Kaepernick’s kneeling disrespects America

While the first couple weeks of the NFL season have been filled with excitement and great games, some of the biggest storylines have been taking place during the playing of the national anthem before each game.

Athlete of the Week: Achim Younker — Men’s Soccer

The Hopkins men’s soccer team maintained their undefeated record this season with a 2-0 win against the Gwynedd Mercy Griffins last Saturday. This is the second time in three years that the Blue Jays have held a perfect record in their first five games.

A chaotic two weeks in college football

While most students dread coming back to school for a new year, there is a silver lining — college football. If the first two weeks of the new season are any sign of things to come, then this season is going to be full of upsets, comebacks and Hail Marys.

NFL Week One does not disappoint

“Any given Sunday.” The phrase has entered the general lexicon of the sports world to describe the unpredictable nature of the NFL each and every week. This chaos is always amplified the opening week of the season, when teams are still adjusting to the plethora of changes that occurred in the offseason. No team returns the same roster from the season before, as attrition and aging have ushered out a generation of veterans. Into the vacancy steps a talented, but inexperienced rookie class looking to acclimate to the professional level.

W. Volleyball secures split over the weekend

The Hopkins women’s volleyball team went 1-1 this past weekend against Eastern University, which is ranked at #16. The team also swept Neumann University away in St. Davids, Pa. on Saturday afternoon.

W. Soccer battles back against TCNJ

Faced with tough conditions, the Hopkins women’s soccer team battled to a 2-2 tie against The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) last Saturday.

Football defeats River Hawks at home

The Hopkins football team continued their regular season winning streak with a dominant 41-7 win over the Susquehanna University River Hawks in this season’s Centennial Conference opener. Saturday’s game marked the Jays’ 33rd straight regular season victory, bringing them to 55-1 in their last 56 regular season games.

Cubs prepared to make it “their year”

In 1908, the first Ford Model T was built, William Howard Taft succeeded Teddy Roosevelt as President, Orville Wright flew the first hour-long flight and the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, defeating the Detroit Tigers in five games for the second consecutive season. A lot has happened since then. There are Ferraris and Teslas, there have been 17 presidents, over one million people now fly across the globe in planes every day and the Tigers have won four World Series titles. However, of the innumerable events of the past 108 years, there has not been another Cubs World Series championship.

M. Soccer bests Griffins to remain unbeaten

This past Saturday, the Hopkins men’s soccer team faced off against the Gwynedd Mercy Griffins for the first time ever at Homewood Field, despite the torrential downpour that had ravaged the field just an hour before. The Jays came out strong and wowed their fans with a 2-0 victory, bringing their overall record on the young season to 3-0-2.

Cross country teams dominate first meet

The Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams asserted their strength as they kicked off the season last Thursday at the Baltimore Metro Invitational, hosted by the Stevenson Mustangs. The Jays lived up to their hefty preseason predictions with both the men and women finishing with perfect team scores. After finishing fourth at nationals last season, the Jays enter the 2016 season ranked top in the region and third in the country. Meanwhile, the men, who finished second in the Mideast Regional last season, are predicted to finish third in the region by the Cross Country Coaches Association. They will return four of their top five runners from Regionals.

Four NFL teams may surprise in 2016 season

September has always been my favorite month of the year, especially as I have grown older and the meaning of “summer vacation” has begun to lose its luster. September brings with it all the delights of fall — the changing colors of the leaves, lessening humidity and cooling temperatures that make it ideal hoodie weather. My birthday also falls in September. Therefore, the arrival of the NFL season each year will forever be one of my favorite presents.

Tournament kicks off W. Soccer’s hopeful season

Expectations are high for the Hopkins Women’s Soccer team entering the 2016 season after coming off a Centennial Conference Championship. The Blue Jays enter the season projected second in the preseason coaches poll and should remain a strong contender. The team has made the past 11 NCAA Tournaments, a streak they are expected to continue in 2016.

Men’s Soccer shoots for Centennial crown

The Hopkins’ Men’s Soccer team opens the year ranked fourth in the Centennial Conference following a heartbreaking end to the 2015 season, when they suffered a loss to Haverford College in the Conference semifinals.

Field Hockey opens strong against Generals

Last Friday night, the Blue Jays won an exciting season opener against the Washington & Lee Generals. Junior defensive player Francesca Cali had a particularly notable performance to help the Jays solidify their win.

AL East gears up for the home stretch

It is hard to believe that summer is coming to a close and with it baseball’s regular season. There has already been a lot to remember from this 2016 season: Giancarlo Stanton’s total annihilation of his opponents in the Home Run Derby, the Chicago Cubs’ complete destruction of every other team in the standings, David Ortiz’s extraordinary and MVP-caliber final season and Alex Rodriguez’s underwhelming and not so MVP-caliber final season.

Football makes early statement in opener

The first day of class always brings with it certain levels of electricity, jitters and excitement for the start of a new semester. It was fitting that the Homewood Campus would play host to a tough matchup on the gridiron.

The allegorical nature of athletics

W. Track sets records at Widener Invitational

Both the Men’s and Women’s track teams competed at the Widener University Invitational in Chester, Pa. last weekend, which ultimately served as pivotal preparation for the Centennial Championships, which will be held in two weeks.

Hopkins tennis dominates over the weekend

This past weekend, the men’s tennis team lit up the courts on the Homewood campus, easily besting the 40th-ranked N.C. Weslyan Battling Bishops by a 9-1 margin. The other portion of the Jays squad travelled to Allentown, Pa. to take on the Muhlenburg College Mules in a pivotal Centennial Conference bout.