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Colin Kaepernick was announced as GQ’s Citizen of the Year.

Colin Kaepernick Named GQ’s Citizen of the Year

Helen Xie, Staff Writer December 4, 2017
Colin Kaepernick was awarded the title of GQ's man of the year.
CAS junior Grace Wakabayashi placed second for the women’s swim team in a 1,650-yard freestyle event at MIT’s winter invitational on Dec. 1.

Weekly Sports Update: Nov. 27 to Dec. 2

Tyler Crews, Deputy Sports Editor December 4, 2017
A recap of results for this week in NYU Athletics.
SPS sophomore Cassidy Fontana scored six points for the women’s basketball team in a match against SUNY Oneonta on Nov. 26.

Weekly Sports Update: Nov. 19 to Nov. 25

Tyler Crews, Deputy Sports Editor November 27, 2017
A recap of all things this week in NYU Athletics.

NYU Reacts: Trump vs. LaVar Ball

Maddie Howard, Sports Editor November 27, 2017
NYU students react to the current Twitter feud between President Donald Trump and media personality LaVar Ball.

The National Basketball Association’s 2017-2018 season started off as what some fans didn’t expected it to be, like the Cleveland Cavaliers losing several games.

NBA Commentary: The State of the Cavaliers

Tom Dreyer, Contributing Writer November 27, 2017
A commentary on the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers.
Two wrestlers qualified for Nationals.

Weekly Sports Update: Nov. 6 to Nov. 12

Tyler Crews, Deputy Sports Editor November 13, 2017
Competition results from this week in NYU Athletics.
Various NFL players have knelt during the playing of the playing of the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial violence. Critics have labelled these players as anti-militaristic, so many players chose to stand on veterans day out of respect to the military.

NFL Players Stand for Veterans

Tyler Crews, Deputy Sports Editor November 13, 2017
While NFL players have been kneeling during the national anthem to protest Donald Trump, they stood for Veterans Day.
NYU men’s wrestling team beat 11 team to win the Ned McGinley Invitational on Nov. 4 at King’s College.

Weekly Sports Update: Oct. 30 to Nov. 5

Tyler Crews, Deputy Sports Editor November 6, 2017
A recap of all the NYU sports competitions between Nov. 6 and Nov. 11.
US women's soccer team players Lynn Williams and Alex Morgan celebrate after a game in North Carolina.

Women’s Soccer Deserves Equal Pay

Tori Bianco, Contributing Writer November 6, 2017
The U.S. men's soccer team failed to qualify for this summer's world cup.
NYU men’s soccer goalie Grant Engels, a junior in CAS, has been awarded UAA Player of the Week.

Grant Engel of Men’s Soccer Earns UAA Player of the Week

Nalani Ogawa, Contributing Writer November 6, 2017
Goalkeeper Grant Engel has been a standout for the Violets this season.
Members of the Refugee Olympic Team in Rio before the games began for the Summer Olympics in 2016.

Athletic Outreach Benefits Refugee Community

Tyler Crews, Deputy Sports Editor November 6, 2017
Refugee communities are benefitting from initiatives that utilize sports.
Many professional sports teams have dropped Trump Hotels as one of the living options when traveling for road games in light of Trump’s comments about multiple professional sports.

Pro Teams No Longer Staying at Trump Hotels

Brianna Davis, Contributing Writer October 30, 2017
Professional sports teams are no longer staying at Trump hotels.