Sports Features
After Hurricane Harvey, Penn women's basketball's Michelle Nwokedi looks to make a difference
For Nwokedi, Houston is more than just her hometown. It’s a part of her, and because of that, she knew that she had to take action.
SWAMIS 2017 Week 1: The "who's whom'st've" of your new soothsayers
SWAMIS! A tradition as old as the Earth itself. And now, for the first time, you can experience it online. Click at your own peril.
They've been here before -- Penn football's veteran defense is poised for a three-peat
The Quakers have two straight co-Ivy League titles thanks in large part to a dependable defense with Vecchio on the front line. But with former QB Alek Torgersen now in the NFL, the defense will have to step up as an even more dominant unit.
Penn football's offensive line relishes being unsung heroes
In the past few seasons, Penn football has had some high-profile offensive stars. Players like Torgersen, Watson and Solomon get all the attention for the unit's repeated success. But the unsung heroes of the offense are ones who never get noticed, the ones who grind it out each and every play so that their teammates can go on to make the highlight reel plays — the linemen.
Penn football reaps the rewards of a Southern California gold rush
Year after year, Penn’s Southern California recruiting pipeline has grown larger and larger, and this coming season will be no exception. With 16 SoCal natives on their 2017 roster — as many as Penn has from any non-California state — the Quakers are locked and loaded with supreme talent from across the country as they embark on their three-peat attempt.
The man, the meme, the running back: TrePool, Penn football's satiric superhero
Running back by day, memelord by night. Tre Solomon is a football star, an OUP squirrel catcher, and so much more.
Alek Torgersen is no longer Penn football's quarterback. So who is?
Following the graduation of quarterback Alek Torgersen — a two-time first-team All-Ivy selection and Penn’s all-time leader in touchdown passes — the Quakers, for the first time in coach Ray Priore's tenure, have faced an offseason of uncertainty behind center.
Ray Priore looks to make Ivy League history at the helm of Penn football
Priore, who spent 28 years as an assistant at Penn before taking over when Al Bagnoli retired after the 2014 season, has joined an exclusive club and will try again to match what became Crouthamel’s three championships in his first three seasons of head coaching.
Penn football's star Justin Watson seeks to shine brighter than ever
Watson, the senior receiver out of Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, is more than just a cookie cutter wideout. He’s a playmaker and an offensive weapon who can get the job done in a variety of roles.
Electric wingers look to spark Penn men's soccer to life
It all starts with Jerel Blades. The winger is on the small side — only 5-foot-7 — but he doesn’t let that affect him. After all, the defense has to catch him first.
Penn women's soccer's sophomore attackers aim for team, personal improvement
Emily Sands and Emma Loving stayed focused during the offseason after bursting onto the scene for the Red and Blue in their rookie seasons in 2016.
Trio of seniors ready to fill some big cleats for Penn men's soccer
Joe Swenson, Austin Kuhn and captain Sam Wancowicz are the team’s three elder statesmen, and while having this few seniors on a roster seems unusual, the Quakers are no stranger to having a youth-saturated team—you need only look to the 2016 roster to find the last time there were only three seniors.
One Penn soccer player's summer with Nashville SC, a club with Major League dreams
One player who looked particularly fit and sharp at the start of the season was sophomore winger Dami Omitaomu. While many of the team plied their trade at local soccer clubs across the country, from New Hampshire to California, Omitaomu’s summer situation stood out for several reasons.
Big freshman class looks to start new era for Penn men's soccer
This year, the Quakers brought in 11 new players — almost half of the 28-man roster. With the greater size, this year’s freshman class will also be expected to play a bigger role on the team than freshmen of years past.
Basketball coaching legend and longtime friend of Penn, Rollie Massimino, dies at 82
While the 82-year-old spent much of his career at Villanova, he was no stranger to Penn. The season before he took the helm with the Wildcats, Massimino was actually an assistant coach for the Quakers.
World-class Wharton Wakeboarder stars in Mexican photography series
Taking place in a southeast Mexican region called the Riviera Maya, Morales showed off her aquatic abilities in the area’s cenotes — underground sinkholes that some Mayan natives consider a gateway to the Underworld — giving the wakeboarding phenom a new opportunity to showcase her sport and her country.
Poor retention and accounts of mistreatment by Penn softball coach raise 'a huge red flag'
These allegations raise questions about whether the pressure King imposed on her players crossed the line into mistreatment.
Sabine Rutlauka of women's tennis brings relentless tenacity to the courts
"Even if she loses a set and is down in the set, it’s never over with Sabine," women's tennis coach Sanela Kunovac said on Rutlauka. "She finds a way to snatch the victory from the jaws of defeat."
Wrestling in pursuit of title wins with several nationally ranked players
Through the winter, Penn wrestling has been nationally recognized both as a team and for its standout individual talents.