Category: Professional Sports

MLB The Show Gives Pitchers a New Way to Prepare

Chicago’s Giolito Uses Popular Video Game To Study Opponents By Ben Bilotti ’23 Sports Staff The 2021 Major League Baseball season is off and running, and so far, it has lived up to the hype. Players and fans alike are excited to be back at the ballpark. It is still early in the season, but the […]

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Former Pro Finds Home at PC

Kapstein Enrolls in PC After Career in Minor League Baseball By Thomas Zinzarella ’21 Sports Staff While many 18-year-olds look forward to their freshman year at college, Zach Kapstein ’22SCE had something else on his mind: baseball. After being drafted in the 44th round of the 2010 MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox, Kapstein […]

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Lake Tahoe: Hockey in the Great Outdoors

NHL Heads West For Outdoor Games By Ryan Carius ’21 Sports Staff On Feb. 20, the NHL returned to its roots: hockey on an outdoor stage. That stage was Lake Tahoe, the United States’ largest alpine lake, in close proximity to the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The event was a two-day matchup featuring two top […]

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Brady vs. Mahomes: The Past Takes on the Future

by Ryan Carius ’21 Sports Staff The first NFL season during the COVID-19 pandemic will come to a close on Feb. 7 in Tampa Bay. The main story headed into the matchup is the two quarterbacks under center as Super Bowl LV will feature arguably the two most renowned quarterbacks competing in the league. This […]

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Editor’s Corner

Remembering Baseball’s Best By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-editor Two weeks ago, the baseball world lost its former home run king, Henry “Hank” Aaron, marking the ninth baseball Hall of Famer to pass away within the past calendar year. Aaron’s passing calls us back to a much different time, when baseball was America’s National Pastime […]

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English Premier League: Worth the Watch

By Leo Hainline ’22 Sports Staff With the conclusion of the NBA, NHL, and MLB seasons, American football may seem like the only sport to watch on TV these days. However, this is the perfect time to tune into the English Premier League (EPL). Watching the EPL is the perfect way to start a Saturday […]

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NFL Mid-Season Update

COVID-19 Outbreaks Lead to Scheduling Fiascos by Liam Tormey ’22 Sports Staff It is now a couple weeks into the National Football League (NFL) season, and there have been both surprises and concerns for many teams in the league. It goes without saying that COVID-19 is going to be the biggest issue this season. Going […]

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State of the Olympics: Tokyo 2021

International Competitions to be held in Summer 2021 by Leo Hainline ’22 Sports Staff When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit, there was an eerie point in time when the entire sporting world went on pause. While many sporting events were canceled altogether, some major events were postponed to the summer of 2021. This includes the […]

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LIFE WITHOUT BRADY

The Cam Newton Era has Begun in New England by Liam Tormey ’22 Sports Staff A new era is beginning for the New England Patriots. After 20 seasons and six Vince Lombardi Trophies, Tom Brady decided to end his career with the Patriots and sign a two-year, $50 million deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. […]

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The Rise of the Bubble

Professional Sports During COVID-19 by Cam Smith ’21 Sports Co-Editor Late in the evening of March 11, 2020, life in the United States changed forever. In the span of 45 minutes, President Donald Trump announced a travel ban on European countries, actor Tom Hanks declared he was infected with COVID-19, and the National Basketball Association […]

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