RCNJ

Sandeep Nandy wrote, "Come join the RCNJ as we prepare to tour one of the most famous sites in the history of sports, Yankee Stadium. Go behind the scenes at the 'House that Ruth Built', where Reggie Jackson blasted 3 home runs in a World Series Game and where the Bronx Bombers and step on the field where the Yankees clinched the 1999 World Series."

"The tour group will meet by 7:45 am on Monday August 8, 2005 at the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center in Montclair, NJ. The bus will leave promptly for Yankee Stadium at 8 am. The cost for this event is $50 per person, which includes coffee and donuts in the morning, round trip bus transportation from the Yogi Berra Museum to Yankee Stadium, snack, a behind-the-scenes tour of Yankee Stadium, a special gift, snack on the return bus trip and a tour of the Yogi Berra Museum when you return at 11:30 am. The Museum is the home of prestigious baseball memorabilia and several exhibits pertaining to American history."

"The tour group for this event will be limited to 25 people. This event will sell out. To ensure yourself a place on the tour or if you have any questions about this event, please me at Sandeep.Nandy@verizon.com."

"I will provide directions to the Yogi Berra Museum and payment instructions to tour participants once your spot for the event is confirmed."

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The Rensselaer Men's Hockey Team was swept in a Best-of-Three Game Series at Brown University this weekend. These losses end their season and leave their final record at 14-22-2.

On Friday night, Brown kept things fairly even despite several special teams goals from RPI, then jumped ahead for good with 7:35 to go in regulation. Brown won the game 7-4. On Saturday, Brown's Chris Poli scored at 5:33 of overtime to clinch the series.

The Engineers had their chance midway through the third period when Kirk MacDonald and Kevin Croxton scored in rapid succession, given RPI their only lead of the series. The game was retied by Brown's Gerry Burke, 1:33 later.

The Times Union article about Friday night's game indicates that Rensselaer easily could have won the game on Friday, despite the difference in the final score. As was the case in several games toward the end of this season however, our team gave up a quick flurry of goals that made the difference.

Posted by Dave Aiello at 9:23 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)