Sports Columns
Munson | Penn football's winning is no fluke
After Penn football’s week two victory against fourth-ranked Villanova, my colleague Colin Henderson made a bold statement: The Quakers' win was no fluke. Five games into the season, with the Red and Blue sitting at 2-3 heading into Friday’s game against Yale, I still didn’t know what to make of that statement.
McGinnis | For Penn football, it's on to Yale
On to the next. Now that the dust has cleared, there’s not much more to say about Penn football’s win on Saturday.
McGinnis | Making sense of Penn football
It’s honestly hard to know what to make of Penn football after four games.
Tydings | Dartmouth, Dalyn Williams put Ivy League on notice
Two years ago, then-sophomore quarterback Dalyn Williams thought he had led Dartmouth to a seemingly improbable win over Penn.
Tydings | Dartmouth football will win the Ivy League
Going into the 2015 Ivy League football season, I expected a few things: Penn would be better than its underachieving final year under Al Bagnoli.
Steele | For Penn Athletics, this weekend was worth the wait
It finally happened.
Henderson | Penn football's upset of Villanova was no fluke
Villanova's star quarterback John Robertson didn’t play against the Quakers on Thursday night. And it just didn’t matter.
Munson | Penn football must avoid passing sideways
As a first year coach, there is reason to be nervous about a lot of things. But delivering a successful snap to the quarterback isn't necessarily one of them.
McGinnis | For Penn football, it's new faces but the same results
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — They are what we thought they were. Coming into its first game of the season, no one thought Penn football would be flawless.
Football Supplement | Penn football's need for balance
Anyone who says numbers never lie didn’t watch Penn’s offense last season. A year ago, then-sophomore quarterback Alek Torgerson was near the top of not only the Ivy League, but the entire Football Championship Subdivision in multiple passing categories.
Henderson | What to expect this fall from Penn Athletics
In the lexicon of collegiate coaches, “expectations” has become somewhat of a taboo subject. As an illustrative example, think about the approach of Penn’s famously process-oriented track and cross country coach, Steve Dolan.
Guest column by Daren Frankel | Reflections on rowing for Greg Myhr
To the unknowing passersby, the wet heat and high pitched buzzing emanating from the stairwell was indicative of a boiler room on overdrive.Kasper |The people make the experiences
It’s a running joke that sports interviews are decidedly uninformative. At best, they involve a string of very sincere platitudes. At worst, they are with Jerome Allen.Wenik | Learning to say "yes"
“No.” Penn women’s soccer coach Darren Ambrose didn’t have much to say to me when I asked him what changed in the second half of his team’s 8-0 win over NJIT, the first game I ever covered (they only scored three goals in the final 45 minutes).
Nowlan | With Penn baseball, there's reason for both frustration and optimism
There’s really only one way to describe the end of Penn baseball’s season: Frustrating.
Steele | The state of Penn Athletics
Hopefully there's more of this on the way. As the 2014-15 academic year draws to a close, so too do the seasons for Penn Athletics' spring sports.
Tydings |To take next step, Penn basketball should up schedule ante
Scheduling big opponents used to be a staple of the Quakers’ slate.
Steele | Why you should care about the Penn Relays
Towards the end of spring break, the basketball teams -- and respective fan bases -- from Harvard and Yale gathered at the Palestra for the Ivy League's one game playoff.
Dyer | Penn baseball back for round two with Columbia
Exactly one year ago today, Penn baseball stood tied atop the Lou Gehrig Division heading into a four-game series against Columbia. Some outside the program viewed their success as unexpected, shocking even.
