In Columbia Athletics, this week marked the beginning of the spring sports season and the end for most winter team competition. The Men’s Basketball team closed the 2011-2012 season with an emphatic win over Dartmouth on Senior Night at Levien Gymnasium after narrowly losing to Ivy League-leading Harvard on Friday in overtime. Men’s Swimming & […]

As the winter season comes to a close, a number of Lions have found themselves singing along to the 1977 Queen hit. Just today, the Women’s Track & Field team won the 2012 Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Championship for the first time in school history, after coming in second for the last two years. In […]

Columbia won its first Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Track & Field Championship in school history today. We have no idea how T&F works, but they earned 124 points. On a side note, keep a look out for full BwogSports coverage later tonight. Congrats! team via Columbia Athletics

‘Tis the season for broken hearts, and the Columbia Lions were no exception this weekend. The Lions lost several painfully close matchups in the weekend leading up to Valentine’s Day, highlighted by a heartbreaking loss in the final minutes of the Men’s Basketball game on Saturday in front of a sell-out crowd in Levien Gymnasium. […]

Update: Sadly, Yale edged us out for the victory, 59-58. If you were ever planning on attending a Columbia basketball game, tonight’s the night to try it. It’s the first ever Student Appreciation Night or, in other words, the Athletic Department’s attempt to lure the more apathetic members of the Columbia community to Levien with […]

Bwog knows that “everyone” has been to a football or basketball game at Columbia, but what about some of our lesser-known sports? Premiering our new Spotlight on Sports series is fencing. How does it work? When can one shout “touché”? If you had a secret British twin, would you beat her in a duel? Expert […]

It’s finally here – the day all New Yorkers, Bostonians, and 10% of Bwog readers have been waiting for. It’s Super Bowl Sunday! In light of this special occasion in the world of sports, Bwog brings you a special edition of our weekly round-up to prepare the less athletically-inclined members of our readership for the […]

There may be no I in team, but there’s an I in win. Columbia athletes had outstanding individual performances this weekend, helping their respective teams to big wins in meets, matches, and championships. Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving, Wrestling, and Men’s Tennis all picked up W’s this weekend, and the Women’s Track & Field […]

As all TV show addicts know, every new episode starts with a brief montage of important clips from the rest of the season, serving as a friendly reminder of all the action that’s taken place so far. For those of you who didn’t keep up CU sports over the break, this kind of recap might […]

In the final weekend of athletic contests before a break for finals and the holidays, the Men’s Basketball team extended their winning streak to seven after beating LIU on Saturday. A streak of seven straight is nice for more than just alliteration, it prepares the Lions for tough Ivy League contests in the new year. […]

Columbia Athletics held a press conference today to announce the recent hire of Peter K. Mangurian. Kevin Powers, of Sports Sunday fame, was there to report: This afternoon in Faculty House, Athletic Director M. Diane Murphy gave a formal introduction to the new Head Football Coach Pete Mangurian. Rocking her signature Columbia blue blazer, Murphy […]

Kevin Powers reports on this week in Columbia Basketball. The sports story of the weekend is the Men’s Basketball team, who won all three games this weekend at the Loyola Marymount Centennial Classic in Los Angeles, CA. The Lions success was fueled by a hot streak from behind the arc that only intensified as the […]

While most of us were getting fat and watching football (or just getting fat), the Columbia Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams were hard at work, each earning their first wins of the season on the road over the weekend. With the fall season in the past and winter sports well under way, being a Columbia […]

It was a winter wonderland in October this weekend as the Lions took on Ivy League rivals at home and across the northeast. In sports, harsh weather conditions can become an important factor in a game, match, or race—testing an athlete’s resolve. As the weather turns colder late in the fall sports season, we can […]