Yankees change facial hair ruling Announced Feb. 20, managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner has amended the New York Yankees’ long-standing facial grooming policy — a policy that prohibited players from growing beards. His father implemented the rule in the 1970s, but Steinbrenner has now allowed Yankees players, coaches and other […]
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National sports roundup: What you missed week of Feb. 12
Tiger Woods pulls out of Genesis Invitational Ahead of the 2025 Genesis Invitational tournament, Tiger Woods announced on social media that he would not be playing following the death of his mother just days prior. “I planned to tee up this week, but I’m just not ready,” Woods said in […]
National sports roundup: What you missed week of Feb. 5
Myles Garrett trade request Superstar defensive end Myles Garrett recently requested a trade from the Cleveland Browns. As the Cleveland Browns just came off of an extremely disappointing 3-14 season, this may not come as a surprise to many NFL fans. The former Defensive Player of the Year has been […]
NBA still in shock after Luka Dončić is traded to the Lakers
In perhaps the most shocking trade in the history of sports, the Dallas Mavericks traded superstar Luka Dončić early Sunday morning to the Los Angeles Lakers for a package that included Anthony Davis, Max Christie and the Lakers 2029 first-round pick. Additionally, the Mavericks sent the Lakers Maxi Kleber and […]
National sports roundup: What you missed week of Jan. 29
Major moves shake up WNBA The WNBA has completely flipped itself upside down in the past two weeks, with dozens of players, including multiple All Stars, changing teams. In early January, Seattle Storm six-time All Star Jewell Loyd requested a trade from the team she spent the first 10 seasons […]
NBA’s Joel Embiid suspended due to threats and violence against reporter
NBA player Joel Embiid is suspended for three games for shoving newspaper reporter Marcus Hayes last Saturday night. The center for the Philadelphia 76ers was offended by an article published by Hayes, and took action by openly threatening the reporter in the locker room and then resulting to violence. According […]
The Nets hire new head coach Jordi Fernández
The Brooklyn Nets officially announced Jordi Fernández as their new head coach Monday, marking the fifth head coach the team has hired since Sean Marks took over as general manager in 2016. Fernández comes to Brooklyn after coaching with the Sacramento Kings for the past two seasons and is the […]
Sports round-up: What you missed week of April 17
Reggie Bush regains Heisman Trophy Reggie Bush, the winner of the 2005 Heisman Trophy, was awarded his trophy back Wednesday morning after it had been stripped from him for the past 14 years. Bush had his award taken away after allegations that he had been receiving benefits from his school, […]
Sports round-up: What you missed week of April 3
UConn, South Carolina named national champions On Sunday afternoon, the South Carolina Gamecocks were crowned NCAA Champions for the third time under head coach Dawn Staley. Their 87-75 victory came against the Iowa Hawkeyes and superstar guard Caitlin Clark. South Carolina proved to be too much for Iowa thanks in […]
Column: NBA All-Star Weekend needs improvement
NBA All-Star Weekend has become a shell of its former self. This is an opinion becoming increasingly popular among NBA fans, evident by lessened interest on social media and relatively low ratings for the All-Star game itself. Each event could drastically be improved with changes both large and small to […]