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ALL-PRO REELS / CC BY-SA 2.0 Branson details his perspective on the growing issue of unchecked spending by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Fighting a Growing Issue: The Argument for a Stricter MLB Salary Structure

By FREDDY BRANSON | February 3, 2025

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.

COURTESY OF HOPKINSSPORTS.COM Women’s Basketball improved to a record of 14-3 in the season with a handful of conference wins this week.

Hopkins Sports in Review (Jan. 19–26)

By JOSEPH RAINBOLT | January 29, 2025

Welcome back Hopkins fans! One week after returning from winter break, the Blue Jays are back in action. Winter sports are entering conference play with Centennial Conference and NCAA tournaments right around the corner. Hopkins teams are jockeying for positions down the stretch, with key wins over Centennial foes. Here’s the latest in Blue Jay action over the past week.

COURTESY OF HOPKINSPORTS.COM  The Hopkins athletes continued to have strong performances in conference and NCAA tournament play as they look to bring back some silverware to Homewood.

Hopkins Sports in Review (Nov. 18 – Dec. 4)

By FREDDY BRANSON | December 7, 2024

Hi everyone, welcome back to another edition of Hopkins Sports in Review! After a great Thanksgiving break, the Blue Jays have returned back to action with some seasons wrapping up while others just begin. Come with us as we take a look at some of the best results from the week.

WONKER / CC BY 2.0 As club soccer pauses for international competition, check out the standings and upcoming fixtures for some fan-favorite European leagues. 

November international break: Reviewing some of the men's soccer leagues in Europe

By JULIA MENDES QUEIROZ | November 20, 2024

As the world of men’s club soccer goes on pause due to the international break, let’s check out how the standings in some of Europe’s most popular leagues! This English Premier League (EPL) season has brought a surprising shake-up in terms of standings; for one, Liverpool F.C. has had a strong start to the title race, holding five points over the second-ranked team, Manchester City F.C., while also resting at the top of the new UEFA Champions League (UCL) table.

COURTESY OF HOPKINSPORTS.COM Our athletes had a remarkable weekend, as our women’s cross country won their 16th consecutive NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship.

Hopkins Sports in Review (Nov. 11–17)

By JULIA MENDES QUEIROZ | November 18, 2024

Hi everyone, and welcome back to Hopkins sports in review! After an incredibly successful last week when several of our teams were crowned Centennial Conference champions, the Blue Jays carried over that success to this week, winning more games and titles. Let’s check out some results!

COURTESY OF HOPKINSSPORTS.COM The Blue Jays field hockey and women’s soccer teams were crowned Centennial Conference Champions this past weekend. 

Hopkins Sports in Review (Nov. 6–Nov. 10)

By JOSEPH RAINBOLT | November 14, 2024

Welcome back, Blue Jay fans! We’re back with another week of Hopkins sports as the fall teams finish up their regular seasons and winter sports start their campaigns. There are lots of big wins and playoff runs to look forward to! Here’s the breakdown of this past week’s events.

COURTESY OF HOPKINSSPORTS.COM The Blue Jays Football team continued their strong run of form as they defeated Muhlenberg, 26 - 13, off the backs of strong performances from James Rinello and Carson Bourdo.

Hopkins Sports in Review (Oct. 28–Nov. 3)

By FREDDY BRANSON | November 7, 2024

Hi everyone, welcome back to another edition of Hopkins Sports in Review! The Blue Jays had a very successful week, so come with us as we take a look at some of the best results! Cross country is approaching the pointy end of its season, and this week’s action brought the Centennial Conference Championships in Newville, Penn.

COURTESY OF ROBERTO MONTIEL AND ANTIGUOKO KIROL ELKARTEA The Antiguoko team at the Campeon Italy Club in 1996; notable alumni Xabi Alonso (bottom right) and Mikel Arteta (top center) are visible in this picture.

Antiguoko Kirol Elkartea: A cradle of soccer talent in the north of Spain

By JULIA MENDES QUEIROZ | October 31, 2024

To anyone who is paying attention, one of the most intriguing stories in the world of soccer for the past couple of years has been the increasing prevalence of Basque soccer, specifically Basque soccer managers. Last season, Xabi Alonso — head coach of Bayer Leverkusen — broke Bayern Munich’s 11-year Bundesliga winning streak in his second season as the Bayer Leverkusen coach. Out of 20 teams in the EPL, four of them have Basque managers — Arteta, Unai Emery (Aston Villa F.C.), Julen Lopetegui (West Ham United) and Andoni Iraola (A.F.C. Bournemouth). 

COURTESY OF HOPKINSSPORTS.COM Our Blue Jay athletes had an amazing week -- women’s soccer beat both Pennsylvania State Harrisburg and Haverford College. 

Hopkins Sports in Review (Oct. 21-27)

By JULIA MENDES QUEIROZ | October 29, 2024

Hopkins Athletics was in action this past week as several of our teams traveled to meet their opponents in the Centennial Conference, delivering impressive performances both individually and as a group. Check out some of our game summaries! 

ROLANDINHO1 / CC BY SA 4.0 Soccer has been affected by numerous injuries; Ballon d’Or nominee Rodri (pictured above) is out for the season with a cruciate ligament tear.

Injuries in Soccer: What can be done?

By JULIA MENDES QUEIROZ | October 27, 2024

After the “summer of soccer,“ players returned home from international duty as eagle-eyed fans awaited the returns of club leagues. And they roared back with a vengeance — thrilling games, star players and overall, an incredible level of competition. There is an unfortunate side-effect of this: injuries. Since July, we have seen a shockingly large number of serious, season-ending injuries — Rodri, Dani Carvajal and Marc-André ter Stegen, to name a few. Whether you follow La Liga or the Premier League, the Bundesliga or Serie A, it’s been impossible to watch a match without seeing a player limp off the field, collapse in pain or sit down on the sidelines and signal for the medic team.

COURTESY OF HOPKINSSPORTS.COM Brooklyn Pater in action against Ithaca College.

Athlete spotlight: Brooklyn Pater

By JULIA MENDES QUEIROZ | October 10, 2024

Brooklyn Pater found the women’s volleyball team at Hopkins by chance — well, not exactly. It was more like the program found her, in the form of an email from a coach when she was in her freshman year of high school in Sioux Falls, S.D. 

COURTESY OF YANA MULANI Mulani reflects on her experiences with American sports.

A non-American’s review of American sporting events

By YANA MULANI | October 10, 2024

I’m not a sports person — that is, I don’t regularly attend live matches, follow sports in the news or have a favorite team for quite literally any sport. And all of this, certainly not for American sports. So, what am I doing here? Well, welcome to Yana Mulani’s review of American sports, where I watch traditionally American sports and tell you what I — a non-American — think of them.

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