Football

College calls off 2017 football season following homecoming game cancellation

President Jonathan Veitch emailed the Occidental community at 7:40 p.m. Oct. 17 announcing his decision to cancel the rest of the 2017 football season....

City Council approves Farmers Field construction

Author: Alex Nieves Search continues for most viable tenant as AEG eyes 2016 stadium completion The Los Angeles City Council passed a unanimous vote on a...

Tiger Athletics goes all out for homecoming weekend

Author: Ryan Graff|Alex Nieves Homecoming 2013 // !function(a){var b="embedly-platform",c="script";if(!a.getElementById(b)){var d=a.createElement(c);d.id=b,d.src=("https:"===document.location.protocol?"https":"http")+"://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js";var e=document.getElementsByTagName(c);e.parentNode.insertBefore(d,e)}}(document); // From Friday night’s Athletics parade and Hall of Fame induction ceremony to the highly anticipated Tigers football...

Sports in Brief Issue 12

Author: Tim O'Donnell Athletics at Division III colleges like Occidental may not have the luxuries of world-class facilities or ESPN coverage that are available to many...

Borland’s early retirement reflects football’s risks

Author: Joe Siegal Former San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland retired last week after a promising rookie season, citing his fears of long-term health problems that...

Bountygate harms NFL’s public image

Author: Damian Mendieta Amid a turbulent start to the season with replacement referees, more woe has returned to rain down upon the NFL. Bountygate, as dubbed by the...

Football rallies back to beat CMS

Author: Alex Nieves When senior quarterback Tommy Edwards went down for the season with an elbow injury last week, there were serious questions about the state...

Sam blitzed with controversy

Author: Juliet Suess Lobbyist Jack Burkman (Rep.) drafted a plan to deploy a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy in the National Football League (NFL). It is...

Goodell fumbles again; Belichick, Brady gambit continues

Author: Dylan Bordonaro The NFL officially kicked off the regular season Thursday night as the world champion New England Patriots and superstar quarterback Tom Brady defeated...

Edwards finds a home with Tiger football

Author: Alex Nieves|Alex Nieves|Alex Nieves|Alex Nieves After a long journey, the signal caller takes the helm of the offense The football program at The Citadel, a public,...

Obama speaks out against ‘Redskins’

Author: Joe Siegal Let’s be clear: the word “Redskin” is a racial slur. It is a linguistic relic of a time period in which white Americans...

These bros ain’t loyal

Author: Juliet Suess Loyalty: A word that used to have meaning in sports. Today, though, the concept of loyalty has been replaced by a disgusting emphasis...