Hidden Dragon, Sweaty Rowers
Penn’s Dragon Boat Team
Penn in the Olympics
The University cleaned up at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, collecting 21 medals— 10 of them gold—in track and field events. Since then, there’s been a Penn presence at every summer games the US has participated in. On the eve of the 2012 London Games (which will make 25), here are some stories of Quaker Olympians through the decades.
Sixteen Strokes to Glory
Scotty Williams C’12 leads men’s golf to Ivy title and NCAAs
Trauma by Number
Alan Schwarz C’90
Two Hoops Turnaround Artists Look Back, and Ahead
B-ball senior stalwarts Zack Rosen and Jess Knapp on loving the game
The Rowing Chronicles
Peter Mallory C’67
Can Some Quakers Save the Sixers?
Philadelphia’s NBA franchise has been losing games and fans for most of the last decade. This fall a group of alumni investors led by Joshua Harris W’86 bought the team and have big plans for turning around this troubled asset. Is that crazy?
Passing the Baton
Track-and-field enters post-Powell era; lacrosse teams seek titles
Homecoming 2011
Homecoming 2011: Photos from the festivities.
Remembering Adolph “Beep Beep” Bellizeare
A tribute to Adolph “Beep Beep” Bellizeare C’75
Threepeat Falls Short
Football falters, hoops hopeful
Seniors in Search of Success
Last chance at a title for men’s basketball’s senior class
A Century-long Losing Streak
Football’s losing streak against Villanova hits century mark
Driven
Rick Cohen C’87
A New Way to Diagnose Concussions on the Sideline?
The average high-school football player gets hit on the helmet up to 1,400 times in a season.
On Paying College Athletes
Wharton's Ken Shropshire agrees with Taylor Branch.
Going for Three
Can football make it three Ivy titles in a row?
From the Sports Blog: Meet Blake Bolden
Catching up with new cross-country coach Blake Bolden
New Ivy Rules Aim to Lower Concussion Risks
New rules aim to reduce concussion risks
Between the Lines
A new biography examines the public and private lives of the great Brooklyn backstop Roy Campanella.
Higher and Faster
All-Americans Maalik Reynolds and Leslie Kovach.
Consolation Hymn of the Pussycat Dad
Sports, parenthood, and the virtues of finishing in 26th place.
Uphill Battles
Basketball: men & women looking to the future.
Endorsements, Inc.
Endorsement deal-maker Michael Balser C’90.