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Quadball Strikes Back

Beaters, chasers, headbands, and a thrifted pink panther named Balthazaar. Oh, and don’t forget your broomstick. These are all integral parts of Brandeis’ quadball club team.  In the last edition of The Hoot, I set out to investigate the stigma surrounding ultimate frisbee. This journey involved an interview with Brandeis Tron’s Nathaniel “Atlas” Friedman, where he defended the top-tier athleticism of practitioners of his sport and gave some insight of what the men’s team here on campus is like. Over the course of our conversation, Friedman brought up quadball and leveled some hefty criticism of his fellow Brandeis club team. His comments included calling out practitioners of quadball claiming that their “practice” (Friedman put air quotes around that word) on Chapels’ Field is “a disgrace to everyone” and “Quadball puts

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Paradoxical Playoffs

The 2026 MLB postseason has been nothing short of paradoxical. Based on regular season win counts and success, the playoffs could be perfectly predicted. However, based on recent history and preconceived notions, some developments have been quite surprising.  In the

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So You Think You Know Ball—NFL Penalties

The football season is underway, and with it comes the obligatory complaining from the fans about the officiating. So I thought it would be helpful to provide a refresher of what warrants throwing out the yellow penalty flag. So without

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Oh So Sailing

The Head Of The Charles is the biggest regatta in the world, and it is an event to behold. Having never attended a regatta, I had no idea what to expect, but I was ready to see people rowing down

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Destigmatizing Ultimate Frisbee

Ultimate frisbee has been declining in popularity in America in recent years. On college campuses, frisbee players are the butt of a lot of jokes. Frisbee is often called a fake sport, something that you do in college that is just a phase, a game best played in the backyard.

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A Post-Mortem on the 2026 Red Sox

The 2026 Red Sox season was quite the roller coaster. What began with a prolonged period of failure this spring was salvaged by an unprecedented win streak and a hot stretch this summer, only to conclude with an embarrassing defeat at the hands of the rival Yankees. While the remarkable

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So You Think You Know Ball?—The Shohei Ohtani Cheatcode

If you know only one player in all of baseball, chances are it’s Shohei Ohtani. And that’s for good reason. He’s arguably the most prolific player in baseball, with hitting stats among some of the game’s best (career OPS+ [check out my article last year] at 158) and top-end pitching

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So You Think You Know Ball?—What Exactly is an Edge Rusher?

What is the most important position in football outside of quarterback? That is a question that doesn’t necessarily have a single right answer. But if you ask most serious football followers, edge rusher would be high on that list. NFL decision makers would seemingly agree. Green Bay Packers’ edge rusher

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So you think you know ball—Explaining the NBA Playoff Format

Intro: With the NBA (National Basketball Association) playoffs getting underway this weekend, I thought it would be helpful to explain the format all the way from the initial play-in round to the finals.  Background: The NBA is divided into two 15-team conferences: the Eastern Conference, with teams like the Boston

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