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Matthew Sparrow ’21

Staff Writer

Views from Sparrow’s Nest: National League Preview

With the MLB regular season coming to a close on Sunday, it’s finally time for October baseball. It’s been a wild year, with home runs leaving the yard at a staggering rate, the defending champion Boston Red Sox failing to make the playoffs and multiple standout rookies breaking

Views from Sparrow’s Nest: The Madden Curse

Over the past six months or so, one name has dominated NFL headlines unlike any other: Antonio Brown. Even the most unengaged sports fan can attest to the fact that they are sick of seeing the ex-Steeler/Raider/Patriot on the front page of the news on a seemingly daily

Views from Sparrow’s Nest: Serena Williams, the Icon

No, the U.S. Open Final did not go as planned for Serena Williams. In a shocking upset, 19-year-old Bianca Andreescu became the first Canadian ever to win a Grand Slam. This was supposed to be Serena’s coronating moment, her chance to finally make it over the hump, win

Men’s Soccer Starts Season with Perfect Record

Men’s Soccer Starts Season with Perfect Record

Following three successive campaigns ending in the NCAA DIII Tournament Sweet 16, men’s soccer kicked off the 2019 season with dominant wins over Nichols and NESCAC foe Bowdoin. Ranked 13th in the nation heading into the year, the Mammoths blended stellar offensive play with a stalwart defensive performance to

Views From Sparrow's Nest: Andrew Luck's Retirement

Views From Sparrow's Nest: Andrew Luck's Retirement

In one of the most stunning announcements in recent football memory, Indianapolis Colts starting quarterback Andrew Luck announced his retirement from the NFL. Calling it “the hardest decision of my life” and citing both the physical and mental toll that the game had taken on him, Luck decided that “the

Views from Sparrow's Nest: Cale Makar

Views from Sparrow's Nest: Cale Makar

Sunny evenings, rising temperatures and blooming flowers can only mean one thing around Amherst: it’s almost finals season. As students gear up for the home stretch before summer vacation, one former University of Massachusetts Amherst student just a few months older than me is preparing for a different kind

Views From Sparrow's Nest: Tiger's Back!

Views From Sparrow's Nest: Tiger's Back!

He did it. It was a long and winding road to recovery, with many personal and physical challenges, but Eldrick “Tiger” Woods has finally won another major championship, his first in nearly 11 years. It happened at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, the host of the Masters, and