Another game, another long list of turnovers: Three fumbles and three interceptions, several at crucial times, doomed the Lions to another Ivy league loss, 34-14 to Harvard.  The Crimson (now 5-0 in Ivy play) sprinted out to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter, but not without help: first, Columbia (1-4 Ivy, 2-6 overall) fumbled […]

Football: Ok, so actually football’s somewhat the exception to early November being the end of fall sports; the team’s season does not finish until November 21. And if the team wants to have a chance at finishing that season with a .500 record overall, they’ll need to win big tomorrow against a Harvard team that […]

New Yorkers miss the pre-Giuliani Manhattan so much, they’re actually paying for their share of urban flair (Gothamist).  Sure, our economic prowess is draining away, but Americans are faster than ever!  Take that, India and China (HuffPo). Despite narrowing polls, it looks like Bloomberg’s reign will continue (NY1).  One Brooklyn custody battle is the stuff […]

After the men’s cross country team’s victory at the Heptagonal Championships and the football team’s last-minute loss to Yale, Columbia athletics fought through another sporting weekend both good and bad. Volleyball rallied from two sets down against Harvard on Friday, but fell, 3-2, and yesterday struggled against Dartmouth, losing by three sets to one. They’ll […]

As reported, Columbia football had a rough outing in the rain at Dartmouth, falling 28-6. Columbia’s teams struggled through Saturday, but the crew and men’s soccer teams took advantage of Sunday’s summer-redux weather to uphold our sporting name.

Football: After a turnover-filled Homecoming loss to Penn, football is on the road this week, at winless Dartmouth. Last year, the Big Green provided Columbia its first win of the season, with the Light Blue offense generating 374 yards of offense. Kickoff is at 1:30, with audio on Columbia athletics website and WKCR. Soccer: Two […]

Yesterday’s Columbia-Penn Homecoming game wasn’t exactly pretty: the teams combined for eight fumbles and six interceptions in the visitors’ 27-13 victory. Quarterback M.A. Olawale showed flashes of brilliance—completing 14 of 26 passes for 192 yards and two touchdowns (one each to receiver Austin Knowlin and tight end Andrew Kennedy)—but was responsible for six turnovers of […]

Not every week can be a beatdown: in its last non-Ivy game of the season, Columbia let a 11 point lead disappear, falling 24-21 to Lafayette. The Lions led 21-10 at the half, but Lafayette finally went ahead with 13 seconds left in the game to down a Columbia team that nevertheless showed the same […]

Yesterday, we pointed out that the last time Columbia won its opening Ivy League game of the season was at Princeton, six years ago. That game was a close 33-27 win; this time, the Lions sent a message to the rest of the Ivy League with a 38-0 stomping of the Tigers, in Princeton.  The […]

Football: It’s Ivy League time for the Columbia football team, as they look to bounce back from a tough loss to Central Connecticut State last week. The opponent? The Princeton Eating Clubs Tigers, who, it must be admitted, lead the all-time series 64-13. But Columbia’s last Ivy League opening win came in 2003 at (you […]

When star wide receiver Austin Knowlin scored in the 2nd quarter to put Columbia up 13-0 over Central Connecticut State, the football team looked well on its way to a second victory of the season. But Central Connecticut blocked and returned the ensuing PAT, and then scored on three of its next four possessions, to […]

Football: After the season-opening win over Fordham, the football team has its home opener against Central Connecticut State (12:30, Baker Field). Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week Millicent Olawale looks to continue his strong start to the year, while the defense hopes to stop Central Connecticut running back James Mallory. Students get in free […]

The football team got its season off to a winning start last night with a 40-28 win at Fordham. Running back Ray Rangel ran for 125 yards, quarterback Millicent Olawale added another 95 yards on the ground and 167 in the air, and the Lions defense intercepted Fordham quarterback John Skelton three times, including a […]

Football: The football team kicks off its 2009 season with the Light Blue looking to exact revenge against Fordham, in what has become the traditional season opener for both teams. The Lions defense will hope to do a better job of containing Rams running back Xavier Martin (155 yards last year against Columbia) and quarterback […]

Starting strong in their first home matches of the year, the men’s and women’s soccer teams both recorded emphatic victories this weekend. Senior James Prince and first-years Nick Scott and Will Stamatis all scored to lead the men’s team over Long Island, 3-1, while, for the women, 2008 Ivy League Player of the Year Sophie […]