Sports Columns
Papazekos | Penn's win over Brown was a return to normalcy, but there's still work to do
That’s my biggest takeaway: Penn rescued hope from the jaws of defeat with their normal basketball. But the fact that hope needed rescuing is more noteworthy than the successful rescue itself.
Papazekos | Penn's catastrophic finish at Yale lowers the margin for error
Some stats from that last minute and thirty-nine seconds: Zero points scored. Thirteen points allowed. Seven turnovers. Two reviews at the monitor. One astounding loss.
DiGrande | Princeton is the team to beat, and Penn can't get the job done
After Tuesday night's 80-44 drubbing of Penn, the No. 23 Tigers have won 18 straight games, are a perfect 10-0 in Ivy League play, and stand at 22-1 on the season.
Notebook: Six things we learned from Penn men's basketball's weekend trip to New England
AJ Brodeur scored just 20 points between two games in New England over the weekend.
Guest Column by Steven Tydings | Low basketball attendance reflects 'modern realities' of student life
I was there the day The Line died. To be more accurate, I was The Line the day The Line died.
Joffe | It all comes back to AJ
Senior forward AJ Brodeur has been a consistent presence on the court from the moment he stepped into the Palestra almost four years ago.
Landau | Penn men's basketball is a game away from being an Ivy Tournament lock
It’s never smart to make these kinds of predictions too early, but Penn men’s basketball has shown enough.
Bunche | The Quakers turned to their bread and butter in gritty win against Dartmouth
The last 48 hours have shown a lot about this Penn team. The Quakers have proved that they have grit.
Three takeaways from Penn men's basketball's thrilling overtime win over Harvard
Even after a close win over Big 5 rival Temple, the Quakers knew that they had to show up for conference play, and they did Friday night against Harvard.
Joffe | The Temple win was impressive, but the Quakers still need to gain consistency
Some nights, we see a team that struggles to make shots, plays poorly against conference opponents, and — especially this season — doesn't effectively defend three-point shots.
Piatt | Penn women's basketball's weaknesses were exposed against No. 25 Princeton
Unfortunately for the Red and Blue, the 75-55 defeat did not instill confidence in the team’s ability to perform against higher-caliber competition.
Landau | Penn men's basketball needs to hit more three-pointers to be successful
The Quakers put up 64 and 58 points in the two Princeton contests, which mark two of the three lowest totals they have put up all season.
Papazekos | Penn keeps blowing out bad teams. Does that tell us anything about the future?
Penn women's basketball has only played eight games — but its easy schedule suggests that we really don't know that much about this team.
Papazekos | Despite pair of bad losses, Penn has shown it poses a problem for top teams
Penn men’s basketball has played nine games. The Quakers have won five — two against power-conference teams in enemy territory as double-digit underdogs.
Satz | Despite loss to Duke, there's plenty of optimism for the Quakers after 4-1 start
Penn women’s basketball fell to Duke in the early afternoon of Black Friday, but the Quakers showed enough to quench any suspicions that the team’s 4-0 start was a fluke.
Margolis | Injury reminds us that some moments are bigger than football
Princeton running back Trey Gray was carted off in a stretcher after colliding with Penn running back Dante' Moore. The moment was more important than the game or the rivalry.
Landau | Penn football's win against Harvard is a good sign for the future
The Quakers executed in important situations time and time again, even when a relative lack of experience might have led one to expect otherwise.
DiGrande | With eyes on the future, Ryan Glover should keep leading Penn football
Senior Nick Robinson won't be around next season, but junior Ryan Glover will, and he should have been given his moment to shine earlier than this Saturday's victory over Cornell.
Guest Column by Marc Edelman | Student-athletes should be allowed to earn money
I believe a bill to allow college athletes to endorse products is needed to bring equity to the college sports marketplace.