Andy Romans has used his naysayers as motivation. Too small, too short and too slow, Andy Romans has heard it all over the years. But instead of letting those labels bring him down, he's used them as motivation to turn himself into one of the elit… more »

Frank Tavani loves his Lafayette Leopards' starting spot. It's probably the best position to be in for the cross country race that is the chase for the Patriot League football crown. After winning or sharing the league title three years in a row, the… more »

For the first time this decade, neither Lehigh nor Lafayette were in the top three when the Patriot League released its preseason football poll on Wednesday. The Mountain Hawks, coming off their first losing season since 1997, were picked to finish f… more »

Lafayette assistant football coach John Loose has an 11-year-old daughter who has been battling brain tumors since she was a toddler. Five years ago, the Leopards’ defensive coordinator went on the offensive to raise awareness of and money for pediatric… more »

Each is a couple inches and maybe a pound or two, short of being afforded the opportunity of playing college football at its highest level. But there was nothing short about the performances North Allegheny High School graduates Corey Watts and Austi… more »

Football camp raises at least $118,000 for Lafayette-based foundation. Nearly 1,500 high school players and more than 250 college coaches turned Lafayette's Metzgar Fields into Football City on Sunday. But in the midst of all the grunts, groans, a… more »

League recordholder Marsh is one of eight honorees to be inducted. EASTON, Pa. - Former Lafayette tailback Erik Marsh '95 is one of eight honorees who will be inducted into the Lehigh Valley Chapter of the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame at… more »

MISSOULA - University of Montana athletic director Jim O'Day has been appointed as a member of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision Committee. His four-year membership on the committee begins September 1, 2008, and continues through Sep… more »

Former Lafayette College captain and defensive end Mike Levy was a contestant on the hugely popular NBC TV show "Deal or No Deal," on Monday night. The show was taped in the Philippines. Levy, a senior on Coach Frank Tavani's first team in 2000, turn… more »

Lafayette OL fulfills lifelong dream to make an NFL minicamp. Lafayette College offensive lineman Jesse Padilla fulfilled a lifelong dream this weekend by reaching football's highest level. Now it's up to the 6-foot-5, 310-pound left tackle to pro… more »

Lafayette's Carlos Lowe has new outlook after surviving severe auto accident. EASTON - Carlos Lowe was all smiles as he emerged from the positional meetings following Lafayette College's annual Maroon-White football scrimmage. The rising junior c… more »

Rob Curley was happy to shed those pesky nerves that plagued him last season. He wished he could've shed the special yellow jersey that protected him from contact, too. The one thing that Lafayette's rising junior quarterback wasn't willing to shed,… more »

QB serves burger feast to say thank you to, and bond with, O-line. Rob Curley readily admits a quarterback is only as good as the unheralded offensive line in front of him. "You have to treat those guys right," the Lafayette junior said. "They're… more »

Lafayette's Tavani will be judging other talent in its intrasquad game. As far as Lafayette football coach Frank Tavani is concerned, Andy Romans has already passed the audition. That's why the 2007 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year will… more »

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Kansas and North Carolina are regulars at the top of college basketball polls. They were recognized on another list Thursday. The men's teams at the two national powers, which met in the Final Four earlier this month, were includ… more »