Sports Illustrated columnist Phil Taylor, who currently writes the “Point After” column on the magazine’s final page, visited The Viking today to discuss his career and offer some insights into...
photography by Scotty Bara
Only in the 21st century do fingers get more exercise on computer keyboards than does the rest of the body “hunting” for food at the supermarket. Nike runs the slogan...
…but Jeremy Lin (’06) is in for a rough few weeks. I know how foreign that may sound, what with him leading the before-terrible Knicks to wins in 8 out of their last 10 games, including a 7 game winning...
Dr. Harry Edwards, an African-American sports sociologist and Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley gave an interview at Palo Alto High School this Tuesday afternoon,...
Former Palo Alto student Jeremy Lin (‘06) and the Knicks suffered their first loss in almost two weeks, 85-89 at the hands of the New Orleans Hornets.
Turnovers proved to be crucial as the Knicks...
What is it about that magical state of flow, more commonly known as 'the zone', that makes it so attractive to athletes?
Remember when we all wanted to feel like Superman or Mr. Incredible and have...
It’s Saturday.
“The race starts at about five in the morning,” ultra-marathon runner Stan Jensen said of his 1999 experience running the Leadville 100-mile ultramarathon. “There are around 600...
Last Monday, Kim Kardashian, a celebrity of sorts although having done nothing great to society, filed for divorce from her husband of 72 days, New Jersey Nets power forward (or ex-power forward I guess,...
For those of you that haven’t been listening to any sports news recently, there were two main incidents that caught the headlines.
The first was a little, let’s say, “altercation” if you will,...
This year in Vancouver, the athletes that make their way to the podium will be receiving medals that many consider to be out of the ordinary. The medal tradition began with the first modern Olympic games...
