The good news for Michael Zheng is that if he hurries, he might make it back in time for the start of class for the spring semester at Columbia University. Class technically started on Tuesday, but depending on the schedule for the second semester senior, hopefully he won’t miss much.

In a week when the news felt unbearable, I found myself clinging to something seemingly small and yet luminous: rooting for American figure skater Max Naumov to make the U.S. Olympic team.

Everyone love an upset. Well, everyone but the fans of the team that was supposed to win. But generally speaking, in sports, David over Goliath is as time tested as any sports narrative there is, with all due respect to Rags to Riches and Overcoming Adversity.

It is hard right now not to root for Ole Miss in the semifinal round of the College Football Playoffs.

It’s been a long past week, so it might have already slipped your memory. But only a few days ago, the biggest story going was that of Sherrone Moore, the now former head football coach at Michigan whose life unraveled in public view with remarkable haste.

Notre Dame is one of those schools that people either love or hate. At least when it comes to sports.

Women’s flag football is likely entering its salad days. Not that tackle football isn’t fully in its prime, contrary to the once popular prediction of its inevitable demise.

It’s a good time to be Lane Kiffin, the current head football coach at Ole Miss. That’s not just because his team is ranked seventh in the country and, barring a disaster against Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl, will be headed to the School’s first ever playoff appearance.

I know I’ve told this story before, but back when I was in college and we all had to come back early from winter break for indoor track, a bunch of us would get bored with nothing to do but practice and meets.

It’s no secret that the NBA All Star game isn’t what it used to be. Long ago, fans stopped caring about watching the best players in the League get together and see whether the East or West can commit to less defense, which usually ends up with some team scoring 160 and only winning by four. To be honest, it’s actually not that far from what the NBA regular season looks like these days anyway.