by Jaxon Lust ‘23 College athletes could be allowed to profit off their name and image, and could be better protected under a bill that passed through the Maryland House of Delegates in the beginning of March. The bill, called the Jordan McNair Safe and Fair Play Act, looks to provide student-athletes with better protection from tragedies and allow them … Read More
Click on the staff writer’s name to view their bracket, if you’re using an MCPS account, click the link below their name. Colin Horan ’21 Click here if using an MCPS account West: #1 Gonzaga and #2 Iowa Gonzaga and Iowa are simply just two of the best teams in the nation, and will ride their superior talent to the … Read More
by Matt Rosenthal ‘22 There were no baseball players inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2021. This was mostly due to no new notable eligible players and the stubbornness of voters refusing to elect players from the Steroid Era. Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, and Mark McGwire are synonymous with the pursuit of Roger Maris’ single-season home run record … Read More
by Colin Horan ‘21 Any offseason in the NFL has its fair share of surprises, questions, and controversies and this year is no exception. There is an unprecedented league-wide quarterback carousel where as many as 20 or more teams could either have a new starting quarterback or a young gun lined up to sit behind a veteran and be ready … Read More
by Graham Skinker ‘21 Earlier this month, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady captured his seventh Super Bowl title at age 43, capping what was possibly the most impressive of his now seven championship runs. While Tom Brady is not the most accomplished athlete of any sport, he has earned the title of greatest team sport athlete of all time. … Read More
by Dylan Sondike ‘24 As of February 11, the Washington Wizards are 6-15 and 2nd to last in the entire Eastern Conference. After the trade for Russell Westbrook, Wizards fans including myself hoped for a better start and season. So far, the opposite has happened. Rarely do you see a team with two all stars on one of the worst … Read More
by Timaya Pulliam ‘23 Black girls and golf are two things very rarely heard together. However, Tiffany Mack Fitzgerald is changing perceptions through her organization, Black Girls Golf. Founded in 2011, Black Girls Golf began with a vision to bring more inclusion and diversity to golf. Fitzgerald noticed this lack of diversity during her career in corporate America when her … Read More
by Evan Joseph ‘23 The MCPS Board of Education has announced a target date of February 27 for the return of in-person athletics with online registration opening January 29 for the modified fall sports season. Schools are to begin preparing for in-person practices February 13 on school campuses, which must take proper measures to ensure their athletes’ safety during practices … Read More
by Caden DeSousa ‘21 You heard that right. Nickelodeon, widely known as one of the most popular television channels for kids, televised their first NFL game on January 10. Nickelodeon’s slime-heavy NFL playoff telecast scored the channel’s biggest audience in four years. The Bears-Saints game has been portrayed as the most goofy and the most fun broadcast of the year … Read More
by Zack Jaffe ’24 The Washington Football Team can make several moves to repeat next season as NFC East champions, although this time with a winning record. First and most importantly, improve at the quarterback position. Starting with Taylor Henicke, he went shot for shot with Tom Brady, who is considered the greatest of all time, in only his third … Read More