Daily Archives February 3, 2009

Tom Cleary, Keith Connors, and Chris Simmons offer opinions and musings on Fairfield Athletics and professional sports... and attempt to be funny in the process.

An intimate recap and inside look at the week that was for Fairfield Athletics.

Clearly, Phelps is not just a normal 20-something kid, gaining a highly-public role that must now weigh heavily on his conscience. Collegiate swimmers, who know all too well the demands of excelling in the water, seem to feel sympathetic toward his situation.

A four-time All-American at Kamehameha High School in Mililani, Hawaii, Taparra has subtly set the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) aflame this season.

It's Friday, Dec. 5 at the Wonderland of Ice in Bridgeport. Fairfield University's club hockey team is about to square off against Yale. However, there is a real problem at the rink tonight: There are no fans present.

You don't have to look much further than the man that stood up in the team's darkest moments to explain the turnaround.

After the first month of play in 2009, it looked like the women's basketball team was headed for a disappointing finish. The Stags were hovering around .500 and had suffered a blowout loss to Iona. But, six straight wins by the Stags have thrust the team into second place in the MAAC, one and a half games behind Marist. Fairfield is now 14-8 overall and 9-2 in the conference.

For some, injuries end seasons and crush championship dreams. For others, they offer' something far greater than increased
' playing time.

It's a second chance.