Sports Features
Four takeaways from Penn women's basketball's Thanksgiving trip to the Bahamas
A trip to the Bahamas taught us a lot about Penn women's basketball, ranging from the return of an injured star to the breakout of a freshman guard to watch.
A Philly Six basketball tournament? 'I don't think it's gonna happen,' Penn's Donahue says
The competition would be a six-team tournament on the first weekend of the season every year — hosted at the Palestra, in an ideal world — that compacts the entire Big 5 schedule into just three days.
Penn football's Justin Watson named finalist for FCS Most Outstanding Player
Watson, for the second year in a row, was just named one of 25 finalists for the prestigious Walter Payton Award, presented each year to the Most Outstanding Player in FCS Football.
Justin Watson finishes legendary career in style, earning one final DP Sports' Player of the Week
Watson torched Cornell’s defense to lift the Quakers to a thrilling 29-22 victory and earned one last DP Sports' Player of the Week award in the process.
Meet Penn men's basketball's newest recruit: 12-year-old Tommy Johnston
He won't be getting any minutes for Penn men's basketball, but he just might be the team's most impactful player of the season — Penn has just acquired Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome patient and 12-year-old Tommy Johnston.
The Big Three: Behind the rise of the sophomore stars of Penn men's basketball
“Obviously I’m biased, but I would take those three over anybody in the league,” coach Steve Donahue said. “I feel strongly that they’re going to be really productive players in this league.”
Nwokedi and Ross: a 'power duo for sure,' on and off the court for Penn women's basketball
Anna Ross and Michelle Nwokedi aren’t exactly conventional stars. Yet the pair of seniors has risen up to become the unmistakable face of Penn women’s basketball.
Inside Penn basketball's Thanksgiving travels to Florida and the Bahamas
While most Penn students eat large meals and gather to watch football on Thanksgiving, both of Penn’s basketball teams will spend their breaks on the hardwood.
Penn men's basketball captain Matt MacDonald will be a leader this season— and that's nothing new
It was quite the accomplishment: before ever playing his first game in a Penn uniform, Matt MacDonald was already one of the team’s captains.
The Ivy League Tournament will stay at Penn this year. But then what?
The event, which was hosted at Penn's Palestra, looks like it is here to stay, thanks in part to the riveting games that were played. The tournament featured one overtime game, one game decided by a single basket, and several of the Ancient Eight's marquee rivalries. But what exactly is the future of the Ivy League basketball tournament?
Meet the tallest man in the Ivy League: Penn men's basketball's Mark Jackson
It turns out that the insanely tall guy you stared at the other day saw you looking, and for the record, he wants you to know that he’s 7-foot-3.
Lauren Whitlatch eager to return to Penn women's basketball after tearing ACL last season
After a breakout sophomore season in 2015-16 that saw her become a key piece of the Quakers' starting lineup, Lauren Whitlatch entered her junior season expecting to be a key piece for a Penn women's basketball team which hadn't lost a single rotation member to graduation the year before. But the Quakers' plan of having the same starting lineup for two seasons straight was derailed in January, when Whitlatch tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in practice.
Started from the bottom, now they're here – Penn men's basketball seniors poised for one final run
The seniors on Penn men’s basketball have faced their fair share of adversity during their four years in University City. Losing records, a coaching change and transfers are not easy hurdles to clear. But three years later, senior point guard Darnell Foreman and the rest of the class of 2018 lead a team that is a legitimate contender in the Ivy League.
Penn men's basketball's Antonio Woods is back — and better than ever
After facing a temporary academic suspension that kept him off the court from January of 2016 until the conclusion of this past season, Woods has been back at Penn taking classes since last spring and is now ready — and academically eligible — to help the Quakers return to the Ivy League Tournament.
These freshmen are ready to hit the ground running for Penn women's basketball
The Penn women’s basketball freshmen are eager to add to the winning formula that has produced back-to-back Ivy League titles for the Quakers the past two seasons.
Penn men's basketball is on the rise — but so is the rest of the Ivy League
Whether one sees Penn as the little brother to the Harvard-Yale-Princeton triumvirate or not, though, one thing is undeniable — the Ivy League is improving, and fast.
Eleah Parker ready to make her mark for Penn women's basketball
As the Quakers graduated one of their all-time great centers in Sydney Stipanovich, the 6’4” freshman from Charlotte, N.C. will be stepping into a big void. Given her raw talent and knack for learning the game, coach Mike McLaughlin sees her as worthy of earning the starting-five nod to kick off the season.
Meet the four Penn men's basketball rookies who can help the team win an Ivy title
The freshman four — Jarrod Simmons, Jelani Williams, Eddie Scott, and Mark Jackson — complement each other well and are looking to make an immediate impact on the program.
Watson's Homecoming heroics earn him DP Sports' Player of the Week
Another Penn football win, another DP Sports’ Player of the Week award for senior star receiver Justin Watson.