Sports Columns
Higgins | Talk of mental health is good, but action is better
Over the weekend, students from across the Ivy League gathered on Penn’s campus to participate in panel discussions and workshops as part of the Unmasking the Ivy League Conference.
McGinnis | Growth and adaptation on display for Penn basketball
Penn isn’t going to win the Ivy title. It was fairly apparent from before the season even started, and halfway through the Ivy slate it’s even more apparent.
Snow | This weekend, I covered a primary and a game — and couldn't tell the difference
When I, a freshman associate sports editor, was asked to pack my bags and travel to New Hampshire to cover the presidential primary, I was taken aback.
Buchta | Penn basketball's youth movement is worth being excited for
Penn basketball was handed 23- and 6-point losses by Yale and Brown this weekend. And I was still excited by what I saw.
Dyer | Despite loss, let's take time to appreciate Penn women's basketball's progress
Vince Lombardi once said, “Winning isn’t everything. It’s the only thing.” But I have to disagree with the football legend on this one — at least in the context of Penn basketball. On Tuesday night, Penn women’s basketball lost to Villanova, 66-46, in what undoubtedly was its worst performance of an otherwise stellar season.
Steele | 14 games are good enough
"Don't mistake activity for achievement." There are quite a few John Wooden-isms that I have come across throughout my life, but few have spoken to me quite as loudly as that one.
McGinnis | An Ivy basketball tournament is a no-brainer
For me, it’s a no-brainer. The Ivy League needs a conference tournament for basketball. When you look at Ivy Athletics as a whole, there’s something left to be desired for those students who are fans of NCAA athletics as a whole.
Nowlan | Jackson Donahue continues to shine despite Quakers' loss
On Wednesday night, Penn men’s basketball was beaten by a much better team. The Red and Blue were routed by Saint Joseph’s, a well-oiled juggernaut of a squad that sits as the nation’s 30th-best team by RPI.
Higgins | An ode to the benchwarmer
Their names might not be in the paper or in the record books, but their contributions to this school are no less mighty.
Munson | Leading the concussion discussion through Ivy football
A dialogue about football’s future is brewing as we speak. Why shouldn’t the Ivy League take a part in leading that discussion?
Dyer | Who says Penn can't be a football school?
Not only am I from the Lone Star State, but I may have a slight obsession with the place I call home.
McGinnis | On Philadelphia, Penn and parallels
Philadelphia is known for a lot of things.
Henderson | Cross country is a contender, and it's about time
For all of their accomplishments this year, and they were many – earning a share of the Ivy title, finishing the season on a six-game winning streak, garnering 11 All-Ivy award winners – Penn football was not the most successful team on campus this year. Not even close.
Rothman | Change on the way for Ivy basketball, and not a moment too soon
When it comes to men's basketball, the Ivy League is unique, but it looks like that's about to change. And it's about time.
Nowlan | For Ivy football championship, ties shouldn't bind
When I went home for Thanksgiving break a few weeks ago, I engaged in all of the holiday-season small-talk with family that one might expect. Yes, I was enjoying life at school.
Munson | We doubted Penn football — we were wrong
When Penn football marched on to the field in Bethlehem Pennsylvania on Sept. 19th, it did not resemble Ray Priore’s team that was crowned Ivy League champions on Saturday.
Steele | Coronation as Ivy best complete for Penn football
Saturday's game at Franklin Field was not a competition. It wasn't even a celebration. It was a coronation.
Nowlan | Differences on display for Penn football
When I arrived on campus a year ago, football season was my first major introduction to Penn Athletics.
