They aren’t going anywhere

Jonny Glazier, Columnist
December 6, 2012
Filed under College Sports, Columns

They said they couldn’t do it without Gerhart. They said they couldn’t do it without Harbaugh. They said they couldn’t do it without Luck. Now in the absence of these Stanford legends, the Cardinal have achieved something that they couldn’t in the era of Luck, Gerhart and Harbaugh; win a... Read more »

Fresh out of Luck

Josh Stern, Staff Writer
October 10, 2012
Filed under College Sports, Columns, Top Stories

Before Stanford played USC, I was ready to write a long column on all the ways the Cardinal needed to step up in order to repeat the success of previous seasons. After its first two games, Stanford seemed like it wouldn't be able to win against a decent team. But as I stormed the field with the rest... Read more »

College players not living up to their commitments

Josh Stern, Staff Writer
September 10, 2012
Filed under College Sports, Columns, Football

As college football's publicity rises, the number of student athletes banned, suspended or arrested increases as well. Last year, ESPN was flooded with tabloid stories concerning players who got in trouble. Public intoxication, possession and usage of drugs and resisting arrest are just some of the headlines... Read more »

6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon (Mo Vaughn Edit)

Peter Dennis, Columnist
May 1, 2012
Filed under College Sports, Columns, Fall Sports, Featured Sports Scrollbox, Pro Sports, Spring Sports, Top Stories, Winter Sports

In what just might have been literally the most hectic week of my high school career, what with the second half of my APES final, both parts of my AB Calc final, and my essay on Office Space in World Classics due (don't ask), one might say this week was in fact, hell. Or so I thought. As Ms. Taylor... Read more »

Managing the madness

Spencer Drazovich, Staff Writer
March 14, 2012
Filed under Basketball - Boys, College Sports, Columns, Top Stories, Winter Sports

With February coming to an end and winter not quite over, the Paly campus is engulfed in its annual stupor. School is back in full swing following grueling first semester finals, and the perennial third quarter slump has come out in full force. With a demanding six straight weeks of school, people... Read more »

The Great Debate: Luck or No Luck?

Jonny Glazier and Rohit Ramkumar, Staff Writers
March 7, 2012
Filed under College Sports, Columns, Great Debate

Rohit: NFL analyst Adam Schefter said that the no.1 overall pick would be worth up to three first round picks and a couple more second round picks. In my opinion, the value of three to four first round picks and a couple second round picks is much greater than the value of a once-in- a-lifetime player... Read more »

The Pac-Anticlimactic

Peter Dennis, Columnist
February 2, 2012
Filed under College Sports, Columns, Featured Sports Scrollbox, Top Stories

Sometimes I get ashamed for living in California. Mind you, that’s not very often, what with our low 60’s weather in the winter (and we complain for every degree of it), lack of obnoxious accents, sweet catch phrase “West Coast/Best Coast,” and just general awesomeness, but still, with our premier... Read more »

The Pessimist: Sports Commentary is Terrible

Peter Dennis, Columnist
January 12, 2012
Filed under College Sports, Columns, Featured Sports Scrollbox, Top Stories

Note: For commentary on the growing scandal over The Optimist's blog, as the title would suggest, please look at the last three paragraphs of this column. As I watched Oregon handily win the “Granddaddy of them all,” (the Rose Bowl) over Wisconsin, (both in levels of swag and on the scoreboard.... Read more »

Heisman Heist

Jonny Glazier, Staff Writer and Devoted Cardinal Fan
December 11, 2011
Filed under College Sports, Columns

In retrospect, I should have seen it coming. For the past three years, I have sat, anxiously in front of my television. For the past three years, I have hung my head in disbelief. For the past three years, I have dampened my Cardinal attire with tears of anguish. For the past three years, the Stanford... Read more »

Suck for Luck

Austin Poore, Staff Writer
November 16, 2011
Filed under College Sports, Features, Top Stories

The end of every sports season brings with it a heightened sense of urgency for nearly all teams involved, which is why it is often called a “race to the finish.” Whether they are competing for first place, a berth in the playoffs or to avoid the embarrassment of relegation to a lower league, contenders... Read more »