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 »

Fed up with getting bumped off WTAG-AM (580) too often by the Worcester Sharks, Holy Cross has taken a hike down the pike to WWFX-FM (100.1). At least 60 HC games — football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball — will air on WWFX, also known as “… more »

Wayland - Ryan Stewart doesn't even want to think about it. How can he be preparing for his final year of football at Holy Cross? How indeed? "I don't want it to end," said the 2004 Wayland High graduate. "It's crazy really. It just doesn't seem poss… more »

COLUMBUS - Scorching heat. School's out. Sounds like vacation time. But don't look for Sean Whited on a beach somewhere this week working on a tan. The recent McKinley High School graduate put on a football helmet and pads and spent the week hamme… more »

[Ed's note: Former Harvard WR Corey Mazza will be checking in once a week from Italy where he's playing for the Parma Panthers of the Italian (American) Football League.] PARMA PANTHERS RECORD: 4–2 (Last Game: W, Black Lions) In Playing for Pizza… more »

What are the odds of two former high school football standouts from Central Mass. meeting in an Austrian Football League game? Pretty good, actually. That was just the case three weeks ago as Mike Salerno of Shrewsbury faced off against Matt Lemire o… more »

[ Ed's note: Former Harvard WR Corey Mazza will be checking in once a week from Italy where he's playing for the Parma Panthers of the Italian (American) Football League.] PARMA PANTHERS RECORD: 2–2 (Last Game: W, Badalona) In hopes that perhaps… more »

Worcester weather can be changeable, unpredictable and, sometimes, downright miserable—and these conditions can impede the performance of the College’s athletic teams. Specifically, inclement weather can negatively affect Crusader football and the me… 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 »

WORCESTER— The Holy Cross football team brought some excitement back to Fitton Field last season by spreading its offense and scoring a lot of points. Will there be more of the same in 2008? “I sure hope so,” said HC quarterback Dominic Randolph, who… more »

Crusaders add 22 incoming freshmen to the roster for this fall. WORCESTER, Mass. -- Holy Cross head football coach Tom Gilmore has announced the 2008 incoming class for the Crusaders. Twenty-two student-athletes will join the Holy Cross program for t… more »

PISCATAWAY — Kirk Ciarrocca has nearly 20 years of experience coaching at the collegiate level, but he's not much different than the typical freshman arriving in camp. Like a player entering Rutgers as a recent high school graduate, Ciarrocca is doin… more »

Pat O'Leary made his presence felt on defense for the Staples High football team. A senior outside linebacker, he was second on the team in tackles with 59 and earned First Team All-FCIAC honors. He also had a fumble recovery and a half a sack. "I wa… more »

LOUISVILLE - Clay Swigert, who helped lead Louisville High School to a 2007 state runner-up finish in football, will sign an NCAA letter-of-intent to attend Holy Cross this fall. He becomes the second local athlete to commit to joining the Crusaders… more »

Respected Express-Times columnist Ed Laubach talks about the new darling of the NFL Giants' coaching staff in Steve Spagnulo, coordinators at the FCS level, and Spagnulo's link to a little school in Easton, PA. Bet you can't name the offensive and de… more »