[raw num=”1″ align=”stretch”] [bylines] By beating Princeton in the Ivy Madness championship, the Yale men’s basketball team advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in school history and the third time since 2016. Playing in Milwaukee, the No. 14 Bulldogs fell to No. 3 Purdue in the first round. Here is a compilation […]
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UP CLOSE | Fighting for faster water: The long wait for Yale’s new pool
[raw num=”1″ align=”stretch”] [bylines] Long gone are the glory days of the Robert J. H. Kiphuth Exhibition Pool. The space longingly referred to as the “Ex Pool” by alumni now more closely resembles a “Roman ruin” than the swimming mecca that it once was, said alumni interviewed by the News. The broken brown seats in […]
UP CLOSE: Athletic recruiting in the year without sports
[raw num=”1″ align=”stretch”] [bylines] Every head turned toward Director of Athletics Vicky Chun as she advanced across Reese Stadium on March 11 toward Andy Shay, the Yale men’s lacrosse head coach. It was a clear, mild afternoon in the stadium, and attackman Matt Brandau ’23 stood beside a teammate, exchanging nervous glances. Five minutes later, […]
ANALYSIS: A shifting demographic for storied Yale crew: International athletes elevate the Elis
[raw num=”1″ align=”stretch”] [bylines] At Yale, in the Ivy League and across the country, no college sport maintains as much history as crew. In 1843, Yale started the first college boat club in America, and on an August day nine years later, the Elis challenged Harvard on the waters of Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire. […]
MEN’S BASKETBALL: March Madness coverage 2019
[raw num=”1″ align=”stretch”] [bylines] The Yale men’s basketball team advanced to March Madness for the second time in 57 years. Here is a compilation of the News’ coverage of the Bulldogs’ 2019 Big Dance experience. [photo headline=”” description=”” caption=”” credit=”” src=”https://features.yaledailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2CopelandPC_WilliamMcCormack.jpg” link=”” align=”right” ] No. 2 Yale advances to March Madness with 97–85 win over […]
THE GAME 2017
[raw num=”1″ align=”stretch” ] Almost every November since 1875, the Harvard and Yale football teams have faced off in an epic rivalry as old as college sports itself. Use the links below to browse the News’ coverage. Welcome to the 134th rendition of The Game. [raw num=”2″ align=”stretch”] Team 145 wins The Game, outright […]
UP CLOSE: Understaffed, Yale sports medicine struggles with student injuries
[raw num=”1″ align=”stretch” ] [bylines] After backing up second-team All-Ivy quarterback Morgan Roberts ’16 for two seasons, Rafe Chapple ’18 finally got his opportunity: The junior earned the starting job ahead of the Yale football team’s first game in 2016. Chapple would throw five interceptions and complete just 51.2 percent of his passes over his […]
Harvard-Yale 2016: Scenes from The Game
[raw num=”1″ align=”stretch” ] [bylines] On Saturday, Yale’s football team stunned a packed Harvard Stadium by pulling out a win over its Crimson rivals, ending a nine-year losing streak most were sure would extend to a decade. The News had photographers on the ground for all the action. [photo headline=”” description=”” caption=”The Yale Precision Marching […]
2020 — Chronicling Ivy League recruitment: The summer months
[raw num=”1″ align=”stretch” ] [bylines] At 6:30 a.m. on April 15, 2015, the Hartmanns’ phone rang. It was the first day of the NCAA’s spring evaluation period, and Princeton University wanted to be the first to call defensive end Carter Hartmann, a current junior at Mission Viejo High School in Southern California. They were indeed […]
2020 — Chronicling Ivy League recruitment: Meet the recruits
[raw num=”1″ align=”stretch” ] [bylines] Recruiting is the lifeblood of any college football team, and in his first three years as Yale’s head coach, Tony Reno has embraced this philosophy. He has lured high-profile transfers away from larger football programs, such as incoming wide receiver Bo Hines from North Carolina State and quarterback Morgan Roberts […]