Kevin Bendesky
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BENDESKY: Beyond the numbers

That we have decided to set double digits as our benchmark, however, is completely arbitrary. Am I supposed to believe that Westbrook had a better game if he dropped 10 assists, 10 rebounds and 10 points than if he dropped 62 points, 25 rebounds and nine assists? Absolutely not.

BENDESKY: The problem with one-and-dones

After seven seasons in Cleveland, National Basketball Association superstar LeBron James walked away. He walked away from the fans who had watched him grow from […]

GYMNASTICS: Yale team features promising freshmen class

On Nov. 27, 1965, the UCLA men’s basketball team lost only its third game in more than two years. John Wooden’s team was the reigning […]

GYMNASTICS: Tonry leads Elis through 45th season

Forty-four years after the Yale women’s gymnastics team was formed, the Bulldogs are led by the same coach as they were the day the program […]

GYMNASTICS: Penn narrowly edges out Yale

The Yale gymnastics team fell by the slimmest of margins to Penn in its Ivy League opener this past Saturday in Philadelphia.

GYMNASTICS: Bulldogs face first Ivy opponent

After a tough start in their first two competitions, the Bulldogs are set for the start of their conference campaign. On Saturday, the Elis travel south to Philadelphia to take on the Quakers in their Ivy League opener in an attempt to avenge last season’s result.

MEN’S SOCCER: Midfielder Archie Kinnane ’18 named captain

In September 2014, Archie Kinnane ’18 walked onto campus his freshman year unsure of whether he would play college soccer.

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MEN’S SOCCER: Bulldogs finish season with a tie

In its final game of the 2016 season, the Yale men’s soccer team tied Princeton 1–1. Both goals were scored inside of the game’s first 24 minutes, but neither team could find a second tally throughout the remaining 86 minutes of regular and overtime play.

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MEN’S SOCCER: Bulldogs finish season with a tie

In its final game of the 2016 season, the Yale men’s soccer team tied Princeton 1–1.

MEN’S SOCCER: Bulldogs falter in final minutes

After falling a goal behind Brown on Saturday, the Yale men’s soccer team drew even late in the game, looking to take the match into overtime. But the Bears stole Yale’s hope for a comeback victory when they found the back of the net twice in the final two minutes to win 3–1 in regulation.

MEN’S SOCCER: Yale defeats St. Joseph’s, 3–1

In the 2014 and 2015 seasons, Yale (3–9–2, 1–3–1 Ivy) found itself in the Ivy League cellar, finishing last in the conference in consecutive years. This season, the team has already begun to chart a different course: Currently, the Bulldogs are tied with Princeton for sixth place.

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