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Former NFL Star Colin Kaepernick Joins Wave of Sports-Focused SPACs

Former NFL quarterback and current civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick announced on Feb. 9 that he had formed a SPAC named Mission Advancement Corp. A SPAC is a shell company — a corporation that exists only on paper — that buys private companies with the sole purpose of taking them public. SPAC

Weather Causes Delays During NHL Lake Tahoe Games

The scene was magnificent. Sunlight shimmered off of beautiful Lake Tahoe as the Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights took to a fresh sheet of ice on the shoreline of the California-Nevada state line. NBC opened their broadcast with aerial shots presenting the gorgeous lake in front of a

The Graham Potter Dilemma

The Graham Potter Dilemma

The “analytics revolution” in sports has completely changed the way that different games are played. Starting with baseball’s “moneyball” — the term used by Oakland A’s manager Billy Beane to describe his team’s use of sabermetrics to find cheap talent — every sport now has a slew of statisticians

Candace Parker's Signing Secures Chicago Sky's Dream

Candace Parker, the longtime face of the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks, announced on Feb. 1 her decision to sign a two-year deal with the Chicago Sky. Widely considered the biggest signing in the Sky’s history, Parker will return to her hometown, affording her the opportunity to play

The Rapid Rise of Immanuel Quickley

For the greater part of the past decade, the New York Knicks have been the laughingstock of the NBA. From the disastrous Phil Jackson era to fan-favorite Charles Oakley being forcibly removed [https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/philadelphia-76ers/ex-knicks-big-man-charles-oakley-arrested-after-altercation-msg]

Duncan Robinson Gives Back to his NESCAC Rival

Duncan Robinson Gives Back to his NESCAC Rival

On Feb. 25, student-athletes were provided the opportunity through Amherst LEADS — the college’s student-athlete leadership program — to hear from one of the best shooters in the NBA, Miami Heat shooting guard Duncan Robinson. Robinson spoke with first-years, sophomore and junior student-athletes about his experiences playing

Trevor Noah and Heidi Gardner Talk Comedy, Covid and College

If you have entered any major Amherst College building over the past week, you may have come face to face with award-winning comedian and host of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah — or rather, an eerie cardboard cutout of him. The two-dimensional cardboard figures of Noah scattered throughout campus