Author: Michael Diersen (michaeldiersen2023@u.northwestern.edu), McCormick To many NFL GMs and all fantasy football managers, workhorse running backs are hot commodities. While an elite running back can carry NFL and fantasy teams to championships, they can…
Author: Nathan Andriessen (nathanandriessen2023@u.northwestern.edu),Weinberg, 2023 With the 2020-2021 NBA season just around the corner, narratives begin to form around basketball media: LeBron James chasing his 4th ring to bolster his case for the basketball GOAT,…
Author: Mike Pastuovic (michaelpastuovic2023@u.northwestern.edu), Weinberg ’23 Nowadays, it is rare to get through a weekend of football without hearing announcers vaguely refer to “the numbers” in regards to teams deciding to go for two or…
Taehyung Kim (taehyungkim2019@u.northwestern.edu),Weinberg ’21 The future of the United States Men’s National Team looks brighter than ever. Unbeaten in 6 matches since their 2-0 loss to Canada in October 2019 in the CONCACAF Nations League,…
Authors: Tim Wegener (timothywegener2023@u.northwestern.edu), Weinberg ’23 Rishab Jayanthi (rishabjayanthi2023@u.northwestern.edu), Weinberg ’23 The COVID-19 crisis has upended economies, lives, and cultures around the world. Among the endless list of COVID-19 affected markets lies sports. For months,…
Author: Jackson Florsheim (jackson.florsheim2023@u.northwestern.edu), Weinberg ‘23 To preface the following predictions for the upcoming MLB season, it’s important to remember how truly devastating 2020 was for the professional baseball industry. The 2021 Major League Baseball…
Authors: Hunter Zhang (hunterzhang2024@u.northwestern.edu), Weinberg; Ian Braud (ianbraud2022@u.northwestern.edu), Weinberg “That’s a bad shot,” said Paul George about the 36-foot buzzer-beater that his opponent Damian Lillard hit to eliminate his team from the playoffs last year….
Author: Nicholas Parekh, nicholasparekh2022@u.northwestern.edu, (Weinberg ‘22) Love him or hate him, Jimmy Butler defied expectations and brought the Miami Heat to the NBA Finals where they pushed a loaded LA Lakers team to a Game…
Authors: Andrew Davis and Neev Suryawanshi The saying “defense wins championships” is an old football adage from famous coach Bear Bryant. The saying was especially true in the 80s through 90s, where teams like the…
Drew McDermott (drewmcdermott2024@u.northwestern.edu), Weinberg In recent years, “the shift” has become one the most widely used defensive techniques – and also one of the most controversial. At its core, the shift is defined as changing the…