Want to Cover Sports on TV? You’d Better Learn How to Dance
The performance skills forged in competitive dance studios and on stages are exactly what separates good on-air talent from great, so why isn’t anyone connecting the dots? Learn about how prominent women in sports media were shaped by growing up as dancers (Left to Right – MJ Acosta-Ruiz, Erin Andrews, Jaclyn DeAugustino) There is a…
Three to Five Times
It’s just a typical day for the eight million people in New York City, but for one college squash player at Columbia University, it’s game day. Whether it’s mental preparation or superstition, Arhan Chandra has to do everything three to five times. From flipping the light switch on and off to walking in a certain…
Lou Gehrig Hit the Longest Home Run in Columbia’s history over a Century Ago. Why Is There Still No Plaque?
There’s something so freeing about a warm spring day on Columbia’s South Lawn. Students peel out of Butler library like they’ve been holding their breath all winter, sprawling across the grass in t-shirts and shorts, laughing a little too loud, casually tossing balls back and forth, eating on picnic blankets with friends, and letting the…
What Lies Ahead for Gotham FC After Another Goalless Draw with Orlando Pride
It happened again. Gotham FC’s Sunday match against the Orlando Pride ended in a scoreless draw, dropping the team to ninth in the league after four games. The Bats were satisfied with their ball control, defensive structure, and overall improvement from their last game, but knew their early-season struggle wasn’t over.
Surfers in the Pacific Ocean Need Info After Wildfires, Toxic Algal Blooms
On March 14, if the Pacific Ocean looked clean and the waves were firing, Ryan Harris was going to surf. He grabbed his board and went to his usual spot at the north end of Manhattan Beach, El Porto, a popular surfing location in Los Angeles. “I’ve been surfing this stretch of sand for 25…
Gotham FC Home Opener – A Goalless Celebration
The streets of Harrison, New Jersey, turned sky blue on Saturday afternoon – the kind that only works with Gotham black on a bomber jacket – as Gotham FC fans swamped into Sports Illustrated Stadium for their first visit of the season against the North Carolina Courage.
Can God Save the New York Jets?
by Dariya Kozhasbay The New York Jets were the only winless team of this year’s NFL season, until they beat the Bengals last Sunday October 26 2025. It took a whole lot of guts, guile, grit, gains, and …God?The hopelessness shared by Jets players and fans alike has pushed them to turn to none other…
A Sweet Victory, Second $135K Win for Galinda and Jamie Rodriguez
Who would spend Valentine’s Day with horses? At Aqueduct Racetrack, three stakes races – each worth $135,000 – drew fans, gamblers, owners and jockeys all into their own races for a share of the winnings on Feb. 14. The sunny yet chilly February air steered much of the crowd indoors, toward the lobby beside the…
Brooklyn Nets Move Ahead of the Washington Wizards on the Road to Rebuild
Taking an early lead at Barclays Center is a reviving feeling for the Brooklyn Nets’ fans starved for wins – especially one that started two minutes in and held for the rest of the game. The Nets led by as many as 34 points to secure a 127-114 win against the Washington Wizards. Timing made…
Shorthanded Devils Fall 3-0 to Blue Jackets on Home Ice
The Columbus Blue Jackets dominated the final period on New Jersey Devils’ home ice to extend their winning streak to six, with two goals from Mathieu Olivier, one from Dante Fabbro, and a 24-save shutout from Elvis Merzlikins – his first this season – on Tuesday, Feb. 3. With the defeat, the Devils’ path to…
Riley Weiss Finds Her Reset Button as Columbia knocks No. 24 Princeton, and Perri Page reaches a career high of 25 pts
NEW YORK, NY — After the first half on Friday, Feb 13, Columbia’s star senior guard Riley Weiss had just shot 1-for-7 from the floor for 3 points, her touch abandoning her as No. 24 Princeton built a 6-point lead. Columbia women’s basketball head coach Megan Griffith stayed vocal, pacing the sideline with restless intensity,…
Kotzen shines as No.12 Columbia Falls 4-3 to Princeton on Finals Day of ECAC Championships
The No. 12 Columbia men’s tennis team didn’t just walk into Sunday’s ECAC Indoor Championship hoping to compete; they walked in expecting to win. Instead, after over four hours of intense play, they left without the title. The Lions were undone by slim margins in doubles and a handful of three-set battles up and down…
Rick Pitino prevails to 904th win against his son Richard Pitino: No. 17 St.John’s Outlasts Xavier 87-82 in OT
NEW YORK, NY — The final buzzer cracked through Madison Square Garden on Feb. 8, and the Red Storm fans roared, the sound spilling down from the rafters after a basketball game turned into a fencing match that refused to end the way anyone expected. St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino walked across the court…
New Jersey Devils Shut Out 3-0 by the Columbus Blue Jackets, Playoff Hopes Fading Before Olympic Break
NEWARK, N.J. –The New Jersey Devils went into their final two-game stretch before the Olympic break needing four points to keep their playoff hopes alive. They came up empty after taking 23 total shots against the Columbus Blue Jackets, falling 3-0, on Tuesday, Feb. 3. “We just wilt in the third period. That’s just not…
From the Booth: The Voice Behind the Aqueduct Horse Races
The sound of horse hooves pounding is not many people’s first thought when driving through the area surrounding John F. Kennedy International Airport. Right before the exit to long-term parking, a monolith of hotels attached to a casino seemingly rises out of nowhere. In the center of it all stands Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New…
Teen Jockey Christopher Elliott Defies Friday The 13th Superstitions With A Double Victory At Aqueduct Racetrack
First-year journeyman Christopher Elliott raced twice last Friday the 13th — a superstitious day that’s notorious for bringing bad luck… the little devil came first in both. 19-year old Elliott has seen a promising start to his career as a jockey: he was a finalist for the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Apprentice in 2024, concluding…
Captain Nourin Khalifa Leads Columbia Squash into Crucial Weekend Clash Despite Injury
Columbia women’s squash came up empty (0-9) against Stanford this afternoon, but the Lions weren’t competing at full strength due to the absence of their No.1 player. Senior Captain Nourin Khalifa’s racquet didn’t leave her bag as she watched from the sidelines. The decision to rest was about prioritising tomorrow’s match, when the Lions take…
Junior Captain Ambani Anchors Columbia in 6–3 Loss to Penn
NEW YORK – As his legs cramped and the rallies grew longer, Paarth Ambani looked toward the crowd and found exactly what he needed. His legs were tightening, his lungs burning, but the junior captain refused to let go – not with Columbia still fighting for points against one of the nation’s best teams. “Even…
Columbia Lions redeem 2025 loss to Harvard, win by one touch at Ivy League championships
On a blisteringly cold day at Princeton University in New Jersey, the Columbia Lions turned up the heat in a first-place win for the women against Harvard and a tense first-place tie for the men at the 2026 Ivy League Fencing Championships. Columbia conquered throughout the weekend, with the women securing their 15th Ivy League…
Where the H-E-Double-Hockey-Stick is Jack Hughes?
NJ Devils star, Jack Hughes, was absent for a majority of the Devils’ home game against the Nashville Predators on Thursday night, just two weeks before the Olympics are set to begin.
Lemngole Breaks NCAA Record and U20 Prodigy Lutkenhaus Impresses Crowd at Historic 2026 Millrose Games
Every year, hundreds of both aspiring and professional track & field athletes attend the historic Millrose Games at the Nike Track and Field Center in Washington Heights. Known as “The Armory”, the 65,000 square foot indoor track and field venue is one of the largest in the world. Hosting events across two days from shot-put…
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