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The Daily Free Press

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Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

5-Minute Major: What does the Hart Trophy mean now?

Annika Morris March 26, 2025

According to the NHL, the Hart Memorial Trophy is awarded “to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team.” A question arises. What constitutes value? MVP awards are voted on...

Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Stick Check: This season should have been the PWHL’s inaugural season

Grace Sferrazza November 20, 2024
The PWHL is entering its second season with new branding, jerseys, and permanent homes, but it should have began like this in the first place.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

On-Deck Circle: Early reactions from the 2024 MLB season

Brendan Galvin April 18, 2024
It has now been three weeks since the 2024 MLB campaign started, and there’s been no shortage of storylines from the diamond. Here are four early reactions — or overreactions — from the early action on the young MLB season.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

On-Deck Circle: MLB’s dilemma and the shadow of sports gambling

Brendan Galvin March 25, 2024
Last week, the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres kicked off the 2024 MLB season with the annual Seoul Series, a two-game series that should have been a time to celebrate a new season. Instead, the series was overtaken by the news of the firing of Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

On-Deck Circle: Predicting MLB’s award winners

Brendan Galvin March 19, 2024
The 2024-2025 MLB season kicks off with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres squaring off in the first-ever MLB Seoul Series. While the other 28 MLB teams won’t start their regular season until next week, the two-game series between NL West rivals will be a sign of things to come ahead of a new baseball season.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

On-Deck Circle: Predicting winners of each MLB division

Brendan Galvin March 6, 2024
With MLB Opening Day coming up in about three weeks, there’s no better time to give my predictions on who will win each of the six divisions, along with the three Wild Card teams on each side that will advance to the playoffs come October.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

On-Deck Circle: An offseason to forget for the Red Sox

Brendan Galvin February 20, 2024
Boston residents, being from a city with a rich sports culture and history, know the sights and sounds of the ballpark are right around the corner. But to me, this year feels different already — in a bad way.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

On-Deck Circle: International stars lead MLB free agent frenzy

Brendan Galvin November 9, 2023
Free agency opened up last Monday, kicking off an offseason headlined by international names.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

On-Deck Circle: Texas Rangers win first title in team’s 63-year history

Brendan Galvin November 2, 2023
Carried by their star players, Texas took home the World Series trophy after defeating the young and inexperienced Arizona Diamondbacks.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

On-Deck Circle: Who Doesn’t Love an Underdog?

Brendan Galvin October 17, 2023
Brendan Galvin breaks down the plethora of upsets and iconic, unpredictable moments that have occurred thus far in the MLB playoffs.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

On-Deck Circle: The 2023 postseason is finally here

Brendan Galvin October 4, 2023
The MLB season ended Sunday, which means the postseason is here and brackets are being filled.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

On-Deck Circle: Red Sox future in question with the departure of Chaim Bloom

Brendan Galvin September 21, 2023
The Boston Red Sox recently fired chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom after a controversial 4-year tenure, leaving big role in the Sox' front office needing to be filled.
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