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The sports world has been sent into a collective shock as the balance of power in college athletics is finally teetering in the favor of those on the field.
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The sports world has been sent into a collective shock as the balance of power in college athletics is finally teetering in the favor of those on the field.
Wearing the Red and Blue stripes for the last time, senior sprinter Isabella Whittaker never lost speed in her final dash to the finish line. Her dominant senior campaign made her the clear leader of the pack for Women’s Athlete of the Year honors.
On the eve of the Penn Relays, it has been announced that Penn track and field’s senior sprinter Isabella Whittaker will transfer to Arkansas for her last year of collegiate eligibility.
Starting in 1994 to commemorate the 100th iteration of the Carnival, the Penn Relays Wall of Fame is an honor like no other in track and field. This year is no different: the Wall will see the addition of multiple new individuals and relay teams who have previously dominated at the Penn Relays.
Nicknames have long been synonymous with sports. In Philadelphia alone, mantras such as “The Answer,” “Weapon X,” “The Big Piece,” “The Process,” and a non-newspaper-friendly nickname for Nick Foles have exploded, taking on a life of their own. This phenomenon is ever so present throughout Penn athletics, as many players’ nicknames are just as well known as what is on their birth certificates.
This past weekend, Penn baseball's senior right-handed pitcher Cole Zaffiro was named the conference’s Ivy League Pitcher of the Week, and freshman outfielder Gavin Collins was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week. Both of these awards come off the heels of Penn's impressive sweep over Brown. The series saw the Red and Blue come out on top in highly competitive, low-scoring games. Penn baseball’s weekend success can be attributed to the team as a whole in addition to both of these highlighted players.
As someone who was raised on Xbox Live, I was overcome with joy when I first heard Electronic Arts Sports was developing a new installment of its college football video game series. I vividly remember tearing open my copy of NCAA Football 14 and all of the programs I virtually coached to championships.
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Although they almost got bit, the Quakers tamed the Great Danes in a Tuesday matinee.
If winning Associated Press coach of the year once puts you into elite company, then winning it twice cements you in history alongside legends of the game.
Three years after the introduction of name, image, and likeness deals, the next domino to fall in student-athlete efforts to be adequately compensated comes from the Ancient Eight.
Basketball is a melodic sport. The steady dribble of the ball provides a drumline, the symphony of squeaking sneakers mimics a harmony, and the “oohs” and “aahs” of the spectators supply vocals. It is difficult to find another sport where music is as integral to the game day experience as it is to basketball. From warm-up playlists handpicked by players to iconic themes played after wins, it is impossible to deny the connection between basketball and music. At the Palestra, this relationship is evident and spearheaded by a student DJ, Ryo Lindsey.
In a game that has been condensed into a single play by major sports outlets around the country, Penn’s loss to La Salle was not caused solely by a half-court overtime buzzer beater. The game was neck-in-neck until the final whistle.
A fairytale ending was crushed in Princess Anne, Md. on Saturday. Despite impeccable shooting from freshman guard Sam Brown late in his debut, it was not enough to secure a Quaker victory.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — On Saturday, Penn (6-3, 3-3 Ivy) fell to No. 19 Harvard (8-1, 5-1) in a triple-overtime thriller during the penultimate game of its season. The Quakers were able to stay neck and neck with Harvard’s high flying offense, but to no avail come the final play.
On Friday night, the frigid weather and swirling winds synonymous with November football descended upon Franklin Field. Those conditions were fitting, as Penn sprint football froze up in its final game of the season.
Serving as a preview for the season to come, the Red and Blue scrimmages for Penn men's and women’s basketball were held on Oct. 21 at the Palestra. The scrimmages allowed Quaker fans to get a glimpse of both returning players primed for productive seasons and new faces looking to leave their mark on the program.
In the midst of Penn men's golf's fall season, The Daily Pennsylvanian sat down with freshman golfer Max Fonseca to ask him 15 questions on everything from sleeping in golf carts as a child to his mini golf competitiveness.