University of Iowa senior guard Caitlin Clark became the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division I women’s basketball history on Thursday, Feb. 15. It took her two minutes. Clark had not quite managed to break the record a few days earlier, during Iowa’s close loss to University of Nebraska. In the fourth quarter of that game, eight […]
With the NFL season wrapping up, it is officially draft season. This upcoming draft expects to see three quarterbacks taken in the top five, with University of Southern California (USC) product Caleb Williams as the favorite to go first overall. I decided to dive into some Caleb Williams tape, watching the full game tape from his games […]
Wesleyan women’s basketball entered this season with high hopes to improve on a disappointing 2022-23 season. With a strong recruiting class and great development, they looked to take another step forward in their growth and success. Alli Jones ’27 spoke on the team’s off-season approach. “We ran all the time, we did our run test […]
Hayden Myers ’27 has emerged as a key member of the Cardinals’ wrestling team this winter. He was recently named New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) Rookie of the Week for his dominant 3–0 performance at Ithaca Quad Duals on Feb. 3, 2024. This is his second time winning the award this season, and the honor puts […]
As another NFL season wraps up and early spring peers around the corner, one thing comes to mind for me: the Division I College Basketball Tournaments. Known worldwide as March Madness, men’s and women’s teams alike participate in single-elimination tournaments which end with champions crowned. Beginning with fields of 68 teams, the NCAA selection committee […]
I have twice over now graced this lovely paper with opinions that nobody asked for on the commercials featured during the National Football League (NFL) championship game, with levels of disappointment increasing between Super Bowls LVI and LVII. As such, I had perhaps unrealistic expectations that this year would pull me out of my disillusioned slump. This was […]
In the next segment of “Highlighting Black Athletes” we are featuring one of the players from the Wesleyan men’s basketball team, forward Olu Oladitan ’24. The Argus recently sat down with Oladitan to talk about his relationship with his teammates and the importance of representation for Black athletes. Oladitan, who made a name for himself […]
In the eight weeks between Halloween and Christmas, the Kansas City Chiefs were in shambles. Calling their offense pedestrian would be a compliment. Six weeks after their pitiful loss to the Raiders on Christmas Day, Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 25–22 in a culmination of their battle-tested season to capture […]
February is Black History Month and now more than ever we need to start recognizing the Black athletes who have paved the way for the rest of the athletic community. This gap in our coverage has motivated me to create a new segment in which each week during Black History Month 2024, yours truly will […]
The career of one of Wesleyan’s most famous alumni took an unexpected turn this winter, as Bill Belichick ’75 ended his 24-year tenure as head coach of the New England Patriots due to a “mutual parting of ways” with Patriots owner Robert Kraft. At Wesleyan, Belichick was a tri-sport athlete, competing in football, squash, and […]