Sports
COVID-19
COVID-19 is making one of the most dangerous sports even riskier
Social distancing in any setting is only as effective as its practitioners.
Baseball
With four teams remaining, Los Angeles Dodgers favored in unusual MLB playoffs
The championships of both the American League and the National League of Major League Baseball began this weekend. Two pairs…
Sports
May Room mini golf solidly whelming
In an all time glow, I spent part of my Friday night in the may room, putting a neon yellow…
esports
UR Esports: a lockdown lifeline
Most UR sports teams and clubs have found themselves held back by COVID-19. Most students were sent home, and regardless…
Football
Football is back. Woohoo?
I know I’m not the only one who’s really glad that the NFL is back. I’m also not the only…
fantasy sports
Renee Miller: at the crossroads of neuroscience and fantasy sports
Neuroscience and sports journalism aren’t two fields that usually cross. In fact, the only intersection that seems to exist is…
athletics
Goergen Athletic Center opens for full-time students
For the first time since students left campus en masse in March, the Goergen Athletic Center (GAC) has opened its…
boycott
Walkouts sweep national sports leagues after the shooting of Jacob Blake
On Tuesday, Aug. 25, following the shooting of 29-year-old Jacob Blake by police that morning, the Detroit Lions of the…
Sports
Hall of Famer Steve Nash returns from retirement to coach NBA’s Brooklyn Nets
Just over five years since his retirement as a player, and two years after his induction into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Steve Nash is returning to coach the National Basketball Association’s (NBA’s) Brooklyn Nets.
COVID-19
UR sports leagues halted for fall, team activities continue
At the time of writing, the cancellation only applies to competitions that have championships in the fall: soccer, volleyball, and cross country.