After a well-deserved Spring Break, Hopkins is officially back and so are the sports! With another week comes more impressive performances from the Blue Jays as we get closer to the late stages of spring competition. Let’s take a look back at some of the outstanding performances from our athletes this week!
Baseball is America’s pastime, but it’s not uniquely theirs. The love for baseball extends across the Pacific Ocean into South Korea, where fans flock stadiums in masses to watch the Korean Baseball Organization.
Hi, everyone! After the double-header opener of the 2025 F1 season, the dust is starting to settle in the single-seat motor racing world. Drivers are getting used to their new gigs, engineers are learning the weaknesses of the cars and team principals are planning for the season. And although neither of us has ever met Zak Brown, we’re imagining that he is spending this break between races discreetly grinning like the cat that ate the canary. Christian Horner? Not so much.
When Alex Smith went down with one of the most frightening injuries in National Football League (NFL) history — an injury so severe that many feared not only for his career, but his very life — it took an extraordinary medical team to help him recover.
As the 2024–2025 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup season comes to an end, Team USA is racing to take a Crystal Globe. The World Cup finals are being held from March 22–27 in Sun Valley, Idaho.
Bryce Harper may be known as the Philadelphia Phillies’ super slugger and two time National League MVP, but this offseason he decided to share his hobbies in a new way — through the social media app TikTok. During the 2024 season, Harper helped lead the Phillies to a National League East title. In 2022, the Phillies lost the World Series to the Houston Astros and have been on a quest for revenge ever since.
As the F1 world gears up for another thrilling season, anticipation is at an all-time high. Will reigning champion Max Verstappen maintain his dominance, or are we in for a shake-up at the top? Join the Sports section as we break down our key predictions for the upcoming season!
This past week was a busy one for our in-season athletes, with competitions both at home and away. Let’s take a look at our teams’ results, and what is coming up in the next week!
Two months ago, the Golden State Warriors looked all but finished. A sad, disappointing ending to one of the most storied and successful teams in the history of the NBA. It appeared as if we had already witnessed the last truly competitive basketball we might ever see from Stephen Curry and co. Then, Jimmy Butler happened.
Welcome back to another edition of Hopkins Sports in Review! The Blue Jays have continued to find more success this Spring, highlighted by some premier wins in lacrosse, a strong start to the baseball season and even a conference championship.
The first-ever UEFA Champions League (UCL) playoffs took place over the past two weeks, as 16 teams battled it out for eight Round of 16 spots. In case you missed out on the action, let me catch you up on the world’s most prestigious club soccer competition. This is part two to an earlier article, so make sure you check that out as well!
The first-ever UEFA Champions League (UCL) playoffs took place over the past two weeks, as 16 teams battled it out for eight Round of 16 spots. In case you missed out on the action, let me catch you up on the world’s most prestigious club soccer competition. The breakdown is split into two parts, so be on the look out for part two!
“We have the best fans in the world,” said Baltimore Ravens running back Justice Hill in an interview with with The News-Letter. “When we play on the road — like in Tampa Bay or Los Angeles — the Ravens Flock is there making noise.”
In my time at The News-Letter, I have mostly covered soccer and motorsports, as well as Hopkins athletics. However, every day, there are several incredible stories around the world in competitive sports that simply do not get enough attention. For this edition of the paper, I decided to cover some of this past week’s biggest stories in leagues not usually covered by the sports section.
Hello readers, welcome to this week’s edition of Hopkins Sports in review! Come and join us as we take a look at some of the results from our athletic teams across the board this week.
Last week, amid the excitement of the winter transfer window in men's soccer, something seismic happened in Brazilian — and Latin American in general — soccer. Neymar Jr., the most prominent and talented Brazilian player in activity, returned to his boyhood club Santos F.C., determined to reinvigorate his career in preparation for next year’s World Cup, as well as help out the embattled Peixe, who recently returned to the Brasileirão after suffering the first relegation in their long history in 2023.
America’s big game is here! Today, the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles face off in the Super Bowl, and this matchup is drawing more eyes than usual. The on-field and off-field juggernaut that the Kansas City Chiefs have become has made them the most divisive team in recent memory. As the Chiefs look to pull off the first “three-peat” in Super Bowl history, they’re sure to find support from the Kansas City faithful and an ever-growing legion of Swifities.
Welcome back everyone to another edition of Hopkins Sports! After two successful weeks of action, it’s safe to say that the Blue Jays have settled well into the swing of the spring season. In saying that, let’s take a dive into some of the best performances from our athletes across the board this week.
Chelsea Football Club Women has come to an agreement to sign former Stanford University Cardinal and Olympic Champion Naomi Girma on a long-term contract for a record fee of $1.1 million USD. The Blues are believed to have beat French giants Olympique Lyonnais Féminin for her signature: a move that will help the reigning Women’s Super League champions and current title front-runners in their European campaign.
Let me introduce you to the idea of “deferred money. Deferred money allows teams to sign a player to a contract with the promise of a certain value — for Shohei Ohtani this amounted to $700 million — but only receive a portion of that during their years under the contract. While not a novel concept at all, the manner in which we are witnessing the Dodgers manipulate their salary books is.
