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Sports
The legend of John Heisman
The Heisman Trophy namesake, a Penn Law alumnus, was a former player and coach on the Penn football team.
Quakers fee-fi Big 5 foe La Salle
Penn eased to a 65-34 win over the Explorers on Wednesday at The Palestra.
Quakers calm Hurricanes
The men’s basketball team beat Miami of Florida 89-75 on Tuesday, improving to 7-2—their best start since 1994.
School track & field records broken at meet in New York
New school records were set in the hammer throw, shot put, and pole vault.
By the Numbers: Women’s soccer team
Running numbers around the Ivy League co-champions’ memorable season.
Washington crosses Delaware State, leads Penn to victory
The Quakers buzzed the Hornets 76-48 on Tuesday night in Dover.
Men’s basketball team slam dunks Stockton
The Quakers demolished the D-III school 112-63 on Saturday at The Palestra.
Nine Quakers named All-Ivy
Led by unanimous selection Nick Miller, nine members of the Penn football team have been awarded All-Ivy honors.
In the air with Camillia Nwokedi
The senior captain on the Ivy League co-champion women’s soccer team chats about the season and her Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year award.
Goodman has great week, earns Ivy, Big 5 awards
The junior guard on the men’s basketball team has been named Ivy League Player of the Week and co-Big 5 Player of the Week.
In the News
New York Post
Villanova is in for a fight from this Philadelphia-area rival
As is tradition in the Philadelphia area, the local college basketball teams are hooking up in the yearly Big Five rivalry games with Villanova and Pennsylvania taking center stage on Tuesday.
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Philly.com
Steve Donahue and the Quakers look to draw on last year’s success
In preparing for this season, coach Steve Donahue and the players acknowledge they could all feed off last year's success.
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Philly.com
A.J. Brodeur, fresh off a trip to the NCAA Tournament, wants to keep adding to Penn’s basketball legacy
Brodeur, who was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Ivy League Tournament, is looking to win the first game in the NCAA Tournament this season, and help bring the team to the Sweet 16.
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Philly.com
Eleah Parker, fresh off rookie-of-the-year season, is looking to lead Penn women’s basketball this year
During her first season at Penn, Parker was a two-time Ivy League and Big 5 player of the week, eight-time Ivy League rookie of the week, and two-time USBWA national freshman of the week.
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The New York Times
Ivy League football saw large reduction in concussions after new kickoff rules
The Perelman School of Medicine’s Douglas Wiebe authored a study that found a reduction in concussion rates in football players after a change to kickoff rules. “It’s great to see a success story here,” said Wiebe. However, he added, “we do need to step back and think about the rest of the game.”
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