Sports
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 golf ball over four-by-eight-foot strips of black felt on top of plastic pyramids with little divots at the top. Whoop-de-doo. Mini golf is designed to be boring. It’s where eighth graders go on a Friday […]
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 of where students are geographically, the pandemic makes any contact sport a hazard. One club, though, found operational changes to be minimal. UR Esports is mainly run through Discord — by design, they’re mostly impervious […]
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 one who has concerns. Though my concerns are more about health and safety than some people’s are. There are three big issues to discuss with the NFL coming back. The first is COVID-19. Football teams […]
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 Renee Miller, an associate professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS) at UR. But merging those fields is just her day job. She’s also an award winning sports writer who has worked at RotoWire, ESPN, […]
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 doors. Subject to a number of hygiene and social distancing related restrictions, full-time students at UR are now able to use most of the athletic facilities at the GAC. Faculty, staff, and other members of […]
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 National Football League (NFL) cancelled practice. By Thursday night, every major sports league in the United States had performed some fashion of a boycott or walkout. On Wednesday, the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball […]
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. Read More
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. Read More
COVID-19
With UR sports gone, pro-sports provides options
If your favorite American sports are disrupted, consider international leagues for fall 2020 — they may be more niche, but are prominent in their own right. Read More
coronavirus
UFC brings back live sports
I don’t recommend UFC to everyone, but there's not much else to do, so maybe it’s worth a shot. Read More
