Fletcher settles into starting lineup
For Kierra Fletcher, a rising star for women’s basketball, the sport has always been a family affair. “When I was younger, I would go with [my dad] because he played in a basketball league … […]
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Timeout with Harsha Sridhar
Want to see the finest competitors in the world in individual sports? Apart from maybe the Grand Slam men’s tennis tournaments and a couple of elite golf invitationals, I would argue that you would find […]
Bribery charges set to redefine college hoops
Fans who have long been convinced that their college basketball rival was behaving unethically may very soon be vindicated. Those who swear that their beloved team could never act in an untoward manner face a […]
Tech’s other diving team takes serious plunges
In 1958, two Tech students jumped out of a plane and passed a baton during freefall. Steve Snyder and Charles Hillard, Jr. were the first people to perform such a feat in the United States. […]
Details from Pastner lawsuit released
The details of Tech Men’s Basketball Head Coach Josh Pastner’s defamation lawsuit against his former friend, Ron Bell, and Bell’s girlfriend, Jennifer Pendley, were made public this month. Pastner’s suit, filed in January, followed months […]
Timeout with John Edwards
Tech basketball has a problem that they are not motivated to fix: their sellouts do not have sellout crowds. Sitting in the crowd for the Clemson game last Sunday, I was struck by how, despite […]
Softball starts season of renewal, top down
Tech’s softball team will enter the 2017-2018 season with the thrills of mystery and anticipation. A new coaching staff and young team, including a relatively large group of freshmen, will try to bring the team […]
Alvarado’s season ends abruptly; so does Tech’s
Like so many things for Tech men’s basketball this season, Jose Alvarado’s injury was sudden, intense and disappointing. One moment, the stalwart freshman point guard was having a middling start to a game against No. […]
Baseball looks towards clean slate in 2018
Call it how it is: 2017 was a major downer for Tech baseball. Coach Danny Hall suffered his first losing season in his 24th season as the Jackets’ head coach with a 27-28 final record […]
Understanding Tech’s zero Combine invites
Coming into the 2017 season, the Tech football roster was primarily comprised of relatively young players a few years away from considering the NFL leap and veterans who knew that the last game of the […]
Watching the tape: Tech’s 2018 football recruits
National Signing Day 2018 wrapped up late Wednesday, as the most elite high school recruits in the country committed to their respective college programs. Tech’s signing class was ranked No. 55 in the country and […]
Men’s lacrosse continues storied legacy at Tech
It is a brisk January evening. No trace of sunset remains; the field is illuminated by harsh floodlights. A pair of joggers make their way around the track in slow, steady rounds. They encircle an […]
Timeout with Harsha Sridhar
I write this brief Timeout minutes after witnessing the close finish between Tech and Syracuse on Wednesday night, so fair warning: my perceptions are highly colored by the heat of the moment. For a while, […]
Golf readies for Amer Ari
Tech men’s golf team consists of a small, yet impactful group of individuals who look to build on the success they experienced in the fall season. Last year, the men finished the season with a […]
Women’s basketball faces uphill battle
Yes, Tech has two NCAA-sanctioned basketball teams. The news may come as a surprise to some, given that the Institute’s women’s hoops program largely toils in the shadows. Men’s head coach Josh Pastner became a […]
Why the “sports” belongs in esports
Step aside, football. Soccer, take a seat. Basketball, hit the showers. No longer can traditionalists stand guard keeping “esports” out of the circle of traditionally accepted sports. Complain all you want, e-sports is a sport, […]
Tech basketball’s big men, old and new
Everybody knows, but nobody is talking about it. Just over a month until the day finally comes, and no matter how much Tech fans like to pretend it is not happening, there is nothing that […]