Nader Granmayeh
Staff Reporter
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Nader Granmayeh '23 is a former staff writer who covered football and softball for the Yale Daily News.
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JLA and Ingalls Rink to adopt clear bag policy

In an effort to increase safety protections and streamline the entrance to stadiums, Yale Athletics is extending their clear bag policy to the Ingalls Rink and John J. Lee Amphitheater.

September 17, 2021

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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.

September 7, 2021

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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.

August 31, 2021

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SOFTBALL: Yale Looks Ahead to 2022

The Yale softball team will not be losing any players this spring with the graduating class of 2021. The original senior class consisted of catcher […]

June 11, 2021

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Strength coach TJ Belanger promoted to director of sports performance and student-athlete innovation

Last week, Yale Athletics announced the promotion of strength coach TJ Belanger, who will serve as the new director of sports performance and student-athlete innovation after Tom Newman departed Yale earlier this year.

May 4, 2021

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SOFTBALL: Yale’s would-be seniors take gap years, anticipate next year’s season

The Yale softball team will not be losing any players this spring with the graduating class of 2021. The original senior class consisted of catcher […]

April 7, 2021

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Behind the Venue: DeWitt Family Stadium, 20 years after opening and three from major renovation

“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 — […]

April 6, 2021

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Former Yale football player Bo Hines ’18 begins Congressional primary campaign

In January, Yale graduate and former football receiver Bo Hines ’18 announced his intent to run for Congress. Hines is a North Carolina resident and […]

March 23, 2021

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BASKETBALL: Harvard to host 2022 Ivy Madness, Princeton to follow in 2023 in delayed rotation

After a two-year hiatus, the Ivy League’s men’s and women’s conference basketball tournaments, known as Ivy Madness, are set to resume next year at Harvard’s […]

March 18, 2021

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SOFTBALL: Yale assistant Laura Ricciardone to join Team USA for Olympic preparation

Last week, Team USA Softball announced that Yale assistant coach Laura Ricciardone would be joining their Olympic staff as a training camp coach. This is […]

March 10, 2021

A photo of Laura Ricciardone while coaching
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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. […]

February 14, 2021