On Wednesday, March 20, news broke out of the Los Angeles Dodgers clubhouse that Ippei Mizuhara, the long-time friend and interpreter of Shohei Ohtani, had been fired. The situation transpired after questions were raised about wire transactions from Ohtani’s account to a bookmaking operation that amounted to the sum of at least $4.5 million.
As the sun sets on yet another remarkable college basketball season, it’s safe to say the landscape of women’s college basketball has changed forever. With the new group of stars entering the WNBA next week, a new set of fans has caught on and become invested. We have just witnessed a seismic shift in the sport's history with how this class of women’s basketball players has captivated fans from across the country in a way we haven’t seen before.
Hey everyone! As we near the end of the semester, competition is ramping up across the board here at Homewood Campus. We had a lot of incredible games this weekend, as our spring season athletes continue to accumulate wins. Let’s take a look at some results!
The MLB season has 162 games. At this point, most teams have played seven or eight. But why not have some strong reactions? Every year there are surprises, so here are five overreactions from the opening week of the 2024 MLB season.
Arsenal and Bayern Munich have gone head-to-head twelve times in the UCL; the latter has earned seven wins, while the Gunners have three wins. Although the last edition of this matchup ended in a Bayern sweep, it would be a mistake to underestimate Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal.
Hi, everyone — welcome back from break! As soccer players all around the world come back from their own (international) breaks, let’s start up the UEFA Champions League’s (UCL) discussion. Here’s a recap of everything that happened in the Round of 16. Keep an eye out for our predictions as we draw closer to quarter-final matches.
Competition seasons are well underway for several of our Blue Jay sports teams: Join us as we look at some of this weekend’s results! Women’s track and field takes third at NCAA Championships Our athletes on the women’s track and field team outpaced the competition this weekend in Virginia Beach, Va., lifting the team to third place in the NCAA Division III Championships and establishing a new record in the program’s history.
This year, the NBA returned to the East-West format for the first time since 2017, but the game was over at halftime. As someone who is a huge basketball fan, this was probably the first year I stopped watching the All-Star Game before halftime. I’ve spent the last few weeks mulling over how to fix the All-Star Game, and I’ve come up with some solutions to make the game more competitive.
The start of the 2024 MLB season is fast approaching, and with that comes a number of narratives and plots that captivate the minds of all invested in the MLB. From the Dodgers’ tandem blockbuster signing of Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto to the Yankees’ trade for Juan Soto, there have been a number of league-altering moves that are sure to change the landscape of the MLB for the foreseeable future.
Hey everyone, and welcome to Women’s History Month! This March, we wanted to give special attention to women taking the motorsport world by storm. We’re kicking this off with Formula 1 (F1) Academy. Formulated as a bridge between karting and single seaters, the female-only Formula 4 (F4)-level championship hopes to build off of a strong debut season and propel more women into single-seater careers.
Josephine Chang’s love for fencing started with another passion: reading. As a child, the fantasy novels she read were alive with characters who practiced archery, horseback riding and sword fighting. Then, her first club moved into town, just one minute down the street... and the rest is history. I say is history because despite her incredibly impressive achievements — she is currently ranked 14th for career sabre wins in Johns Hopkins History — Chang is still a sophomore.
This past week has been an incredibly successful week for Hopkins sports! As we approach NCAA tournament play, here are some of the highlights of the weekend for our Blue Jays.
This year’s trade deadline came and went with very little activity. Most of the contending teams in both conferences stayed put with their roster, except for a few in particular. Here are some of the biggest moves and why they are so important.
This past week has been incredible for Blue Jay sports across all modalities! Join us as we discuss some of this weekend’s sporting events and look at what’s next for our teams.
When we signed off on our last Hopkins Hot Lap article, we were expecting a relatively quiet news cycle, with very few new developments. Instead, we have been inundated left and right with breaking news in Formula 1 (F1).
The Kansas City Chiefs won their third Super Bowl in five years on Sunday, securing their standing as an NFL dynasty. A strong performance from the Chiefs' defense, several squanders by the 49ers and, of course, Patrick Mahomes' magic were enough to keep the Lombardi Trophy in Kansas City. Here’s the play-by-play.
As European football comes back from winter break, the UEFA Champions League’s (UCL) Round of 16 will be kicking off in the next few weeks. In preparation for that, here are our predictions on how clubs will fare in this new stage of the competition.
In a tightly contested Centennial Conference matchup on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 18th-ranked Hopkins faced off against Gettysburg College. The Gettysburg Bullets orchestrated a 17-3 run over the final five minutes, breaking Hopkins’ 13-game win streak. However, after the loss, men’s basketball responded in a big way, securing a decisive victory against Dickinson College in the 22nd annual Wall-O’Mahony Game on Saturday, Feb. 3.
Scoring in the NBA has reached a new high since the Wilt Chamberlain era. Just in the last week, Luka Dončić scored 73, Joel Embiid put up 70 and Devin Booker and Karl-Anthony Towns both posted 62 points on red-hot shooting nights. However, those efforts were not always enough: the Dallas Mavericks won by five, the Philadelphia 76ers won by 10, the Minnesota Timberwolves lost by three and the Phoenix Suns lost by two.
We are kicking off this year on a surprisingly positive note: the new 2024 season calendar. After years of complaints about the illogical orders in which the races were organized, Formula 1 (F1) is organizing its calendar by geographic location.
