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Matthew Sparrow ’21

Staff Writer

Views from Sparrow's Nest: Racism and the National Hockey League

Views from Sparrow's Nest: Racism and the National Hockey League

Four days after a former NHL player came forward with allegations of racial epithets directed at him, Calgary Flames head coach Bill Peters announced his resignation, effective immediately. The free agent winger, Akim Aliu, tweeted on Nov. 25 that Peters “dropped the N bomb several times towards me in the

Views from Sparrow’s Nest: Colin Kaepernick

The latest twist of the never-ending saga between the NFL and former San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback Colin Kaepernick occurred this past Saturday as Kaepernick worked out — a skills audition that falls short of a formal tryout — at a local Atlanta high school in front of scouts from eight NFL

Views from Sparrow's Nest: College Football Playoff

The College Football Playoff season is upon us. In what marked the most exciting Saturday of the college season to date, this past weekend’s major upsets and a classic rivalry game have shaken up the entire landscape. While the next set of rankings may reflect these changes, I have

Views from Sparrow’s Nest: Team Doctors

Contract holdouts are commonplace in today’s NFL. Just this past offseason, six different Pro Bowlers decided not to report to practice until they secured a new contract from their team. While not all of them were successful and one of them was downright disastrous (looking at you, Melvin Gordon)

Views from Sparrow’s Nest: Astros and Taubman

In the midst of a busy sports week, from the beginning of basketball season to the NFL trade deadline to most notably the World Series, one piece of news that flew under the radar was the Houston Astros firing their assistant general manager. What should’ve been a time for

Basketball as a Passion, Sport and Career

Basketball as a Passion, Sport and Career

When children first start playing sports, many dream of one day throwing a football like Aaron Rodgers, serving like Serena Williams or shooting a three-pointer like Steph Curry. Megan Robertson ’15 was no different — she fantasized about hitting home runs over the Green Monster for the Red Sox. When those

Views from Sparrow's Nest: American League Predictions

The first week of the MLB postseason is in the books with only two Wild Card teams, one from each league, packing their bags and heading home for the fall. The club from the National League, the Milwaukee Brewers, met their match at the hands of the Washington Nationals. I