Sports Columns
Ma | It can't get much worse for Penn football
In a 15-12 loss to the Big Red, the Quakers could not find a way to generate effective offense against a Cornell defense that ranks in the bottom half of nearly every defensive statistical category in the Ancient Eight.
Belgrad | That's what we've been Sayin
Penn football’s (3-4, 1-3 Ivy) 45-17 dominant victory over Brown (2-5, 1-3) was a joy to watch. But, we should also be careful not to overreact to a blowout of a Bears team that has allowed 40+ points for five out of seven contests this season.
Lasater | Penalties and sloppy play limiting Penn football
In the past game against the Yale Bulldogs, watching freshman starting quarterback Aidan Sayin play made something clear: this problem with recovery isn’t limited to Quinnelly and his play style. It’s rooted in the whole team.
Mendoza | It's time for Penn football to shift its priorities
Sports associate Andrea Mendoza argues that Penn football needs to shift its priorities to next season by playing younger players now.
Belgrad | Penn football is the real loser in win against Lehigh
While this victory for the Red and Blue should be applauded, in many ways, the performance left me with more concerns than assurances moving forward into the final six games of Ivy League play.
Piatt | Loss to Dartmouth leaves Penn football on the outside looking in
Penn football has shown flashes of greatness this season, but has more often than not looked unready to compete, leaving them on the outside looking in.
Pride | Football is in win-now mode, but has mixed results so far
We know who the players for Penn football are, but do we know which team will show up on Saturdays?
Pride | Football is the biggest wild card in Penn Athletics
Senior Sports Editor Brandon Pride argues that Penn football's two non-conference games before it faces off against Dartmouth will be key in the team's quest to find its identity.
Guest column by McCaleigh Marr & Lauren Joost | Simone Biles proved the scary reality of the twisties and mental health in the sport of gymnastics
While many look to dismiss Simone Biles' mental health troubles as trivial and meaningless, her struggles are not far removed from what many gymnasts end up experiencing during their careers.
Belgrad | Grizzlies’ recent victories prove progress is perfection
In all likelihood, the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference Memphis Grizzlies will fall short of a ring this year, but the team’s 2020-21 campaign embodies the motto “Progress is perfection.”
Landau | The Ivy League could be playing basketball right now
If the one and only goal of the Ivy League presidents was to mitigate COVID spread, they would indeed cancel the season. But that clearly isn’t the case.
March | Baseball diamonds are a girl’s best friend
You may not know it, but we are here. We throw from the same mounds men do. We run the same bases men do. It's less common, but we still hit home runs out of the same parks men do. Women's baseball is the sport's best-kept secret, but not for a lack of trying on our part.
DiGrande | Athletes have a platform, and they have a right to use it
Athletes are celebrities. Millions of fans, many of them children, look up to their favorite sports stars as role models for how they should act.
DiGrande | The Ivy League cannot be alone in its decision to cancel fall sports
To effectively combat the spread of coronavirus, the other NCAA Division I conferences throughout the country should join the Ivy League in canceling fall college sports.
Pride | A spring football season is the Ivy League's only option
A spring season would not only keeps players safe, it would expose Ivy football to a national audience and allow for a postseason to take place.
DiGrande | Is football worth the price?
We need to think critically about the benefits and drawbacks of both options: allowing the game to continue as is, injuries and all, while examining the consequences of eliminating the program altogether.
Ross | Despite its early end, my lacrosse career was my Penn identity
I’m grateful for every moment that this program has given me. I’m grateful for the opportunity that my coaches gave me when they let me come to Penn and for everything that they’ve taught me here.
Guest column by Eytan Deener-Agus and Julia Comer | A High Tide Hey Day and Graduation
Not only were Penn’s classes pushed online, students required to leave campus, and in-person graduation canceled, but our frisbee season was cut short — an abrupt and far-too-early end to the seniors’ tenure as college ultimate players.
Papazekos | The Ivy League's decision to cancel the basketball tournaments was mindless
While the coronavirus is legitimately concerning, the logical jump from wanting to limit the size of large crowds to an outright cancellation of the tournament is not obvious when there were other options on the table.