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Xavier's Source of News & Sports

THE KESTREL

Xavier's Source of News & Sports

THE KESTREL

Our Fall Sports Season

Our Fall Sports Season

By Austin Carter, Assistant Reporter January 9, 2024

Our Xavier sports teams this fall included football, soccer, cross country, and sailing. There is always excitement for fall sports as they are the first after summer break. All of this enthusiasm to be...

The Kestrel March Madness Bracket Challenge

The Kestrel March Madness Bracket Challenge

By Sean O'Sullivan, Assistant Reporter March 12, 2023

On Sunday, March 12, millions of people in the United States started looking into and filling out their 2023 NCAA March Madness Brackets. March Madness is a three-week long College Basketball tournament...

Kestrel Super Bowl Squares Contest

Kestrel Super Bowl Squares Contest

By Sean O'Sullivan February 3, 2023

The Kestrel is sponsoring a FREE Super Bowl Score Square Contest.  A winner will be determined at the end of each quarter of the Super Bowl. The winner is decided by looking at the last number in each...

UFC 280: A Preview of the Matchups

UFC 280: A Preview of the Matchups

By Cooper Woodward, Reporter October 10, 2022

For those unfamiliar with the format of UFC fights, the breakdown is that there are prelims (which would be considered the Undercard for Boxing fans) and then there are a certain number of fights on the...

The Top 10 Second Baseman for the 2022 season

The Top 10 Second Baseman for the 2022 season

By Cooper Woodward, Reporter April 21, 2022

Second base is deeper than ever this year. A logjam at shortstop — there were more talented free agent shortstops than there were teams that needed someone at the position — pushed talent over to the...

A Recap of the Beginning of the NFL Offseason Trades

A Recap of the Beginning of the NFL Offseason Trades

By Ryan Garrett, Assistant Reporter March 31, 2022

A lot of changes have happened in the NFL over the past two weeks, including many star players moving. Davante Adams, from the Packers, went to the Raiders on a $141.3 million deal to play with his...

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred (Left) and Executive director of the MLBPA Tony Clark (Right) talk to the press at the 2017 World Baseball Classic

The MLB Lockout

By Cooper Woodward, Reporter March 1, 2022

As of 2/23/22, Major League Baseball is currently in a lockout. With the lockout instituted, baseball has had little-to-no news coming from Major League free agency, trades, communication between clubs,...

How JuJu Smith-Schuster Became the Most Hated Player in the NFL

How JuJu Smith-Schuster Became the Most Hated Player in the NFL

By Sam Rector, Reporter February 4, 2021

Steelers’ wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster was once a sports icon. His brand expanded to the football field, to video games, to dancing, to social media, and beyond. Everyone loved JuJu, yet that is...

Five Surprise Breakout Players From This NFL Season

Five Surprise Breakout Players From This NFL Season

By Sam Rector, Reporter December 6, 2020

The NFL season is in full swing. Week 13 is coming up this weekend after a rare Wednesday afternoon game between the Ravens and the Steelers. It is safe to say this season has been relatively odd, but...

NBA Finals: How the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers Built Their Franchises

NBA Finals: How the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers Built Their Franchises

By Sam Rector, Reporter October 8, 2020

The 2020 NBA Playoffs have been played in an unprecedented situation. The NBA invited twenty-two teams down to Orlando to play in a bubble. The bubble format has worked to perfection, as the Playoffs have...

UConn Men's Basketball Has an Exciting Season Ahead

UConn Men’s Basketball Has an Exciting Season Ahead

By Sam Rector, Assistant Reporter May 23, 2020

It’s been a while since we’ve seen the UConn Huskies’ Men’s Basketball Team produce a great season, but this could be the year they turn it around. Since their magical 2014 run through March Madness,...

The Patriot's Next Chapter

The Patriot’s Next Chapter

By Sam Rector, Assistant Reporter March 24, 2020

With the spreading of the Coronavirus, the sports world has all but shut down. March Madness was cancelled, and the NBA, NHL, and MLB seasons were suspended. However, the NFL has gone on as scheduled,...

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