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May 31, 2023

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PUBLIC DOMAIN The San Francisco 49ers are at the center of one of the most electrifying trades made during an NFL season.

Unexpected twists and turns of the current NFL season

By CYNTHIA HU | November 1, 2022

The current season of the National Football League (NFL) has been a doozy. From feelings of triumph to heartbreak, the past couple of weeks have been a rollercoaster for even the most casual of football fans. After an offseason of many huge changes, it’s expected that predictions for this current season would be off as players are transitioning and getting used to new environments and teams, but I don’t think anyone thought it would be this wild.

COURTESY OF HOPKINSSPORTS.COM Water polo edges out MIT in championship rematch.

Water polo emerges as champions after beating MIT

By CHRISTOPHER XIAO | October 29, 2022

The Hopkins water polo team faced off against a familiar foe, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in the championship game of the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division-III Eastern tournament. The Blue Jays ultimately secured their 20th CWPA DIII Eastern Championship.

WIKIMEDIA COMMONS / CC BY-SA 2.0 Tua Tagovailoa and Cameron Brate, two prominent players in the NFL, suffer from concussion-related injuries due to a lack of attention and responsibility from the NFL.

NFL concussion protocol is being broken due to lack of enforcement

By TIMOTHY MCSHEA | October 13, 2022

There has never been a closer focus on preventing injuries in the National Football League (NFL). From preventative penalties to independent certified athletic trainers (ATC spotters), the league has made it their priority and practically their mission statement to catch injuries as fast as possible, stop the game and get the player off the field. This was not the case this past week.

THOMAS S / CC BY-SA 2.0  Victor Wembanyama is the projected number one pick in the 2023 NBA draft.

Victor Wembanyama has emerged

By JONATHAN MISDARY | October 12, 2022

In the midst of football season, there haven’t been too many noteworthy stories in the National Basketball Association (NBA). But on Oct. 4, 2022, an event occurred that I believe will dictate the next 10 to 15 years of the NBA landscape. 

COURTESY OF HOPKINSSPORTS.COM Hopkins volleyball beats the Haverford College Fords and the York College of Pennsylvania Spartans in back-to-back games. 

Women's volleyball comes out on top after busy weekend

By KAI KO | October 8, 2022

The Hopkins women’s volleyball team faced off against the Haverford College Fords and the York College of Pennsylvania Spartans on Oct. 1. The Blue Jays came into the weekend with a 6–6 record, winning five out of six of their previous matches. 

COURTESY OF HOPKINS SPORTS and THE PLAYERS NIL The Players NIL and Hopkins announced a new partnership to provide name, image and likeness (NIL) education for the nationally renowned men’s and women’s lacrosse programs.

Hopkins lacrosse’s partnership with The Players NIL presents tools to develop student-athletes

By CYNTHIA HU | October 5, 2022

Lacrosse is the most celebrated sport at Hopkins, representing the University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)  Division-I college lacrosse. The men’s team has won 44 national championships, including nine NCAA Division-I titles, 29 U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association titles and six Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association titles, making them first all-time in titles by any college lacrosse team and second to Syracuse in NCAA-era national titles.

ERIC KILBY / CC-BY-SA 2.0  Xiao lists teams as contenders or pretenders for the upcoming NBA season. 

Ranking NBA contenders

By CHRISTOPHER XIAO | October 5, 2022

The National Basketball Association (NBA) season will start soon with 30 teams vying for the championship. However each year there are only a few real contenders. The rest are a mix of teams stuck in basketball purgatory, tanking for a top draft pick and young rebuilding squads. Here is my evaluation of all title contenders, dark horses and pretenders.

WIKIMEDIA COMMONS / CC BY-SA 2.0 20-year-old center Tim Stützle signed an eye-popping eight-year contract worth $66.8 million with the Ottawa Senators.

Back-of-the-napkin analysis of Tim Stützle’s fascinating big new contract

By TAD BERKERY | September 28, 2022

The Ottawa Senators have signed 20-year-old center Tim Stützle to an eye-popping eight-year contract worth $66.8 million that will pay him $8.35 million per year and keep him with the Senators for the foreseeable future. Stützle, the number three overall pick in 2020, is coming off a 22-goal, 58-point season in which he scored at an impressive pace of over a point per game in his final 30 games of the year.

COURTESY OF HOPKINSSPORTS.COM Hopkins football trumps past conference-rival Juniata in their first home game of the season.

Hopkins football steamrolls past Juniata 70-0

By CYNTHIA HU | September 23, 2022

After playing against the Juniata College Eagles on Sept. 17, the ninth-ranked Hopkins football team are now 3-0 and 2-0 in the Centennial Conference.  On the morning of the game under the Homewood bleachers, the Blue Jays’ football team was preparing for the match. 

ALL-PRO REELS / CC BY 2.0 Jonathan Misdary reviews some of the key moments from week two of the NFL season.

The biggest NFL week two takeaways

By JONATHAN MISDARY | September 23, 2022

As week two of the National Football League (NFL) comes to a close, I decided to key in on three especially ridiculous results using one-sentence takeaways, more clever than the halfback dive on fourth and one.

COURTESY OF HOPKINS SPORTS Hopkins alumni are inducted into the Hopkins Athletics Hall of Fame two years after being selected for the honor.

2022 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees

By KAI KO | September 22, 2022

Nine Hopkins alumni athletes were inducted into the Johns Hopkins Athletic Hall of Fame on Sept. 17, following pandemic-related delays after being selected in 2020. The inductees range from swimming, wrestling, lacrosse, track and field, soccer and baseball with alumni spanning from the class of 1983 to the class of 2008. 

WIKIMEDIA COMMONS / CC BY-SA 2.0 Lamar Jackson deserves to get paid after his contributions to the Ravens organization.

Pay Lamar Jackson

By TIMOTHY MCSHEA | September 21, 2022

As a Ravens fan, Sept. 18 hurt. At the half, the Baltimore Ravens were leading the Miami Dolphins 28-7 in what seemed like a blowout. Lamar Jackson was playing at his absolute height, passing and running with ease, and the defense and special teams were playing lights out. 

WIKIMEDIA COMMONS / CC BY-SA 2.0 Roger Federer walks away from the sport.

Reflecting on Roger Federer's legacy

By CHRISTOPHER XIAO | September 21, 2022

Roger Federer, one of the greatest tennis players of all time, announced his retirement last week. Federer, at 41 years old, will be walking away from the pro tour after the Laver Cup in London. It is a moment that every tennis fan knew was coming eventually but it was still shocking.

COURTESY OF HOPKINSSPORTS.COM Hopkins soccer remains determined to maintain their undefeated streak moving forward. 

Rain or shine, men’s soccer remains unbeaten after weekend doubleheader

By JINGYAN ZHANG | September 16, 2022

This past weekend, men’s soccer returned to Homewood Field for their fourth and fifth consecutive home games against SUNY Cortland and Emory University, respectively. This grueling weekend comes after a busy week of traveling among the mid-Atlantic states to compete against Lycoming College and Mary Washington College. Despite the team’s packed schedule, Hopkins remained unbeaten, defeating SUNY Cortland 2-0 and ending in a scoreless draw with Emory. 

COURTESY OF HOPKINSSPORTS.COM Women’s soccer scores 11 goals against Roanoke College.

Women's soccer dismantles Roanoke College

By CHRISTOPHER XIAO | September 9, 2022

After a 16-2-2 season last year, where the Hopkins Women’s soccer team reached the top 16 of the National Collegiate Athletics Association Division III national tournament, the Blue Jays have started off the new season undefeated against the Roanoke College Maroons at home on Sept. 4. 

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