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The NBA’s new foul rules and how they are changing the game

(11/02/21 10:00am)

Prior to the start of the 2021-2022 NBA season, the league enacted new rules targeting abnormal movement by the offensive player in an attempt to draw fouls. Before this season, foul rules were generally designed to benefit and protect the offensive player, as excessive contact by a defender with a shooter could result in the player landing on the defender’s feet as they come down from a jump shot, which has resulted in severe ankle and foot injuries. Most notably, in the 2017 Western Conference Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the Golden State Warriors, Kawhi Leonard landed on Zaza Pachulia’s foot as he was coming down from a shot, which caused him to aggravate an already injured ankle. Kawhi’s injury, among others, prompted the league to take action and provided strong initiative to protect players while  implementing various measures to dissuade defenders from having too much contact with a shooter. 


Judges sweep last weekend's games

(11/02/21 10:00am)

The Brandeis Judges men’s and women’s Soccer teams both hosted at Gordon Field for their last home games of the season. Sunday’s games marked Senior Day, with it being the last time the seniors will step onto the field. With two University Athletic Association games up for grabs, the weekend marked an instrumental opportunity for the women’s team to secure a place in the tournament. For the men, it was a way to close out in style. The women’s team entered with a record of 8–4–2, 1–3 UAA and the men with 4–7–2 and 1–2–1 UAA.


MLB veteran speaks to Brandeis’ baseball team

(11/02/21 10:00am)

On Friday, Oct. 22, former New York Yankee Willie Randolph spoke via Zoom to the Brandeis Baseball team. In 1975, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Randolph to the New York Yankees where he spent 13 of his 18 seasons as a player, according to the MLB Player Profile. Besides the Yankees and the Pirates, Randolph spent some time playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland A’s and the Milwaukee Brewers before ending his distinguished playing career with the New York Mets in 1992. As a player, he was a six-time All-Star and a two-time World Series Champion. In 2004, Randolph was named the manager of the Mets for the upcoming 2005 season, joining the ranks of Gil Hodges, Yogi Berra and Joe Torre, among others who played for and later managed the team.


Max Verstappen Wins Dramatic US Grand Prix

(10/26/21 10:00am)

After taking pole position on Saturday, Max Verstappen put on a show Sunday to convert his pole into a win in this year’s United States Grand Prix which was held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, TX. After missing the race altogether in 2020 due to the pandemic, Formula 1 returned to the United States in the midst of a championship battle between defending champion Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. 


Judges win at home and away

(10/26/21 10:00am)

The Brandeis Women’s soccer team took a break from the University Athletic Association to play two non-conference games. Facing Bridgewater State University at home and Springfield College away, it was an opportunity to improve their record and inch towards qualifying for the NCAA tournament. The women’s team came into the week with a 6-4-2 record and a 1-3 for the UAA conference. 


Judges take one, lose one away over weekend

(10/19/21 10:00am)

The Brandeis Judges Men’s and Women’s Soccer teams flew to the Midwest to play the University of Chicago and Washington University in St. Louis. Two University Athletic Association games were up for grabs as both the men’s and women’s soccer teams faced top 25 ranked teams. The women’s team faced the #9 University of Chicago and #3 Washington University teams, coming in with a record 5-3-2 and 0-2 UAA. On the other hand, the men’s team with a record of 3-6-2, 0-1-1 UAA faced the #16 University of Chicago and #9 Washington University teams. 


Men's Ultimate wins championship

(10/19/21 10:00am)

The Brandeis Men’s Ultimate Frisbee team, better known as TRON, won the Metro Boston Sectional Championship this past weekend in Easton, MA. TRON provided a strong showing on Saturday, sweeping their slate of games against several opponents from the Metro-Boston area. The tournament, hosted by Stonehill College, saw TRON take on local rivals, such as Stonehill College and Bentley University, for a chance to punch their ticket to the DIII New England Regional Championship Tournament, which will take place in November. The Sectional Championship Tournament was Brandeis’ first intercollegiate competition in over 600 days, dating back to March 2020, at which time they were ranked 12th in the nation, according to Ultiworld.com. 


Simmons makes surprise return

(10/19/21 10:00am)

When the Philadelphia 76ers played the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night, many fans expected the game to be a regular preseason game, where established players would be warming up for the season and those without a confirmed role would try and impress teams in hopes for a place on a team’s roster. All was going well until a 6-foot-10-inch Australian who had been missing from the team since June strolled through the doors of the Wells Fargo Center in downtown Philadelphia. 





Ben Simmons leaves 76ers

(10/05/21 10:00am)

Ben Simmons came into the National Basketball Association as one of the brightest stars who bore comparisons to the NBA legends Magic Johnson and LeBron James. Having been drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the midst of their rebuilding process, Simmons was expected to be the light that took the team out of the depths of the NBA, along with teammate Joel Embiid. 



Brady returns to Gillette Stadium as a Buccaneer

(10/05/21 10:00am)

On the morning of March 17, 2020, I stood mindlessly scrolling on my phone in my high school hallway. I sighed in distress. COVID-19 had just taken the world by storm, and my hometown was close to a shutdown. That wasn’t what I was sighing about, though. On what would be my last day of school due to the pandemic, only one question was on my mind: Is Tom Brady going to stay on the New England Patriots? 






Judo world champion Sagi Muki advocates for unity between nations

(03/02/21 11:00am)

The Schusterman Center for Israel Studies hosted a Zoom conversation on Feb. 28 with Israeli judo world champion Sagi Muki. With Keren Schneidinger ’22 moderating the event, Muki talked about his career as a judo player, or judoka, with particular emphasis on how his experiences shaped his commitment toward using sports to promote empathy between countries with fractious relationships.


Super Bowl or super spreader?

(02/16/21 11:00am)

I want to start by saying congratulations to Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on winning the Super Bowl, and I hope everyone enjoyed The Weeknd's performance. The game was great, but I want to talk about something other than Tom Brady winning his seventh ring. Even though the stands were not something that most people look at while watching the game, I couldn't help but notice the amount of people that were inside the stadium in the height of a pandemic. Why were people allowed to be there? And were there regulations in place to ensure their safety?