‘Formula 1: Drive to Survive’ rivets fans, generates excitement for sport
For many people around the world, this past year and a half has brought a flurry of new hobbies, interests and tastes. The same applied to me, particularly when it…
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One last season for fall sports ‘super seniors’
The pandemic was hard on all students: We were forced to stay home, go to class over Zoom and miss out on the activities we love. For many senior student-athletes,…
Why we play
Running is often a punishment. It hurts. A lot. Yet, I choose to do it every day for hours. It is my main sport. How can I be so addicted…
Two new coaches bring passion, experience
College sports teams are always in flux. Every year, roughly one-fourth of the team graduates and first-years take their place, making coaching continuity critical for sustained success. The importance of…
After two-year absence, fall athletes return to play
For fall athletes at Vassar, their last season of real competition seems like forever ago. Due to restrictions and precautions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, competition was cancelled for the…
A Homecoming to Remember, Ronaldo Returns to Manchester United
Simply put, soccer fans have had a summer for the ages. Tournaments, transfers, world records—all produced on the sport’s biggest stage. Emotions rolling and ricocheting around like a world-sized foosball…
Olympic Stars Use Platform to Shed Light on Mental Health
All was well at the Olympic Women’s Team Gymnastics Final until it wasn’t. Experts penciled in the United States for a three-peat, led by one of the greatest gymnasts, if…
The Art of Running
“Even though I felt awful, and I knew beforehand that I was going to feel awful, it was still an exciting thing. I look back on it and I still…
After a lifetime of athletics, former athletes reflect
Sandro Luis Lorenzo/The Miscellany News Long ago, in a sepia-toned time, some of America’s most exclusive academic institutions were also its most athletically rigorous. Over time though, leather-headed powerhouses such…
Positive doping test calls into question results of Kentucky Derby, horse racing culture
The Kentucky Derby has had a rough two years. In 2020, the race was postponed due to the raging COVID-19 pandemic, disrupting a 144-year run of competition and a 73-year…