Angeleno reflects on Kobe’s passing
When the news first broke, I really thought it was another one of those death hoaxes that plague social media from time to time. Then I learned that the story…
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Déjà vu all over again: MLB rocked by Astros scandal
Baseball has seen its fair share of cheating. A full century ago, Shoeless Joe Jackson and his teammates, colloquially known as the Black Sox, were forever banned from the game…
Brilliant, tenacious, selfish: In mourning, we learn from Kobe
There’s no fitting way to begin or end thinking about the shock of Sunday, Jan. 26. The unreality of receiving texts from friends with screenshots taken from shoddy news outlets.…
Vassar contemplates Kobe’s legacy
I’m still processing the news of Kobe’s passing. I remember being in middle school with all of the buzz about this high school player being drafted (and of course just…
Stat Chat: Jeters Never Prosper
One. One vote. One measly vote. Last Tuesday, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America voted Derek Jeter into the Baseball Hall of Fame, only one vote shy of becoming the…
Opportunity knocks for new WBB coach
No one can figure out who said “When opportunity knocks, you’d better answer the door.” It’s unclear if anybody notable actually said those exact words, but most everyone gets the…
Women’s cross country notches first NCAA qualifier
At first, women’s cross country coach James McCowan wasn’t sure if the team’s fifth-place finish at the NCAA Atlantic Regionals was going to be enough: “I had some trepidation seeing…
Ravens have analytics nerds to thank for their success
The New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers are a combined 20-4 through Week 12. They have combined for a +343 point differential (NFL, “Statistics,” 12.01.2019). In other words, they’ve…
Kaepernick workout reveals NFL’s continued hypocrisy
For decades, the NFL was seen as a unifying force in America. Different people with different backgrounds could root for their favorite team alongside each other. That narrative came crashing…
Mary Cain sounds alarm on running’s instutional flaws
[TW: This article discusses disordered eating, self-harm and suicidal ideation.] “I was the fastest girl in America, until I joined Nike,” reveals Mary Cain, a former high school track superstar,…