Play(er) of the Week: Kristina Yu ’22 MA ’23 Talks 100 Wins, Her Outstanding Athletic Career, and Her Sister Victoria

April 20, 2023, by Ethan Lee, Assistant Sports Editor. Leave a Comment

In Play(er) of the Week, we seek to highlight outstanding Wesleyan athletes or segments of games that deserve extra attention. Kristina Yu ’22 MA ’23 recently hit an impressive and rare career benchmark in Wesleyan women’s tennis. On Sunday, April 2, Yu recorded her 100th career win at Wes. The only other Cardinals with 100 […]

Am I Better Than a Fortune Cookie? Evaluating My Regular Season NBA Predictions

April 17, 2023, by Ethan Lee, Assistant Sports Editor. Leave a Comment

The NBA regular season is over, the Playoffs are in full swing, and for me, things have gone full circle. In my first ever Argus article last September, I made predictions about how all 30 NBA teams would do this season, and just about seven months later, I have evaluated those predictions. I can now […]

The Future of UConn’s National Championship Team

April 17, 2023, by Michael Dolce, Staff Writer. Leave a Comment

The University of Connecticut men’s basketball team recently made history after securing a fifth national title. Key players such as Jordan Hawkins, Andre Jackson Jr., and Adama Sanogo, helped lead the Huskies to six straight double-digit wins against each opponent that they faced in the tournament. Their success now poses many questions regarding the future […]

Sam and Teddy’s NBA Playoff Preview: The Four Best Match-Ups of the First Round

April 13, 2023, by Sam Weitzman-Kurker, Teddy Benchley, Assistant Sports Editor & Staff Writer. Leave a Comment

The postseason is here! After a long regular season full of drama, excitement, and far too many injuries, we’re finally at a spot where every game matters. There is more parity than ever in the NBA, and we have legitimately no idea who we’re going to see in the finals; if we did, we’d have […]

Play(er) of the Week: Women’s Lacrosse Secures Major Victory Over Trinity with Fourth-Quarter, Five-Goal Run

April 13, 2023, by Erin Byerly, Sports Editor. Leave a Comment

In Play(er) of the Week, we seek to highlight outstanding Wesleyan athletes or segments from games that deserve extra attention. This week, we will be highlighting a moment from the Wesleyan women’s lacrosse team’s game against No. 13 ranked Trinity on Wednesday, April 12. After last week’s defeat against No. 1 nationally ranked Middlebury on […]

Aliyah Boston and Diamond Miller Contribute to a Talented 2023 WNBA Draft Class

April 13, 2023, by Audrey Nelson, Staff Writer. Leave a Comment

The 2023 WNBA draft took place Monday, April 10, on the heels of a record-breaking NCAA tournament. The draft offered plenty of expected outcomes—and a couple of surprises. Here’s a breakdown of the first-round picks.  #1 Indiana Fever—Aliyah Boston, center, University of South Carolina When Aliyah Boston went No. 1, it wasn’t a shock to […]

Grace Devanny ’23 Crowned National Champion as Women’s Track Earns Six All-American Honors at NCAA Indoor Track Championships

April 10, 2023, by Jem Shin, Erin Byerly, Executive Editor & Sports Editor. Leave a Comment

The Wesleyan women’s track team finished out the indoor season with a championship meet full of records at the 2023 NCAA Division III (DIII) Indoor Championships, held from Friday, March 10 to Saturday, March 11 in Birmingham, Alabama. Grace Devanny ’23 was crowned the 2023 DIII National Champion in the 400 meters, setting a school record […]

The Chukwuemeka Choosings: Wrestlemania (Night 1) Watches and Watch-Nots

April 10, 2023, by Oluchi Chukwuemeka, Assistant Sports Editor. Leave a Comment

Saturday, April 1 marked the first night of Wrestlemania, a highly anticipated event for wrestling fans around the world. While Worldwide Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has dominated the professional wrestling world, it is no secret that other wrestling companies, such as All Elite Wrestling (AEW), are rising up. Although I am a 2004 baby, I know that […]

Baseball is Back: Spencer’s 2023 MLB Predictions

April 10, 2023, by Spencer Landers, Staff Writer. Leave a Comment

When Rogers Hornsby, the legendary Cardinals second baseman, was asked what he did during the offseason, he said, “I stare out the window and wait for spring.” I wasn’t exactly doing the same thing, but as a big baseball fan, I was counting the days down until Opening Day. For fans, predicting the outcome of […]

Play(er) of the Week: Patrick Murphy ’24 on Winning Pitcher of the Week, Staying Focused, and His Hopes for Wesleyan Baseball

April 6, 2023, by Ethan Lee, Assistant Sports Editor. Leave a Comment

In Play(er) of the Week, we seek to highlight outstanding Wesleyan athletes or segments of games that deserve extra attention. Patrick Murphy ’24 is a pitcher on the Wesleyan baseball team who recently won the NESCAC Pitcher of the Week award for his impressive performances in the start of the season. In his season debut […]

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