Sports Features
Making a splash: Pools are useful to more than just swimmers during break
While 2020 has been an unusual year by any standard, it's probably a safe bet that few foresaw that football players would be spending more time in pools than swimmers.
Kayla Padilla launches The Sideline Post, a media platform for college athletes
Padilla, who dazzled for Penn women's basketball in her freshman season, modeled the platform after MLB legend Derek Jeter's The Players' Trubue.
More than Just a Name: The Story of Penn's Own Michael Jordan
While the NBA icon's final season with the Bulls was being documented for The Last Dance, Penn's Michael Jordan was busy becoming the Quakers' leading scorer of the 1990's.
Meet the Beckers: From Penn athletes, to Penn coaches, to marriage
After being introduced to each other as seniors, the Beckers have both obtained coaching positions for Penn Athletics.
Worldly Rina Jung is more than just a golfer
In addition to being a captain of Penn women's golf, Jung has authored two books and has learned five languages.
Training from home poses numerous challenges for Penn football
Coming off a slightly disappointing season, the Quakers were looking to use spring training to prepare for the fall. Now, the players will train from home.
With her record-breaking college career over, Nia Akins looks to the future
As a result of the coronavirus ending her collegiate track career, Akins has begun training for the Olympics.
Penn's spring teams find unique ways to celebrate seniors despite season cancellations
Canceled seasons meant canceled Senior Nights, and the spring sports teams missed out on the opportunity to honor the players who had dedicated four years to their respective teams.
’It's hypocritical’: Penn players and coaches react to cancellation of Ivy Madness
The teams knew that there was a possibility that the men's and women's tournaments would be played without spectators. Canceling the tournament altogether, though? No one saw it coming.
Penn men's basketball seniors reflect on four games that defined their careers
Looking back at four key games — one from each year — reveals how this crop of seniors developed into the stars they are today.
A look at the Ivy Tournament seeding scenarios for Penn men's and women's basketball
March Madness is quickly approaching, and the members of the Ancient Eight must first survive Ivy Madness if they want to make it to the Big Dance.
Freshman Navmi Sharma knows how to pull through in close matches for women's squash
During her first season, Sharma achieved an impressive 10-6 record, switching off between the fifth and sixth slots in Penn’s lineup. As a rookie on the team, she contributed both regular season and postseason wins for the Quakers.
Penn baseball enters season with high expectations and an Ivy League title in its sights
Penn is topping the preseason polls from D1Baseball and Ivy League Media as the early favorite to win the Ivy trophy and earn a berth to the NCAA Championship.
How Penn Athletics marketing tries to rally the support of an entire student body
For all of the 33 varsity teams at Penn, there are only two people in the Penn Athletics marketing office to attract fans to attend sporting events. Meet Denise Fitzpatrick and Emily Jakimowicz.
Bachelor bonding: Penn women's basketball uses reality TV to grow closer
Each week, over five million Americans tune in to watch The Bachelor. Penn women’s basketball makes up a small portion of this vast fanbase.
Former Quaker Antonio Woods training at Penn to play professional basketball overseas
From the first time Antonio Woods stepped onto the court for Penn, he made his presence felt.
AJ Brodeur approaching Penn all-time scoring record as his college career nears its end
With just six regular season games remaining, Brodeur would need to average 17.2 points per game to become the program’s all-time leading scorer.
Wharton alum Taylor Jenkins exceeds expectations as second-youngest NBA coach
Taylor Jenkins’ meteoric rise has led him to become the NBA’s second-youngest head coach, hired at age 34 by the Memphis Grizzlies.
You won't see her playing, but Liz Satter is still impactful for Penn women's basketball
Despite not having the chance to play, Satter has found different ways to be a leader in the locker room and an important contributor to her team.