Yale Daily News

Updated: Friday, November 20, 2009 4:28 p.m.

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Underdogs look for upset

Coming into Saturday’s game, the Bulldogs are the underdogs — and they aren’t afraid to admit it. In fact, captain and linebacker Paul Rice ’10 said this fact would make a victory all the better.

126th edition of historic rivalry

Times have certainly changed since the Yale and Harvard football teams first met in 1875, but one thing remains the same — the unmatched spirit and rivalry of The Game.

Players to Watch

A guide to the key players in Saturday's Harvard-Yale football game.

M. HOCKEY | Elis lose in overtime

The men’s hockey team fell just short last night against UMass at Ingalls Rink. In a game of runs, the Bulldogs lost 4–3 in a last-minute overtime goal.

M. SQUASH | Blue open with Williams

After a rigorous preseason, the men’s squash team steps back on the court Saturday for its first match of the season. The Bulldogs will take on Williams, which they beat in the 2008–’09 season 9–0.

Sun Devils overwhelm Bulldogs

The women’s basketball team suffered its first lost of the season Thursday at the hands of the No. 7 ranked Arizona State Sun Devils at the John J. Lee Amphitheater. The Bulldogs (2–1) were soundly defeated 82–46, as the Pac-10 Sun Devils (2–0) dominated from the opening tip.

M. BASKETBALL | Yale to host local rival Saturday

After winning its first game of the season Tuesday against Colgate, the men’s basketball team will look to continue their momentum Saturday night against Quinnipiac (1–1) at the John J. Lee Amphitheater.

W. SQUASH | Elis encouraged by Ivy Scrimmages

After finishing second at the Ivy Scrimmages last weekend, the Yale women’s squash team is looking to capture a win in its first regular season match against Williams College on Friday at the Brady Squash Center.

W. HOCKEY | Bulldogs looking to build on first win

While most of Yale gears up for The Game on Saturday, the women’s hockey team will take on the Crimson Friday night at Ingalls Rink.

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M. HOCKEY | UMass beats Yale

Marc Beck live-blogs the Yale men's hockey game against Massachusetts, starting at 7 p.m. Thursday.

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W. BASKETBALL | Arizona State crushes Yale, 82-46

Konrad Coutinho live-blogs the Yale women's basketball game against Arizona State, starting at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Meet Handsome Dan

He’s been called “a terrible morning person” and dislikes flash photography. He raises thousands of dollars for charity and sets our hearts ablaze with Yale pride. He is, of course, Handsome Dan, and the campus’ biggest nonhuman celebrity crush has had a busy week.

Some teams miss out on Game

It’s simply called The Game for a reason. It’s the most important athletic event of the year for many Yalies, even in years when the Ivy League title is not on the line for the Bulldogs. But what most Yalies might not know, or tend to forget, is that there are many other games that take place on the same day.

Freshmen get chance to shine

The night before the football season opener at Georgetown in September, each freshman on the travel team received a phone call in his hotel room.

Keys to the Game

If the Bulldogs are going to win The Game this year, this is how they're going to do it.

M. SOCCER | Soccer seasons come and go

As autumn turns to winter, and the leaves fall off New Haven’s elm trees, another soccer season will fade into the history books.

M. SOCCER | Rose shows steady improvement

Brad Rose ’11 was initially too much of a gentleman — his good character at times interfered with his aggressiveness on the field early in his Yale soccer career, head coach Brian Tompkins said.

A tough first season for Williams

In his first public appearance as Yale’s head football coach, in January, Tom Williams said he had two goals for this season: winning the Ivy League championship and beating Harvard. Though the first of those goals is out of reach for the Bulldogs, who are tied for fourth in the Ivy League, Williams will get his first shot against the Crimson in the 126th edition of The...

M. BASKETBALL | Zampier and co. beat Colgate

After dropping two games on the road to start the season 0–2, the Yale men’s basketball team picked up their first win of the season Tuesday night, defeating Colgate 65–55 in the Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn.

W. BASKETBALL | Blue use big first half to rout Army

Last night, the women’s basketball team did the opposite of what it did in its first game Friday.