By: Daniel Finegan In most sports movies, you don’t need to be told when something good happens. Most viewers are familiar with the visual language of a football player running down a field or a baseball player swinging his bat. “Touchdown” and “home run” are phrases that we not only […]
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Weird Sport: A look into one of Gaelic Ireland’s most ancient sports: hurling
By: Marin Dremock While reading James Joyce’s Ulysses, I came across the mention of a sport that I’ve never heard of. It’s called hurling, and it’s Ireland’s oldest and fastest game. Hurling is a combination of field hockey, lacrosse and baseball, according to the website Experience Gaelic Games. It involves […]
Winter Sports Preview: A look at the upcoming seasons for Eastern Men’s and Women’s Basketball
By: Will Cunningham There’s an old saying that goes, ‘the end of one chapter is just the beginning of another.’ As the page chapter of the fall season comes to a close, we turn the page to a new chapter: the chapter of Eastern basketball. Now, basketball has been hyped […]
Game of the Week: EUWVB defeats Stevenson in five sets to win the MAC Championship
By: Will Cunningham Before the season began, I did a feature for the Women’s Volleyball team with one question in mind: “Could they repeat as conference champions?” The events that unfolded on Nov. 5 answered that question with a resounding ‘yes’ as the Eagles have once again won the conference […]
2022 FIFA World Cup: A preview for the momentous soccer events held this year in Qata
By: Brian Lines Every four years, in the summer, the world’s largest sporting event takes place. The FIFA World Cup was last played in Russia in 2018, where France made their mark by defeating Croatia in the cup final. Four years have passed since the spectacle that was the 2018 […]
Here Come the Sixers: The Philadelphia 76ers hope to have a promising NBA season
By: Will Cunningham The Philadelphia 76ers have something to prove. Their roster is full of talent, with a strong combination of star power and defense, yet year after year they disappoint in the playoffs. Case in point: nine months ago, they shot for the moon by trading for superstar James […]
Broad Street Bullies: The Philadelphia Flyers are hopeful for a successful NHL season
By: Will Cunningham The Philadelphia Flyers are a strange team that I don’t know what to make of. They have young, promising talents that can lead a team deep into the playoffs, but they also struggle with consistency and competing on a consistent basis. If I were to describe them […]
E-A-G-L-E-S Eagles!: Philadelphia’s NFL team is surprising fans with success
By: Christian Lengkeek If you aren’t from Philly you won’t understand this article. You won’t understand how exciting it is to actually have wide receivers who can catch, or to have a legit secondary, not just guys signed from off the street. You definitely won’t understand how amazing it feels […]
Beast of the East: The Philadelphia Union went into the MLS playoffs with the first seed in the Eastern Conference
By: Brian Lines The Philadelphia Union, Philadelphia’s professional soccer team in Major League Soccer (MLS), have had a wonderfully successful 2022 season. The Union have ended in the top five in the Eastern Conference in the MLS the past four years, coming in sixth the year before. The Union finished […]
We’re Talkin’ About the Fightin’s!: The Philadelphia Phillies are making a historic playoff run
By: Will Cunningham A miracle is happening in the baseball world. The city of Philadelphia is experiencing joy and success they haven’t experienced in over a decade. After years of rebuilding, mediocrity and disappointing finishes, they have overcome odds and shocked the baseball world. The Phillies will be playing for […]