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Penn men's basketball Ivy League title look back: 1979
The 1970s were the golden age of Penn men’s basketball, as the team reached the NCAA Tournament eight times in the decade.
Remembering the times when the NCAA Tournament came to the Palestra
The very first NCAA Tournament, with just eight teams, was held in 1939. As a result of the small bracket, the Palestra hosted three out of the seven total games.
Checking in with Penn football alums in the NFL after Week 8
We are now eight weeks into a rocky NFL season, as four Penn alumni navigate the new COVID-19 landscape. As we near the halfway point of the season, we check in with how they're doing.
Chuck 'Concrete Charlie' Bednarik was a one-of-a-kind football player at Penn and beyond
Bednarik always had fight in him. Known as one of the most hard-nosed, tough players in NFL history, Bednarik earned himself a fitting nickname: Concrete Charlie.
A coronavirus check-in with Penn softball
The Quakers started last season with a 7-6 record, defeating teams like Butler, Elon, and Lafayette and staying competitive with No. 7 Florida in the final game before Ivy League play was supposed to begin.
Penn men's basketball alumnus Michael Jordan returns to Philadelphia to coach Drexel
Penn men's basketball alumnus Michael Jordan is no exception. He has always wanted to return home to Philadelphia at some point in his career.
Donald Trump's checkered history with football stretches from the 1980s to today
Trump’s four years in the Oval Office have thus far been riddled with inconsistencies, contradictory statements, and lies. His long history with both professional and college football consists of much of the same.
A coronavirus check-in with Penn women's golf
Now, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the geographical distances and numerous time zones have made coordination a challenge to overcome — and one that the Quakers have taken on.
A coronavirus check-in with Penn baseball
The players are trying to take this unprecedented year one week at a time because a new season start date is entirely out of their hands.
Penn football Ivy League title look back: 2010
The 2010 Quakers put in countless hours of work in order to have a moment of relief and glory as it claimed another title.
From Penn College to Penn: John Outland's circuitous journey into college football history
John Outland first stepped on Franklin Field just two years after it was built. Nearly 125 years after his final snap on Franklin Field, Outland’s legacy still is one of the most remarkable to touch Penn football.
All-time Penn men's basketball team: Starting five
As a part of the Daily Pennsylvanian's look backs into the history of Penn sports, we compiled men's basketball's all-time starting five.
Penn's oldest sport goes back 168 years, and it's not one you might think
Cricket was the first organized sport to be offered by Penn. In 1842, a student named William Rotch Wister brought the European game to campus when he founded the Junior Cricket Club.
Penn men's basketball Ivy League title look back: 1973
With the departure of co-captains Corky Calhoun and Bob Morse, Daly would turn towards the accomplished sophomores during his second season at Penn — and perhaps another talent yet to fully emerge from the shadows.
A look around Ivy League Athletics Departments in response to COVID-19
A bit more than midway through the semester, here’s a look at the other seven Ivy League athletics programs as they adapt to the coronavirus pandemic.
Penn men's basketball Ivy League title look back: 1972
Led by an all-star lineup, the Red and Blue still proved to be one of the best teams in the country in 1972, and also found a new coach and leader in Chuck Daly.
Penn men's basketball Ivy League title look back: 1971
In Dick Harter's last year as coach of Penn men's basketball, he produced perhaps his finest season with a 28-1 record and Elite Eight appearance.
Checking in with Penn football alums in the NFL after Week 7
Through Week 7 of the NFL season, Penn alumni are continuing to contribute to their respective teams. As the season heats up, we check in on how they’re doing.
Reliving Penn football's 2013 marathon four-overtime victory over Dartmouth
The 2013 duel was close throughout, with neither team able to hold the lead by more than one score the entire game.