Professional Sports
Legal Proceedings
Kraft needs a hefty punishment
Last Friday, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft was charged with two misdemeanor counts of solicitation of prostitution. His lawyer plead not guilty on his behalf and requested a non-jury trial. Read More
Professional Sports
How to get rich: Baseball edition
Want to get rich? Just follow in the footsteps of Manny Machado and become really good at baseball. An MLB team, the San Diego Padres, just rewarded free agent Machado with one of the largest contracts in MLB history: 10 years, $300 million, fully guaranteed. This is an absurd amount of money, but it is […]
Amerks
Amerks night is an underrated gem
This past Friday was UR night for the Rochester Americans. The team, known colloquially as the Amerks, lost 1–0 to the Syracuse Crunch. The tickets were sold at discounted price for community members, and shuttle buses brought students to and from Blue Cross Arena. Read More
Football
What the Super Bowl should have been
A week from Sunday, the New England Patriots should be playing the New Orleans Saints in Super Bowl LIII. Instead, they are facing the Los Angeles Rams. Read More
Doping
The fading line between doping and recreational drugs
Why do we treat steroids differently than Redbull or Five Hour Energy? What about smoking a joint before a game to fight off the nerves and feel more relaxed? Should anything that helps a player be banned? Read More
Football
NFL falls short of inclusion
Former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Jeff Rohrer, who played in the league in the 1980s, became the first former NFL player to openly enter into a gay marriage in mid November. Read More
Basketball
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar discusses sports and politics in exclusive interview
The NBA great spoke on topics ranging from the perception of Muslim Americans and arming of Public Safety officers to the 80's comedy "Airplane". Read More
Sexual Assault
How do we interpret the Ronaldo accusation?
Despite Ronaldo’s seemingly never-ending growth in popularity, the soccer star has fallen into some bad light. He is currently facing a sexual assault charge stemming from 2009. Read More
Basketball
Cavaliers struggle after LeBron’s exit
Only five months after the Cleveland Cavaliers found themselves pitted against the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, the team is now facing a completely different fate for the 2018–19 season. Read More
Basketball
Abdul-Jabbar answers questions before appearance
The NBA great and social activist responded to questions via email in advance of his talk on Nov. 5 at the Palestra. Read More
