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Articles by Tim Murphy
The Right stuff
06 May 2008
Buried by the debate over whether Hillary Clinton will win Indiana (she might), and whether it even matters (it doesn’t), the revelation that Dick Cheney is on a one-man mission to destroy an Ame...
Absolut nonsense
08 Apr 2008
When then–World Bank President Ismail Serageldin forecast a future in which societies fight over water rights, he may have had the wrong liquid in mind. ...
Hagee the horrible
11 Mar 2008
As a televangelist, CEO, author, lobbyist, Death Eater, and now, quite possibly, a presidential king-maker, John Hagee has spent his adult life sowing the seeds of religious intolerance within a ...
Forget the A-level, campus needs 24-hour diner
26 Feb 2008
Everything goes better with bacon. It’s a simple truth that has stood the tests of time and taste. ...
Hainje’s 1,000th point carries men’s basketball past Emory
19 Feb 2008
Needing to take care of business against the UAA’s two weakest squads, men’s hoops dialed long distance this weekend to pull into a tie with 10th-ranked Brandeis for second place in the conferenc...
Without ice hockey, athletic department playing shorthanded
01 Feb 2008
Another year, another brutal Hyde Park winter...
A fruitless search for the immaculate concession
15 Jan 2008
Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney stood confidently behind the podium, thanked his dutiful wife and campaign volunteers, and proceeded to turn reality squarely on its head...
Burning the bridge to nowhere
15 Nov 2007
Everyone reacts differently to winning a championship. Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon dances. Argentinians riot. The U.S. National Bridge Team makes empty political statements...
Intelligent life encounters Kucinich
02 Nov 2007
Dennis Kucinich just wanted to smell the roses. Jimmy Carter was just trying to be friendly. Now America has a full-scale alien problem on its hands...
Media seeing red on Wahoo debate
19 Oct 2007
Baseball in October means many things: Tim McCarver’s incessant assault on reason on Fox, a debilitating bounty of Dane Cook promos, and this year, hours upon hours of exposure to the most offens...
Why Republicans should ♥ Huckabee in ’08
05 Oct 2007
At first glance, GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee seems like the prototypical fringe candidate with absolutely no shot at the nomination...
For once, no clear leader of the pack
30 Sep 2007
Chris Hall rarely makes statements that he can’t back up. When it comes to this year’s men cross country squad, though, the seven-year veteran can’t help but smile. “I ...
Rookies give promise to rebuilding year
30 Sep 2007
With none of its top five runners from last season returning this fall, women’s cross country entered this season with tempered expectations. ...
Where sports come to die? Not on our watch
19 Sep 2007
The preseason polls that matter most to U of C students just came out, and the news is fairly good. The U.S...
Save the New Hampshire primary
19 Sep 2007
It’s a strange election cycle indeed when the one man who seems to be making sense is Newt Gingrich. ...
Forget Wash U: Wheaton poses perfect rival on field and off
01 Jun 2007
We play a lot of really weird teams...
Ray finds way to All-American
25 May 2007
Down to her last throw and needing a strong mark just to advance to the next round, Claire Ray tossed her way into history...
A star from the start, Bojanov stood out in all three seasons at U of C
25 May 2007
In track and field, every event has its own set of challenges and its own special skill set. Sprinters deal with a slim margin of error and quick starts off a starter’s pistol. ...
Track sets sights on nation’s best
22 May 2007
Last season’s NCAA outdoor championships served as a swan song of sorts for a crop of Maroons distance runners. ...
Vanity Fair editor details Atomic Bazaar
22 May 2007
An American-made customs and security checkpoint in the Caucasus that operates like a Four Seasons and has about as much terror-fighting clout...
Time to break out the ballots
18 May 2007
With the end of the year only weeks away, it’s almost time for the annual All-Maroons online voting. ...
Kohawks get even in softball rematch
11 May 2007
For Chicago softball, Thursday’s matchup with Coe had all the makings of an instant classic. There was the fourth-year ace notching strikeout after strikeout from the circle. ...
Timeout with Nate Silver: BP’s VP illuminates the sport’s fuzzy numbers
11 May 2007
Boston Red Sox GM Theo Epstein says it is the first thing he reads every morning...
Softball advances to NCAA Regional: Maroons headed to Eau Claire for first-round date with Coe
08 May 2007
Last season, softball took advantage of its surprise postseason selection to pull off a first-round upset of third-seeded Coe...
Tennis star Lin headed to NCAA individual tournament
04 May 2007
One year after earning its first All-American certificate in six seasons, women’s tennis has a shot at making it two years in a row. ...
Schwanz shot women’s basketball to prominence
01 May 2007
Good basketball teams, like Rome, aren’t built in a day. ...
Judgment day for men’s tennis at UAAs
27 Apr 2007
Going into this season, the expectations of the men’s tennis teamwere tempered by a mix of inexperience and x-factors. ...
Consistency still out of baseball’s reach
24 Apr 2007
There were all the elements necessary for a great weekend for baseball: freshly grilled bratwursts and hot dogs in the stands, 70-degree weather with no clouds in sight, strong starting pitching,...
Panelists ponder comedy’s political impact
20 Apr 2007
Whatever life throws at you, there’s always FOX News, Andy Borowitz told a packed audience Tuesday evening at Ida Noyes Hall. ...
Walk-on turned star Crum led soccer to the brink
17 Apr 2007
As far as injuries go, it was as freakish as they come. There was no contact, no buildup, no warning—just a sudden jolt of a pain and the complete sense of powerlessness that comes with it. ...
Sport Shorts 4/17/07: Men’s tennis gets fed to Bears in pre-tournament UAA test
17 Apr 2007
In its first match of the year against a UAA contender, men’s tennis saw just how far it still has to go. Traveling to St. ...
Sports Shorts 4/13/07: UAA honors Maroon trio
13 Apr 2007
After a weekend of standout performances, the UAA served up Chicago athletes their rightful dues...
At Chicagolands, track springs forward amid flurries
10 Apr 2007
Battling the cruel irony of Chicago’s topsy-turvy April meteorology, track had its share of elements to overcome: snow flurries, sub-freezing temperatures, a stiff wind, and even stiffer competit...
An IM sport for Pot-heads
06 Apr 2007
They say you never really know yourself until you’re hurtling through the lower atmosphere on the seat of a standard household cleaning device. ...
Sports Shorts 4/7/06: Baseball's Zitek snares UAA honors
06 Apr 2007
His team’s brightest star in an up-and -down week, fourth-year second baseman Tony Zitek earned some much-deserved recognition for his hot bat and slick fielding. After racking up a .7...
Sports Shorts 4/6/07: Rain delays date with Thunder for women's tennis
06 Apr 2007
With a second Punic war showdown looming with 25th-ranked Carthage Saturday, along with a number of other nationally ranked powerhouses on the weekend slate, 24th-ranked women’s tennis was hoping...
Weekend to forget for baseball at MSOE
03 Apr 2007
Looking to continue their hot hitting, baseball ran into turbulence from an unexpected source and then saw its home opener washed out in a weekend to forget...
Florida trip mixed bag for women's tennis
30 Mar 2007
Last season, women’s tennis entered its spring break training trip as a young team still uncertain of its full potential and left on a hot streak en route to the program’s first-ever trip to the ...
Audacity of Hope: Men exit tourney
06 Mar 2007
As the clock approached midnight on men’s basketball’s abbreviated NCAA tournament run, the squad’s five fourth-years slowly walked off the court, heads down, listening to a standing ovation they...
Fear the Purple Cow: Mascots bring tourney to life
02 Mar 2007
The NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament is a spectacle unlike any in American sports. ...
Wallis, Bears clip men's basketball for UAA title
27 Feb 2007
Going into Saturday’s showdown at Wash U, the stakes were clear for men’s basketball: Get a win and the Maroons will be outright league champions for the first time in six years with a good chanc...
Bleed Maroon: Students bring spirit in St. Louis
27 Feb 2007
A primary front in the Midwestern recruiting wars and a sensible rivalry within the skewed geography of the UAA, the Chicago–Wash U hate-fest has in the past been meaningful mostly to players and...
Timeout with Pat Coleman
23 Feb 2007
For the past 12 years, fans of DIII basketball have turned to d3hoops.com for all their college basketball news, analysis, and rankings. Working in conjunction with partner sites d3football...
Sister act gets Mojidi on winning path
23 Feb 2007
Nofi Mojidi has never been one to back down from a challenge...
Women snatch defeat from jaws of victory but rebound for split
20 Feb 2007
In its fall from grace over the second half of the season, the problem for women’s basketball has not been lack of talent, desire, or competitiveness. ...
Holy Cow! Romney honestly insincere
20 Feb 2007
Forget the widespread anti-Mormon prejudice, inexperience, and flip-flopping...
Coach's son, undersized forward lead men's hoops revival
16 Feb 2007
Going into this season, men’s basketball knew it was going to get silky-smooth crossovers and pinpoint passes from fourth-year guard Brandon Woodhead. ...
Among fourth-years, wrestling finds rookie gem in Carlson
16 Feb 2007
For wrestling, the league championships from two weekends ago marked an encouraging turnaround for a program that once dominated the competition...
Dirty dozen: Men shatter records in the pool.
13 Feb 2007
In the nation’s toughest swimming conference, progress is rarely made by leaps and bounds. ...
Sports Shorts 2/13/07: Track takes on top competition at invite
13 Feb 2007
With UAAs in the back of their minds, the men’s and women’s track and field teams entered this weekend’s meet seeking to get some seasoning against top competition. G...
A million little pieces: The legend of Barbaro
02 Feb 2007
On another day, the continued carnage and unabating violence in Iraq might have been the story that saturated the airwaves and drew our attention...
Men's basketball sweep, but injuries mount
30 Jan 2007
Just as everything seemed to be going right for men’s basketball, a pair of injuries to key players raised new issues about the squad’s already shallow benbch and marred an otherwise satisfying w...
W-Head discusses fine art of taunting U of C style
26 Jan 2007
Decked out in a hard hat with a giant wooden “W,” fourth-year John Saxton has riled opposing fans, coaches, fans, and referees in an effort to build student support for the men’s basketball team....
Osama Obama: The missing link to 9/11
26 Jan 2007
Dear Constance, So there’s this guy who lives in my neighborhood. Actually, he lives right down the street from me. ...
DePauw runs over winless football
04 Oct 2005
For 45 minutes Saturday afternoon, football's sprint-horses kept the score close. Unfortunately, in the end the Maroons' spirited effort came up short...
Despite loss, men's soccer win tourney
30 Sep 2005
Facing a pair of tough non-conference foes at the Valley Cup Invitational, men's soccer more than held their own...
Swimming to host invite
12 Jan 2007
Winter has traditionally been a difficult time of year for swimming...
Outside shots fall flat for men's hoops in home loss
09 Jan 2007
Undersized and ice-cold from the floor, men’s basketball dug itself a hole too deep to climb out of against arch-rival Wash U. ...
Kruzel, wrestling, show class at Cornell
09 Jan 2007
With a schedule full to the brim with ranked programs and perennial powers, wrestling was sure to take some lumps this season...
Fall All–Maroons
28 Nov 2006
Although teammates Farmer and Hall got more attention, Catalano helped keep the Maroons on the winning track with stellar play from the back...
Point–Counterpoint: Welcome to America, Matsuzaka
28 Nov 2006
Since pulling off the greatest comeback in sports history two years ago, the Boston Red Sox have undoubtedly taken too objective an approach in restructuring their organization...
Swimming ends fall season unsinkable
21 Nov 2006
Going into Saturday’s home doubleheader, women’s swimming thought it would be lucky to break even. Bu...
The Uncommon Interview: Tyjuan "Top 50" Edwards
17 Nov 2006
His real name is Tyjuan Edwards and he works at the Reg. To most U of C students though, he is “Top 50,” Maroons superfan extraordinaire. To...
Cross Country looks to make mark at NCAAs
17 Nov 2006
For cross country, this weekend’s NCAA championship meet is a fitting conclusion to a season of hard-earned accomplishments. ...
On Muir's inane anti-Semitic Oriental Institute critique
17 Nov 2006
The other night, as I strolled down 58th Street on my way to Ida Noyes, I noticed a peculiar sight...
Men's soccer readies for playoff joust with Knights
10 Nov 2006
There are any number of places to start if you’re looking for clues as to how men’s soccer made the postseason. There is the energetic and efficient new striking tandem. Th...
K-Fed can't even fail well in pissed-off performance
10 Nov 2006
Kevin Federline owes me $27.50. Growing up, I always thought Shaquille O’Neill had set an untouchable standard for hip-hop futility. ...
Murphy's law: New Stagg: If you build it we will come
07 Nov 2006
We don’t have a 100,000-seat stadium. We don’t have Touchdown Jesus, Rock Chalk Jayhawk, or an insulting Native American Mascot. We...
Sports Shorts 11/7/06: Swimming dominates at invite
07 Nov 2006
Continuing their strong early-season starts, men’s and women’s swimming each earned a pair of convincing wins against regional foes Saturday at the Illinois Wesleyan invite. Ta...
The Inconvenient Truth about Middle Earth
07 Nov 2006
Two weeks ago it was suggested in these pages that Jimmy Carter should run for president a second time...
Football looks to halt skid on senior day
03 Nov 2006
For football, last weekend’s heartbreaking loss in Cleveland was only the tip of the iceberg in a season of close calls. ...
Dear Kurt Warner: Shut up
31 Oct 2006
Dear Kurt Warner, I am writing to thank you for your input on the complicated issue of stem cell research...
Strikers have men's soccer thinking big
27 Oct 2006
You wouldn’t know it if you watched them play now, but once upon a time, before they handed Dominican its only loss and buried Whitewater with a late surge, before they won 8 out of 11 and turned...
Farmer, women's soccer back on target at Stagg
24 Oct 2006
It had been a rough three weeks for Christine Farmer...
Draft K-Fed for Summer Breeze...Popozao!
24 Oct 2006
Picture a quiet May evening on the quad. Squirrels frolic in the freshly sodded grass, as squirrels are wont to do, and the harmonious din of crickets emanates from the botany pond...
For football, key to success is between the lines; Maroons look to control the line of scrimmage in tussle with Tartans
20 Oct 2006
With its title defense hanging by a thread, football has its work cut out for it this weekend...
Patrick's politics of hope give a breath of fresh air
20 Oct 2006
Rhetoric has the ability to incense and to befuddle, to cause people to flee to Canada, to build a fence around Mexico, or to decimate a foreign land out of fear...
Football mauled as Bears get revenge
17 Oct 2006
Hosting its archrival Wash U in the UAA opener, football had a lot at stake Saturday...
Change in the air as women's soccer splits
17 Oct 2006
In five years, women’s soccer hadn’t experienced anything like it. Bu...
Wrestling preview: Wrestlers hope taking on best will pay dividends
29 Nov 2005
In search of a sixth consecutive UAA title, wrestling hopes that a grueling non-conference schedule will translate into success on the regional and national levels...
Men’s swimming extends unbeaten streak against Pioneers
22 Nov 2005
Battling illness and injury, mens swimming trounced Grinnell to remain undefeated....
Men’s basketball preview: After off years, men could be set for return to glory
20 Nov 2005
After two years of mediocrity, mens basketball has its sights set on the UAA title. Last season the Maroons were competitive, but couldnt step up when it mattered most. ...
Men’s basketball preview: After off years, men could be set for return to glory
18 Nov 2005
After two years of mediocrity, mens basketball has its sights set on the UAA title. Last season the Maroons were competitive, but couldnt step up when it mattered most. ...
Records fall as football nails winning season
15 Nov 2005
It was over before you could say Eureka! Football secured their first winning season since 2001 with a 557 thrashing of Eureka on Saturday. ...
Volleyball goes quietly to end season
08 Nov 2005
Despite a disappointing weekend at the UAA championships, volleyball ended its season with a hopeful look to the future...
Harry and the Potters demonstrate their rock wizardry at Ida Noyes
04 Apr 2006
With stage antics that would put Iggy Pop to shame, Harry and the Potters rocked Ida Noyes Wednesday night in front of a near-capacity crowd...
A modest proposal on immigration
02 Jun 2006
The Senate recently passed a bill making English the official language of the United States. The wording was changed some in order to ensure its passage, but that was certainly the intent...
Final kick wins O’Connor All-American track honors
02 Jun 2006
The more experience you gain as a distance runner, the better you become at picking your spots to surge...
With keeper’s experience, Wiercinski ready to win
26 May 2006
When John OConnor, the winningest coach in the Maroons mens soccer history, resigned March 3 to take the head coaching job at the University of Rhode Island, the program was swept into a swirl...
Tennis ace on ball at championships
23 May 2006
With a cool confidence belying her inexperience, womens tennis first-year phenom Vindya Dayananda capped off a stellar debut season by earning the ultimate honor for any college athlete....
Standout Schlaefer keyed soccer’s NCAA return
23 May 2006
From the first time he saw Peter Schlaefer between the lines, one thing was clear to former mens soccer head coach John OConnor....
Football’s sack-king keyed late season surge
19 May 2006
Rob Tamillows final season with the Chicago football program started off a lot like his first three: badly....
Clock strikes midnight for Cinderella softball at NCAAs
16 May 2006
For a little while at least, Team Disney seemed destined for a fairy-tale ending. But after an opening-round upset at the Great Lakes regional, softball received a cold, harsh dose of reality. ...
Underdog softball on to second round
12 May 2006
One game at a time was the mantra head coach Ruth Kmak adopted for softball before the NCAA tournament. ...
Suprising softball set for NCAAs
09 May 2006
A week ago, it hardly seemed possible. But despite ending the regular season with a whimper, softball is back in the NCAA tournament for the first time in three years...
NCAAs next up in rookie’s journey
05 May 2006
Sometimes help can come from the least likely places...
Young women’s tennis bound for NCAAs: Sports Shorts 5/2/06
02 May 2006
For womens tennis, its the beginning of a new era. After years of mediocrity, the Maroons are taking their game to the big stage. ...
Velo sets sights on national glory
28 Apr 2006
In a year that has already seen three Maroons squads qualify for NCAA championship play, the most successful athletic program on campus might just be one you know absolutely nothing about...
Three’s company for track in Cleveland
25 Apr 2006
Entering the conference meet, track and field head coach Chris Hall declared that he was very excited to see how his squads would do. ...
Baseball’s winning streak comes to crashing halt: Sports Shorts 4/25/06
25 Apr 2006
Baseball entered the weekend playing its best ball of the season. After 13 errors and one walkoff free pass, the Maroons were left wondering how to recapture that magic...
Wade fells Foresters as softball splits
21 Apr 2006
It wasnt the sweep that they were hoping for. But behind a pair of lights-out performances from Petra Wade, softball showed signs of breaking out of its recent funk....
Mojidi’s run to daylight paces track at Wheaton
18 Apr 2006
A sunny day and spikes on her feet were all Nofi Mojidi needed to make history...
Men’s tennis rides doubles into Luther clash
14 Apr 2006
Doubles play is often overlooked in the shadow of the more-alluring singles contests. But when the day is done, its nearly impossible to win without it....
Dayananda, O’Connor nab UAA honors: Sports Shorts 4/14/06
14 Apr 2006
The way these two have been performing, it was only a matter of time...
Curve your enthusiasm: Softball drops four at IWU
11 Apr 2006
Heading into the weekend, softball had hoped that the new year would offer them the opportunity to exorcise some old demons...
Upperclassmen help women’s tennis climb to new heights
07 Apr 2006
Womens tennis has proved this season that it can play with anyone. After tearing through the dual-match season, the Maroons will get a shot against the regions best. ...
Streak ends after big wins for softball
04 Apr 2006
After tearing through their early-season schedule in Florida, softball hoped to stay hot upon their return to Hyde Park...
Outlook bright for baseball behind strong defense
31 Mar 2006
Offense wins games, defense wins championships...
Neuner awarded postgraduate scholarship: Sports Shorts 3/3/06
03 Mar 2006
After an illustrious career on the soccer pitch, fourth-year striker Renee Neuner can add one more honor to her long list of accolades...
Curling Fever: “Chess on ice” ready to sweep the states: Clean sweep
03 Mar 2006
Do you believe in miracles? If you missed the Winter Olympics, and according to the ratings you probably did, then maybe you havent heard the news....
Former tournament foe upends men’s tennis
28 Feb 2006
For mens tennis, a familiar foe yielded a familiar result. With regional supremacy on the line, the Maroons fell hard at home....
Men’s hoops seeks to wash away rivals’ title dreams
24 Feb 2006
Mens basketball has been eliminated from the UAA title race, but that doesnt mean they wont have a say in who wins. ...
Five Maroons win Athlete of Week recognition: Sports Shorts 2/24/06
24 Feb 2006
After a stellar weekend, Chicagos athletes raked in the accolades. Five Maroons from two sports were honored as UAA Athletes of the Week, the league announced Wednesday....
Women’s tennis disrupts Central region balance of power with sweep of ranked teams
21 Feb 2006
After a slow start to the season, women’s tennis got back to .500 in a hurry...
Azares sets school record, but no qualifiers for men’s swimming at last-chance invite
21 Feb 2006
In their last chance to qualify for nationals, mens swimming received a pair of stellar performances that made waves at an otherwise placid competition, but failed to meet any NCAA standards....
Last chance ahead for Carlson, men’s swimmers
17 Feb 2006
With a season of milestones almost over, mens swimming is hoping to maintain its momentum against the regions best. ...
Men’s hoops rebounds with solid sweep
14 Feb 2006
It wasnt pretty, but with their postseason hopes hanging by a thread, mens basketball kept the dream alive. ...
Men’s tennis rolls in Hawkeye-state swing: Sports Shorts 2/7/06
07 Feb 2006
For mens tennis, it was just like the good old days. The Maroons conquered a familiar foe to pass their first true test of the season with flying colors....
Buoyed by underclassmen, men seek to rewrite the record books: Swimmers look to youth at UAA title meet
07 Feb 2006
Head coach George Villareal thinks the best is yet to come for mens swimming. For the rest of the UAA, thats a scary thought. ...
Men’s hockey works late shift for love of the game
03 Feb 2006
Hockey has never been an activity for the faint of heart. Just ask the GSB club ice hockey team...
Women’s swimmers lose pre-UAA tuneup: Sports Shorts 1/31/06
31 Jan 2006
With the regular season at an end, womens swimming eschewed team scoring for individual improvement in its final dual meet before the postseason....
Men’s road-trip progress negated by second-half woes: Life’s a beach as hoops squads swept in Ratner stands
24 Jan 2006
So much for momentum. One weekend after winning a pair of tough road games against league rivals, mens basketball dropped two winnable games on their home court....
Dominant big-man play helps men’s basketball to sweep
17 Jan 2006
After a heartbreaking loss, mens basketball bounced back in a big way....
Steller makes his mark in wrestling massacre
13 Jan 2006
A shorthanded Wheaton squad was no match for wrestlings stellar subs....
Tamillow ends D-III career at Aztec Bowl: Sports Shorts 1/6/06
06 Jan 2006
It was the perfect ending to a remarkable career...
Volleyball set to host UAA
13 Oct 2006
A record-setting performance from third-year Erin O’Neil and some strong play in the middle was not enough to cure volleyball’s woes. ...
Special Olympics a hit in Midway debut
10 Oct 2006
There’s an old saying, “It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game.” Th...
Sports Shorts 10/6/06: Women's tennis strong in debut
06 Oct 2006
When most teams take six months off from competition, they aren’t supposed to come back this sharp. ...
Sports Shorts 10/6/06: Hague earns top UAA honors
06 Oct 2006
There won’t be much second guessing for this decision. ...
Football can't cage DePauw
03 Oct 2006
For football, this weekend’s matchup with DePauw was supposed to be a measuring stick for how much the team has improved in recent years. ...
Sports Shorts 10/3/06: Volleyball drops two at UAA Round Robin
03 Oct 2006
Squaring off against some of the best opposition around, volleyball was impressive, but ultimately came up short...
Retooled men's soccer hits stride with new coach
01 Oct 2006
It was a tumultuous offseason for men’s soccer. ...
Football faces toughest challenge of season as Tigers invade Stagg
01 Oct 2006
What a difference a year makes. At this point last fall, football was winless in three attempts and in danger of a third consecutive losing season...
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