Recruiting in a Pandemic: Securing the Future of Gettysburg College Athletics
By Jack Herr & Colin Lawless The coronavirus pandemic has made life in the sports world difficult and tumultuous. While Gettysburg’s move to de-densify the student body in September changed the state of athletics for the fall, the future of the program relies on forthcoming and current adjustments to planning and recruitment for teams across the board. For collegiate-level athletics, the recruitment process is a crucial part of a...
NBA Concludes Bubble Experiment, Lakers Win in Finals
By Colin Lawless, Staff Writer About a month ago, I wrote an article that predicted that the Lakers would win this year’s NBA Finals, against my personal wishes. While, if I was a gambler, I probably should have put more money on that prediction, I would’ve lost money on the rest of the predictions I made. With that being said, this NBA postseason was unlike any prior postseason, due to COVID-19, and it definitely delivered for those...
The Current Status of Gettysburg College Athletics
By Jack Herr and Colin Lawless, Staff Writers The COVID-19 pandemic has done a number on the sports world. Professional leagues were postponed for months, and while the majority are back up and running, they still face their fair share of problems. College sports are only back in some parts of the country, and the schools that have allowed them to resume are subject to more and more scrutiny as the weeks continue. Gettysburg College...
Protests Erupt in Professional Sports
By Jack Herr, Staff Writer This past week was an important time for sports. Earlier this year, we saw sports halt due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Last week, we saw sports halt briefly in protest against the continued injustice that Black Americans face from police. On August 23, Jacob Blake was shot seven times in the back during an altercation with police in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Blake’s attorney says that he was paralyzed by the...
The NBA Bubble: Predicting the Outcome of COVID-19 Games
By Colin Lawless, Staff Writer For months, those atop the NBA hierarchy were tasked with the impossible task of figuring out how to play basketball in the midst of a global pandemic. The gap between the suspension of the season back in March, and its restart in July, was longer than the NBA offseason is every year. Commissioner Adam Silver and those around him were able to craft a plan that has worked better than most would have...
MLB Season Shortened Due to COVID-19
By Kyle Miller, Staff Writer A few months ago, with the outbreak of the coronavirus and the growing frustration between Major League Baseball (MLB) players and owners, it seemed like the MLB season was on the verge of cancellation. Players were disappointed with the amount of money they would be paid for a shortened season, but after a few short weeks a deal was made — it was time for baseball. The agreement was a 60-game season...
