Tag: sports column
Beyond the diamond: the journeys of Oxy baseball alumni
It’s no understatement to say that Division III NCAA sports may be the least appreciated medium of athletics in America. The low likelihood of...
March Madness: The greatest contest in all of college sports
When you think of Occidental College, chances are you probably don’t think about our sports programs. We’d like to dispel that narrative. The March Madness...
Who broke the throttle? A look into the Boston Red Sox...
Following a mediocre 2019 season — a hangover after their 2018 World Series win — the Boston Red Sox's hiring of chief baseball officer Chaim...
The billion dollar solution: how the Dodgers’ historic spending spree could...
For generations, people have fantasized about the assembly of a super team. From the Greek gods congregating on Mount Olympus to the formation of...
Sports can still be influential, even if they’re not being played
The first draft of this column was about Italy canceling all professional sporting events in the country due to the outbreak of the coronavirus,...
The NBA has gotten soft, and it’s time for that to...
Soccer players are constantly dragged by athletes and fans of other sports for diving — I was called a "grass fairy" often when I...
Misunderstood, mislabeled and misused
With the NFL draft always comes a shocking headline. Look no further than the 2018 draft when quarterback and 2016 Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson was drafted...
If they can fight in a war, they can play on...
Zion Williamson has officially declared for the NBA draft. In an unsurprising move, the best player in college basketball will enter the NBA after one...
America’s pastime is back
Spring is officially here, and with spring comes baseball. Finally, the sounds of spring can be heard starting March 28: the snap of a ball...
MLB gets what it wants
Say what you want about the speed of the game, but Major League Baseball's offseason is without question the most exciting. While teams in...