Music serving as key player for sports
Angela Yuan, Staff Writer
May 15, 2020
The player scores a touchdown, and a tune blasts across the bleachers and field, sending adrenaline rippling through the roaring crowd. Music is not associated foremost with sports, but the two intersect in ways that leave lasting influences on each other and entertainment culture as a whole. Th...
Taking fashion to the field: A ranking of Coppell jerseys
Lilly Gorman, Photographer
May 13, 2020
Imagine if players from every Coppell athletics team wore their jersey and walked down a runway for judges to score their style. That would never happen. But that’s why I’m here to help. Here we have all Coppell jerseys, and it’s time to rank them based on fashion. It’s as simple as th...
More than a game
Chase Wofford, The Sidekick adviser
May 7, 2020
Sitting in section 209 of the American Airlines Center on a warm spring evening in downtown Dallas, I watched the Mavericks take on the Denver Nuggets. I had little idea how life would change by the game’s end. I sat with my wife and teenage son, Sarah and John Wofford. I had accidentally left my...
Roll the tapes
Nicholas Pranske, Executive Copy and Design Editor
April 19, 2020
Sitting at home during isolation, we all have a lot of time to sit down and watch a good sports movie. Saying that, a few movies come to mind: Field of Dreams (1989), The Sandlot (1993), The Blind Side (2009) and a dozen others. However, there are quite a few untold sports stories in the cinematic world. Here is my li...
Please don’t take away my senior season
Sydney Rowe, Staff Writer/Photographer
April 9, 2020
I have always been an extremely competitive person. Sports have always been an extremely prominent part of my life. Some of my fondest memories include when I was 5 years old, bouncing around trying to score on a soccer field, all the way to now, pole vaulting in places all across Texas and Arkansas. There...
Filling the empty throne of women’s professional tennis
Anjali Krishna, Staff Writer
April 2, 2020
After her stunning victory against Petra Kvitova in the finals of last year's Australian Open championships, Naomi Osaka took the No. 1 world ranking and high regard of the international tennis community. She became the first woman to win consecutive Grand Slam singles titles since Serena Williams i...
Pushed to the sidelines
Sally Parampottil, Executive Sports Editor
March 25, 2020
Google “female sports journalists” and look at the first page of results. Of the nine results, four of them are about the struggles of being a woman in sports journalism. Two showcased female reporters who had made great strides for their gender in the world of sports, though each inevitably had a g...
How a positive mindset can empower female athletes
Nanette Pottoore, Staff Writer
March 24, 2020
During winter break, my brother and I attended a sports tournament my local church held every two years. I played volleyball, while my brother played basketball. It was a tournament where high schoolers came from all over the nation to compete for the championship. Both the volleyball and basketball competiti...
A few cards short of a full deck
Yash Ravula, Staff writer
March 23, 2020
**Disclaimer: the following article includes discussions about sexual assault, which may be sensitive to some readers** With the rise in movements such as #MeToo in 2017, many women have come forward talking about their experiences with sexual harassment and abuse. Since, numerous popular sports figur...
Defining a sport
Sally Parampottil, Executive Sports Editor
February 21, 2020
Mainstream sports - football, basketball, baseball, soccer - are all common in that they are athletic competitions. The results of said competitions are due to the athleticism of the participants. In hearing this, it should be clear that these are the defining traits of a sport; however, an alarm...
Will decade of mediocrity come to an end with new hire?
Arman Merchant, Staff Writer
February 6, 2020
After a 3-0 start to the 2019 season, Dallas Cowboys fans were thrilled, as they hoped for the Lombardi Trophy. With one of the best rosters in the last two decades, I, along with other fans, was excited. However, everything turned south after three blowouts to what are considered some of the sorriest...
#StudentPressFreedomDay: Media rights breaking perceptual barriers in sports
Sally Parampottil, Executive Sports Editor
January 29, 2020
Along with the privilege of being part of the media, I also have the honor of covering sports and telling the stories of athletes. In doing so, my perception of these talented elite individuals has changed. Originally, the idea of speaking to student athletes, even interacting with them at all, wa...
