Articles by Theodoros Papazekos
05/11/20 3:32pm
Senior Column by Theodoros Papazekos | I’ve written 100 versions of this column in my head
The problem with writing columns in the shower is that the water gets cold before you can end them. 03/10/20 4:35pm
Papazekos | The Ivy League's decision to cancel the basketball tournaments was mindless
While the coronavirus is legitimately concerning, the logical jump from wanting to limit the size of large crowds to an outright cancellation of the tournament is not obvious when there were other options on the table. 02/29/20 9:31pm
Papazekos | Penn's win over Brown was a return to normalcy, but there's still work to do
That’s my biggest takeaway: Penn rescued hope from the jaws of defeat with their normal basketball. But the fact that hope needed rescuing is more noteworthy than the successful rescue itself. 02/29/20 12:36am
Papazekos | Penn's catastrophic finish at Yale lowers the margin for error
Some stats from that last minute and thirty-nine seconds: Zero points scored. Thirteen points allowed. Seven turnovers. Two reviews at the monitor. One astounding loss. 02/02/20 9:07pm
What we know and what we don't know about the state of Penn volleyball
More than two months after “vulgar and offensive” posters were discovered in the Penn volleyball locker room, here is what we do and don’t know about the season-ending scandal. 01/31/20 1:50pm
Penn volleyball coach Iain Braddak resigns after scandal-rocked tenure
Braddak oversaw a turbulent year and a half as coach of the program since his controversial hiring in April 2018 as the team's third head coach in as many years. 12/08/19 7:30pm
Papazekos | Penn keeps blowing out bad teams. Does that tell us anything about the future?
Penn women's basketball has only played eight games — but its easy schedule suggests that we really don't know that much about this team. 12/04/19 11:39pm
Papazekos | Despite pair of bad losses, Penn has shown it poses a problem for top teams
Penn men’s basketball has played nine games. The Quakers have won five — two against power-conference teams in enemy territory as double-digit underdogs. 11/13/19 6:07pm
Remainder of Penn volleyball's season canceled, Penn Athletics announces
According to a Penn Athletics statement, the decision to cancel the remainder of the season was made following the administration's discovery of "vulgar, offensive, and disrespectful posters" in the team's locker room. 11/03/19 8:15pm
Papazekos | Expect at least one of Penn's basketball teams to win an Ivy title
Second place would be fine for most programs in most years, but not these ones. Expectations are high, and justifiably so. At least one of these programs will win the conference. 10/27/19 2:54pm
Papazekos | Penn football lost, but there's a silver lining in the fight it showed
The bar for success, having been lowered so demonstrably by the previous week’s outing at Columbia, was surpassed despite the final score. 10/20/19 10:02pm
Papazekos | Penn football's loss to Columbia was historic and embarrassing
Penn football has 18 Ivy League titles, tied for the most with Dartmouth. They will not win a 19th this season. 10/14/19 6:24pm
Papazekos | The NCAA's failure to pay college athletes is anti-capitalist
Beneath all of this lies a simple theoretical doctrine at the core of the economic system we’ve all been taught to love: capitalism’s insistence that the work you do must be compensated with a wage. 10/04/19 11:41pm
Papazekos | Penn football's new jerseys were among the only things worth looking at
In their home and Ivy League opener, Penn football failed to muster much offense against Dartmouth before losing, 28-15. 09/18/19 9:09pm
Papazekos | Why I hope Penn football proves me wrong this season
I don’t think Penn football will be particularly good this year. I also hope they prove me wrong. 08/26/19 6:42pm
Roundtable: Which Penn fall athlete is most underrated?
With last year's senior leaders gone from campus, the Daily Pennsylvanian Sports editors took a look at which underrated underclassmen are poised for breakout seasons. 08/20/19 6:06pm
Five Penn Athletics events to look forward to this school year
Here are five dates Penn sports fans should circle on their calendars this academic year. 07/20/19 5:09pm
A year after the scandal broke, Penn Athletics remains quiet on Jerome Allen
Within days of the allegations last July, Penn launched an investigation into Allen’s conduct. The University has still not publicly discussed the investigation’s scope or findings. 05/09/19 11:46pm
Penn head strength coach Cory Walts fires nearly entire staff after a month
“I have decided that it is best to conduct a full-scale national search to find the optimal team to accomplish that vision,” Walts wrote in an email sent to all Penn student-athletes. 05/09/19 11:22pm