Two dozen doughnuts went uneaten Sunday in the Lafayette trainer Matt Bayly's physical therapy room in the Bourger Varsity Football House. ''Leftover doughnuts,'' head coach Frank Tavani said, ''is a good Sunday morning.'' What it meant was the Le… more »

EASTON - A new-look coaching staff has led to a streamlined playbook with the goal of a more efficient offense as Lafayette College prepares for its season opener Saturday night at Georgetown. After a rare bye in Week 1, the Leopards can't wait to tr… more »

Holy Cross is the favorite to win the Patriot League this season, and Georgetown coach Kevin Kelly is among those who believe that, yes, the Crusaders are the team to beat in 2009. “They have the best league record (13-5) the last three seasons,” Ke… more »

Dominic Randolph remembers it well: The interception. In fact, he brought it up himself earlier this month during a conversation at the Patriot League's annual football media day at Green Pond Country Club in Bethlehem Township. The pick, by Colgate… more »

Bethlehem, Pa. - After finishing one game off the pace in each of the last three seasons, Holy Cross has been picked to capture the 2009 Patriot League Football Championship in a poll of the League's head coaches and sports information directors, it was… more »

Fordham has declared its intent to offer athletics scholarships for football student-athletes beginning in 2010, and the Patriot League now will grapple with whether to allow its member institutions to follow suit. The league’s presidents will decide… more »

Center Valley, Pa. - Six Patriot League football student-athletes have recently been named to a preseason Football Championship Subdivision All-America team, including a pair of honors for Holy Cross senior quarterback Dominic Randolph and Colgate senio… more »

Lackluster teams prompt calls for change; a new chief’s listening tour. The schools of the Ivy League are among the nation’s finest and richest, with billions in endowments under their command. From law to business to medicine, they’re No. 1 in pract… more »

Ex-Hoya fights to reclaim roster spot after missing 2008 with an injury. Redskins defensive tackle Alex Buzbee did not have the typical rise to the NFL. While competing his way off the practice squad for a spot on the Redskins' roster, disaster struc… more »

Five Schools Will Also Host Bone Marrow Registration Drive With the spring football practice schedule wrapping up throughout the Patriot League, four teams will play their spring intra-squad game this weekend and two more will follow next week.… more »

A year after rocketing from a rookie minicamp tryout to a roster spot in a playoff game, Alex Buzbee was primed to make an impact for the Washington Redskins last summer. Buzbee, who recorded 27.5 sacks in four years at Division I-AA Georgetown, had… more »

Russell Athletic, a major supplier of sports apparel to collegiate and professional sports teams, is facing an all-out blitz from campus activists. Twenty-five U.S. colleges have cut ties to Atlanta-based Russell over alleged abuse of workers’ right… more »

Guilian Gary is finding success as receivers coach at Towson. Sometimes in life, bad breaks end up leading to better things. Guilian Gary appeared headed to the NFL following a stellar career at the University of Maryland. A nasty confrontation in… more »

Rookie driver Brendan Gaughan, the son of South Point owner Michael Gaughan, took an extra moment with Runnin’ Rebels head coach Lon Kruger during the introductions before jumping into the No. 62 car for the race’s opening. Gaughan and Kruger have ha… more »

Proximity, history could charge UD-DSU meetings. The University of Delaware and Delaware State University have some catching up to do. Football rivalries don't form overnight. But UD and DSU already have many of the ingredients to make this one sp… more »