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Anti-Racism in Sports: NBA vs. NHL
By EMERSON COLLINS on November 2022
In recent years, everyone in the public eye has been under scrutiny for their actions and responses surrounding Black Lives Matter (BLM) and other anti-racist…
Cascadilla Boat Club Varsity Crew: Meet the Captains
By RUBY ZAWEL on November 2022
The Cascadilla Boat Club (CBC) Varsity rowing team made a *splash* at the Head of the Genesee Regatta in Rochester earlier this fall, earning gold…
Athletes of History and How Numbers Mislead
By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY on November 2022
If you google the fastest man to ever live, chances are you’ll see a hundred photos and articles about Usain Bolt’s awe-inspiring 9.58 second one…
Season Predictions for the 2022 NFL Season
By WILL THOMAS on October 2022
The NFL season is upon us, and with it all the intrigue it brings. Which teams will make the playoffs? Who will fall flat? The…
The 2022 U.S. Open: One for the Record Books
By LILY WANG on October 2022
This year’s US Open Tennis Championships is one that willforever be written in history. We saw the end of an era,with legend Serena Williams stepping…
A Lifetime of Loss
By CAEDMON SETHUPATHY on October 2022
From 2000 to 2017 the Buffalo Bills did not make the playoffsonce. In that same span of time, they had just two winningseasons. To put…
The Not So “Super” League
By ELLA AVGAR on June 2021
On Sunday, April 18, twelve of the world’s largest soccer teams released a joint statement, looking to change soccer forever. The proposed idea: the Super…
Running: Hills and Waterfalls
By JINHO PARK on June 2021
Hills My soccer team used to have “hill-days”, which always seemed to coincide with auspicious weather. On these days, our team—all fifteen of us—gathered at…
Athlete Profile: Luke Vandermark
By AYA OULIDA on April 2021
What is an athlete without an athletic season? That is the question COVID-19 posed to many sports and athletic events around the world as it…
Athlete Profile: Ben Ruth
By AYA OULIDA on February 2021
Benjamin Ruth ‘23 has been playing baseball since he was four, starting with the Lansing Baseball Program, and he’s never let his commitment to the…
Understanding Manchester City’s UEFA Ban
By ETHAN CARLSON on April 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly all major European soccer leagues and competitions including the Champions League and Europan League have been suspended and it…
Unified Bowling
By CAROLINE SINE on March 2020
Many sports teams in numerous high schools are very homogenous: full of young men and women with similar physical endowments. This restricts their ability to…
Maia and Cookie: Hurdling Towards the Gold
By ADOWYN ERNSTE on March 2020
When Maia Kubick ‘21 arrived in Florida on January 9, 2020 for the US Equestrian Awards Banquet, the spectacular, end-of-the-year celebration held two main attractions.…
Liverpool: A Team of Future Legends
By JINHO PARK on February 2020
The date? April 27, 2014. The setting? Anfield, the home of one of England’s most illustrious clubs, Liverpool. Liverpool are playing Chelsea. Liverpool are first…
Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James
By WILL THOMAS on November 2019
It’s easily the greatest sports debate of all-time: MJ or LeBron? His Airness or the King? Air Jordan or The Kid from Akron? It will…
CC Sabathia’s Retirement
By ANDREW HAN on October 2019
October is here, and the 2019 MLB regular season has reached its conclusion. Divisional rivalries and MVP races are making for a thrilling finish. The…
A Mini Biography of Draymond Green
By ROHIT LAL on October 2019
Many know Draymond Green today as the effort starter who played a key role in the three championships in the last five NBA seasons for…
2019 Trade Season: A New NBA
By ROHIT LAL on September 2019
The NBA has seen some of the wildest player trades and free agency decisions this summer, leaving many specialists dumbstruck when asked about predictions for…
Tottenham Hotspur: The Improbable
By JINHO PARK on June 2019
At the highest level of soccer, it is rare that a team consistently defies expectations; the investments, tactical thought, and difficult training that create the…
The Genius of Lionel Messi
By JINHO PARK on June 2019
This past decade, fans of soccer have been blessed. We have been witness to one of the greatest sports miracles of all time, Lionel Messi.…
Premier League: The “Title Race For the Ages”
By ETHAN CARLSON on June 2019
The Premier League of 2018-19 has been celebrated by many fans as one of the most intense title races in recent soccer history. This is…
2019 NBA Finals Prediction
By TONY YANG on May 2019
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS 4, MILWAUKEE BUCKS 2 With Lebron James finally out of the East and missing the playoffs for the first time in 13…
What Happened to Real Madrid?
By MAX PETROV on May 2019
Real Madrid have been hands down the most successful team in Europe over the past five seasons, winning the Champions League four out of the…
After many seasons filled with success, the IHS Outdoor Track and Field team hopes to build on its past victories and continue to break records.…
The Champions League so Far, and What is to Come
By MAX PETROV on April 2019
Every year, the Champions League is the most exciting soccer tournament in Europe. The biggest and most successful clubs of Europe compete to lift the…
All the Madness in March
By IRENA ROSENBERG on April 2019
In the aftermath of Selection Sunday, the day when the NCAA Selection Committee revealed the bracket of the 68 teams that will compete in March…