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The coed team squeaked into the national semifinals after finishing sixth overall at the NEISA Dinghy Championships last weekend.

SAILING | Bulldogs advance despite tough conditions

65 days ago

Over a weekend of shifty winds and difficult sailing conditions, both of Yale’s sailing teams emerged with their goals met.

Captain and defenseman Mike McCormack ’13 limited Brown’s offensive opportunities last Friday and led Yale to a win.

MEN’S LACROSSE | Yale breaks even in conference

65 days ago

A strong push in the fourth quarter last Friday led the men’s lacrosse team a step closer to a fourth consecutive appearance in the Ivy League tournament.

After taking down Cornell and Columbia, the No. 37 Elis brought their home-winning streak to 33 this weekend.

WOMEN’S TENNIS | Bulldogs defend home court

66 days ago

The No. 37 women’s tennis team brought its home winning streak to 33 this weekend, notching victories over New York Ivies Cornell and Columbia.

TRACK AND FIELD | Elis swept by Harvard at home

66 days ago

As the attention of the Yale campus turned toward Pittsburgh on Saturday to witness a burgeoning local rivalry on ice, the newest iteration of an ancient rivalry took place right on campus.

Goaltender Jeff Malcolm ’13 was named the first star of the national championship game on his 24th birthday after shutting out Quinnipiac for Yale’s first-ever NCAA men’s hockey title.

Malcolm ’13 celebrates birthday with shutout

66 days ago

On his 24th birthday, goaltender Jeff Malcolm ’13 rose the NCAA Division I national championship trophy above his head.

In its first home race of the season, the Yale heavyweight crew swept Dartmouth to retain the Olympic Axe for the 10th year in a row.

HEAVYWEIGHT CREW | Yale retains Olympic Axe

66 days ago

On Saturday morning, the heavyweight crew team swept the annual Yale-Dartmouth regatta, retaining the Olympic Axe for the 10th straight year.

After two days and four games, Yale and Harvard remain tied for second place in the Red Rolfe division of the Ivy League. The teams split double-headers on Saturday and Sunday.

BASEBALL | Bulldogs split with Crimson

66 days ago

The Bulldogs came into the weekend tied with Harvard for second in the Red Rolfe division of the Ivy League, and the standings remained unchanged after the two rivals split their four-game series in Cambridge.

Yale’s defeat of Quinnipiac followed upsets of Minnesota, North Dakota and UMass-Lowell in the NCAA Tournament. By the time they beat the Bobcats, the Elis had defeated the top three teams in the national rankings.

UNDERDOG VICTORY

67 days ago

Quinnipiac beat Yale all season. Except when it mattered the most.

LIVE BLOG | M. HOCKEY | NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

67 days ago

It's the game of the year. Follow the live blog here as the News reports directly from Pittsburgh.

The baseball team heads into an important weekend series against archrival Harvard as the Elis look to climb the ladder in the Rolfe Division.

BASEBALL | Elis look to break Ivy tie

69 days ago

It’s always nice to beat archrival Harvard (6-22, 3-5 Ivy), but for Yale baseball this weekend, it is shaping up to be crucial.

Men’s heavyweight crew seeks to maintain its nine-year winning streak against Dartmouth at the Olympic Axe sprint this weekend.

HEAVYWEIGHT CREW | Bulldogs race to retain Olympic Axe

69 days ago

On Saturday morning, the Bulldogs hope to extend their nine-year undefeated streak in the annual competition for the Olympic Axe against the Big Green.

Triumphing over UMass-Lowell in overtime, the men’s hockey team will advance to the Frozen Four national championship for the first time in the program’s history.

TITLE WITHIN REACH

69 days ago

The Bulldogs were 5–0–2 in overtime games this season entering the Frozen Four. On Thursday evening against UMass-Lowell, they made that record 6–0–2.