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Michael Landau | Leaving behind the DP’s ‘Only Section That Matters’
The Daily Pennsylvanian is a student-run nonprofit. Please support us by disabling your ad blocker on our site. Senior Column | Seven things I’m grateful for as I graduate By Michael Landau 2 hours ago Credit: Isabel Liang , Ana Glassman It’s not Thanksgiving for another six months, but I have a lot to be grateful for as I get ready to graduate from Penn.
Landau | The Ivy League could be playing basketball right now
Out of 32 Division 1 basketball conferences, the Ivy League is the only one not playing right now By Michael Landau 10 hours ago There will be no games at the Palestra this year, no conference tournament, and no chance to see Penn men’s or women’s basketball in March Madness. Credit: Tyler Kliem It’s January, which means we’re in the heart of the college basketball season. It isn’t a normal season, of course, with the COVID-19 pandemic still raging across the country.
Ivy League cancels all spring athletic events for rest of the semester due to coronavirus
The Daily Pennsylvanian is a student-run nonprofit. Please support us by disabling your ad blocker on our site. The decision came a day after the cancellation of the Ivy League Tournament By Michael Landau 12 hours ago Credit: Chase Sutton The Ivy League announced in a statement on Wednesday afternoon that it would be canceling all spring sporting events for the remainder of the semester due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Ivy League Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments canceled due to coronavirus outbreak
Yale will be the automatic March Madness qualifier for the men, Princeton for the women By Michael Landau 14 minutes ago The Ivy League Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments scheduled for March 13-15 have been cancelled. The Ivy League Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments scheduled for March 13-15 have been cancelled, the League office announced on Tuesday.
Penn men's basketball defeats Brown, 73-68, to keep Ivy Tournament hopes alive
AJ Brodeur led the Quakers with 20 points By Michael Landau 02/29/20 8:09pm Freshman guard Jordan Dingle chipped in 17 points off the bench against Brown. Photo from Erica Denhoff. PROVIDENCE, R.I. — For the second straight night, the outcome wasn't decided until the final buzzer sounded. But this time, Penn men’s basketball found a way to win when it needed it most.
Penn men's basketball collapses in final minute and a half, falls to Yale, 76-73
The Bulldogs finished on a 13-0 run to win the game By Michael Landau 21 hours ago Credit: Nicole Fridling NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A turnover. A made shot. Another turnover. Play that on repeat three or four times, and then you have the last two minutes of Penn men’s basketball’s game against Yale on Friday night. At a raucous John J. Lee Amphitheater, the Quakers lost to the Bulldogs, 76-73, after a wild 13-0 Yale run in the last two minutes.
Penn Athletics and men's basketball program receive NCAA sanctions for Jerome Allen scandal
The Athletics Department was given two years of probation By Michael Landau 19 hours ago Credit: Amanda Suarez Penn Athletics and Penn men’s basketball received sanctions from the NCAA on Wednesday for the bribery scandal involving former coach Jerome Allen. After a negotiated resolution process was carried out by the NCAA, Penn was given several significant penalties. For the Athletics Department as a whole, these sanctions include two years of probation and a $5,000 fine.
What does Penn men's basketball need to do to qualify for the Ivy League Tournament?
The Daily Pennsylvanian is a student-run nonprofit. Please support us by disabling your ad blocker on our site. A win over Brown on Saturday would put the Quakers in a strong situation By Michael Landau 12 hours ago Credit: Joshua Berkowitz With two weeks remaining until the end of the regular season, Penn men's basketball (5-5 Ivy) sits alone in fifth place in the Ivy League standings.
Landau | Penn men's basketball is a game away from being an Ivy Tournament lock
The Quakers will face off with Brown on Friday night at the Palestra By Michael Landau 17 hours ago Senior guard Devon Goodman tallied 18 points, five rebounds and two steals against Cornell. Credit: Son Nguyen It’s never smart to make these kinds of predictions too early, but Penn men’s basketball has shown enough. Coming off four consecutive victories, the Quakers headed up to Ithaca, N.Y. on short rest to face Cornell on Sunday afternoon.
What we know and what we don't know about the state of Penn volleyball
It was announced on Friday that Iain Braddak resigned as head coach By Theodoros Papazekos and Michael Landau 20 hours ago Braddak spent two seasons as the head coach for Penn volleyball, compiling a 17-29 overall record. Credit: Kaitlin Rowan On Nov. 13, Penn Athletics posted a brief press-release titled “Remainder of Penn Volleyball Season Cancelled” on its website.
Landau | Penn men's basketball needs to hit more three pointers to be successful
The Quakers were only 8-for-44 from beyond the arc in two games against Princeton By Michael Landau 5 minutes ago Credit: Son Nguyen Heading into Ivy League play, Penn men’s basketball’s offense was cooking. During a difficult nonconference schedule, the Quakers were consistently able to put up points, scoring over 80 points on six different occasions.
HALTIME: No. 23 Villanova leads Penn men's basketball, 36-30, after 20 minutes
The Daily Pennsylvanian is a student-run nonprofit. Please support us by disabling your ad blocker on our site. Wildcats finished the half on a 6-0 run to secure their largest lead of the game By Michael Landau < 1 minute ago Credit: Chase Sutton VILLANOVA, Pa. — The Quakers came in looking for another upset, and they have their work cut out for them in order to pull it off.
Penn men's basketball can't come back against No. 23 Villanova
The loss ends Penn's six-game Big 5 winning streak By Michael Landau 5 minutes ago Credit: Chase Sutton VILLANOVA, Pa. — The Quakers came in looking for another upset, but they fell just short in the second half. Penn men’s basketball fell to No. 23 Villanova, 80-69, at Finneran Pavilion on Wednesday night in its search for a second consecutive upset over the Wildcats.
Landau | Penn football's win against Harvard is a good sign for the future
Quakers have won three straight after starting the Ivy season 0-3 By Michael Landau 13 hours ago Sophomore defensive back Jason McCleod was among the several young players who made an impact in Penn football's victory against Harvard on Saturday. Credit: Alec Druggan BOSTON — Football is a game of inches. It’s a way overused cliché that has been stripped of pretty much all meaning, getting thrown around to describe any close game or nail-biting situation.
Big man on campus: AJ Brodeur is ready to lead Penn men's basketball in his final season
The senior forward is a two-time unanimous first team All-Ivy honoree By Michael Landau 11/03/19 8:37pm After leading the team in points, rebounds, assists, and blocks last season, senior forward AJ Brodeur is ready for his final season as the face of Penn men's basketball. Credit: Nicole Fridling There’s some good news for Penn men’s basketball heading into the new season. The team’s leading scorer, rebounder, passer, and shot blocker are all returning this year. The twist?
Landau | Even in loss, Quakers show plenty of reasons for positivity moving forward
Red and Blue came within a point of pulling off an upset against a ranked opponent By Michael Landau 16 hours ago Credit: Alec Druggan The game came down to one play. With 2:24 left in the fourth quarter, Penn football lined up from the Delaware two-yard line. If the Quakers could find the end zone, they would lead 29-28, giving a defense that had just come up with a big stop a chance to seal the win.
Meet Kevin Morris, the architect behind the Quakers' newly revamped offense
Morris' career path took him through Massachussets, Yale, and Monmouth By Michael Landau 17 hours ago Recently hired offensive coordinator Kevin Morris will look to reboot an offense that averaged only 13.0 points in Ivy League play last year. Credit: Chase Sutton For Kevin Morris, practice doesn’t really start until a player mixes up the simplest of directions. “Football isn’t as easy as you think in terms of getting lined up right or left,” he said.
Roundtable: Which Penn fall athlete is most underrated?
Shenk, Johnson, and Jiranek seem poised for breakout seasons By Theodoros Papazekos, Will DiGrande, and Michael Landau 16 hours ago Junior linebacker Aaron Johnson is one of the Penn athletes poised for a breakout season this fall. Credit: Chase Sutton The fall sports season is just around the corner — the first kickoff features women's soccer on Aug. 30, when the group takes on Stanford in Palo Alto, Calif.
Five Penn Athletics events to look forward to this school year
Penn sprint football will host CSFL title game as part of year-long Franklin Field celebration By Theodoros Papazekos, Will DiGrande, and Michael Landau 08/20/19 6:06pm The Penn Relays, held in late April each year, see Franklin Field filled with thousands of track and field fans from around the world. Credit: Chase Sutton There are plenty of big moments in Penn Athletics history, from the undefeated football team of 1897 to the upset of No. 17 Villanova at the Palestra a year ago.
Health & Wellness: Simple rules and health tips for every decade of life
You are here: Home > Featured > Health & Wellness: Simple rules and health tips for every decade of life Dr. Michael Landau (Howard Sandler) If I knew 10 years ago what I know today about health, I would be so much better off. These words are true in every decade, and by the time you reach 100 – if you are lucky enough to do so – you will know all you need to know to live a long healthy life. The only problem is, you are already 100.
Empire State of Mind: Why so many Penn women's lacrosse recruits hail from New York
14 of the Quakers are from New York By Michael Landau 20 hours ago Junior midfielder Erin Barry is just one of the 14 Penn women's lacrosse players who hail from New York. Credit: Son Nguyen Penn’s connections to the state of New York run deep. It’s one of the most heavily represented states in the undergraduate population, thousands of alumni live there, and many current students will end up moving there after graduation.
A rapper, a rebounder, and a 'real nice guy': Senior Max Rothschild does it all
Forward has played in 111 games for the Quakers over his career By Michael Landau 3 hours ago Credit: Chase Sutton Max Rothschild spends countless hours each week honing his skills on the court for Penn men’s basketball, but shooting and rebounding aren’t his only talents. “This is something no one knows about him, but he’s a rapper too,” senior guard Jake Silpe said. “He does almost everything.
Landau | This Penn men's basketball team is much better than a No. 4 seed
The Quakers won each of their last three games to qualify for the Ivy Tournament By Michael Landau 16 hours ago Senior guard Antonio Woods and Penn men's basketball come into next weekend's Ivy League Tournament as a serious threat to win it all. Credit: Chase Sutton Step back and take a deep breath. And then another one. Breathe until you’ve considered all that Penn men’s basketball has been through this Ivy League season.
Landau | To make the Ivy Tournament, Penn will have to reclaim some of its 2018 magic
The Quakers sit in sixth place in the Ancient Eight with two weeks to go By Michael Landau 18 hours ago Credit: Ananya Chandra There have been quite a few times during this Ivy League season when Penn men’s basketball fans might have longed for the good old days of 2018. Maybe that moment came after the Quakers lost two consecutive games to archrival Princeton, a team that the Red and Blue swept en route to an Ancient Eight title last season.
Winners and losers from Penn basketball's weekend trip to Cornell and Columbia
Devon Goodman and Eleah Parker were standout performers for the Quakers By Michael Landau 14 hours ago Credit: Chase Sutton Penn basketball had a busy weekend in New York against Cornell and Columbia, with the women’s team winning both games and the men splitting their pair of matchups. Here are some winners and losers from the two days of contests. Winner — Devon Goodman The junior guard was a workhorse for the Quakers all weekend, sitting for only three minutes combined across the two games.
Quakers win first Ivy League game of season in nail-biting 72-70 victory over Columbia
AJ Brodeur led the Quakers with 24 points By Michael Landau 2 minutes ago Credit: Chase Sutton NEW YORK — That’s more like it. One day after falling to Cornell in a game that came down to the final minutes, Penn men’s basketball defeated Columbia, 72-70, for the team’s first Ivy League win of the season. The game did not start off well for the Quakers, who were unable to get into a rhythm on offense in the opening minutes.
Penn men's basketball falls to 0-3 in Ivy play with loss to Cornell
Quakers turned the ball over 19 times in the 80-71 loss By Michael Landau 4 hours ago Credit: Alec Druggan ITHACA, N.Y. — Well, that was ugly. Six days after clinching the outright Big 5 title, Penn men’s basketball lost to Cornell, 80-71, for the team’s third consecutive loss in Ivy League play. The contest was close early on as neither team was able to get in an offensive rhythm in the opening minutes.
Halftime: Penn men's basketball leads Cornell, 37-30, after 20 minutes
Quakers have eight three pointers and 12 turnovers By Michael Landau < 1 minute ago Credit: Chase Sutton ITHACA, N.Y. — Cold weather hasn’t prevented the Quakers from heating up inside Newman Arena. At halftime, Penn men’s basketball leads Cornell, 37-30, in the team’s search for its first Ivy League win of the season. The contest was close early on as neither team was able to get in an offensive rhythm in the opening minutes.
Kevin Morris hired as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Penn football
Morris previously worked at Monmouth for five years By Michael Landau 19 hours ago Credit: Chase Sutton On Jan. 31, Penn Athletics announced that Kevin Morris had been named offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Penn football. "I am thrilled to add Kevin Morris to our coaching staff," coach Ray Priore said in a statement. "He is someone I have known for over 30 years, and his resume more than speaks for itself.
Three takeaways from the DP's meeting with Associate AD for Sports Performance Andrea Wieland
Budget issues among the largest hurdles for Wieland to overcome By Michael Landau 16 hours ago Credit: Chase Sutton On Jan. 16, the DP had an hour-long sit-down with Associate Athletic Director for Sports Performance Andrea Wieland. Among the topics discussed with Wieland, who has been working at Penn since July 2018, were mental health, mental performance, athletic training, and sports psychology. Here are three key takeaways from the meeting.
Penn men's basketball falls to Princeton again, 62-53, for fourth straight loss
Quakers were unable to build any momentum on offense By Michael Landau 01/12/19 3:56pm Junior forward AJ Brodeur led Penn men's basketball with 16 points and added 12 rebounds, but at the end of the day the Quakers fell to Princeton for the second time in eight days. Credit: Son Nguyen The Quakers came in looking for revenge, but they were instead handed yet another crushing defeat.
HALFTIME: Penn and Princeton tied at the half, 27-27, in men's basketball rematch
Junior forward AJ Brodeur leads Quakers with seven points and five rebounds By Michael Landau < 1 minute ago Credit: Son Nguyen The Quakers came in looking for revenge, but they’re going to have to fight hard to get it. One week after falling to Princeton in a heartbreaking overtime loss, Penn men’s basketball is tied with the Tigers, 27-27, after 20 minutes of play. The game was close early on due to strong defensive play from both teams.
Landau | Scheduling Penn-Princeton games back-to-back makes no sense
The two rivals will play both games over winter break in empty arenas By Michael Landau 1 hour ago Senior guard Antonio Woods won't get to play rival Princeton in front of any semblance of a student section in his final year. Credit: Chase Sutton In the third week of January, when Penn students return to campus for the beginning of the spring semester, they might be looking forward to a lot of different things.
Offensive prowess earns Michael Wang DP Sports Player of the Week despite limited time
Offensive prowess earns Michael Wang DP Sports Player of the Week despite limited time The freshman collected 41 points in two games last week By Michael Landau 13 hours ago Freshman forward Michael Wang led the Quakers in scoring in both games this week, recording 41 points in only 42 minutes of play. Credit: Son Nguyen He might not be in the starting lineup just yet, but freshman forward Michael Wang is already making a significant impact for Penn men’s basketball.
Penn men's squash defeats two top-five teams to continue undefeated run
Penn men's squash defeats two top-five teams to continue undefeated run Quakers dominated No. 4 St. Lawrence 7-2 on Sunday By Michael Landau 12/03/18 4:10am Freshman Aly Abou Eleinen played second singles for the first time all season for Penn men's squash and picked up two important wins this weekend. Credit: Kaitlin Rowan The competition might have been tough, but it didn’t prevent the Quakers from coming out on top.
Penn women's basketball splits pair of close contests at Navy Classic
Penn women's basketball splits pair of close contests at Navy Classic Quakers defeated Navy by four before falling to Maine on a late basket By Michael Landau 12 hours ago Sophomore center Eleah Parker recorded 17 points and nine rebounds for the Quakers on Sunday, but it still wasn't enough to lead Penn to victory over Maine. Credit: Ananya Chandra The Quakers hoped to celebrate their holiday weekend in style, but their plans were spoiled at the very last moment.
Penn swimming opens tri-meet season against Princeton and Cornell with mixed results
Penn swimming opens tri-meet season against Princeton and Cornell with mixed results The men finished second of three while the women lost to both teams By Grace Hylinski and Michael Landau 10 hours ago Senior Mark Andrew kicked off tri-meet season with a splash, with a solo victory in the 200-yard individual medley and a team medal in the 200 medley relay. Credit: Emily Xu Tri-meet season is officially underway for Penn men’s and women’s swimming.
Penn football faces uphill battle against Princeton in season finale
Penn football faces uphill battle against Princeton in season finale Tigers are one of the best teams in FCS By Michael Landau 11 hours ago Sophomore quarterback Ryan Glover remains confident that his team can pull out the win against rival Princeton this Saturday. Credit: Chase Sutton Fortunately for Penn football, this game won’t be played on paper. The Quakers will travel to Princeton on Saturday for their season finale as major underdogs.
Landau | In loss to Harvard, Penn football's season-long weaknesses were exposed
It wasn’t supposed to happen this way. With a crowd full of students and alumni on Homecoming Saturday, Penn football was supposed to beat Harvard, or at least keep the game close. Before this week, the Crimson were in the midst of a middling year in the Ivy League. Harvard carried a 2-3 conference record into Saturday’s matchup with Penn, even losing in October to a Cornell team that the Quakers comfortably defeated last week.
Michael Wang headlines freshman class that is ready to contribute for Penn men's basketball
Michael Wang is no stranger to difficult competition. The Penn basketball freshman has played on a variety of stages across the world in his young career, gaining valuable experience each and every step of the way. Wang moved to California from China as a 14-year-old, competing for Mater Dei High School for four seasons. The team posted an impressive 112-20 record over that span, and Wang earned first team All-Section honors his senior year.
Penn basketball set to return to Palestra for Red and Blue Scrimmage
Welcome back to the Palestra. On Saturday, Penn men’s and women’s basketball will play at home in the annual Red and Blue Scrimmage. The two intrasquad games mark the Quakers’ first public competition this season, giving both old and new players a chance to impress their coaches and shine in front of the teams’ fans. For the men, the scrimmage will serve as a joyous return to the court where they won the Ivy League tournament championship over Harvard in March.
Second-half header pushes Penn women's soccer past Dartmouth, 1-0
In a battle of the unbeatens, Penn women’s soccer came out on top. On Saturday, the Quakers traveled to Dartmouth as both teams put their blemish-free Ivy League records on the line. The Red and Blue were victorious, winning 1-0 in a hard-fought nail-biter that came down to the final few minutes. Penn (10-1-1, 3-0-1 Ivy) entered the contest in the midst of an eight-game stretch without a loss, and the team continued that momentum early on against Dartmouth (7-4-2, 2-1-1).
Penn sprint football's Eddie Jenkins nearing return after being sidelined with knee injury
Penn sprint football junior quarterback Eddie Jenkins returned to practice this week after an extended layoff due to a left knee injury. The junior, who is also a team captain, is potentially poised to return on Friday night in what will be a game-time decision as Penn takes on Army at West Point. “[The knee] is feeling a lot better,” Jenkins said.
Penn volleyball suffers weekend sweep at the hands of Yale, Brown
Sometimes close just isn’t close enough. For Penn volleyball, that was certainly the case on Saturday. The Quakers lost to Brown in a tight five-set match at the Palestra after falling to Yale in straight sets the previous day. The defeats continued a rough stretch for the Red and Blue (3-11, 0-3 Ivy), who have now lost six matches in a row and 10 of their last 11.
Meet Angelo Matos, the athlete who has played for two football teams and made his mark at Penn
It isn’t that uncommon to find Penn students who hold leadership positions in multiple clubs. It is much more rare, however, to find one who has done that and been a part of a varsity sports team. Angelo Matos has done both – without even counting his sprint football career. The story of how all of that happened is a complicated one, with many twists and turns along the way. In fact, it starts before Matos even began his first semester in college.
Quakers have reasons for optimism as they get set to host Lehigh
For Penn football, the positive vibes are flowing in from multiple places. Last Saturday, the Quakers comfortably defeated Bucknell 34-17 in the team’s season opener at Franklin Field. Seven days later, the Red and Blue (1-0) will play at home once again when they take on Lehigh (1-2) in a rematch of last year’s 65-47 shootout victory. Last year's win versus Lehigh and last weekend's victory were separated by 51 weeks, but they both appear to provide some reason for optimism.
Penn women's soccer prepares for final bouts before Ivy season starts
This weekend, Penn women’s soccer hopes to conclude a string of non-conference games with a strong finishing kick. The Quakers (4-1) will play at home early Friday evening at Rhodes Field against University of Maryland, Baltimore County (0-6) before going on the road to face Towson (2-5-1) Sunday afternoon. These mark the games before Penn begins Ivy League play on September 22 against Harvard.
Field hockey earns weekend split against City Six rivals Villanova and No. 15 Saint Joe's
Even Mother Nature couldn’t stop Penn field hockey from playing a full slate of games this weekend. During a long spell of rainy weather in the Philly area, the Quakers traveled to nearby Villanova on Friday before returning home to Ellen Vagelos Field on Sunday to face No. 15 St. Joseph’s. The weekend ended in a split, as Penn was victorious in a thrilling 2-1 win against the Wildcats before falling 4-0 to the Hawks.
Field hockey earns weekend split against City Six rivals Villanova and No. 15 Saint Joe's
The Quakers were defeated on Sunday in the driving rainBy Michael LandauSenior forward Rachel Mirkin continued her strong start to the season, scoring the winning goal in Penn's 2-1 win over Villanova. Credit: Nicole FridlingEven Mother Nature couldn’t stop Penn field hockey from playing a full slate of games this weekend.
Penn men's and women's cross country sweep competition at Bison Open
Whatever you want to call it, the 2018 season for Penn men’s and women’s cross country kicked off on Friday in an extremely successful fashion. Both teams were victorious at the Bison Open at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa., scoring a total of 29 points each in the one-day meet. Even though the competition was primarily intended to be a warm-up for the rest of season, coach Steve Dolan was encouraged by the performance of the two teams. “I thought we got off to a real good start,” Dolan said.
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