CW: Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault Ben Lepper ’25 Sports Editor Atlanta Falcons receiver Calvin Ridley made headlines back in October of last year when he announced that he was going to be stepping away from football to focus on his mental health. The former first round pick had […]
Ben Lepper ‘25 Sports Editor MVP: Tom Brady, QB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Two of the oldest starting quarterbacks in the NFL were in a dogfight for the coveted MVP award most of the season, and while I understand arguments for Aaron Rodgers, I think Brady has this one […]
Ben Lepper I consider myself to be a hot take artist, so I figured that I would start a little recurring segment in the sports section where I share some of my recent ones. Whenever I do one of these, I will provide a few hot takes about […]
By Ben Lepper ‘25 Staff Writer This past Sunday, the Holy Cross Crusaders and the Lafayette Leopards met in what will most likely be the final football game played at Fitton Field in 2021. The Crusaders came in with a 6-2 record, coming off a “sloppy win” against […]
Ben Lepper ’25 Staff Writer ***TW: Sexual Assault The Cup won by the Blackhawks in 2010 will always have a sour taste to it. This story starts back in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. The Blackhawks had the eleventh overall pick, and they selected Canadian winger Kyle Beach. […]
Ben Lepper ‘25Staff Writer Following the 2017 season, the NHL was in a weird place. They had just welcomed the Vegas Golden Knights into the league, and were then sitting at 31 teams. No self-respecting league has 31 teams, and the NHL needed to figure something out. So, […]
Ben Lepper ‘25Staff Writer In February of this year, the Red Sox were in a rough spot. They had just come off one of their most pitiful seasons since Bobby Valentine’s horrid tenure, going 24-36 in the COVID-shortened 2020 season. Numerous pieces of the core were injured, such […]
Ben Lepper ‘25Staff Writer We’re about a quarter of the way into the NFL season, and I can safely say that the league decided that chaos was the word of the year. I genuinely do not know what to expect anymore. All my predictions from before the season […]
Ben Lepper ‘25Staff Writer It’s hard not to feel bad for Jack Eichel. Normally I would just say that because he’s a member of the worst team in the NHL, but this year, there have been some absolutely heinous things that have happened to him. On March 7 […]
Ben Lepper ‘25Staff Writer The MLB season is nearing its conclusion, and the end-of-season awards will soon be decided. One of those awards, of course, is the Cy Young, which, for those who don’t know, is given annually to the best pitcher in the AL and the best […]
Ben Lepper ‘25Staff Writer Football is finally back. After the most painful six month period of the year, the NFL season is underway. We are only one week in, but there are already some very interesting storylines. Let’s take a look at seven of them. 1: If the […]
The Spire 