Jared Fel
Staff Reporter
Jared Fel currently serves as a sports staff reporter covering football, baseball, and hockey for the Yale Daily News. Originally from Ossining, New York, he is a rising junior in Saybrook College majoring in Cognitive Science.
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FOOTBALL: Richard Pont, former Yale running back coach of nearly three decades, dies at 90

Richard Pont, a United States army veteran who was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his service, coached Yale football’s offensive backfield from 1968 to 1995.

FOOTBALL: Yale, picked second in Ivy League preseason poll, looks ahead to 2021 season

After finishing its 2019 campaign with a 9–1 overall record — 6–1 against divisional rivals — the Yale football team received six first place votes in this year’s Ivy League preseason poll, two votes behind Princeton and five votes ahead of Dartmouth.

FOOTBALL: Blue and White enjoy four years of triumph despite adversity

Dating back to 2017, the Yale football team has enjoyed a four-year period marked by an underdog run at the Ivy League crown, a season-altering […]

Behind the Venue: Bush Field, a historic stadium with a new name

Originally built on the site of an apple orchard with only a handful of bleachers, Bush Field has since risen from its humble beginnings and evolved into a collegiate baseball cathedral, having played host to some of the sports’ most renowned stars in years past.

An illustration showing Bush, a player and the stadium
BASEBALL: With Boston College-Miami series complete, Stiegler ’20 and Wanger ’19 keep postseason hopes alive with ACC teams

While Benny Wanger ’19 did not make the trip after undergoing a small operation to remove loose bodies from his elbow, Alex Stiegler ’20 pitched the Eagles to a victory game three on Sunday afternoon despite giving up six runs.

Stiegler pitches to a Miami batter.
FOOTBALL: ‘Focusing on the day-to-day’: Yale players work through spring practice

Yale football players enrolled and living in New Haven are finishing up a spring of practices, as Yale fans and other Connecticut residents look forward to […]

Behind the Venue: The Yale Bowl and a game one hundred years in the making

“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 — […]

An illustration of the Yale Bowl.
BASEBALL: Grad transfers find stride at Boston College, Johns Hopkins and UMiami

It is Feb. 21, in only the third inning of a 1–1 ballgame against Charleston Southern (0–3, 0–0 Big South), and No. 22 Boston College […]

CORAL GABLES, FL - FEBRUARY 26: Miami right-handed pitcher/utility Ben Wanger (27) warms up before during a college baseball game between Virginia Tech and the University of Miami Hurricanes on February 26, 2021 at Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field, Coral Gables, Florida. Virginia Tech defeated Miami 5-3..
FOOTBALL: Inside the Yale-UConn rivalry set to resume for the first time in two decades this fall

In 1948, an intrastate rivalry was born.  The Yale football team, led by first-year head coach Herman Hickman, was pitted against the University of Connecticut. […]

MEN’S HOCKEY: Yale’s historic 125-year streak has ended

The year was 1896 when Yale competed in its first-ever intercollegiate hockey match. In the 125 years that have followed, the Bulldogs have played at […]

FOOTBALL: A look back on the illustrious career of Alan Lamar ’21, and a look ahead to his plans in 2021

While the cancellation of the fall Ivy League season has had a clear, lasting impact on every member of the Yale football team, perhaps no […]