Category: Brown Bears
Brown's Gessner Hopes for a Chance With the Seahawks
KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Chas Gessner doesn't quite know which tag describes him best.
Owner of a Super Bowl ring? Ivy League educated? Champion in the now defunct NFL Europe? Budding Arena Football League star? Journeyman?
"I don't know what that makes… more »
Brown Football Helps Make Family's Dream Come True on TV
Brown football helped rebuild the Silva Family home on Extreme Makeover- Home Edition.
Warwick, Rhode Island - Christmas came early for the Silvia Family of Warwick, Rhode Island, thanks to Extreme Makeover- Home Edition, which aired last night on AB… more »
What can Brown do for you?
PLYMOUTH - Little did he know at the time, but four years ago Derrick Duquette made one of the most important decisions of his life.
During his freshman year at Plymouth South High School, and after excelling as a ninth-grader on the varsity football… more »
NFL Would Be a Change for Brown's Raymond, But Not His Biggest
PROVIDENCE — The word is that Paul Raymond, a wide receiver from Brown, is the only Ivy League player to have a chance to get taken in the NFL Draft this weekend
So how does someone who is only 5-foot-9 have a chance to go from the Ivy League to the… more »
Brown's Raymond Lets Game Do The Talking
NFL prospect reserved, but not on the field.
Phil Estes' first thought was, "How am I ever going to get this guy to say something?"
It was 2003, and the Brown head football coach was in Miami to recruit a wide receiver. But when Estes sat down wit… more »
Patriot And Ivy Leagues Top NCAA Academic Performance List
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 »
New Film Explores Ivy Football History
For three-fourths of current Princeton undergraduates, the bonfire in November 2006 — celebrating the football team’s defeat of both Yale and Harvard in the same year — served as a warm reminder of the history and tradition that make Princeton such a ti… more »
For Prospect From Brown, It’s All Academic
The New York Times talks about the increase of quality in the Ivy League and the most likely Ivy League prospect to be drafted next weekend.
The Brown University campus had been blanketed by a blizzard a few days before Paul Raymond arrived for a rec… more »
NFL's Colts Prez Sounds Off on Ivies
Last week, Bill Polian, the president of the Indianapolis Colts, came to Harvard to speak at the former Mayor of Indianapolis Bart Peterson’s Institute of Politics (IOP) study group. The topic of discussion, according to the IOP’s website, was “The Poli… more »
College Smarts Doesn't Always Equal Gridiron Smarts
In the movie "Top Gun," Maverick says, "You don't have time to think up there. If you think, you're dead."
However, one of the Orlando Predators' rookies is an Ivy-leaguer, and so far, he says, that saying hasn't held true for him.
Predators recei… more »
Brown, Bryant and URI Have Spring Practice
Darren Rizzi is looking for starters to implement his new system at the University of Rhode Island. Phil Estes is looking for reserves to back up his starters at Brown. And Marty Fine has found a quarterback to replace the best one ever to play for Brya… more »
Questions Remain With Cornell Financial Aid Packages
This is the final part of a three-part series in which The Sun explores Cornell’s difficulties in athletic recruiting because of non-competitive financial aid packages.
The question Cornell coaches and Director of Athletics Andy Noel want answered is… more »
Financial Aid Threatens Ivy Competition
This is the second part of a three-part series in which The Sun explores Cornell’s difficulties in athletic recruiting because of non-competitive financial aid packages.
On Tuesday, The Sun reported that Cornell is losing athletic recruits to the oth… more »
Financial Aid Packages Threaten Cornell Athletics
This is the first part of a three-part series in which The Sun explores Cornell’s difficulties in athletic recruiting because of non-competitive financial aid packages.
One Cornell recruit faced the decision of a lifetime: come to one of the top athl… more »
New Book From Princeton Alum Details Ivy FB History
In the cutthroat world of book publishing, it's rare for a publisher to approach a novice author with a book idea. But that's exactly what happened to Mark Bernstein '83. Four years ago, Bernstein noticed a passing reference in the "Philadelphia Inquire… more »