This Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist talks about what inner city football is nowadays, compared to what it has been. Exhiliration runs high. Pulse of the mid-city beats picks up with anticipation. Downtown Atlanta is about to become blessed wi… more »

The bad news is that the defense on the Columbia football team was one of the worst in the Ivy League last season, but the good news is that most of the strongest players on that defense are coming back for the 2008 campaign. Linebacker Alex Gross, the… more »

While many of his teammates have hung up their pads, senior Craig Hormann is training to convince professional scouts that he has what it takes to make it in the National Football League. Senior quarterback Craig Hormann won’t be waiting for an NFL d… more »

NEW YORK – Paul Fernandes, Associate Athletics Director for Intercollegiate Sports Programs, will retire after 31 years of service to the Columbia University athletics program, Dr. M. Dianne Murphy, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Physical Edu… more »

For this Columbia Spectator columnist, football hope ever springs eternal. Say, hypothetically, that Columbia wins the Ivy League title in football next fall. The Lions have forty-five juniors and seniors, several players who dominate their positions… more »

This blogger points back to an old Newsweek article about Lou Little, Georgetown and Columbia head football coach (and Hall of Famer). Carl Goerch began publishing a magazine about North Carolina called “The State” in 1933. As a young boy, I enjoyed… more »

This is the final part of a three-part series in which The Sun explores Cornell’s difficulties in athletic recruiting because of non-competitive financial aid packages. The question Cornell coaches and Director of Athletics Andy Noel want answered is… more »

This is the second part of a three-part series in which The Sun explores Cornell’s difficulties in athletic recruiting because of non-competitive financial aid packages. On Tuesday, The Sun reported that Cornell is losing athletic recruits to the oth… more »

This is the first part of a three-part series in which The Sun explores Cornell’s difficulties in athletic recruiting because of non-competitive financial aid packages. One Cornell recruit faced the decision of a lifetime: come to one of the top athl… more »

In the cutthroat world of book publishing, it's rare for a publisher to approach a novice author with a book idea. But that's exactly what happened to Mark Bernstein '83. Four years ago, Bernstein noticed a passing reference in the "Philadelphia Inquire… more »

For Love & Honor Productions is proud to announce the completion of Eight: Ivy League Football and America, an original feature-length documentary film (TRT 96 minutes). A world premiere, hosted by the Ivy Football Association, will be held on Th… more »

"She's an incredible woman. I mean, her sons are going to Princeton and Columbia. It was all I could do to get my kid to CSUN." - Ruth Griffiths Let me tell you about Ruth Griffiths' housekeeper and part-time caregiver over in Lake Balboa, Lupe Lopez… more »

Javier Loya talks about his path from Columbia to part-owner of the Houston Texans. On October 10, 1988, in the fourth quarter of one of Columbia’s most famous football games, the Lions were clinging to a 16–13 lead over Princeton. A five-year losing… more »

The only full-time executive director the Ivy League has employed is retiring. Jeffrey H. Orleans will step down June 30, 2009, after 25 years of service to the Ancient Eight. Amy Gutmann, president of the University of Pennsylvania and chair of the… more »

For a university made up of a small undergraduate population in a modern urban environment and that prides itself on thought-leadership, few policies could be as myopic, anachronistic, and ill-fitting than Columbia’s approach to recreation and athletics… more »