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BLUMENFELD | MLB’s Semester Abroad

By Eli Blumenfeld February 24, 2023

In this edition of Rounding the Diamond, I’m going to step outside my writing comfort zone. Without further ado, we shall voyage into the scary, largely unknown (at least to me) world of baseball outside...

MANENS | Address the Oldest Bastion of Sports: Bad Refereeing

MANENS | Address the Oldest Bastion of Sports: Bad Refereeing

By Benjamin Manens February 13, 2023

There are three certainties in life: death, taxes and referees ruining sports. It feels as though almost every week there is a baseball game where the umpires miss several big calls or a football game...

LONERGAN | Premier League Clubs Continue to Flex Financial Muscles, Rest of Europe Struggles to Make Weight

LONERGAN | Premier League Clubs Continue to Flex Financial Muscles, Rest of Europe Struggles to Make Weight

By Jack Lonergan February 10, 2023

At 11 p.m. GMT on Jan. 31, agents and teams scrambled to reach last-minute deals as a momentous winter transfer window for European football came to a close.  English Premier League teams spent...

CASEY | Dear NHL, Stop Failing Your Queer Fans

By Erin Casey February 3, 2023

The last few weeks have been deeply frustrating and disappointing for queer hockey fans, as two teams’ attempts to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and promote inclusivity with Pride Nights exposed the...

TERRY | Mothers Run the World

TERRY | Mothers Run the World

By Isabella Terry February 3, 2023

Who runs the world? Girls. Well, at least according to Beyoncé. But this time, substitute the word “girls” for “mothers.” January marks the beginning of the indoor track season, an exciting...

MANGAN | Jon Rahm Continues to Impress as Standout Performer

By Leo Mangan January 27, 2023

Jon Rahm continued his sharp play with a win at The American Express Championship this week, edging out rookie Davis Thompson by one stroke with a final round score of 68.  Thompson, hailing out...

PAPPAS | Campanilismo and the Beauty of Italian Football

PAPPAS | Campanilismo and the Beauty of Italian Football

By Demi Pappas January 27, 2023

I’ve talked extensively about the fervor that defines European football. We all love to. Us Americans are armchair experts when it comes to what it must feel like at a packed Camp Nou, especially when...

LONERGAN | The Original G.O.A.T.: Remembering Pelé

By Jack Lonergan January 20, 2023

O Jogo Bonito. The Beautiful Game. Not only did Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, coin this now-iconic nickname for soccer, he also embodied it. The original wunderkind, Pelé burst...

MANENS | The NFL Must Prioritize Safety Over Profit

MANENS | The NFL Must Prioritize Safety Over Profit

By Benjamin Manens January 19, 2023

When Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed because of cardiac arrest after a tackle midway through the team’s Jan. 2 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 17 of the NFL season, league...

CASEY | NHL Wish List at the Quarter-Mark of the Season

CASEY | NHL Wish List at the Quarter-Mark of the Season

By Erin Casey December 2, 2022

The 2022-2023 NHL season is just over a quarter of the way through, giving teams enough time to define their identities, strengths and weaknesses. With this in mind, and the holidays quickly approaching,...

BLUMENFELD | What Happens in Oakland, Stays in Vegas

BLUMENFELD | What Happens in Oakland, Stays in Vegas

By Eli Blumenfeld December 2, 2022

The Oakland Athletics are as good as gone from California, according to an Oct. 29 announcement from MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred. The club will likely be moving to Las Vegas among other potential hosts,...

LONERGAN | USMNT Group Stage Lives Up to Hype As Young Stars Shine

LONERGAN | USMNT Group Stage Lives Up to Hype As Young Stars Shine

By Jack Lonergan December 2, 2022

When the U.S. men’s national team’s (USMNT) Group B opponents were drawn, the storylines began to write themselves.  A 2010 rematch with the talented England side was bound to reignite the...

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