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Boise State, TCU looking for respect in biased BCS

"It’s just a game," Boise State head coach Chris Petersen said in a postgame interview on ESPN. The words were so calm and true. It was just the opening game for the third-ranked Boise State Broncos. The win meant they…

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Lakers collapse down stretch

The Oswego State women’s field hockey team allowed four second half goals in a span of 14 minutes in a stunning 4-3 loss to Utica College Wednesday evening at Laker Field. Utica junior midfielder Mallory Mariano tallied the game-winning goal…

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Wilson named track, cross country head coach

Bobby Wilson has been hired as the head coach of Oswego State’s cross country and track and field programs, filling in the vacant position over the summer. Wilson, a Newport News, Va. native, was previously an assistant coach at the…

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New Paltz routs Lakers in regular season opener

The Laker women’s tennis team lost their first match of the season Tuesday against SUNY New Paltz, 9-0. Freshmen Lauren MacHose and Nicole Leader provided a spark for Oswego State with their number one doubles match. The two played the…

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Lakers routed by nationally-ranked Cortland

Nationally-ranked SUNY Cortland out-scored the Oswego State men’s lacrosse team 12-2 in the second half as the Red Dragons handed the Lakers a 15-3 loss on Wednesday at Laker Field. Cortland held a small 4-1 halftime lead due in part…

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Lakers swept in weekend series with Plattsburgh

The Lakers dropped a pair of slugfests to arch rival SUNY Plattsburgh, losing 21-12 in game one and 10-7 in game two. In game one, the Lakers found themselves trailing 3-0 after the Cardinals’ bats chased starting pitcher Dan Erne…

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Putting Oswego athletics on the map

For the third time in the past four years the Oswego State Sports Information Department had to search for a new director to manage the university’s 24 intercollegiate sports. Adele Burk was hired over the summer to replace Mark Coley,…

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Big Ten Conference expansion necessary for success

The world has gone stir crazy over college athletics. The excitement of basketball in March and the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) season in winter. There is no question these college sports have found their signature seasons among the best of…

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Lacrosse team exceeds fundraising goal during fourth annual St.Baldrick’s event

The Oswego State men’s lacrosse team wrapped up their fourth year supporting the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a charity aimed at finding a cure for childhood cancer. Since the annual event’s inception, the team had raised over $67,000. After setting a…

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Football program remains void

There are over 20 athletic programs at Oswego State, but one popular sport that Oswego State does not have is football. But it has not always been that way. From the early 1920s to 1976, there was an Oswego State…