Sports Columns
Jacobson | Priore's turnaround of Penn football unprecedented
Two years ago, no one saw this coming. When Penn football staggered to a 2-8 finish in Al Bagnoli’s final season, there were few reasons for optimism.
Higgins | Cancellation of Harvard men's soccer's season leaves Penn's seniors in its wake
The last game of the Penn men’s soccer season was supposed to take place on Nov. 12 against Harvard.
DiGregorio | How to handle disappointment in sports and astrophyics
This has been a tough week for everyone. Laden with disappointment, grief, and shock, I am in just as much disbelief as all of the other folks out there today.
Adler | Penn football's upset over Harvard yet another dose of déjà vu
In the movie business, sequels rarely hold up to the original. It’s tough enough to make one good movie, and even more difficult to make another one with the same cast of characters. After entering the 2015 season ranked sixth in the Ivy League preseason media poll and dropping three of its first four games, Penn football won six straight to share the Ancient Eight title with Harvard and Dartmouth.
McGinnis | Penn women's basketball measures up against Duke
DURHAM, N.C. — Throwing them right into the fire. It’s an interesting strategy. It’s also been a hallmark of Penn women’s basketball coach Mike McLaughlin’s tenure.
Munson | Why I need sports this Election Day
Tonight, the most important — and divisive — election of our lives is finally coming to close. Politics has dominated conversation and the news for months, and yet, sports have never been a more important part of my life.
Snow | Penn football's Princeton loss a regression to the mean
Penn football’s loss to Princeton on Saturday was, for lack of a better, less-ironic word, sobering.
Buchta | Sports suck
Wednesday was the one of the worst days of my life. I got up early, made the six-hour drive from Philly to Cleveland, took the train downtown with some friends and went to a baseball game. A lifelong Indians fan, the chance to go to game seven of a World Series was absolutely surreal.
Buchta | Penn undermines its own teams with laughable alcohol policy
I didn’t think there were many more ways Penn could work to stifle any hope of creating a sports culture at this University.
Higgins | Take care of your mind, not just your body
I set out to write this column about nutrition. As you’ll soon read, that’s not what happened. The idea came to me last Monday after morning practice when coach Mike Schnur gathered the men’s and women’s swim teams for a meeting.
Death, Taxes, and Tony Romo Injuries | On top of the (sprint football) world
I have never won anything in my entire life. Let’s back up a second. First, some background: This loser is a back up quarterback for Penn sprint football.
Rothman | Penn football must perform better to keep the result the same
It's easy to feel like Penn football is an obvious favorite to beat Princeton this Saturday and (eventually) win another Ivy League title. It's hard to argue with ten straight Ivy wins (which I'm about to do).
Jacobson | Penn football keeps its eyes on the next opponent up
All that matters is going one game at a time. Interview a coach or player from any sports team and you’ll hear words like these. Who’s going to admit that his team can completely overlook the team it’s about to face? That the next game isn’t as emotionally significant as matchups later on might be?
Higgins | What to do when the final season approaches
The farewell tour. The victory lap. The last hurrah. Whatever you call it, there’s no avoiding the inevitability of retirement in athletics.
Fine | Bagnoli's legacy is strong, but Penn football has moved on
In their first Ivy League game of the year, Penn football took on Dartmouth, a team that shared the conference title with the Quakers in 2015.
Buchta | Al Bagnoli is coming home but don't expect a good game to go with it
The most interesting thing about this weekend’s Penn-Columbia football game is going to be the memories.
Higgins | What it means to be a captain
David Pottruck is often described as legendary. While an undergraduate in the Wharton school in the late 1960's, Pottruck played football and wrestled, earning MVP honors in both sports during his senior seasons and being named captain of the wrestling team in 1970.
Buchta | Through the ups and down's, Penn football's identity still unclear
Penn football looks good right now. After the Quakers started off 0-2, the Dartmouth game was over before halftime, and Central Connecticut State proved to be the non-conference softie we suspected they might be. There are just six Ivy games left in the season, and it’s hard to imagine feeling as though the Quakers could realistically be in a much better spot than they current are.
DiGregorio | Leadership and college athletics
When you see the word “leader”, what comes to mind? Perhaps it is a historical figure, maybe it is an innovator in the tech industry.