Midshipman 1st Class Quentin Zimmer swings his mallet during the 40th Annapolis Cup Croquet Match between The St. John’s College Johnnies and the U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen Saturday at St. John’s ...

For the past three years, two sporting teams have met for a grudge match with a difference. Is the River Nene pronounced "Nen" or "Nene"? Let the croquet mallets decide. The third annual croquet match ...

If Notre Dame or Michigan decided to change their school fight songs, the moves would likely spark objections from students, alumni and faculty. At St. John’s College, however, it’s a bit different.

His nickname among his playing peers is "The Barbarian." Two of the best players in the world are "The Beast" and "Kruncher." The Barbarian calls his sport "a war out there." This brutal spectacle is ...

Two communities are set to go head to head over a centuries-old dispute over the correct way to pronounce the local river - with a game of croquet. Generations of people from Northampton and ...

The annual Annapolis Cup croquet game is on. Well, kind of. This weekend, the Naval Academy’s 28th Company, also known as the croquet company, will take on the Ninth Wing, the nickname given to ...

A centuries-old dispute over how to pronounce the name of a river was settled on Sunday — with a croquet match. For generations, communities have disagreed over how to pronounce the name of the River ...

The 41st Annapolis Cup croquet match between the St. John’s College Johnnies and the visiting U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen was played Saturday on St. John’s Annapolis campus. The Naval Academy Color ...