Thomas Hsieh
Thomas Hsieh
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Ashley Sloan ’10 talks to Tom Hsieh about softball, life at Yale
Thomas Hsieh pitches questions to softball’s Ashley Sloan ‘10. The outfielder earned first team All-Ivy honors in her freshman season.
From Mr. Yale to Spring Fling, YSAC ripens
It’s the moment that we’ve all been waiting for — the day we get to finally announce who’s performing for Spring Fling.
Super-competitive Texan details her tennis career
Thomas Hsieh, sportswriter for the News, serves up questions for tennis captain Lilian Nguyen ’09
Thomas Hsieh, sportswriter for the News, serves up questions for tennis captain Lilian Nguyen ’09
Elis hopeful after pro-day results
Senior year, students spend their time scrambling to fill out medical-school applications or hoping to ace case interviews for that consulting job. Most students don’t have to worry about how fast they run or how much they lift. But for four Elis, future careers depended on these exact details.
Turning the tables, athletes grill Tom Hsieh ’08 for April Fool’s Day
To celebrate the spirit of April Fool’s, Yale athletes get to strike back at The Yale Daily News. Men’s basketball players Chris Andrews ’09 and Matt Kyle ’08 come back to question Thomas Hsieh ’08 about his writing and tenure at the News, while women’s tennis captain Lilian Nguyen ’09 puts in her own two cents.
Tom's Two Cents: It is March Madness and I have no bracket
The first couple days after spring break are always the worst. I’m still in a bit of a spring break hangover. After spending some time in the Caribbean, listening to my mom rave about American Idol contestant David Archuleta and not working on my senior essay, I’m not quite ready to get back into the full swing of things.
There’s something about Brett: An ode to No. 4
As I was checking my e-mail and Yahoo! Sports during a post-lunch break this past Tuesday, three words made me stop in my tracks: “Brett Favre Retiring.”
Busted dreams
Mike Lehmann ’08 was once a standout prepster, until a click changed his plans
It is 2003. High-school senior Mike Lehmann ’08 had just finished his tour of Division I college football camps with stops at Colorado, Kentucky and Notre Dame. At Notre Dame, Lehmann made a statement by running the fastest 40-yard time of all the inside linebackers at the event.
A head above the rest: Matt Kyle '08
The 6’11” center talks about video gaming and playing professionally in Europe.
TH: You’re going to hate me for this, but I guess it’s how every article about Matt Kyle is going to start off. What’s it like standing tall at 6 feet 11 inches? MK: Off the court, it’s every conversation starter.
My eight things to love about Yale athletics
Valentine’s Day cometh … woe be to the sportswriter who gets stuck with coming up with a Valentine’s Day-themed article. Sports and romance, an unlikely pairing, differ on almost all levels: At the base level, sports are rough; love is tender. But Valentine’s Day isn’t about picking on each other’s flaws. So prepare yourself for an unending stream of cliches, because here come the top eight reasons I love Yale athletics.