But these buckets aren’t being interpreted in the traditional sense. Instead, they’re taking the form of bucket hats, and Penn women’s soccer has a surprising amount of them.

In 2015 Ivy League volleyball, the only certainty is that nothing is certain.

Penn football found itself in an unfamiliar spot on Friday night. And no, that spot isn’t only the winner’s column.

In the third set of Penn volleyball's matchup with Princeton on Saturday, coach Kerry Carr stepped onto the court to call a timeout with her team trailing 13-9, hoping to give it a chance to refocus in a pivotal set.

Unfortunately, close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades, not soccer.

For a Division I women’s basketball player, there is about a two percent chance of playing professionally.

The drought is over.

Close, but no cigar.

After Penn football’s week two victory against fourth-ranked Villanova, my colleague Colin Henderson made a bold statement: The Quakers' win was no fluke. Five games into the season, with the Red and Blue sitting at 2-3 heading into Friday’s game against Yale, I still didn’t know what to make of that statement.

Maybe Penn football should spot its opponents early points in every game.

Ashley Montgomery is making it look easy for Penn cross country.

Penn volleyball has a lot to prove this weekend.

As noted poet Rocky Balboa once said: “When you get knocked down, get back up and keep moving forward.” Responding to failure is a vital process in sports at all levels.

For Penn football, the first five games of the season have exposed stars on both sides of the line of scrimmage.

When he was in middle school in the suburbs of Minneapolis, Robby Sikka agreed with close friend Mike Trudell that the two would end up in the professional sports industry.

It’s do or die for women’s soccer. And do they will. With three games to go in Ivy League play, the Red and Blue (5-3-5, 0-1-3 Ivy) find themselves fifth, but in clear striking distance of third place.

For Penn field hockey, a result like Tuesday night’s beat-down of Drexel was anything but imperative.