by Jack McLinden, SJ | Apr 6, 2022 | Sports ~ Approx. 4 mins
“7 on three, 7 on three… one, two, three, 7!” In the state of Ohio it takes 7 games to win a high school state championship in baseball. From the moment our tryouts were over, we started breaking down the huddle by chanting 7! 7 games, 7 wins, one state champion....
by Sean Barry, SJ | Feb 8, 2022 | Jesuit 101, Pop Culture, Series, Sports ~ Approx. 3 mins
I’m starting to get a little nervous about the state of baseball these days. For more than two months now, the MLB has been in a lockout between the players and owners in the absence of a collective bargaining agreement. Both sides have been at a standstill, with...
by Sean Barry, SJ | Oct 11, 2021 | Pop Culture, Sports ~ Approx. 3 mins
The weather’s getting cooler, the days are getting shorter, and it’s finally time for one of my favorite things in the world of sports: playoff baseball. The MLB playoffs started last week after a drama-filled last day of the regular season that saw four teams...
by Ian Peoples, SJ | Jul 16, 2021 | Current Events, Pop Culture, Sports ~ Approx. 3 mins
Both international soccer championship matches played last weekend were neck and neck. Both saw the defeat of the host nation. Brazil lost the Copa America to Argentina on July 10th in the famed Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, while England lost the European...
by Justin Grosnick, SJ | Mar 18, 2021 | Humor, Pop Culture, Social Media, Sports, TV ~ Approx. 7 mins
This article was co-written by Justin Grosnick and Dan Dixon. Let’s be honest. None of us really knows what’s going to happen in the NCAA tournament. Statistics suggest the odds of selecting a perfect bracket are one in 9.2 quintillion. And that’s before taking COVID...