Dean Centa
Contributing Reporter
dean.centa@yale.edu
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JAMES RICHARDSON, DEAN CENTA & LOUIE LU
Matt Amodio GRD ’23 now second place all-time in “Jeopardy!” wins

After winning his 33rd consecutive game on the quiz show “Jeopardy!” on Friday, Yale fifth-year computer science doctoral candidate Matt Amodio GRD ’23 moved into […]

October 7, 2021

JAMES RICHARDSON, DEAN CENTA & LOUIE LU
“A Ph.D. student from New Haven, Connecticut”: Matt Amodio’s GRD ’23 18-game Jeopardy! win streak on the line Monday night

Yale Ph.D. student Matt Amodio GRD ’23, whose success on Jeopardy! this summer has earned him the third-highest total winnings from regular-season play, returns to television screens Monday night for the show’s new season.

September 12, 2021

The current all-time money standings on Jeopardy!
DEAN CENTA
Why Kingman Brewster Jr. ’41 became the namesake of Handsome Dan XIX

As Kingman, the newest member of the Handsome Dan lineage, settles into his new home at Yale University Visitor Center, he will be following in […]

April 1, 2021

Brewster chats with Martin Luther King, Jr.
DEAN CENTA
Shifting from skeleton to bobsled, AJ Edelman SOM ’23 training for Winter Olympics appearance in 2022

For Olympian AJ Edelman SOM ’23, his favorite challenge is the next one. Edelman, a four-time Israeli national champion in the skeleton event, competed in […]

March 10, 2021

A photo of Edelman and a teammate getting into a bobsled
JAMES RICHARDSON, ALVARO PERPULY & DEAN CENTA
With Gov. Lamont’s backing, legalized sports betting in Connecticut appears to be on the horizon

The Connecticut General Assembly Public Safety and Security Committee is considering multiple bills with the goal of legalizing sports betting in the state of Connecticut. […]

March 2, 2021

DEAN CENTA
Behind The Venue: A history of the Brady Squash Center

“Behind the Venue” is a series of feature-form articles that dives into the history, character and most memorable moments of Yale’s various athletic forums — […]

March 1, 2021