In college football, cheating is nothing new. There was the infamous Nevin Shapiro scandal at the University of Miami in the 2000s, when a booster was found to have given hundreds of thousands of dollars in benefits to 72 players.

When Lebron James famously announced his decision to “take his talents to South Beach,” fans were livid. The NBA was surely doomed to be under the Miami Heat’s complete control for the foreseeable future, with James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh running the show, so why even watch?

If you were a sports fanatic in the late 1990s and early 2000s, there weren’t many better places to be than St. Louis. In the NFL, the St. Louis Rams were the biggest spectacle, with their high-powered offense being referred to as “The Greatest Show on Turf.”

s of September 28th, these leagues announced a deal that involves the XFL and USFL merging into one developmental spring league. With potential guidance from the NFL, there will finally be a spring football league that isn’t susceptible to competition from other leagues.

Picture this: it’s the year 1990. “Ice Ice Baby” tops the Billboard charts, and the Soviet Union remains intact. The LA Rams have yet to even move to St. Louis, where they would go on stay for 21 years before returning to Hollywood. Barry Bonds is about to win his first of seven MVPs, and all but one member of the Cardinals lineup haven’t been born yet. Current skipper Oliver Marmol has yet to start Kindergarten.

It’s better for sports when star players stay with their team for years. Fans build a deeper connection with these players, become more invested in storylines, and feel that their team has an identity.

Catch up with what you missed in the world of WU sports this past weekend.

The fall sports season is already underway, from Minnesota to Francis Field and Forest Park. Here’s what you missed this week.

The end of February is always a hectic time for Washington University sports, as winter sports head into the business end of their seasons and spring sports begin to ramp things up. Track and field, men’s and women’s tennis and baseball were all in action. Here’s how the Bears fared in their travels.

It was a busy spring weekend for Washington University sports teams. Both tennis teams, the women’s golf team and the track team all played and had some impressive showings.