By Jack Schroeder One of America’s greatest borderline sporting events is almost upon us. On Independence Day, about twenty brave souls will compete in the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. The event has been held annually...
By Shuvom Sadhuka For the past few years, the NBA has seen a fair number of teams tanking; that is, teams lowering their level of play and purposely losing games in the hopes of receiving a higher draft pick through the lottery...
By Andrew Puopolo With the Boston Bruins set to take on the St. Louis Blues for the Stanley Cup Finals tonight, Boston is on the verge of being the first city since Detroit in 1935 to hold at least three of the four major...
By Andrew Puopolo In June 2008, Boston stood atop the sports world; the Celtics had just won their first championship since 1986 with their new “Big 3”, the Red Sox were reigning World Series champs with David Ortiz and...
By Danny Blumenthal On Saturday, April 13, Chris Davis ended the drought. He had gone 54 at bats, 62 plate appearances, and 210 days without a hit, besting Eugenio Vélez’s old MLB record of 46 consecutive hitless at bats...
By Andrew Puopolo In recent years, the formats for the playoffs in both the NBA and NHL have come under increasing scrutiny. In the NBA, there have been numerous complaints about the imbalance of the two conferences. An...
By Andrew Puopolo Tonight, the Stanley Cup Playoffs begin when the Columbus Blue Jackets head to Florida to take on the President’s trophy winners Tampa Bay Lightning. The Lightning are heavy favorites to win the Stanley Cup...
By Jackie Moon It has long been believed that the proper way to shoot a basketball is a shot with as much arc as possible, allowing the ball to “see” as much of the hoop as possible before descending into it. This theory came...
By Frank Zhu It’s time for March Madness. Every year since 1985, tens of millions of brackets attempting to predict the results of 63 college basketball games are submitted, and every year, none has stayed perfect. According...
By Danny Blumenthal March is upon us, which means that it’s time for HSAC’s annual article surveying the field of 68 to help you fill out your bracket. Here are the facts and figures that make this year’s teams...