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For the love of the game: How intramural sports create community

Intramural hockey player. Photo by Kian Loveday

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‘If you can’t jump on the women’s sports bandwagon, that’s a marketing fail’: how all hockey teams can coexist

If you’re an American and had any dial on these past Winter Olympic Games, then you saw what was going on with our hockey teams. According to the Seton Hall Sports Poll, twice as many people were geared up to watch the Olympics in Milan than in Beijing. Ice hockey was the sport with the…

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Connecticut Sun President Jen Rizzotti makes a stop at Quinnipiac on her speaking tour

Women’s basketball titan and President of the Connecticut Sun, Jen Rizzott stopped by Quinnipiac on her most recent speaking tour on March 31. She talked about the trials and tribulations she’s encountered over her career, and how she overcame them. To say Rizzotti is a basketball legend might be an understatement. Rizzotti was part of…

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Quinnipiac Pep Band trades spring break for MAAC tournament trip

As the Quinnipiac men’s and women’s basketball teams prepare to compete in the 2026 Air Force Reserve MAAC Championships, they won’t be the only “team” heading to Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Quinnipiac Pep Band, a group of students who perform at games to energize crowds and boost school spirit, will also travel to New…

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Attendance disparity in athletics at QU and beyond

When walking into a Quinnipiac Men’s Ice Hockey game at the M&T Bank Arena for the famous “Beat Yale” game an immediate feeling of the competitive atmosphere washes over you. It’s as if you are being transported to a new world the second you feel the heat blasting from above when you walk through the…