Jamie Mazzola '21
Women's Track & Field Hosts Fifth-Annual Spring Fling
This past weekend, the women's track and field team began its spring season by hosting the fifth annual Spring Fling. Seven teams competed, including NESCAC foes Williams and Middlebury. The team hoped to build on their indoor performances as they moved into the spring season. "The [DIII] New England
Jamie Mazzola '21 Apr 9, 2019 • 2 min read
The Mazzola Minute: Kevin Durant
On Feb. 8, in response to another bout between NBA superstar Kevin Durant and members of the press, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr referred to the league as a "soap opera," with coaches and players as actors. The job of professional basketball players includes much more than being an athlete.
Jamie Mazzola '21 Mar 5, 2019 • 3 min read
Women's Track and Field Sprinters Set School Record in the 4x400 Meter Relay
The women's track and field team split up between Friday, Feb. 8 and Saturday, Feb. 9, with half of the team going to the Boston University Valentine Invitational and half of the team going to MIT's Gordon Kelly Invitational. On Friday, Feb. 8, at the Valentine Invitational, sophomore
Jamie Mazzola '21 Feb 19, 2019 • 2 min read
The Mazzola Minute: James Harden
LeBron James stands in front of him, arms spread, feet shuffling. Harden dictates tempo as always, taking a few slow dribbles with his right hand before crossing over through his legs. Usually, a few more crossovers follow. Imitating the steady flow of ocean waves, Harden lulls his defender to sleep.
Women's Track and Field Starts Indoor Season with Excellent Performances
The women's track and field team returned early to campus for interterm, holding daily practice and competing in several meets while much of the student body remained at home on winter break. The Mammoths first traveled to Wesleyan on Jan. 12 to compete in the annual Little Three Championships,
Jamie Mazzola '21 Feb 5, 2019 • 2 min read
The Mazzola Minute: Derrick Rose
On Oct. 31, 2018, with a clutch block on Utah Jazz guard Dante Exum's buzzer-beating three-point attempt, Derrick Rose sealed the Minnesota Timberwolves' 128-125 victory in what might have been the best game of Rose's career. In 41 minutes of play, the 2010-11 NBA Most Valuable Player put
Jamie Mazzola '21 Dec 4, 2018 • 5 min read
The Mazzola Minute: The Return of the Champs
Golden State is back. Sure, the argument could be made the winners of the past two NBA championships never left, but I'm talking about a different iteration of the Warriors — the highly-motivated 2015-16 Warriors who dominated the league to the tune of a 73-9 record. Spearheaded by the three-point
Jamie Mazzola '21 Nov 6, 2018 • 4 min read
Women's Cross Country Places Eighth at NESCAC Championship Meet
Competing at the historic Franklin Park cross country course, the Amherst women's cross country team placed eighth at the annual NESCAC Cross Country Championships this past Saturday, with a team score of 213 points. At 47 points, Middlebury dominated the team race, ending Williams' three-year win streak. The Ephs
Jamie Mazzola '21 Oct 30, 2018 • 1 min read
The Mazzola Minute: NBA Contenders
The 2018-19 National Basketball Association's (NBA) regular season has begun, and it's finally socially acceptable to talk about basketball again. While the playoffs are still far in the future, discussion over which teams are true title contenders has begun in earnest, and will take place throughout the regular
Women's Cross Country Finishes Seventh at Connecticut College Invitational
Amidst cold and rainy conditions, Amherst women's cross country stepped up to the challenge at the Connecticut College Invitational this past Saturday, placing an impressive seventh with 232 points in a deep 25-team field. In a tight race, Middlebury took the team title with 67 points, while Dickinson College
The Mazzola Minute: Jimmy Butler
In an era where superstars like LeBron James and Steph Curry already function as pseudo-general managers in terms of their influence over roster construction, Jimmy Butler is taking the player-empowerment age of the National Basketball Association (NBA) to a different level. Before diving into the Butler saga, though, let's
Women's Cross Country Claims 21st at Paul Short Brown Race
At the annual Paul Short Run hosted by Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the Amherst women's cross country team placed 21st in the multi-divisional Brown race, scoring 564 points. Siena College, a Division I program, claimed the team title with 109 points. The University of Rochester was the top
Jamie Mazzola '21 Oct 2, 2018 • 1 min read
Women's Cross Country Takes Eighth at Purple Valley Classic
The Amherst women's cross country team traveled to Mount Greylock High School this past Saturday to compete at the Purple Valley Classic, hosted by rival Williams. With a score of 179 points, the women placed eighth in a 13-team field. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (67 points) defeated
Jamie Mazzola '21 Sep 25, 2018 • 1 min read
The Mazzola Minute: Watford's Remarkable Rise
Leicester City's improbable 2015-16 English Premier League title redefined the role of smaller-sized clubs in top-flight English football. Currently dominated by a group of clubs known as the "Big Six" (Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool), the Premier League is notoriously top-heavy. With only six
Sophomores Pace Women's Cross Country at Little Threes
Facing strong competition from Williams and Wesleyan, the Amherst women's cross country team placed third at the annual Little Three Championships, scoring 54 points as a team. Tallying a mere 33 points, Williams defeated Wesleyan (36 points) in a hard-fought battle. Entering the meet, Williams ranked third in the
Depth and Senior Leadership Key to Women's Cross Country
After a solid finish to the 2017 season that saw the Mammoths place fifth at the NESCAC Championships and sixth at the NCAA Division III New England regional meet, the Amherst women's cross country team looks poised for improvement and another strong campaign. Having graduated last year's top
Jamie Mazzola '21 Aug 30, 2018 • 2 min read
The Mazzola Minute: NBA Playoffs Update
The New Orleans Pelicans completed a four-game sweep of the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the 2018 NBA playoffs on Saturday, April 21. The win marked the first time in NBA history that a team seeded sixth or lower swept a first-round series in the modern best-of-seven