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Baseball’s Efforts to Remain America’s Favorite Pastime
By LIVIA AVGAR on April 2026
Baseball, just like any sport, has changed greatly over time. With the changes over the past five years, however, critical rules have been shifting at…
A Ski Racer’s Take on Olympic Slopestyle
By JACK PIERETTI on April 2026
Watching Olympic slopestyle as a ski racer can be a strange experience. The sport showcases incredible athleticism and creativity, but its format feels very different…
Girls Wrestling
By CORALLUS MEEKS on March 2026
Wrestling pushes your body and your limits in ways hard to find in many other sports. When you’re up against an opponent, once you get…
Alpine Skiing: Speed vs. Precision in 2026
By FURKAN UYAR on March 2026
Olympic Alpine skiing is basically split into two worlds: speed and technical. The Speed Events These are the adrenaline-pumping races like the downhill and super giant…
Cornell Football: More Than Just a Game
By FURKAN UYAR on March 2026
The Fan Experience For us in Ithaca, Cornell football is the ultimate Saturday vibe. Most people don’t even need to be sports experts to enjoy it.…
Baseball Around The World
By LEE CHO on March 2026
When you think about baseball, you may think about Major League Baseball (MLB). It also may be your go-to because you’re used to the format,…
New Renovation Plans Threaten to Push Ottawa Charge Out of Their City
By MATHILDE VAN OSSELAER on March 2026
The Professional Women’s Hockey League’s (PWHL) Ottawa Charge is being put in a difficult position as their home stadium is set to remove about 3,000…
Tomlin Steps Down as Steelers’ Head Coach
By KATE THOMAS on February 2026
After a first-round blowout against the Houston Texans, Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin stepped down. But he’s not leaving for another team; after nineteen…
IHS Boys Hockey Sticks it to Saratoga
By KATE THOMAS on February 2026
Ahead of their senior night game against Saratoga, I interviewed Mason Gabriel ’26 and Ansel Cosgrove ’26 on their season and hopes for the night.…
Record-Breaking Prices Set for the 2026 FIFA World Cup
By LEA TESCHL on February 2026
Excitement is rising as the 2026 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup draws near. It’s set to start in June, but the prices…
Women’s Pro Baseball League Announces Four-Team Launch in 2026
By ZADIE WANG on December 2025
If you’ve ever seen A League of Their Own, you may be familiar with the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), the league that inspired…
Sports Captions
By MATHILDE VAN OSSELAER on December 2025
The nineteenth round of the 2025 Formula One season started out with a shock on only the first corner of the race. In Formula One,…
Non-Traditional Sports Feature: Ear Pull
By ZADIE WANG on December 2025
When we think of the qualities of an athlete, we tend to think of brute strength or impressive flexibility. In reality, physical attributes are only…
James Franklin’s Fallout with Penn State
By KATE THOMAS on December 2025
Author’s Note: this was written for the November issue. After twelve seasons with Penn State, consistently in the upper ranks but never winning a national…
Are the Dodgers Ruining Baseball?
By LIVIA AVGAR on December 2025
On November 1, the Dodgers won their second consecutive World Series, the first to do so since the Yankees accomplished this feat in 2000. When…
2025 Fall Sports Captions
By KATE THOMAS on November 2025
Girls Soccer: After their impressively prompt Senior Night, the Girls Varsity team went on to have a similarly impressive game performance. They fought hard against…
James Franklin’s Fallout with Penn State
By KATE THOMAS on November 2025
After twelve seasons with Penn State, consistently in the upper ranks but never winning a national championship, James Franklin was fired last month. The Lions…
Mattel Introduces a Team of Barbie Rugby Players
By LEA TESCHL on November 2025
In honor of International Day of the Girl, Mattel has announced that they will be releasing four new Barbies modeled after professional rugby players from…
Early Season Professional Football Predictions
By LEE CHO on October 2025
Fall is approaching. What does that mean? For everyone else, it means that summer has come to an end and the colder days have come.…
Marc-André Fleury Retires a Penguin
By KATE THOMAS on October 2025
After twenty-one years of being a professional hockey player, Marc-André Fleury signed a one-day contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins, finally returning to the team that…
Wimbledon Traditions
By LEA TESCHL on September 2025
Since 1877, the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club has been hosting the Wimbledon Championships, which is widely considered the most prestigious tennis tournament…
The Stagnant Tour de France
By MAE JOHNSON on September 2025
If you know anything about cycling, you’ve probably heard of the Tour de France. The world’s most celebrated and difficult biking race, the Tour spans…
The MLB’s Moral Malpractice
By JACK PIERETTI on September 2025
There are only two things in life that are certain—death and taxes. If your name happens to be Pete Rose, then getting into the Baseball…
Pesäpallo, Baseball’s Sillier Twin
By KATE THOMAS on September 2025
Finnish people participate in a fair number of typical sports; there are many great hockey players, F1 drivers, and soccer players from Finland. Still, the…
The Beloved Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling Contest Returns
By LEA TESCHL on June 2025
Author’s Note: This article was written before the Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling Contest took place. There are many popular extreme sports, but one of the most…
2025 NHL WAG Jackets Ranking
By KATE THOMAS on June 2025
As the NHL playoffs near the end, it’s time to evaluate the most important part of playoff hockey: WAG jackets. For the past couple of…