This year’s Hart trophy for the most valuable player is a no-brainer. All bias aside, Washington’s Alex Ovechkin is the clear winner. For one of the first times since being elected captain, Ovechkin has stepped up into his leadership role. Ovechkin’s statistics show that he’s deserving of the reward. He scored 21.9 percent of the team’s regular season goals with 32, and added 24 assists to boot. Of those 32 goals, 16 came on the [...]

After a three-hour rain delay, in their first game of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament in Hempstead, N.Y., the fourth seeded Towson Tigers (29-27-1) struggled to score a run and fell to the top seeded Hofstra Pride (41-11), 6-0. Action began in the second inning after Towson loaded the bases against Hofstra pitcher Olivia Galati, but was prevented from scoring after senior outfielder Kelli Lyons struck out. Tiger senior pitcher Katie Lingmai walked her first [...]

Towson broke a school record in the women’s 4×400 relay and junior Evan Campbell won the women’s high jump. However, the team only managed 61 points to finish in sixth place at the Colonial Athletic Association Championships on Friday and Saturday at Johnny Unitas Stadium. “We are a very young team, so we knew going in as far as the team championship was concerned, we weren’t going to be able to make a push at [...]

Towson beat Hofstra 9-4 in the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament Championship game Sunday, giving the Tigers an automatic tournament bid to the NCAA Tournament. This is the Tigers’ second-straight CAA Championship. The Tigers (10-8) came into the tournament as the No. 1 seed and opened up with a tight 8-7 win over No. 4 Drexel (11-8). When Towson and Hofstra (11-8) played each other in the regular season,  the Pride just edged out the Tigers [...]

Towson defeated Penn State 11-10 Friday afternoon to win its first Colonial Athletic Association title since 2005. The Tigers (10-7) travelled to University Park, Pa., with revenge on their minds, after it lost to the Nittany Lions (12-4) 10-8 on April 1. The conference title is Towson’s fourth in program history. It is the first CAA title under Head Coach Shawn Nadelen. “I’m so proud of our team,” Nadelen said. “I’m proud of the way [...]

For sophomore Jason Laraia, Towson’s club rugby team is more than a sport. “It’s a lot of fun and it’s not just the team aspect, it’s also the social aspect that we hang out, we’re good friends, family,” Laraia, the team’s vice president, said. This aspect of the rugby team, which has been established at Towson since 1975, is facilitated by not only the players, but also by the coaches, four adults from the community, [...]

Towson (29-26-1, 11-10 Colonial Athetic Association) saw its 12-game win streak turn into a three-game losing streak after a weekend sweep at the hand of Hofstra (40-11, 18-2 CAA) that ended with a 1-0, extra-inning loss on Saturday. The series was the last of the regular season for Towson, which qualified for the CAA tournament this Wednesday. With the loss, Towson drops to fourth place and will face Hofstra, while Delaware moved up to third [...]

Towson suffered its first conference sweep Sunday as it lost to Georgia State 8-3 in Atlanta, Ga. The Tigers (22-25, 11-10 Colonial Athletic Association) also lost both games of a doubleheader Friday. The Panthers (32-17, 11-10 CAA) took the first game 12-11 and the second game 6-4. Sunday’s loss was the fourth loss in the last five games for the Tigers, who are fighting for a spot in the CAA Tournament. “We were down,” Head [...]

Towson defeated Penn State 11-10 on Friday afternoon to win its first Colonial Athletic Association title since 2005. The Tigers (10-7) travelled to University Park, Pa., with revenge on their minds, as they lost to the Nittany Lions (12-4) 10-8 on April 1. The conference title is Towson’s fourth in school history. It is the first CAA title under Head Coach Shawn Nadelen. “I’m so proud of our team,” Nadelen said. “I’m proud of the [...]

Playoff is by far the most exciting kind of hockey. Really, there’s no more coveted trophy than the Stanley Cup. It takes 16 wins to be named the best team in the league and in such a physically demanding sport, only the strongest of the strong deserve the honor. Starting with the Eastern Conference, here’s a breakdown of the first round of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs: No. 1 Pittsburgh Penguins vs. No. 8 New [...]