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The Dartmouth
October 16, 2026
The Dartmouth
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Catamounts upset baseball 7-5

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University of Vermont broke a 5-5 tie on the top of the ninth inning when Dan Ruane hit a deep double to center field and the Catamounts went on to beat the Big Green, 7-5. Dartmouth dropped its season record to 13-11, while Vermont improved to 15-8. After UVM took a 3-0 lead, Jason Dacosta '03 batted in two runs in the second inning and junior catcher Mike Levy reached home on three Vermont errors to tie the game. The game was tied again at five after five innings, and Dartmouth struggled to beat Vermon'ts relief pitcher Brian Robinson, who allowed only one hit. Freshman Brian Gattis started on the mound for the Green and he pitched five innings while allowing three earned runs. Relief pitcher Michael Brown '02 took over for Gattis in the sixth inning.


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Baseball tames the Lions twice

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Dartmouth baseball, behind the run production of leaders Brian Nickerson '00 and James Little '00, wasted no time gaining five runs in the first inning off Columbia right hander Ryan Kiernan.


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Is Sports Illustrated Right?

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Once again, the focus of the American League will be the AL East. The continuing saga of the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox will propel sports analysts around the country to ask, "Is this Boston's year?" More so than ever this is the year to wonder whether Boston can escape the dreaded Curse of the Bambino, but the Bosox will first need to slip past the most formidable team in baseball. With the acquisition of centerfielder Carl Everett from Houston, the Sox may have found the missing piece of the puzzle.


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Big Red, Tigers deadlocked at top

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Princeton 10, Brown 7 Fourth-ranked Princeton extended its Ivy League consecutive win streak to 28 Saturday afternoons with a 10-7 victory over 15-ranked Brown. The game started out close, with the two teams battling to a 4-4 stalemate at halftime.


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Top 10 List

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As I am writing this article, I'm watching the Late Show with David Letterman on CBS. Lately, FYI, I haven't found his top ten lists too rousing.


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Weekend home games: Equestrian hosts show

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Baseball Red Rolfe Division leader Dartmouth (3-1 Ivy, 10-9 Overall) hosts is first home series of the season against Lou Gehrig Division leaders--Pennsylvania (3-1, 10-8) tomorrow and Columbia (3-1, 4-19) on Sunday. Probable starters for tomorrow's games are Conor Brooks '00 and Jim Kelly '03 against Penn, and John Velosky '02 and Jeff Dutremble '01 are probable starters for Sunday. Kelly earned Ivy Pitcher of the Week award last week with a victory over last year's Gehrig Division champ, Princeton.


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Teams are ready for Frozen Four

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After the hoopla surrounding the commercialized excess of the NCAA Basketball Tournament comes another tournament that may not have the big name players, the media coverage, or office pools, but can compete for pure entertainment.



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Rockwellian Slip

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The scene is as familiar as a Norman Rockwell cover of a Saturday Evening Post. A young child sits with his elbows pressed on the window sill.




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The Crystal Ball

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Much has been written about how Michigan State's Monday night victory over Florida was the fitting end to the great collegiate careers of Spartan seniors Mateen Cleaves, Morris Peterson, and A.J.






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Conor Brooks '00 beats Miami, captures Ivy Pitcher of the Week

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Big Green hurler Conor Brooks '00 was recognized as Ivy Pitcher of the Week for his stunning performance in Florida this spring break. Recording victories against Delaware, Lafayette, and Central Connecticut, Brooks led the staff with his 3-1 record and ranked highly in total innings pitched. "When Conor is pitching, it's a three game weekend for me, I don't have to worry about him finishing the game, he has the stamina and experience," said Head Coach Bob Whalen. Brooks also earned a save when the Big Green defeated the defending National Champion Miami Hurricanes.



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Prom Queens and Cupcakes

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Ah, the Cinderella. They encompass the list of would-be no-names that emerged from the near-dustbin of college basketball to synergize at the absolute last moment and make a run in their slippers all the way to be Prom Queen at the biggest dance of all. To some, Cinderella may conjure up visions of Rollie Massimino's hair flying every which way and to others, Jim Valvano running frantically around the court desperately looking for someone, anyone, to embrace.


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Cornell softball stays on track

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With Ivy League play just around the corner, some teams find themselves shaking off the jet lag from their spring trips, while other teams hope to continue their fun in the sun back home. Cornell If the non-conference schedule is an accurate representation of how teams will fare when Ivy play starts on April 8, Cornell would be an early favorite to tear things up this spring.