Category: Sports

By Richard Pryor, IIIStaff Writer This week, the Baseball Hall of Fame announced the election of Derek Jeter and Larry Walker to the Hall. However,

By Jeremy O’NeillExecutive Staff Things change quickly in the sports world. The Warriors used to be good. Marcus Mariota used to be the next big

Sewanee’s Kinsley Logan (C’22) drives against Rhodes’s Libby Long. Photos by Matthew Hembree (C’20). By Jeremy O’NeillExecutive Staff Juhan Gymnasium was a hot spot for

By Richard Pryor IIIExecutive Staff I’m not sure what to say. This specific article has been staring me down for months now, and I am

By Jeremy O’NeillExecutive Staff Two issues of The Sewanee Purple ago, I wrote an article profiling mental health in sports as an uncomfortable subject, and

By Harry DavisStaff Writer The Sewanee Tigers men’s basketball team defeated the Belhaven University Blazers 89-65 at home. The Tigers entered the game with three

Adrian Thomas (C’20) goes for the basket against Covenant. Photo courtesy of Lyn Hutchinson. By J.T. MitchellStaff Writer The second day of the annual Lon

The Sewanee Tigers get hype for the Black-Tie Classic. Photo courtesy of Lyn Hutchinson. By J.T. MitchellStaff Writer  It was a big weekend for the

By Richard Pryor IIIExecutive Staff This week, I’ve been thinking (which is always a dangerous prospect for me) about what to write on for this

Eddie Duffy (C’20) pauses to evaluate the game. Photo courtesy of Duffy. By Kristopher Kennedy Staff Writer Per the old adage, rugby is “a hooligan’s sport