grillo, formerly the co-athletic director at St. Edmund Prep H.S., is now the principal of Holy Trinity H.S.
Holy Child Jesus Priest Bikes ‘100 Miles for Hope’
Father Christopher Heanue biked 100 miles on the hottest day of the year.
Sports Round-Up Aug. 8
A league-best six St. John’s University, Jamaica, sport programs earned Big East Team Academic Excellence Awards for the 2019-20 academic year.