Sports Columns
Pollack | Brady's background and success gives me hope about Torgersen
This Sunday, Tom Brady will start his seventh Super Bowl, and it makes me so hopeful about Penn football. Yes, you read that sentence right. Penn football and the Super Bowl? How are those even remotely related beyond that fact that they're part of the same sport? The answer lies in our quarterback, and NFL draft hopeful, Alek Torgersen.
DiGregorio | On the importance of goal setting
These conversations did, however, make me think about how finite my own athletic career is, and what I want to make of it. As everyone reminded me when talking about sports, “it goes fast” and “you only get so many games.”
Buchta | Penn women's basketball made progress in LA, but they're not there yet
LOS ANGELES — The team that came to California was not going to defend its Ivy title. It isn’t just that Penn women’s basketball hadn’t been playing well — though that was certainly the case.
Weitzman | On and off the floor, we should Trust The Process
“Trust The Process.” The phrase is only three words, but for Philadelphia 76ers fans, it has come to mean so much more.
Snow | The Penn administration should mandate the attendance of athletic events
The Penn administration should mandate the attendance of athletic events. That’s right, you heard me.
Nowlan | Penn football very good, but not the best in 2016
A year ago, after Penn football won a one-third share of the Ivy League title, I wrote in the columnist issue that Ancient Eight football championships should not be shared. And this year, Penn football has forced me to put my money where my mouth is.
Pollack | Penn Athletics a different experience — but that's okay
If I told you that Penn could be a great place to be a college sports fan, how would you react? You would probably laugh at me, and for most people, this statement doesn't hold up.
Jacobson | Sprint football's season a hell of a ride
Sometimes, there are just no words. Summing up the experiences of sprint football’s championship season is not a feasible task, but these past few months were so magical, so unprecedented, so perfect, that I owe it to my squad to try. First off, the hunger this team had was unlike anything I’d ever seen before.
Snow | On athletes' offensive GroupMe's, Google Docs, and finding the line
It’s hard to talk about such an incendiary issue, but I thought it was about time to break the silence. Teams across the Ivy League have been finding themselves in trouble for a month now in what has become a trend of racist, sexist, xenophobic (sound familiar?) GroupMe’s and Google Docs.
Higgins | New Years' resolutions for Penn Athletics
Last Wednesday night, I stood crammed in the aisle of a coach bus carrying 50-some members of the swim team nine hours across the state to an invitational meet at Kenyon College. Around hour six, my teammate Ellie Grimes started asking the people sitting around her what one thing they wanted to do before graduating college.
Buchta | Penn basketball lost to Temple for the same reason they made it close
There's something about Penn-Temple basketball. No matter how good or bad the teams are, you can always count on it being just about the best non-conference game featuring the Quakers all year.
Nowlan | Tradition of yearly 'Nova matchup a special thing for Penn basketball
Tuesday night was a success for Penn basketball. I say that, as one might imagine, for reasons that have nothing to do with what happened on the court.
DiGregorio | Sports tell stories that matter
As my football life has progressed and my knowledge of football has grown, Brett Favre’s story has been one I’ve come to identify with.
Rothman | Defending Champs visit, but that can't be the only story
Back in my freshman year (which indeed calls for the past tense, I swear), Penn basketball hosted Villanova at the Palestra.
Buchta | The culture Ray Priore has built is more important than winning
In with a win, out with a win. Penn football’s senior finished things off the way they came in, winning their final game against Cornell the same way they took down Lafayette to open the 2013 season.
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.