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Falcons loss ends playoff hopes

November 12, 2009 Headlines

Written by: Phillip St. Pierre The Falcons had what most would consider a spectacular season, finishing tied atop of the Northeast 10 division, but somehow still managed to fall short of the NCAA Division II Playoffs. Although Bentley Football came to an abrupt end this year, there really can’t be too much disappointment in a [...]

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Falcons jump into national rankings with win over Assumption

October 29, 2009 Headlines

Written by: Phillip St. Pierre It was a chilly cloudy Saturday as Assumption came to Waltham to face the 7-1 Falcons and try to steal a win from Bentley on its homecoming. Although Assumption came out firing, a late push by Bentley propelled the Falcons to their eighth win, keeping them atop the Northeast 10 [...]

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Football defeats Pace, 28-27

October 22, 2009 Headlines

Written by: Dan Ryaboy In a game that had everything the Falcons escaped upset-minded Pace with a 28-27 win. The winning touchdown came with 18 seconds left in the game as junior QB Bryant Johnson connected with Kelley Rowe with on an 8 yard touchdown strike.

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Letter to the Editor: Head Coach Expects More from Falcons

October 22, 2009 Op-Ed

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Falcons fall short, 14-12, to Merrimack for first loss

October 8, 2009 Headlines

Written by: Dan Ryaboy On a day where the Falcons could take sole possession of second place in the NE-10, they fell two points short to a very good Merrimack squad by the score of 14-12. Both teams came into the game undefeated in the conference, with the win the Warriors extended their winning streak [...]

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Falcon Football produces big win, 30-20, over AIC – QB Johnson continues strong season; Falcons move to 5-0

October 1, 2009 Headlines

Written by: Dan Ryaboy Coming into the game this past Friday, the Falcons were sitting at 4-0, but they knew that the 2009 season would be defined by their upcoming three game schedule. The Falcons were scheduled to face off against the three best teams in the conference; AIC, followed by a road game at [...]

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Falcon Football reaches new heights with 4-0 start to season

September 24, 2009 Headlines

Written by: Robbie LaBrie Head Coach Thom Boerman’s Falcons continued their undefeated run last Saturday with a big win on the road against conference rivals, New Haven, to move to 4-0 on the season and remain atop the Northeast-10 conference standings.

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Falcon football off to brilliant 3-0 start under new leadership

September 17, 2009 Headlines

Written by: Dan Ryaboy For the past thirty years, Head Coach Peter Yetten was synonymous with Falcon football. So it was no surprise there was a distinctly unfamiliar vibe surrounding the Falcons as Coach Yetten’s familiar face was not the man piloting the team coming into the 2009 season.

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Falcons offense sparkles against AIC up next Falcons travel to Merrimack

September 20, 2007 Sports

“What a difference a year makes.” A phrase that is probably overused in the sports world, but looking at the Falcons’ offense from this and last year, a more fitting phrase would be tough to find. The Falcons came into their home opener last Friday with a 0-1 record, but with the confidence in their offense that seemed to be missing all of last year.

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University of Miami is down: are they out for good?

November 9, 2006 Sports

It has certainly been a tough year for Miami. After being throttled by LSU, 40-3, in the Peach Bowl, Miami entered 2006 expecting a resurgence of the football program. While the team didn’t have the talent that produced countless NFL players in the past decade, most college football analysts thought that they had enough athleticism to keep them at the top.

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Slow start for ESPN and Monday Night Football

September 21, 2006 Sports

How do you change an American tradition? How do you make a staple of American television better? The answer to that is you can’t, but that is what ESPN was trying to do when they signed on to deliver the coverage of the new Monday Night Football. Even though ESPN is the sports broadcast leader and has been covering sports for 27 years, they are leaving a lot to be desired in their new Monday Night Football.

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The NFL: It’s not broken, but we can still fix it

March 30, 2006 Sports

No sport is perfect. Even our most popular and entertaining sporting events are plagued by problems, shortcomings, controversies, and issues that are debated daily. (World Baseball Classic, World Cup, Winter Olympics, Summer Olympics, NCAA tournament, BCS.I’m looking in your direction).

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