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Justin Sharaf

Sports Editor

Hats off to Simon, Sisti as each net three goals

Saturday, the Jeffs took on the sixth-place Bantams, who tied the Jeffs at Orr Rink in the first game of the season. This time Amherst tasted victory, dominating Trinity in a 4-0 win. Sophomores Simon and goaltender Lindsay Grabowski led the Jeffs’ charge. Simon recorded her second career hat trick

Babbling's Patriots validate dynasty talk

10:55 a.m.: Why did the scheduling gods pick this weekend for a noon women’s ice hockey game? I should not be up at this ungodly hour. 5:21 p.m.: Time for a quick bite at Valentine to hold me over; I’m fairly certain this is

Final home win eludes senior pair

Before the game, Head Coach Jim Plumer presented the two seniors with flowers, recognizing them for their fine play and overall dedication to the women’s hockey program. “The words that Jim [Plumer] said about me and [co-captain defender] Sarah [Mason ’05] were very touching. I know we both feel

Bonds' steroid use not exactly 'clear'

When you’re discussing the career of Bonds, there are three directions you can go, all with valid points and counterpoints about his alleged steroid use. Here are the arguments for and against each of those situations. Bonds has never knowingly taken steroids: OK, so this point is probably the

Women's ice hockey splits with Hamilton

Sunday’s game against NESCAC opponent Hamilton College proved how resilient the young Amherst team can be with its back against the wall. After being outshot 39-18 the previous afternoon in a 3-1 loss to the Continentals, the Jeffs found themselves down once again, 3-0, after only 13 minutes of

Babbling: 'Monsters' squander season to remember

But it was not meant to be. Sure the NBA is receiving more attention than ever before, but for all the wrong reasons. Inquiring (or brainless) minds are the ones watching the NBA now, hoping to see another hard foul, another fight, another brawl in the stands. What happened on

Babbling Bostonian: Clarett in headlines despite ineligibility

Am I to believe Clarett, someone whose reputation and word is so poor that a perfectly reasonable analyst on ESPN wouldn’t believe him under any circumstance? And if not, how do I ignore the corroborating stories by other former OSU players Marco Cooper, Curtis Crosby and B.J. Barre?