In Appreciation of the NBA’s Middle Class
One looming, immutable fact weighs on the mind of every NBA fan at the beginning, middle and end of every season. There are 30 teams, and only one of them can end the season...
Women’s Tennis Shines at UAA Championships
Baseball
The Violets played in a doubleheader against Emory University on both Saturday and Sunday at MCU Park. In the first game on Saturday, the Violets secured a 7-4 win, as CAS senior Jack Elias...
Forget Hogwarts — NYU Quidditch Is Flying High
At the start of his first year, Robert Mast tagged along to Club Fest with a friend. He jokingly signed up for NYU Quidditch on a whim, and when his friend asked him if...
The WNBA’s MVP Is Out for the Season. Now What?
Reigning WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart suffered a ruptured right Achilles tendon in last weekend’s EuroLeague title game, rendering her injured for the entire WNBA 2019 season, which starts next month. Aside from being incredibly...
NYU Baseball Winning Streak Extends to Five
Men’s Tennis
The men’s tennis team split its games this week 1-1, defeating the University of Rochester earlier in the week and falling to Stevens Institute of Technology later.
The Violets defeated the University of Rochester...
Avenatti’s Not the Story. Nike Is.
Earlier this month, celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti — after being arrested on extortion charges — tried to single-handedly take down Nike for its alleged bribery of the families of high school athletes “to attend...
NYU Baseball and Softball Split Games Against UAA Rivals
Men’s Golf
The men’s golf team competed at the Hershey Invitational from April 7-8, finishing the competition fourth out of 15 teams. After day one saw them finish in sixth place with a combined 311,...
The NBA MVP Race: Harden or Giannis?
The 2018-2019 NBA regular season came to a dramatic close last night, and the race for the MVP award is tighter than ever. Unlike previous years, NBA analysts, players and fans alike are still...
As the Knicks Wrap Up Worst-Ever Season, a Look at Owner James Dolan’s Legacy
James Dolan’s tenure as owner of the New York Knicks has been mired in controversy and filled with shocking and often ridiculous incidents, leaving many fans, including myself, tired and desperate for change. Dolan...
Despite Its POC Star Players, Sports Has a Race Problem
Last week, Moise Kean, a 19-year-old black Italian soccer player, was subjected to incessant racial abuse from opposing fans during Juventus’ match against Cagliari. After Kean scored Juventus’ second goal of the game, he...
NCAA March Madness Final Preview
The regular season, conference tournaments, selection Sunday, round of 64, the Final Four — all come and gone. Now, just two teams are left standing. Tony Bennett’s No. 1 seed University of Virginia Cavaliers...
NYU Track and Field Shine in New Jersey
Softball
After defeating Hunter College twice this past Thursday, the NYU softball team lost four straight games to Brandeis University and are now 13-9 on the season.
In the first game against Hunter College, SPS...
