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Graduation: The Beginning of Most Careers, but the End for Some

As the college careers of senior athletes wind down, Foghorn Staff  Writer, Conor Reilly gets the perspective of one graduating senior on his final season, his experience at USF, and the future. An interview with tennis player William Schumacher.   CR: You guys are coming off a pretty successful season with a good doubles run. [...]

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Club Soccer: An Opportunity to Compete After High School Without Signing Your Life Away to USF Athletics!

  At colleges around the country, there are thousands of talented soccer players who are not given a chance to play for their school’s team. Intramural soccer is always an option, but those who have a passion for the sport and the competition may find it too relaxed and unorganized. For people like this, club [...]

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Men’s Tennis Can’t Hold On at Santa Clara, Falls 4-3

First Miami, then New York, now San Francisco. In another close and exciting WCC battle that saw the men’s tennis team take on the Santa Clara Broncos at Santa Clara, the Dons 14-match long streak in doubles points victories was snapped. Adding insult to injury, the Santa Clara Broncos were able to eke out a [...]

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USF’s Adriana Bousalian is Victorious in First Ever Female Collegiate Boxing Championships

USF’s Adriana Bousalian is Victorious in First Ever Female Collegiate Boxing Championships

After hundreds of punches were thrown, countless fights were completed, and resilient champions were crowned, the three long days of boxing at USF had come to an end, and regardless of the results, the university was proud to host this historic event. On April 11, 12, and 13 the United States Intercollegiate Boxing (USIBA) First [...]

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Extra! Extra! Dons Win Three Straight in Extra Innings, Bradley Zimmer Named Rawlings WCC Player Of The Week

It wasn’t easy, but the Dons pulled off a hard-fought, three-game sweep of the Santa Clara Broncos with all three wins coming in extra innings at Stephen Schott Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. With the sweep, USF improved to 20-15 overall (8-4 in the WCC) while Santa Clara fell to 9-24 (0-12 in the WCC). [...]

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Louisville “Wins For Ware” in Men’s Championship, Falls to UConn in Women’s Final

The Louisville Cardinals overcame the Michigan Wolverines to win the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship 82-76. The win gave the Cardinals their third basketball national championship in school history and first championship since 1986. Rick Pitino, coach of Louisville, became the first coach to win a national championship with two different schools, previously winning [...]

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This is How We Roll: USF Seniors Educate High School Students on the Ways of SF Cycling

Gold isn’t just a color that shows spirit for our Dons and our 49ers here in SF, it’s also The City’s Bike Friendly Award level—that’s right, San Francisco is the gold standard in cycling camaraderie, according to The League of American Bicyclists. Five USF seniors are working towards furthering the cycling culture of San Francisco [...]

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Singles First Set-Up Serves Dons Well in Win Over LMU

Singles First Set-Up Serves Dons Well in Win Over LMU

After dropping Friday’s match 6-1 to WCC foes No. 6 Pepperdine, the Dons men’s tennis team brought some vengeance to the courts on Saturday, crushing Loyal Marymount in a 5-2 victory. San Francisco won four out of six singles matches. In an unorthodox twist, singles matches took place before the doubles matches — NCAA standard [...]

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Freshman Sensation Sebastian Crookall-Nixon Shines at US Intercollegiate; Dons Finish Fourth Overall

  Sometimes a pretty performance is not enough. Entering a packed crowd at the US Intercollegiate, the USF men’s golf team put on a solid performance with a team total of 841 before eventually finishing fourth in a tournament behind No. 24 Saint Mary’s, No. 11 Texas Christian University and the eventual winner No. 9 [...]

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Unique Final Four Revealed: Wichita State, Louisville, Michigan, Syracuse

A Cinderella story, a No. 1 overall seed, a star-driven powerhouse, and a defensive juggernaut. The field of 68 teams has dwindled down to four, and each remaining team has its own unique stories and distinguishable traits that have got them to this point. This weekend the Final Four will take place in Atlanta, where [...]

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