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The Lafayette

The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

The Oldest College Newspaper in Pennsylvania

The Lafayette

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NFL superstars will play in their first games this weekend. (Photo courtesy of ESPN)

Sidelines: NFL Preview

By Charlie Berman, Sports Editor September 8, 2023

The NFL kicks off its 102nd season in earnest on Sunday as the whirlwind of rumors, headlines and nonsense football goes into overdrive. Real football is finally going to get played. AFC East The...

Sidelines: College football summer recap and preview

By Charlie Berman, Sports Editor September 1, 2023

In an era where college football is evolving at a faster pace than ever before, this past summer has been one of the most eventful in recent memory. Following last year's emigration of USC and UCLA...

The Tampa Bay Rays have been one of baseballs hottest teams. (Photo by Nathan Ray Seebeck for USA TODAY Sports)

Sidelines: Baseball is back

By Charlie Berman, Sports Editor April 28, 2023

Spring has once again sprung and with it comes another season of America's pastime. Already with just about 25 games played, the season is off to a hot start, with a number of previously losing teams not...

This years MVP race, which involves Joel Embiid, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokic, is highly contested.

Sidelines: Wrapping up the NBA season

By Charlie Berman, Sports Editor April 14, 2023

The NBA playoffs start tomorrow and as another regular season of NBA basketball has wrapped up, it is time to reflect on the year that was and the storylines that were. This possibly was one of the...

Princeton has shocked the nation by heading to the sweet 16. (Photo by José Luis Villegas for AP Photo)

Sidelines: March Madness

By Charlie Berman, Sports Editor March 24, 2023

As one of the sports editors at a school that was just 40 minutes away from setting an NCAA record by sending a team with the most losses to the March Madness tournament, who better to give their takes...

A pitch clock will be introduced to speed up the games pace. (Photo by Daniel Shirey for MLB Photos)

Sidelines: New MLB rules a ‘mixed bag’

By Madeline Marriott, Culture Editor February 25, 2023

As players begin to report for spring training, the MLB has implemented several new rules for the 2023 season after testing them in the minor leagues. For me, this set of rules is a mixed bag. The most...

Patrick Mahomes powered through an ankle injury to lead the Chiefs to victory. (Photo by Brynn Anderson for CNN)

Sidelines: Here’s what you missed at the Super Bowl

By Charlie Berman, Sports Editor February 17, 2023

There is a possibility that the city of Philadelphia sold its soul to the devil for the Phillies to finally make the playoffs. Three Philadelphia major league teams have appeared in the finals and all...

Super Bowl LVII will be held in Glendale, Ariz. (Photo courtesy of Getty Images)

Sidelines: Who will win Super Bowl LVII?

By Madeline Marriott and Charlie Berman February 10, 2023

Philadelphia Eagles (Maddie) I’m confident the Eagles will emerge victorious over the Chiefs in Sunday’s game. You might think that’s my brazen Philly-bred confidence talking, but the numbers...

Ivan Provorov of the Philadelphia Flyers sparked controversy when he did not participate in the teams Pride Night. (Photo courtesy of NBC News)

Sidelines: Ivan Provorov and inclusivity in sports

By Madeline Marriott, Culture Editor February 3, 2023

On Tuesday, Jan. 17, the Philadelphia Flyers celebrated Pride Night. Well, all except one of them did.  Ivan Provorov, a defenseman for the Flyers since 2016, declined to participate in the team’s...

Sidelines: Guide to college football bowl games

Sidelines: Guide to college football bowl games

By Charlie Berman, Assistant Sports Editor December 9, 2022

As a school that just barely missed out on the college football playoffs after our team went 4-7 in the Patriot League, it is only right for us at The Lafayette to give our input on the set of bowl games...

Sidelines: World Cup 2022

Sidelines: World Cup 2022

By Charlie Berman, Assistant Sports Editor December 2, 2022

It is once again that time in the United States when everyone, for three weeks, pays attention religiously to a sport they could not be paid to watch 99 percent of the time, until the point when America...

The Lafayette dance team performed at the home football game last Saturday in front of a few hundred fans. (Photo courtesy of Athletic Communications)

Keeping spirits high: How Lafayette’s spirit teams have weathered the pandemic

By Caroline McParland March 19, 2021

College spirit teams have suffered from the lack of the crowds on game day just like the other athletes. But with fans now being allowed into sports games in limited numbers, the role of spirit teams in...

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