The final football game took place in Boston on Nov. 21, 1964. The Titans lost 17-9 to Boston College, capping a 3-7 season and leaving U of D with an all-time record of 305-203-25.After the season, the university president at the time, the Rev. Laurence V. Britt, S.J., announced that […]
Classic Sports Features
Hockey comes to UDM
The UDM club hockey team began its inaugural season, splitting a pair of games against Lake Superior State University over the weekend at City Sports Center in Detroit. The team's first-ever victory came Friday night with a 6-5 win over the Lakers. Lake Superior regrouped Saturday, however, and defeated UDM […]
Rashad Phillips: ‘It all starts with believing’
Rashad Phillips, the Titans' all-time leading scorer and a member of the last Detroit team to make it to the NCAA men's basketball tournament, has some advice for this year's players. "Just continue to do what you have been doing," he said. Phillips knows what it takes to win. "It […]
Elena Strakhova: From Russia with love
Figuring out your future in three months is tough, but the way Elena Strakhova did it is pretty close to a miracle. Strakhova is from Zarechny, Russia, a small city of 70,000 citizens. In May 2010, she did not believe she would be going to college. By August, she was […]
Rebekah Dornbos: Penalty killer
The women’s soccer team’s double-digit win total is the highest since 2006. But a big part of the team’s success isn’t so big at all. Junior Rebekah Dornbos stands only five-foot-five, but has a knack for scoring huge goals on the most exciting play in soccer, the penalty kick. Of […]
For hall inductee Jermaine Jackson, Titan glory led to career in NBA
Growing up in Detroit, Jermaine Jackson, who was recently inducted into the Titan Hall of Fame, wasn't going to let challenges stop him from reaching his dreams.Raised on the east side, Jackson looked after three younger sisters. He knew he had to set an example by doing the right thing. […]
Cesar Escobar Serrano: Smooth transition
Cesar Escobar Serrano was in a hurry to get ready for the celebration. "The first time, I didn't know that I was nominated for the award," Serrano said. "They called me on the same day as the celebration and told me that I needed to be at the hotel in […]