Author: Enzo Profili (McCormick ’21) In the Champions League Final weekend, the most valuable match, surprisingly, is not Liverpool versus Real Madrid: it is the English Championship Play-off Final, to be played by Fulham and Aston…
Author: Connor Loughlin (Medill ’20) About a quarter of the way through the 2018 MLB Regular Season we have seen some pretty pleasant surprises from big name players who saw their share of struggles in 2017….
Author: Peter Lim (Weinberg ’21) Shohei Ohtani (23, Los Angeles Angels) is definitely one of the biggest stories of the MLB thus far in 2018. Every time he is on the mound, he is featured…
Authors: Jake Atlas (McCormick ’19), Walker Reinfeld (Weinberg ’20), Joey Reinsdorf (Weinberg ’19) In the age of technology, the presence of human umpires in baseball is becoming increasingly disputed. Major League Baseball (MLB) is already using…
Author: Joel Kirshner (McCormick ’19) These NHL playoffs have had no shortage of story lines, the most compelling of which now persist into the Stanley Cup Finals. In the Alex Ovechkin era, the Washington Capitals…
Author: Jake Mandel (Weinberg ’21) Whether you’re a die-hard fantasy football fanatic or just an avid follower of the NFL, one of the biggest questions asked around the league is regarding how breakout rookies will…
Author: Chibuzo Ikonte (Weinberg ’20) Father time is the term used to denote when age and mileage has caught up to an NBA player, and their level of production begins to decline. This is a…
Author: Jeremy Brooks (Weinberg ’20) Two possible pathways to quality defense in basketball are to force opponents to miss their shot attempts (regardless of what area of the court they shoot from), or force opponents…
Author: Ben Calkins (Weinberg ’20) In Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Boston Celtics, Ben Simmons recorded a single point in 31 minutes of play. People began to raise the questions, can…
Author: Charlie Goldsmith (Medill ’21) Myke Henry’s spot is in the NBA is essentially fungible, but all you need is a foot in the door. The Memphis Grizzlies forward has been around the world playing…