James Richardson
Staff Reporter
@jrichardson_27 | james.richardson@yale.edu
James Richardson is a former staff reporter. He previously covered athletic administration, men's basketball and squash.
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JAMES RICHARDSON
Nathan Chen ’24 claims sixth consecutive title at 2022 U.S. Championships

After a commanding victory in Nashville, the three-time defending world champion has punched his ticket to Beijing for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

January 10, 2022

JAMES RICHARDSON
SQUASH: Home matches quietly rescheduled following positive COVID-19 case

A matchup against Drexel was removed from the Yale Athletics website with no public announcement from the Athletics Department.

December 9, 2021

JAMES RICHARDSON
ANALYSIS: Contextualizing Yale’s indoor winter sports policy

Indoor sports venues will open at 75 percent capacity to fully vaccinated individuals, among other guidelines released by Yale Athletics last month.

November 17, 2021

JAMES RICHARDSON
Yale Athletics announces ticket distribution plan for The Game

Student tickets and guest tickets for the Yale-Harvard football game can be picked up at various Yale athletic events beginning on Nov. 9, according to […]

November 5, 2021

JAMES RICHARDSON
Nathan Chen ’24 wins 2021 Skate Canada International

After a disappointing third-place finish at Skate America, Chen bounced back and took gold in a dominant victory in Vancouver.

November 2, 2021

JAMES RICHARDSON
Nathan Chen ’24 finishes third at 2021 Skate America

The three-time world champion took bronze in his first event of the season, bringing to an end his 14-event win streak that extended back to 2018.

October 29, 2021

JAMES RICHARDSON, LUCY HODGMAN & SOPHIE SONNENFELD
Hallowoads dance party descends into chaos, shut down by police

On Wednesday night, the annual Halloween-themed event at popular dance spot Toad’s Place was disrupted by New Haven Police Department officers after the building was […]

October 28, 2021

JAMES RICHARDSON
“I just wore them out by winning”: Matt Amodio GRD ’23 reflects on “Jeopardy!” streak

He won 38 consecutive games on quiz game show “Jeopardy!” — the second longest in the show’s history.   What’s Matt Amodio GRD ’23?  After his […]

October 18, 2021

JAMES RICHARDSON
Matt Amodio GRD ’23 “Jeopardy!” run comes to an end

After 39 games, 1,299 correct responses and a place in the hall of fame for the quiz game show “Jeopardy!”, Matt Amodio GRD ’23 has […]

October 15, 2021

JAMES RICHARDSON
Yale adopts policy allowing student-athletes to profit from name and image

Yale announced a new policy on Tuesday that will allow student-athletes to begin receiving compensation for their name, image and likeness.  Bulldog student-athletes were notified […]

October 14, 2021

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