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Love-love: Saying goodbye to Serena Williams and Roger Federer
After Roger Federer’s final professional tennis match on Friday, Sept. 23, the tennis world has now lost two of its greatest competitors.
Nicole Ranile, Staff Writer
• September 26, 2022
![The 2021-22 season has not only been full of drama, but it also brought a rule change on fouls. The new rule makes it harder for an offensive player to deliberately draw a foul. (Staff Illustration by Ryan Kawahara, Images via Wikimedia Commons)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sports-nba-rulechange-update-2-900x600.jpg)
New season, new rules, new era for the NBA?
The NBA’s latest rule change for the 2021-22 season will have a significant impact on the league’s brightest stars.
Daniel Haas, Contributing Writer
• November 22, 2021
![The 2021-2022 NBA season commenced on Oct. 19. With the start of the new season comes a lot of drama. (Staff Illustration by Ryan Kawahara, Images via Wikimedia Commons)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sports-nba-drama.jpg)
Keeping up with the NBA: the 75th anniversary
Recapping the best of the league’s drama and storylines as the 2021-22 NBA season continues.
Mitesh Shrestha, Sports Editor
• November 11, 2021
![The New York Knicks surprised fans last season with their early success. Still, there are a number of steps that they could take in order to improve further this season. (Staff Illustration by Manasa Gudavalli)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sports-knicks-goals.jpeg)
How the Knicks can follow up on last season’s unexpected success
After overachieving last season, the Knicks are looking to further improve and make a deep playoff run this season. Here are some key points the team should focus on to reach that goal.
Ethan Hourizadeh, Staff Writer
• October 25, 2021
![Many New York Giants fans have been disappointed in the team’s performance during the first six weeks of the NFL season. But fans should not lose hope — there is still a chance for a comeback. (Staff Illustration by Manasa Gudavalli)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sports-giants-positives.jpeg)
Searching for silver linings in the Giants’ bleak season start
Despite a 1-5 start to the 2021-22 NFL season, New York Giants fans can still feel optimistic about the future.
Daniel Haas, Contributing Writer
• October 25, 2021
![Expectations are high for the New York Giants, who have not made an appearance in the playoffs in four years. Managing players and strategy will be crucial for the team to find success this season. (Staff Illustration by Manasa Gudavalli)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/sports-giants-priorities-900x675.jpg)
Five priorities for the Giants this season
Having not made the playoffs since 2016, pressure is building on the New York Giants to step it up this year. These are the Giants’ top five priorities for success this upcoming season.
Ethan Hourizadeh, Staff Writer
• August 30, 2021
![The Knicks are a staple of sports and entertainment in New York City. Recent wins for the team have created excitement for the residents of the city. (Illustration by Renee Shohet)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Image-from-iOS.jpg)
When the Knicks win, New York wins
While the recent success of the Knicks is great for the team's fans, the excitement surrounding the team this year has given hope to all New Yorkers.
Ethan Hourizadeh, Contributing Writer
• May 6, 2021
![Heung-min Son is South Korea’s pride in the game of soccer, being the star forward of Tottenham Hotspurs. With the skills and traits of a top player, he challenges the Asian stereotype in the sport and so inspired numerous aspiring young talents. (Staff Illustration by Chelsea Li)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sports-son-chelseali-900x675.png)
Why Heung-min Son Is My Favorite Player
I have watched Heung-min Son play for Tottenham Hotspurs for four years now. He has since become my favorite player.
Kevin Ryu, Sports Editor
• September 28, 2020
![A sport where people have seemingly forsaken creative play for optimal play is chess, after Deep Blue chess engine first defeated the chess world champion Grandmaster Garry Kasparov in 1996. Similarly, NBA audiences have raised concerns that sports are becoming increasingly homogenized as teams across sports push for an optimal style of play. (Staff Illustration by Deborah Alalade)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sports9-13-900x604.png)
Is Creativity Dying in Sports?
As teams across sports push for an optimal style of play, people have raised concerns that sports are becoming increasingly homogenized. However, that does not mean there is no longer room for human ingenuity in sports.
Kevin Ryu, Sports Editor
• September 14, 2020
![Lionel Messi celebrating a goal against Granada CF for Barcelona back in October of 2014. Now, Messi and the clubs current relationship remains uncertain after the players request to leave was denied. (Image via Wikimedia, from L.F.Salas)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/messi-900x675.jpg)
Can Messi and Barcelona Achieve Their Perfect Goodbye?
By declining Lionel Messi’s request to leave, Barcelona has gambled both on Messi’s brilliance being enough to propel a comeback season and on having a chance at an amicable split with the soccer player.
Kevin Ryu, Sports Editor
• September 8, 2020
![NBA players strike to hold their organization and owners accountable for not taking a stand for social justice. The NBA’s lack of real action shows their progressive image is an empty promise. (Staff Illustration by Chelsea Li)](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sports-nbastrike-900x675.png)
The Reactive and Equivocal Politics of the NBA
The NBA promised to be at the forefront of movements for social justice. The NBA players’ strike is the latest reminder that their promise has not been backed with action.
Kevin Ryu, Sports Editor
• August 31, 2020
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How Can Athletes Trust USA Gymnastics?
Following multiple abuse scandals and a lack of transparency, the sport’s national authority has failed to prove that it will protect its gymnasts.
Bela Kirpalani, Editor-at-Large
• May 4, 2020
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Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • July 9, 2024
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Julia Smerling, Photo Editor • June 18, 2024
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Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • June 18, 2024
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Mikaylah Du, Under the Arch Editor • June 15, 2024