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St. Louis Blues center Dylan Holloway's neck injury reflects the ongoing issue of player safety in hockey. (Photo courtesy of The Athletic)

Sidelines: Neck protection and the future of ice hockey

By Peter Dunckel, Contributing Writer November 15, 2024

St. Louis Blues center Dylan Holloway was stretchered off the ice after an errant shot from Tampa Bay Lightning left winger Nick Paul hit him in the neck on Nov. 5. Holloway finished his shift, but...

The Harris-Walz campaign focused on Tim Walz's history as a high school football coach.

Sidelines: You can’t take politics out of sports

By Grace Sanborn, Sports Editor November 8, 2024

“Don’t bring your politics into sports.” “Shut up and dribble.” “Be grateful.” There is a longstanding tradition of ridiculing professional athletes who openly express their political...

Rugby star Ilona Maher poses with her partner, Alan Bersten, on "Dancing with the Stars" on Oct. 15. (Photo courtesy of the Boston Globe)

Sidelines: From podium to ballroom

By Grace Sanborn, Sports Editor November 1, 2024

I am not afraid to say it — I have never cared about ABC’s reality show "Dancing with the Stars." It always seems like a weird mix of fading stars, fame-seeking wannabes (I see you Bachelor Nation)...

The NBA season began Tuesday night with the Knicks-Celtics and Timberwolves-Lakers games on TNT. (Photo courtesy of medium.com)

Sidelines: NBA season preview

By Benjamin White, Assistant Sports Editor October 25, 2024

The NBA season tipped off this week. Here are some key storylines to monitor throughout the 82-game gauntlet. New additions to the Eastern Conference The reigning champ Boston Celtics are the team...

Matthew Sluka sucks. The NCAA sucks. College football sucks. Everything is awful. (Photo courtesy of Forbes)

Sidelines: Matthew Sluka, the business of college athletics

By Grace Sanborn, Sports Editor October 11, 2024

Former Holy Cross quarterback Matthew Sluka was no stranger to the Patriot League spotlight. This year, he made national news by redshirting from the University of Nevada Las Vegas due to a Name, Image...

A mixed Presidents Cup has support from professional golfers like Stacy Lewis. (Photo courtesy of Golf Digest)

Sidelines: The case for a mixed Presidents Cup

By Grace Sanborn, Sports Editor October 4, 2024

The biannual Presidents Cup wrapped up last weekend at Royal Montreal in Canada. The golf tournament, which pits 12 American male professional golfers against 12 “International” golfers (read: everyone...

The MLB postseason is set to begin on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy of MLB.com)

Sidelines: MLB playoff preview

By Grace Sanborn, Sports Editor September 27, 2024

The arrival of October means the end of Major League Baseball's regular season. With the playoffs starting next week, here is a guide to the playoff picture as it currently stands.  National League The...

The WNBA playoffs begins with best-of-three first round matchups followed by a best-of-five semifinals and finals. (Photo courtesy of Tiempo Latino)

Sidelines: WNBA playoff preview

By Benjamin White, Assistant Sports Editor September 20, 2024

After four months of regular season play, the WNBA playoffs tip off this Sunday, with the league’s top eight teams facing off in postseason play. The one-seed New York Liberty is coming off a historic...

Alex Morgan announced her retirement from professional soccer last week. (Photo courtesy of NBC News)

Sidelines: Saying goodbye to Alex Morgan

By Grace Sanborn, Sports Editor September 13, 2024

As someone who played competitive youth soccer for over a decade of my life, I've had some amazing female soccer role models to look up to — Megan Rapinoe, Carli Lloyd, Julie Ertz and Alex Morgan have...

This year's U.S. Open has seen the world's top tennis players go head-to-head at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. (Photo courtesy of USOpen.org)

Sidelines: 2024 US Open reaches championship weekend

By Martin Familetti, Staff Writer September 6, 2024

The US Open is drawing to a close this weekend, with both the men’s and women’s tours ready to crown their final Grand Slam winners of the 2024 season. Here’s what you might’ve missed and what...

The NFL season gets into full swing this weekend. (Photo courtesy of PFF)

Sidelines: NFL Season Preview

By Benjamin White, Assistant Sports Editor September 6, 2024

The NFL season is officially underway. Here's how the next 18 weeks of regular season play could shape up. AFC East While the Josh Allen-led Buffalo Bills have won the division title for four consecutive...

The Paris Olympics saw Team USA lead the world in total medals, although China tied with the U.S. in gold medals with 40 each. (Graphic by Miley Hamilton '27 for The Lafayette)

Sidelines: Team USA Olympics recap

By Fiona Cannon, Staff Writer August 30, 2024

Team USA had a stellar showing at the Summer 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The U.S. brought 592 athletes to the City of Love who won a record-breaking 126 medals in total. The women of Team USA had an outstanding...

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