By Vick A. '27 ***WRITTEN WITH DATA ENDING AFTER THE FIRST WEEK OF THE PLAYOFFS** One of the fundamental axioms of football is that fans will always hate kickers. No matter how well they play, one simple miss will attract a level of criticism and hate that most players won’t experience in their lifetime. As time goes on, kickers have progressively gotten better and better. Now, kickers routinely take 50+ yard field goals, something unheard of even 15 years ago. But even with

By Surina P '27 Note: Written on Saturday, February 7, 2026 On February 4th, 2026, the night before the NBA trade deadline, the Warriors dealt Jonathan Kuminga and team-favorite Buddy Hield to the Atlanta Hawks, receiving 7’2” Kristaps Porziņģis in return. Later that night, they also traded away one of their bigs, Trayce-Jackson-Davis, to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for a future second-round draft pick. The Warriors’ parting with Jonathan Kuminga is no surprise. This mut

By Meda Borghei ‘27 WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS Season 5 of Stranger Things was full of plot holes and bad acting and dialogue so poorly written that even the actors were probably cringing. But none of that really mattered. What mattered was that it was the last season.  I started watching the show in 6th grade, and I was immediately obsessed. My friends and I drew fan art, made video edits and plays, shared memes, and wrote fanfiction. I had a birthday party where everyone dr

By Desmond H '27 With the end of the football season, it’s time for Bay Area sports fans to take a look at the 49ers and ask ourselves: Is this team ever going to win a Super Bowl? This season was a frustrating one for the 49ers. They were wracked by injuries, had an almost entirely new coaching staff, and still managed to make the playoffs, only to be crushed in the second round. All of that has led us to this offseason, and today I am going to describe what the 49ers need t

By Andrew M. '27 Shot by Mike Chan As a cross-country runner, I have often heard other athletes say, “Your sport is our sport’s punishment!” While this may be true, the sport in question, Cross country, just cemented itself as arguably College Prep’s best sport.  Over the last few years, it has been quite clear that the College Prep cross country teams have been pretty strong–or at least increasingly improving. This year, College Prep swept BCL league titles, winning both JV

After quite an eventful college football season, it's playoff season. With that being said, I’m well aware that many fans only pick up the sport come playoff time. So, allow Wells and me to give you a full breakdown of the previous week of games, our bracket reactions, Heisman picks and favorites, and our predictions for the full first round of the playoffs. Championship Week and Playoff Bracket Reactions: Vick: First of all, I know a lot of people believe that Alabama was un

By Sophie M. '28 When we elected him president, we knew the allegations. We heard the recordings of Trump and his buddies, laughing about how “when you’re a star… you can do anything.” We knew this man was a sexual predator, a misogynist, yet we elected him anyway. Why? Maybe we simply thought it wouldn’t affect his ability to lead. “Quiet! Quiet, piggy.” When Catherine Lucey, journalist for Bloomberg News, tried to follow up on her pointed question about the release of the E

By Vick A. '27 First, a note:   This past weekend, Eagles offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo’s house was egged by angry fans. This is unacceptable behavior — despite any animosity that people may have towards him, it’s just a game. Any real-life attacks against players or coaches like this are both immature and unacceptable. While in this article, I will (viciously) critique the entire coaching staff and players, the act of a physical assault on something so personal as a co

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By Max B. In 1978, California’s voters made the grave error of approving Prop 13, a tax measure condemning our housing markets to...

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By Max B. This summer, after a long appeals process, the federal government executed a prisoner for the first time in 17 years,...

By Sawan G On Tuesday, August 11, when Joe Biden announced that his running mate would be Kamala D. Harris (D-CA), I could not contain my...

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