Rising senior defense Meg Markham spent the past weekend trying out for the U.S. women’s lacrosse team along with 83 of the best lacrosse players from around the country. Though Markham didn’t make the final roster, the experience was definitely a valuable one for one of Penn’s key returning starters.

A lot has happened in the world of international soccer since the last World Cup was held four years ago in South Africa.All-time greats like Ronaldinho have faded away from their once seemingly untouchable positions of supremacy.

As part of the FIFA World Cup SoccerFest and Viewing Party, ESPN has selected Bethlehem SteelStacks as one of very few venues around the country where it will look-in live at crowd reactions during the USA vs. Ghana game on June 16.

If you enjoy watching basketball to any degree, then Philadelphia University became heaven on earth this weekend as The Basketball Tournament took over the Gallagher Center.

In the end, I was left with a resounding feeling that this was the epitome of what basketball can be.I’ve been to plenty of basketball games in my life at a variety of skill levels, but The Basketball Tournament was different.

The basketball dream isn’t quite over yet for Miles Jackson-Cartwright.But instead of heading to the NBA, Jackson-Cartwright will be headed abroad to Europe.Where, exactly? The guard isn’t exactly sure yet.

Thought Penn’s campus would be devoid of live sports action this summer? Though there certainly aren’t many Penn sports around using the facilities, that doesn’t mean that no one is.

Penn track and field sent a school record 14 athletes down to compete in NCAA East Preliminary Round in Jacksonville, Fla. last. They did not disappoint, sending an impressive three Quakers to compete in the NCAA Finals in Eugene, Ore.

Have you ever wondered what would happen if the 2009 Villanova Final Four team faced off against the 2010 Cornell Sweet Sixteen team in a basketball tournament?Probably not, but the world might just find out this weekend.

Fellow 2014 College Graduate and midfield Drew Bellinsky joined goalkeeper Brian Feeney on the South team as the pair had one final hurrah to their collegiate lacrosse careers. Their team prevailed in a close contest, edging the North team by a score of 17-16.

Sure, some marquee sports like men’s basketball and football are coming off rather disappointing seasons, but this spring season provided a building block. In fact, it should give Calhoun a few lessons on how to lead Penn into the future.

There is an old saying that history only remembers the winners. And that’s a shame.

After six seasons as the head coach of Penn wrestling, Rob Eiter has decided to resign.

But I also feel compelled to acknowledge that the DP is where I discovered myself as a journalist, even though it took me a couple of years to develop my voice here.

SquashSmarts was originally founded in response to falling high school graduation rates in Philadelphia and has done much more than just that

Trying to discern the real Tyrone Gilliams remains a fool’s errand for many who have heard his drumbeat of popularity, even if that drumbeat is muted for now.

I graduate in a week as I write this column. My bound volumes from my time as an editor still sit in the sports office at the DP. I’m going to wait until the very last moment to take them out.