With a brand new NBA season peeking around the corner and a blockbuster trade-filled offseason coming to a close, everyone is wondering what teams and players will be able to rise above the rest and succeed in the most talented basketball league on Earth. Here are four takes from Sports Editors Ethan Lee ’26 and […]
In Play(er) of the Week, our goal is to highlight outstanding athletes or moments from games that deserve extra attention. Chase Wilson ’25 is a wide receiver on the Wesleyan football team. In the Cardinals’ outstanding 35–14 victory over Hamilton on Saturday, Sept. 30, Wilson himself had a phenomenal day with 10 receptions, 158 yards, […]
In Play(er) of the Week, our goal is to highlight outstanding Wesleyan athletes or moments from games that deserve extra attention. Georgia Adams ’26 is a forward on the Wesleyan field hockey team. Last season, Adams finished second on the team in goals, and the sophomore has already doubled her goal total from the previous […]
Wesleyan volleyball is cruising to the top of the standings with its best start to a season since 1989. The team began the season on an 11-game win streak, including four wins against NESCAC opponents, and has solidified itself as a force to be reckoned with not only in the NESCAC but in all of […]
This past Wednesday was the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) Grand Slam pay-per-view, which instead of a weekly showing of consistent matches, was a showing of matches but with title defenses. With Excalibur, Tony Schiavone, and the “Beat Me if You Can, Survive if I Let You” old-timer Taz on the broadcast team, excitement and surprises […]
Shockwaves were sent through the American football world when Aaron Rodgers went down with a left Achilles injury during Monday Night Football on Sept. 11, 2023. In a highly touted matchup between Rodgers’ new team, the New York Jets, and their division rival, the Buffalo Bills, the four-time league MVP dropped back to pass on the […]
In Play(er) of the Week, our goal is to highlight outstanding Wesleyan athletes or moments from games that deserve extra attention. Niko Candido ’25 is a quarterback on the Wesleyan football team. After splitting QB duties last season with veteran David Estevez ’22, this year he has stepped into the position full time and he […]
For rabid WNBA fans like me—yes, I was the one watching basketball on mute in Perk on Main last weekend—the playoffs are always over too soon. Case in point: This year’s WNBA regular season was 40 games long, the longest season yet. For context, the NBA’s 2022 regular season lasted 82 games. With that many […]
Good heavens. Madness is probably the only word that could possibly describe the start of this NFL season, as we’ve seen playoff hopefuls underperform (Bengals, Chargers, Vikings), an unfortunate plethora of running back injuries (Nick Chubb, Saquon Barkley, Austin Ekeler—we’re not gonna name more, but it’s a lot), and absolutely insane game scores (the Dolphins […]
Wesleyan women’s soccer is off to a ferocious start, showing why it deserves to be regarded as a top team and a serious threat for the post-season. For the first time in program history, the Cards began the season with four consecutive road victories, two of which were conference games. They have been led so […]