Taking five: fifth year athletes reflect on extra year of eligibility
Fifth year athletes Liam Fost (left), Romin Williams (top right) and Natalie Costero compete for Emory athleti...
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Softball season saved by Emory athletes: Basketball and volleyball Eagles join the softball team on the field
In their first full season since 2019, the Emory University softball team compiled a 18-20 record. They have m...
Braves look to repeat in 2022
On Nov. 2, 2021, the Atlanta Braves became World Series champions for the first time since 1995. Atlanta sports fans rejoiced knowing the Braves had just ended a difficult spell for Atlanta sports. After the heartbreak of the Falcons 28-3 Super Bowl choke, the Bulldogs’ multiple losses to Alabama and the Braves choking a 3-1 [...]
Men’s swim & dive crowned national champions, women finish as runner-ups
Members of the swim and dive teams count down to the start of the championships on March 19. (Courtesy of Taylor Leone) The Emory University men’s swim and dive team placed first at the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships from March 16 to 19, while the women’s team took second. The men’s team [...]
The casual cruelty of the phrase ‘throw like a girl’
Even elite female athletes struggle to shake the stigma of 'playing like a girl.' (Athletes pictured, from left: Sarah Fuller, Allyson Felix and Mo'ne Davis) (Ha-tien Nguyen/Photo Editor) This is the final piece of a series of articles for Women’s History Month spotlighting female empowerment through sports. “You throw like a girl!” When I was [...]
Female athletes reach incredible heights: imagine if we invested in them
WNBA center Brittney Griner looks to score against defenders while playing for the Russian professional team UMMC Ekaterinburg. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/УГМК) This is the third of a series of articles for Women's History Month spotlighting female empowerment through sports. LeBron James is arguably the best basketball player of all time. James makes $41,180,544 a [...]
NASCAR works to rectify checkered past
A pit crew prepares to refuel and repair a car coming in from the track during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race. (Courtesy of Andy Harris/The Maroon Tiger) It was a perfect day for racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga. Fans spread out in the grandstands under clear skies and in the [...]
Running on empty: Female runners pressured to slim down to speed up
Female runners often experience body image issues and insecurities that are perpetuated by societal expectations. (Courtesy of Jenna Daly) This is the second article of a series of articles for Women's History Month, spotlighting female empowerment through sports. This article contains discussion of eating disorders and suicide. Until my freshman year of high school, I [...]
Baseball wants to have “no regrets” in first full season since the pandemic
Emory University’s baseball team is preparing for their first full season since the pandemic, as the 2020 season was cut short and the team only played 12 games last spring. This year, the Eagles have a full 40-game non-conference and University Athletic Association (UAA) season lined up. They currently have an 11-7 record. The road [...]
Men’s and women’s golf crowned UAA champions
The Emory University men’s and women’s golf teams won the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship on March 12 to 13. The men defeated New York University (NYU) 3-2 to bring home their fifth consecutive title, while the women beat No. 1 Carnegie Mellon University (Penn.) 3-2 and earned the program’s first ever championship trophy. The [...]
Buzzer beaters in the Big Easy: March Madness 2022
The NCAA Men’s Division I College Basketball Tournament began March 15, kicking off another unpredictable and entertaining March Madness. As always, the 2022 tournament promises its fair share of Cinderella stories, historic playoff runs and outstanding individual performances. The Longwood University (Va.) Lancers earned their first tournament berth in program history after smoking Winthrop University [...]
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SPORTS
Taking five: fifth year athletes reflect on extra year of eligibility
Fifth year athletes Liam Fost (left), Romin Williams (top right) and Natalie Costero compete for Emory athletics during their fifth year of NCAA eligibility. (Natalie Sandlow/Staff) When Emory University men’s track and field sprinter Liam Fost received the news in March 2020 that the NCAA was shutting down winter sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic, [...]
Softball season saved by Emory athletes: Basketball and volleyball Eagles join the softball team on the field
In their first full season since 2019, the Emory University softball team compiled a 18-20 record. They have made appearances in five NCAA softball championships, most recently finishing as runner-ups in 2019. The Eagles have also brought home 12 championship titles out of their 16 appearances in the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championships. However, the [...]
Lia Thomas started a conversation about transgender rights. It’s time we dive into it.
The Eagles swim against the University of North Carolina (UNC)-Wilmington in the WoodPEC in 2014. (Courtesy of Jason Oh) Following the end of University of Pennsylvania swimmer and transgender woman athlete Lia Thomas’ collegiate career in March, the subsequent wave of nationwide anti-trans athlete legislation has jeopardized the future of inclusion in sports. But [...]
The Price of greatness: Freshman sprinter determined to continue making history
Freshman sprinter Jackson Price gets down into the starting blocks before he races the 100-meter dash at the Emory Thrills in the Hills meet on March 26. (Courtesy of Jackson Price) Adrenaline hits freshman sprinter Jackson Price as he steps on the track before a race. He relishes in the jittery feeling. Walking onto the [...]
Braves look to repeat in 2022
On Nov. 2, 2021, the Atlanta Braves became World Series champions for the first time since 1995. Atlanta sports fans rejoiced knowing the Braves had just ended a difficult spell for Atlanta sports. After the heartbreak of the Falcons 28-3 Super Bowl choke, the Bulldogs’ multiple losses to Alabama and the Braves choking a 3-1 [...]
Men’s swim & dive crowned national champions, women finish as runner-ups
Members of the swim and dive teams count down to the start of the championships on March 19. (Courtesy of Taylor Leone) The Emory University men’s swim and dive team placed first at the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships from March 16 to 19, while the women’s team took second. The men’s team [...]
The casual cruelty of the phrase ‘throw like a girl’
Even elite female athletes struggle to shake the stigma of 'playing like a girl.' (Athletes pictured, from left: Sarah Fuller, Allyson Felix and Mo'ne Davis) (Ha-tien Nguyen/Photo Editor) This is the final piece of a series of articles for Women’s History Month spotlighting female empowerment through sports. “You throw like a girl!” When I was [...]
Female athletes reach incredible heights: imagine if we invested in them
WNBA center Brittney Griner looks to score against defenders while playing for the Russian professional team UMMC Ekaterinburg. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/УГМК) This is the third of a series of articles for Women's History Month spotlighting female empowerment through sports. LeBron James is arguably the best basketball player of all time. James makes $41,180,544 a [...]
NASCAR works to rectify checkered past
A pit crew prepares to refuel and repair a car coming in from the track during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race. (Courtesy of Andy Harris/The Maroon Tiger) It was a perfect day for racing at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga. Fans spread out in the grandstands under clear skies and in the [...]
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