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JARED FEL
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 […]

April 22, 2021

NICOLE RODRIGUEZ
With no competition, responsibilities evolve for Yale’s athletic trainers

With the Ivy League canceling competition this year, Yale’s athletic training staff has assumed an evolved set of responsibilities, designing individualized programs catered to athletes […]

April 21, 2021

MELANIE HELLER
Student-athletes compete in Bulldog Cup Challenge for locker room upgrade sponsored by Under Armour

This semester, the Yale Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, or SAAC, launched the inaugural Bulldog Cup Challenge, presented by Under Armour. This friendly competition among varsity teams […]

April 21, 2021

The Bulldog Cup logo
MELANIE HELLER
Behind the Venue: Stories from the sideline at the John J. Lee Amphitheater

“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 20, 2021

ÁNGELA PÉREZ & JAMES RICHARDSON
Catching up with Walter and Kevin Discepolo ’09

Walter, the Olde English Bulldogge known to many as Handsome Dan XVIII, has been settling into a new chapter of his life: retirement. Kingman — […]

April 20, 2021

Discepolo and Walter stand on a rock at a beach.
WEI-TING SHIH
For Simone Koch Costa ’22, jumping rope is a lifelong passion

When Simone Koch Costa ’22 first began her journey as a competitive and performance jump roper 15 years ago, it was love at first sight. […]

April 20, 2021

AMELIA LOWER
WOMEN’S CREW: Kristina Wagner ’15 qualifies for Tokyo Olympics

On Thursday morning, former Yale women’s rower Kristina Wagner ’15 finished in first place at U.S. Olympic Trials II with doubles partner Genevra Stone. The […]

April 16, 2021

Wagner and Stone row together
ÁNGELA PÉREZ
VOLLEYBALL: Bulldogs set sights on fall return

In interviews with the News, members of Yale’s varsity volleyball team expressed a common theme: hope and optimism. The Bulldogs remained in touch via Zoom […]

April 14, 2021

DeJardin celebrates a point.
AKSHAR AGARWAL & AMELIA LOWER
MEN’S LACROSSE: ONE: Inside the mentality that lifted Yale atop collegiate lacrosse and carried it through a year of separation

During a semester when nearly the entire team is dispersed throughout the country, far from Reese Stadium and Yale’s campus, the Yale men’s lacrosse program’s […]

April 13, 2021

An illustration of men
REHAN MELWANI
Behind the Venue: A history of Gilder Boathouse and the protest behind its concept

“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 12, 2021

An illustration of the Gilders and the boathouse that they helped build.
EUGENIO GARZA GARCÍA
BASEBALL: Yale Field renamed Bush Field, according to recruiting guide, new sign

Yale Field, the home of Yale baseball since the early 20th century, has been renamed Bush Field, according to a sign outside the stadium. A […]

April 12, 2021