Nicholas Thorne
Not everyone can have a true, crucial rivalry

All the way back in February, I, the proud owner of a 20-game New York Yankees Season Ticket Plan, scanned the tickets I had bought. […]

Baseball stays popular in the U.S. heartland

With the kickoff of the NFL’s season on Sunday, millions of Americans gladly spent hours sunk into their couches. Professional football’s popularity is at an […]

Why I stayed home during preseason

I decided I’d swear off the family vacation my parents planned for the last week of August in order to return to Yale early and […]

Graduation marks end of athletic careers

Yale will graduate another senior class in about a month, and in doing so, the University will say goodbye to a group of gifted student-athletes. […]

Bush throws decisive pitch on opening day

Opening day for Major League Baseball was last Monday. Fans pushed their hands into the backs of their hats, dusted off their gloves and flooded […]

Yale athletes are just like us, yet social split persists

Every morning, I wander through the back gates of Pierson College toward the small walkway that cuts from Park Street to York Street past the […]

Coaches leave, raise issues for football team

Yesterday morning, the football team gathered on the turf and performed its hour of grueling exercise. This weekend, they will work to install their playbook. […]

Basserman, Cuba and true sports passion

Saturday, March 18: A cool, spring day in San Diego. I sit with my father high in the right field bleachers of Petco Park. Watching […]

Yankees give long-time fan hope, purpose

The New York Yankees will be short a fan this year. For the first time in 87 years, Margaret Yates will not tune her off-white, […]

Dr. J’s dunks have come a long, long way

While its name and style of execution are endlessly changing, each iteration seems as interesting and creative as the first. Ever since Dr. J revolutionized […]

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The 20th Winter Olympiad started while we slept, early on Saturday morning. Skaters with torch helmets and the best of American ’80s music highlighted the […]