Northeastern University Athletic Director Peter Roby announced last week that cross country and champion track and field head coach Sherman Hart has retired, ending a 24-year coaching career with the university. The men’s and women’s track and field teams won 28 conference championships under Hart.
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CAA structure shaken up after ODU, VCU announce plans to leave conference
Two Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) universities and Northeastern rivals – Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and Old Dominion University (ODU) – announced plans to pull out of the CAA for more competitive conferences.
Student, faculty, alumnus fight record heat for personal goals in Marathon
Crowds lining the Boston Marathon route helped three Huskies finish the 26.2-mile journey Monday from Hopinkton to Copley Square in record-breaking heat, which reached 87 degrees.
This day in Fenway Park history
As a Sportshawk at the Boston Globe, I was asked to help research factoids for an “On this date in 19XX at Fenway Park” graphic to be part of the Globe’s tribute to Fenway Park and the Red Sox.
Women’s hoops falls to GMU in CAA tourney
The women’s basketball team’s season came to an end after a 70-60 loss to George Mason University in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Virginia 529 College Savings Plan Women’s Basketball Championship at the Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro, Md., Thursday night.
Alumnus slides into first place
Steve Langton, who graduated in 2005 with a Bachelor’s degree in business management and entrepreneurship, and sled partner Steven Holcomb raised the first-place trophy for the two-man bobsled at the 2012 World Championship in Lake Placid, N.Y. with a time of 3:42.88.