Karan Arakotaram
FOOTBALL | Last meetings

2007 YALE 27, PRINCETON 6 It’s not often that a 27-6 victory can be considered an escape. Although the Bulldogs left Princeton Stadium last season […]

FOOTBALL | Keys to the game

1. Wash, rinse, repeat. The Bulldogs’ upset over Brown last week was classic Yale football. The defense was its same dominating self, limiting the vaunted […]

M. SQUASH | In opener, hard work is key

For most teams, finishing third in the country would be an accomplishment. For the men’s squash team, it is a stepping stone. After finishing third […]

FOOTBALL | Keys to the game

1. Slow down Dougherty. Brown senior quarterback Michael Dougherty won Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week after his impressive performance last Saturday against Penn, […]

Arakotaram: Elis: the Cowboys of Conn.

The past few weeks have been a disaster. My Dallas Cowboys are 5-4 and have become the league’s biggest punch line. From the Pacman Jones […]

FOOTBALL | Keys to the game

1. Find an offense. Against Penn, the Bulldogs limped to 92 yards of total offense. Ninety-two yards. That’s just six more yards than what linebacker […]

FOOTBALL | Keys to the game

1. Find an offense The Yale defense is doing all it can to keep the Bulldogs in the game. The Eli defenders scored yet another […]

Arakotaram: Vote Eli Manning, Tony Romo ’08

Forget Barack Obama and John McCain. The real changing of the guard has already happened. Nearly halfway through the NFL season, the lone unbeaten team […]

FOOTBALL | Keys to the game

1. Pick Six. The Bulldogs have returned an interception for a touchdown in all three of their wins this season. The Elis’ aggressive defense, which […]

Football Preview | Keys to the game

1. Win the battle in the trenches The Dartmouth defensive line weighs an average of 241 pounds. That’s 45 pounds less than the average Yale […]

Arakotaram: Sports’ nominally blessed — and cursed

Last weekend was the 12th edition of my family’s annual Cowboys Weekend (read: 40 family friends using a Cowboys game as an excuse to get […]