Professional Sports

When the wonder kids make you feel ancient: The strange joy of watching younger athletes

Anyone who knows me well knows that my Saturday mornings are reserved for one thing: Borussia Dortmund (BVB) (and, of course, tweeting about Dortmund shortly afterward). Like clockwork, I get up early every Saturday morning, brew coffee, and watch with about 20% excitement and 80% dread as a soccer club from northwest Germany dictates my mood for the next few days.

| Senior Sports Editor

The most comical rule in sports: The technical foul

If you haven’t seen a video compilation of the worst technical fouls in the NBA, you’re missing out. You’ll see Jayson Tatum getting a technical for lightly bouncing the ball after giving up a foul; Lance Stephenson for doing the air guitar celebration; and best of all, Tim Duncan getting one for laughing on the bench. The video goes on and on, and you’ll notice that an overwhelming majority of these techs come from the last 10 years. It leaves me with one takeaway: The technical foul is the most comical rule in sports.

| Staff Columnist

Caleb Durbin reflects on WashU journey, MLB future

Three and a half years after playing his final game for the Bears, Durbin is on the cusp of turning his dream into a reality. On Monday, Nov. 18, the infielder was added to the Yankees’ 40-man roster. Now one call away from the big leagues, Durbin has a strong chance of making the active roster when the season begins in April and could play a big role for the Yankees next year.

and | Senior Sports Editor and Junior Sports Editor

The art of rebuilding in the NBA

Seemingly every year in the NFL, there’s a team that finishes last in its division one year and first the next. In the MLB, there’s almost always a team that gets hot at the right time and makes a playoff run despite a lack of stars. In the NBA, however, you can look at everyone’s roster during preseason and have a pretty good indication of how competitive each team will be.

| Staff Columnist

How the Dodgers won this year’s World Series, and why it’s not as simple as you may think

The Dodgers, though, did not “buy the championship.”. The Dodgers were led by a collection of journeymen and players acquired through trades. It was an incredible reflection of the work of the coaching staff and front office to transform players who were underperforming in their careers to stalwart pieces of a championship-winning team. 

| Contributing Writer

Predicting the Eastern Conference for the NBA’s 2024-25 Season

After producing the league’s 2023-24 champion, the Eastern Conference looks to build on that momentum. The competition between the top eight teams will be fierce as last season when only four games separated the second and eighth seeds.

| Contributing Writer

2024-25 NBA Awards predictions: Can SGA become the best player in the world?

Awards are subjective, and that’s why there are endless debates about who is the most deserving every season.

With NBA opening night approaching, why not get a head start on these debates and predict who will win these awards in the 2024-25 NBA season?

| Staff Columnist

“I just wanted to see how far I could take it”: Inside Ryan Loutos’ journey from WashU to the MLB

For most WashU students, there are just eight miles and a short metro ride that separate campus from Busch Stadium. For 2021 graduate Ryan Loutos, the journey was a little more complicated. 

and | Managing Sports Editor and Junior Sports Editor

Predicting the Western Conference for the NBA’s 2024-25 Season

After producing three of the league’s last five champions, the NBA’s Western Conference comes into this season as the superior conference. Boasting five 50-win teams this past season, the West has the firepower and depth to be an absolute bloodbath. 

| Contributing Writer

Predicting your 2024 World Series winners

The MLB playoffs loom right around the corner, so it is now time to speculate.

| Contributing Writer

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