Jacob Mitchell
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BASEBALL: Yale takes division lead

Facing a pair of perennial Ivy League powers, the Yale baseball team emerged from its opening conference weekend sitting atop the Red Rolfe Division after two sweeps, one in the Elis’ favor and one against.

BASEBALL: Ivy season opens against top foes

A new season begins this weekend for the Yale baseball team, as the commencement of Ivy League play offers a much-welcomed fresh start for the Bulldogs.

BASEBALL: Yale falters in midweek contests

With two games against three-time defending Ivy League champion Columbia looming this weekend, the Yale baseball team had two final opportunities to fine-tune its play before the beginning of Ancient Eight competition.

BASEBALL: Yale posts 4–9–1 record over break

Over spring break, the Yale baseball team played in three different states, against five different opponents and in 14 different games. It took the Bulldogs just about all that experience to warm up fully for the 2016 season.

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Thrilling contest caps historic Yale season

The Bulldogs nearly erased a 27-point deficit in the second half but wound up falling 71–64 to Duke in the NCAA Tournament Second Round.

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Underdog Yale meets storied Duke in Second Round showdown

Yale’s James Jones is the longest-tenured head coach in the Ivy League, currently in his 17th year at the helm of the Elis’ program. Though […]

MEN’S BASKETBALL: Scouting Duke

Beyond attending institutions known for their academic rigor and prestige, the Yale men’s basketball team’s starting five and the starters for Duke do not share […]

MEN’S BASKETBALL: No. 12 Yale upsets No. 5 Baylor, 79–75, in historic victory

For two precious hours on Thursday afternoon, the nation watched as the Yale men’s basketball team snapped an NCAA Tournament drought of epic proportions in dramatic fashion.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL: What to know for the NCAA Tournament

The last time the Yale men’s basketball team played in the NCAA Tournament, it was one of 25 teams competing for the national championship. This season, the Bulldogs return to the Big Dance for the first time since 1962 as one of 68 teams from across the country.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL: Bulldogs rack up Ivy awards

While the list of accomplishments for the Yale men’s basketball team will not be finalized until the Bulldogs finish their first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 1962, the team has already received five individual postseason honors.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL: Last Yale coach to Dance reflects

Until the Yale men’s basketball team takes the floor next week for the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the days since Yale’s last March Madness appearance will continue to rack up. That team, the 1962 Elis, was led by head coach Joe Vancisin, who guided the program to two of its three trips to the tournament.