Opinion | Decline in Black MLB players traced down to youth level
There has been a noticeable decline in Black representation across the MLB. A group that once made up nearly 20% of the league in the 1980s has decreased to just 6.7% at the beginning of the 2017 season.
Opinion | Jefferson thinks Antetokounmpo is a sidekick
Commentators like Richard Jefferson wax poetic about expecting so much out of young players who have yet to enter their athletic prime.
Dillon Keefe named preseason First Team All-American
Dillon Keefe, a senior linebacker, was selected to the D3football.com preseason First Team All-American roster.
Freshman athletes optimistic despite missing first-year traditions
Despite training for the men's soccer team moving online, freshman defender Trevor Bey said the team has taken steps to help freshmen feel involved.
Division III sports to follow Division I decision to return play
While Division I sports began their seasons, Chapman and other National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III schools remain without fall athletics.
Opinion | The NFL has no idea what it’s doing
There’s this feeling of a really brutal storm brewing over NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s house, ready for a lightning bolt to strike and take away football.
Staying on the ‘energy bus’: Chapman women’s lacrosse
After an abrupt end to their season, the Chapman women’s lacrosse team found creative ways, through a book club, to stay connected.
Graduate Brian Rauh honored for his athletic excellence
Brian Rauh, class of 2016, was named to the D3baseball.com 2010’s All-Decade team. Rauh accumulated 30 wins across his Chapman baseball career.
Members of Chapman athletics call for change amidst NBA boycotts
Isaiah Jeannot, a sophomore and member of the men’s basketball team, started the Seattle Change Coalition – a group that organizes protests and aggregates resources for the Black Lives Matter movement.
Opinion | Why athletes can’t just shut up and dribble
If sports fans really appreciate their athletes, who provide them with hours of entertainment a night, they should at least let them express their fight for racial equality.
Players living in same house prepare for professional draft
Nick Garcia and Joe Jimenez, two members of the house, decided to enter the 2020 MLB draft and signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Orange County to honor Kobe Bryant annually
Kobe Bryant will be honored annually in Orange County every Aug. 24. The five-time NBA Champion wore jersey No. 8 and No. 24 during his career with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Opinion | My most anticipated first-round matchups – 2020 NBA playoffs
The first round of NBA playoffs is generally predictable, but without home court advantage playing a role in the bubble, there could be a lot of close games.
In time of uncertainty, coaches reflect on team leadership
As Chapman fall and winter sports have seen their seasons postponed indefinitely, coaches face the test of keeping their teams united.
Opinion | How fungo golf saved my quarantine
It came in a surprising way; from a unique hybrid of baseball and golf, and all the jokes and memories that came with playing it.
Women’s soccer pays tribute to George Floyd
On June 8, Chapman women’s soccer participated in a fundraiser to help raise $1,000 for Black Lives Matter.
Opinion | Major League Baseball fails to take serious pandemic precautions
After months spent locked away in our homes without any sports to dull the pain, live sports are finally back.
Chapman athletic staff look to the future after fall sports canceled
In March, members of Chapman’s athletic staff found themselves watching the last Panther sports game for the foreseeable future. After the cancellation of fall games, they’ve been working tirelessly to implement a plan for when teams can return to the field.
Chapman high-risk sports canceled for fall semester
Seasons for high-risk fall sports at Chapman University have been canceled for 2020, with more potential restrictions looming on the horizon.
The last dance: How rising senior student-athletes are handling the cancellation of fall sports
Most athletes cherish their senior seasons. It’s usually the last time they’ll be able to play the sport they grew so fond of, and the last time they’ll be able to compete with teammates whom they’ve grown so near and dear to. Unfortunately, for many senior athletes at Chapman University, their final career game could possibly have already happened.