By ANDY ORTON Start: Jimmy Garoppolo vs. DET Garoppolo had a predictably bad week against the Minnesota Vikings defense. He threw for 261 yards, one t…
Rundown on Drake intramurals
Advice and wisdom from two juniors on the ins and outs of Drake intramurals By: JD Pelegrino Now that we are a week and a half into the 2018 academic …
Stephen A. Smith says Ramblers don’t belong in championship
BY JOSH COOK Over the last week, Stephen A. Smith made a bold claim about Loyola-Chicago’s basketball team, calling into question their legitimacy to …
A fan’s perspective on Drake football’s struggles
BY IAN KLEIN Some of the best memories of my high school years come from those fall Friday nights when the student body and local community would conv…
Opinion: Bulldog at Wrigleyville
Being a lifelong Cubs fan, the unprecedented success of 2016’s squad has been jarring for me. Knowing the perils of cheering for a team that consisten…
Does having the best record hinder World Series chance?
BY MATT GOGERTY The Cubs have had quite the week. Breaking triple digits for wins, clinching the NL Central and still holding the best record in baseb…
Cubs Column: Cubbies beat Cincinnati, Brewers closing in
The Cubs continue to maintain the best record in baseball. However, the Brewers who are now 26.5 games behind Chicago, won three out of four games in …
Summer wasn’t lost on cross-country
BY BAILEE COFER The telltale signs of an ending summer are beginning to appear on Drake’s campus.…
Outdoor: The most wonderful time of the year
The team steps off the bus into the shining sun and walks into the stadium. There is a soft breeze brushing against my skin, since this stadium has no…
Drake, UNI seeding in WNIT raises questions
The end of the 2015-2016 Drake Women’s Basketball season had a familiar result: a loss to the Northern Iowa Panthers. But this particular defeat to th…
Track and Field: Smashing school records, surprise fast times welcomed
As athletes gaze upon their names standing by some personally paramount number, they try in vain not to blink — for when they open their eyes, their n…
Softball: Past achievements spur confidence ahead
Adding the year 2015 to the scoreboard of the Drake University softball field is something special in the softball world. The number was added in hono…
Baseball’s back: the season ahead
Baseball is a cruel sport.
For most fans, over the course of a 162-game season, baseball will slowly grind all of their hopes and dreams to dust. Fail…
Drake Basketball should look towards future with Timmer, Arogundade at helm
Nobody questions the talent on the Drake roster. Reed Timmer is the third highest scoring player in the MVC and Kale Abrahamson is 16th. Timmer and Gr…
Top teams face off in college football this week
The 2015 college football season is now half way over, and this season so far has been one of the most competitive seasons in recent memory. And with …