Schapiro '19: Don’t change extra-innings ball

By James Schapiro | February 7

Well, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred is at it again. Here’s Ken Rosenthal, reporting Tuesday in The Athletic: “As part of a Jan. 14 proposal to the players’ union on pace of play, baseball suggested a rule requiring pitchers to face a minimum of three batters, sources told The Athletic. … If no ...

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Klein '20: Hot stove predictions

By George Klein | November 15

Sports fans have been looking forward to this MLB offseason for a long time. With a variety of superstars and major contributors available on the free-agent market, the next few months could dictate which future powerhouses emerge as contenders in the 2020s. A lot is at stake, and rumors continue to ...

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Brownsword ’18: On and off the court, NCAA plagued by scandals and mediocre performances

By Matthew Brownsword | March 2

The 2017-18 college basketball season has been really, really bad. It started with the dismissal of long-time Louisville Head Coach Rick Pitino after a scandal that involved the basketball program overseeing meetings between prospective players and prostitutes. Then Michigan State’s Tom Izzo was wrapped ...

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Blasberg ’18: Has Chris Sale escaped the fate of other first-year Red Sox?

By Charlie Blasberg | April 21

It has become common knowledge that any highly touted player coming to the Red Sox from another team will struggle in his first season. Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford, Hanley Ramírez, Rick Porcello, David Price — the list goes on. Many players attribute their lack of initial success in Boston to the ...

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Blasberg '18: The Cy Young goes to … Rick Porcello?

By Charlie Blasberg | November 18

Rick Porcello’s American League Cy Young Award continues a year that could not get any stranger: First, the best team in NBA history, up 3-1 in the finals, loses to a team from Cleveland. Then, the Cubs win the World Series for the first time in 108 years. After that, a reality TV star (whose name ...