The seven-round, three-day NFL draft is the equivalent of a New Year's celebration for NFL fans, coming right in the middle of the offseason. 

For most students preparing to graduate, the thought of missing two full weeks of class might seem too much to handle. But for Meagan Fulps, the former star of the Broncos' women's basketball team, the chance to do just that was something she jumped for.

Amid the buzz of Santa Clara's Preview Days weekend, the men's tennis team pulled out a close 4-3 win over the University of San Francisco Dons, snapping a three-match losing streak.

Although the Boston Marathon has been held for over a hundred years, nothing could have prepared the participants for what happened on Monday afternoon. Just over four hours into the race, two explosions near the finish line injured more than a hundred spectators and runners while killing three others.

The Golden State Warriors are headed to the playoffs. 

Men's basketball wins big at the College Basketball Invitational. 

With one game to go in the regular season, the Santa Clara women's water polo team close out the regular season on the right foot before hosting this year's Western Water Polo Association women's championships at the Sullivan Aquatic Center from April 26-28.

The Santa Clara baseball team continued its struggles this season with a road trip to the University of Portland last weekend.

The Santa Clara men's basketball team split the first two games of the College Basketball Invitational championship series earlier this week, and will now play a deciding third for the title Friday night on the campus of George Mason University.

Santa Clara continued its 13-game season-opening home stand last weekend, dropping two of three games to the University of Illinois, Chicago Flames in a three-game set.

The sophomore pitched six plus scoreless innings during the team's first win over Idaho State University on Sunday.

The Santa Clara women's basketball team split two conference home games this past week and has positioned themselves for a favorable place in the West Coast Conference Tournament coming up next week. 

It's safe to say 2012 was a successful year for Bay Area baseball teams, as the Oakland Athletics surprised everyone by capturing the American League West crown and the San Francisco Giants won it all for the second time in three years.

The Broncos now sit at 2-2 through the beginning of their spring season.