Timm: Another budget casualty
One year ago, I wrote a column about spring break for Yale athletes. I’ll say this much: going back and reading something I wrote a year ago … frightening.
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Goldsmith: Ego tarnishes victory
My aim, Mr. Chaudhry, is not to chastise you for having flexed your ego during your recent match at Yale, against our own Kenneth Chan ’13 — ego is inherent in sports (as well as journalism). I respect you for withdrawing from the individual championships; it was the right thing to do. My question is, where was that sense of shame last Sunday when you tarnished what would...
Song: A proud Canadian (kind of)
I love curling. I love skeleton. I love ice dancing. There, I said it. I love obscure Olympic sports. I love all the wacky curling lingo, I love hurling yourself head first down an icy chute at over 90 mph and I especially love the way that ice dancers shake their, um … talent.
Gutman: Medal hopes rest on Miller
About a month ago, most Americans probably couldn’t name one player on the U.S. Olympic hockey team. Many of the old-guard mainstays like Mike Modano became names of the past in favor of a new core of energetic, young players like David Backes and Ryan Kesler.
Golob: Yale’s ‘Miracle on Ice’
With less than 12 minutes left in the third period of Saturday night’s men’s hockey game, things were not looking too good for the Bulldogs. No. 5 Yale was down 4–1, the Elis were tiring, and the atmosphere in Ingalls Rink was deflating as the ECAC bottom-dweller Clarkson squad continued to defuse Eli attempts to get back in the game.
Golob: Olympics matter to many
A year and a half ago, Michael Phelps became an international superstar, drawing the attention of the nation and anyone who watched the Summer Olympics in Beijing. He attracted the spotlight as he blew the competition away, winning eight swimming gold medals.
Newfound love for Olympics
I’m embarrassed to say that until Saturday night, I was not an Olympics follower. During a time when many otherwise un-athletically inclined Yalies were tuning in to support our country’s best winter athletes, I, a self-proclaimed (and published) sports fan, could have cared less about the events in Vancouver.
Goldsmith: Woeful Winter Games
At the end of my last column, I naively suggested that after the build-up to the Super Bowl, the Winter Olympics would provide a great outlet for the abundance of American Spirit traditionally lost after the climax of football season. In retrospect, this prediction made about as much sense as seeing Rob McElhenny in last week’s “Lost.”
Song: Risky decisions, different results
Who dat say dey gunna beat dem Saints? For all of you living under Snooki’s poof for the past week, a little football game went on between the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. Through all the weird commercials (I don’t know what godaddy.com is, but Danica Patrick and her host of hot models just made it my homepage) and disjointed play (extended...
Gutman: Winter Games defy all
The Winter Olympics defy most rules of spectator sports. In almost every sporting event, the fans are in some way able to relate to the competitors. We’ve all played basketball at some point. Most of us have thrown a baseball. We can all run. Basketball players can shoot better, baseball players throw harder and track athletes run incomparably faster. But we all well...
Timm: Don’t forget Yale athletics
Despite the insanity of the semester’s schedule and the perma-cloud that hovers over our fine institution, we don’t have to let seasonal woes drain our athletic spirit.
Goldsmith: Super Bowl 2010 is the ideal matchup
Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010 will be the best Super Bowl of all time. This is not as bold of a claim as it might initially sound.
Song: We all hope for a turnaround
I’ve gotta be honest: Over the past few weeks, I’ve been so caught up with the whole junior-year job search that I haven’t really paid much attention to the sports world.
Gutman: Pro Bowl lacks top players
The NFL Pro Bowl this Sunday, however, lacks the two most important components of a true all-star weekend: top players and a skills contest.
Janes: Fantasy matches at Yale
With a deadly combination of raw talent and ruthless competitiveness running through all of our veins, it is no surprise that Yale plays host to countless athletic competitions each and every day in the form of varsity athletics, club sports and intramurals. But even with so many Yalies battling hard day in and day out, I feel there is a vast pool of talent and...
Song: Won’t happen in 2010
When I was thinking of ideas for this article, I could’ve very easily gone with the hackneyed “three sure predictions to come true in 2010!” approach. Instead, I’m going to go with the slightly less hackneyed “three goofy predictions impossible to come true in 2010!”
Gutman: Why do coaches coach?
Different coaches offer different insights into their motivations for pacing the sidelines each week and dedicating their every waking hour (and in Urban Meyer’s case, some sleeping hours) to football. But the recent actions of several different coaches call into question their true motivations and their sanity.
Timm: My first last at Yale
It came and went almost too fast to really understand. No, I’m not talking about the finale of “Dancing with the Stars.” I’m also not going to pretend I have anywhere near the pop culture knowledge of John Song, so I’m just going to cut to the chase.
Goldsmith: Defending the ‘band-wagon fan’
As I was kickin’ back in my common room Monday night, watching Drew Brees single-handedly decimate Bill Belichick’s Patriots defense, I decided to start a Christmas wish list to send to my parents. The first item, an authentic New Orleans Saints football jersey, with “Brees 8” on the back (although after my behavior over Thanksgiving break, coal might be more realistic)....
Song: Williams’ call wasn’t a bad one
It wasn’t a bad call. No, I’m not crazy (even though I did watch a marathon of “The Hills” over Thanksgiving break). In any other situation, in any other season, the call to go for it on fourth-and-22 is an indefensible call. But at The Game 2009, “The Call” wasn’t indefensible though the result makes it seem a stupid decision. In fact, it was a great call that just...
