Yale Daily News

Professional sports are wholly reliant on the presence of competitive drama. Last-second buzzer-beaters, tight overtime contests and high-octane quarterback battles have offered us some of our most cherished and intoxicating sports memories.

October 26, 2016

In sports, the locker room is a sacred place. It houses your hopes, your frustrations, invaluable conversations with friends, incalculable moments of joy and the […]

October 13, 2016

The social role of the professional athlete has changed more in the past year than it has in decades. Gone are the years when professional […]

October 6, 2016

Earlier this month, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association — international soccer’s governing body — disbanded its anti-racism task force, claiming that it had “completely fulfilled its temporary mission.” And to that I say, mission accomplished, everyone! Racism in soccer is dead; we’ve done it!

September 29, 2016

On Sept. 16, Terence Crutcher, a 40-year-old African-American father of four broke down in his SUV on the side of road in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and waited for help.

September 22, 2016

In a sport followed voraciously across the Atlantic, Sagan is the biggest, baddest, most electric rock star there is. From his Samson-esque locks, which hearken back to the days of glam rock, to his wild stunts on and off the bike, Sagan has captured an entire continent’s imagination and has become cycling’s greatest international ambassador.

September 15, 2016

To use a saying coined by former University of Michigan basketball great, and current respected ESPN broadcaster, Jalen Rose, this is my “Don’t get fired” column.

September 9, 2016

Over the span of about six years, LeBron James has managed the near impossible. In fact, Cleveland’s “Chosen One” delivered us a modern day Homeric […]

September 1, 2016

In any student’s own pursuit of greatness, I would encourage him or her to stop and rest along the way.

April 12, 2016

U.S. presidential elections really aren’t that different from professional sports leagues.

February 24, 2016

Super Bowl 50 was undoubtedly one of the worst football games I watched all season. Given that I’m a Redskins fan, I’d say that poorly executed game plans and boring four-quarter wars of attrition are well within my wheelhouse.

February 10, 2016