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  • Sophomore Ericka Norman (#1) drives to the hoop for a score after beating two Central defenders. Norman’s 19 enough to down the Terriers

    Advance to 20-6 with a pair of conference wins

      The Sacred Heart University women's basketball team picked up two more conference wins, including their 20th win overall this past week.       It started this Wednesday against Bryant defeating the Bulldogs 74-67.     Following the big win, the Pioneers defeated St.

  • Freshman forward Drew George (#25) gets set to take a draw in last weekend’s game. Pioneers fall to Holy Cross in two game series

    The Sacred Heart University men's hockey team went  0 for 2 in their weekend series against Holy Cross.        Last Friday night the Pioneers traveled to Worcester, Mass. to play against the Holy Cross Crusaders, only to lose 6-1 in their first game in the series.

  • Pioneers fall short in season opener

    In a back-and-forth shootout in Hempsted, N.Y., the Pioneers men's lacrosse faced off against the No. 14 Hofstra Pride as they fell short in their season opener, 11-9.     Pioneer sophomore Tom Sardelli led the team with two goals while sophomore Cody Marquis had one goal and two assists.

  • Sacred heart weighs in on Peyton Manning’s potential comeback

     Following a 10-6 season in which the Indianapolis Colts were knocked out of the playoffs in the first round, the Colt's had high expectations for the 2011 NFL Season.           They placed the franchise tag on their all-pro quarterback Peyton Manning, offering him a 5-year $90 million contract that he modestly signed.

  • This day in African American sports history

    Today marks the 62nd birthday of ABA/NBA legend Julius "Dr. J" Erving.  Born this day in 1950, Erving is known for changing the way the game of basketball was played.       He is also known for transcending the role of "athlete" and becoming an ambassador for the game of basketball.

  • Adjunct professor Brian Thorne poses with the three Sacred Heart interns. Sacred Heart well-represented at Super Bowl

        With the final five seconds of Super Bowl XLVI radiating from the clocks at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady stood at his own 39-yard line in the shotgun formation.     Brady received the snap from his center, Dan Connolly, dropped back and let one of sport's most exciting and anxiety-ridden plays, ambitiously deemed the Hail Mary, fly -- as he looked to answer New York Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw's touchdown run the previous series and avenge a Super Bowl loss to the Giants four years earlier.