Let Them Cry
Ya'el Sarig, Editor in Chief
May 18, 2019
Filed under Columns, Top Stories
I probably won't be the first to say it, but I’ll say it nonetheless: I’m sick of the Crying Jordan meme. As an avid sports fan, saying that feels like blasphemy, even to me. The picture – originally taken from Michael Jordan’s speech during his Hall of Fame inauguration in 2009 – practica...
Viking’s Post-NFL Draft Positional Fantasy Football Rankings
Will DeAndre, Zach Baumgarten, and Nathan Ellisen
May 14, 2019
Filed under 2018/19, Fantasy Football 101, Top Stories
D1 Deception
March 27, 2019
As if bound together, eight people move as one: symmetrically straining against the footplates, forcing the blade of each oar through the shimmering, cold water. Quick hands! Eyes in the boat! Nervous newcomers grunt as the coxswain’s voice pierces the still morning. The sun hasn’t even risen, and ...
Photo of the Week
David Hickey, Photo Editor
March 23, 2019
Filed under 2018/19, Great Debate, Softball, Spring Sports, Top Stories
After trailing 4-2 going into the bottom of the 6th inning, the Varsity Softball team scored 12 runs to mercy rule Gunn 14-4.
Final Word: Tech Takeover
Nathan Ellisen and Wes Walters
February 11, 2019
Filed under Final Word
With two minutes left in the fourth quarter of the NFC championship game, Nickell Robey-Coleman laid out Saints wide receiver Tommy-Lee Lewis but no penalty was called. Thousands of people swarmed social media, stating this was one of the worst missed calls in NFL history, and that the league must c...
NY Knows
Zach Phillips, Design Director
September 25, 2018
Filed under Columns, Featured Sports Scrollbox, Staff, Top Stories
In the past, only on rare occasions did public companies take stances on controversial issues. Why risk losing clientele, loyal customers who represent nearly every social and religious persuasion, to advance an opinion held by company? Is it appropriate for a company to have political views? Can th...
Football Fall-Off
Cole Sotnick and Ryan Strathearn
May 22, 2018
Filed under Columns, Great Debate
It’s a Friday night, the lights beam down onto the football field, the stands are full, and the students are cheering. As a program that has been built on winning teams that have went on to produce players in college and the NFL, you would think that all talented athletes would want to be a part of...
World Cup Predictions
Matan Ziv, Jared Wulbrun, Eric Aboytes
May 22, 2018
Filed under Columns, Pro Sports
The 2018 World Cup is fast approaching, and it will be one of the most exciting tournaments yet. Many nations’ squads feature many new faces from 2014, and younger players are looking to make names for themselves. Senior Staff Writers Matan Ziv Jared Wulbrun and Eric Aboytes outline our predictions...
2017 NBA Lottery Redraft
May 21, 2018
Filed under Columns
76ers: Donovan Mitchell A tough decision here between Mitchell and Tatum, but Mitchell gets the nod as he has already established himself as the focal point of an offense and a star in the league. Adding him to the likes of Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid in Philadelphia would be extremely scary as...
Showboating in Sports
Nathan Ellisen and Max Jung Goldberg
January 16, 2018
Filed under Columns
In May of 2017, Roger Goodell and the NFL changed their policy on celebrations, thus allowing players to express themselves and have more fun playing the game they love. However, just this year, after the institution of these new rules, plenty of excessive celebration penalties and fines have been i...
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