In an interview with The News-Letter, Kotov discussed his fencing career and his love for the sport in addition to his experience studying engineering.
From heat to heartbreak to history in the making, this year’s Australian Open (AO) brought it all. Beyond the heightened audience excitement off court, the high-intensity later stages of the tournament proved to fans worldwide why AO remains the battleground for where champions are made.
Welcome back to another week of Hopkins Sports in Review! It’s a busy time for Blue Jay athletics as lacrosse kicks off its season, while basketball is now fully into conference play, with both men's and women’s hoops looking to claim the Centennial Conference crown. Here’s everything you need to know about Hopkins sports from this week.
Super Bowl Sunday is upon us! This year’s iteration of the unofficial American holiday features the New England Patriots pitted against the Seattle Seahawks. Even among Super Bowls, this one is drawing more eyes than most. The last time these two teams met in the Super Bowl, it resulted in one of the best football games ever.
The semester may just be kicking into gear, but the spring sports are just starting to bloom and the winter sports are putting up some chilling wins. It’s the best of both worlds: thrilling lacrosse matches with a snowy and gorgeous Homewood campus as a backdrop, or an indoor gym where you can cheer in comfort.
Despite an incredibly cold and snowy beginning to the Spring semester, Hopkins sports got off to a characteristically hot start, registering several key wins!
With the conclusion of the 2025 college football season, here are some notable storylines from this past year.
The Road to Milano Cortina may be winding to an end, but we’re cruising through a hectic section where you must constantly check your mirrors or you’ll miss the action.
In less than two months, all eyes will be on Italy. The country is not unfamiliar with hosting the Olympics, having previously held the 1960 Summer Games (Rome), the 1956 Winter Games (Cortina d’Ampezzo) and the 2006 Winter Games (Turin).
If the 2021 F1 championship race embodied the song “Skyfall” by Adele, the lead up to the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was the epitome of “The Final Countdown” by Europe. I have been covering the 2025 F1 season since its kickoff in March, and the stories that have emerged were constant page turners.
The FBI has arrested more than 30 players, coaches and other NBA affiliates in connection with an ongoing investigation into illegal gambling and insider betting. These indictments, which became unsealed in October, provide evidence of an alleged network of sports betting activity.
Yes, I know it’s almost Thanksgiving and the main thing on your mind is when can you go home. When are you able to sit on the couch all day, maybe catch some NFL or NBA games, and drift into daydreams about never going back to school.
If one were to look up the definition of a traditional college football powerhouse, the Indiana Hoosiers would likely be the antithesis of that. Until the last few weeks, Indiana had the most losses of any DI football program of all time, a stat that’s a product of how long the program has existed, as well as perpetual mediocrity.
The drivers entered Brazil with a new order in the Driver’s Championship. A phenomenal first lap by Lando Norris cemented his win, and a worse performance by his teammate caused the two to flip in the standings. Norris hadn’t been on the top of the standings since Bahrain in April.
This all makes you wonder how many more years a player’s career could be extended with reasonable adjustments to scheduling. As fulfilling as professional tennis athletes find their journeys, it is equally important to protect their overall health and maximize longevity and pursuit in the sport they love.
We are truly into the pointy end of the fall season. This is where titles are won, and most importantly, where the Blue Jays establish themselves as one of the most dominant forces in all of DIII sports! So lets take a look back at some of the biggest headlines from Hopkins sports this past week.
As a college football fan, I am constantly bombarded by folks on the internet claiming that NIL, the new system through which college athletes can get paid, and the 12-team playoff have ruined college football. People point to how the transfer portal has created a system where players are chasing money instead of remaining loyal to their team.
Conference championships and NCAA playoffs are underway in an exciting week for Hopkins Sports! Women’s soccer and field hockey both brought home the Centennial Conference Championship. Volleyball finished off their regular season with two more conference victories, while men’s and women’s basketball had undefeated opening weeks. Here’s everything you need to know about this week of Hopkins Sports.
This early-season snippet proves the league’s thrilling journey is still ahead. Among breakout candidates, team rebuildings, rising talents, player narratives, new coaching styles and adjustments, familiar rivalries, tense showdowns and more, the NBA fandom is brought to the edge of its seats. Up next? The October to November in-season NBA cup!
It’s an exciting time in the world of Hopkins sports. The fall season is climbing to an exciting culmination and the winter season is slowly heating up. Now is an amazing time for everyone to go and catch a game, either outside if you can brave the chill or inside at the gym or pool.
