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Articles by Jake Grubman

Maroons hang on for late inning win

13 May 2008

When fourth-year designated hitter Dominik Meyer dug into the batter’s box in the eighth inning of Friday’s game against Illinois Tech, the odds were stacked against him. ...

Sports Shorts 5/9/08: Maroons grab conference, regional honors

09 May 2008

With the Maroons’ seasons all but over, three spring squads piled up honors this week. ...

Hainje's time defined by clutch shot

05 May 2008

Fourth-year Nate Hainje has hit thousands of jump shots in his life...

Perennial powers stop men's tennis at UAAs

29 Apr 2008

Men’s tennis headed into the weekend looking for first-class tickets to upset city for their first UAA title, but matches against higher-ranked Wash U and Carnegie proved too much for the young M...

Home not so sweet for slumping baseball

25 Apr 2008

The baseball team’s strong start in Arizona seems farther away than Phoenix after a string of three losses to sub-.5...

Nothing beats a game in the bleachers, even with the obstructed view

25 Apr 2008

The confines of Wrigley Field hardly seem friendly these days. Fans brawl for foul balls off the bat of hot-hitting center fielder Felix Pie like they’re five-ounce nuggets of gold. ...

Peaking women’s tennis set for conferences

18 Apr 2008

Marissa Lin’s knee picked a bad time to swell, but the rest of the women’s tennis team has picked a good time to be on top of their game, with Chicago heading into its most important tournament t...

Canceled matchups leave baseball in slump

15 Apr 2008

The baseball team will have to wait another day to break out of their recent slump. Sunday’s matchup with Kalamazoo (6–8) was postponed due to a shift in Kalamazoo’s weekend schedule. ...

Better fear “Jake-son Pollack”

11 Apr 2008

My better is hopefully competitive with your better. You think you can beat me? Bring it on. You may or may not have what it takes...

Baseball leads off season in Japan

04 Apr 2008

More than seven decades sonce their last meeting, the University of Chicago and Waseda University of Japan have renewed the international rivalry that began in 1910...

Men's hoops falls in first round

11 Mar 2008

For the first five minutes of Friday night’s 67–53 loss to UW–Stevens Point in the first round of the NCAA D-III tournament, the men’s basketball team looked like champions. On ...

Men’s hoops riding momentum

06 Mar 2008

Men’s basketball head coach Mike McGrath has been here before. ...

Basketball success ruins Chicago cliché

06 Mar 2008

It’s years like this that ruin things for the majority of the University of the Chicago student body. ...

Women's hoops chases crown

29 Feb 2008

Women’s basketball heads into the weekend looking to bump Wash U’s name from the UAA mantle and top spot that it has called home for the past 10 years. ...

Cramps cut down men's tennis star Will Zhang

26 Feb 2008

There are times when the numbers don’t come close to telling the full story. This weekend was just such an occasion for men’s tennis. ...

Water polo rises from pickups to tourneys

21 Feb 2008

Third-year Cyrus Shirzadi has come a long way from the pool in his friend’s backyard in Barrington, IL. ...

Fresh off high rankings, track edged out at IW invite

12 Feb 2008

After stumbling out of the gates at their first meets back in January, men’s and women’s track have raced to the top of DIII, with the women recently ranking fourth and the men sitting in the six...

Women's tennis routs D-I foe

29 Jan 2008

When women’s tennis took the courts against Chicago State Saturday, the squad hadn’t played an official match in over 104 days. Op...

Women's basketball set to greet UAA

18 Jan 2008

There’s good news and there’s bad news for women’s basketball as it continues into conference play. The ...

Men's track season preview

11 Jan 2008

THE RECAP: Heading into the UAA championship last season, head coach Chris Hall and the Maroons saw themselves in the midst of a tight four-way race for the conference crown, but a close fourth-...

Challenged by other fans, team loyalty just gets harder in college

27 Nov 2007

November 10 was my birthday. The Chicago Bulls were playing the Toronto Raptors. Toronto point guard Juan Dixon started running out the clock. Toronto 101–Chicago 71. ...

Split decisions mark men’s basketball’s debut

20 Nov 2007

This weekend’s Midway Classic had the Maroons looking to start the regular season strong at their home tournament, but the event would prove to be only halfway classic for its defending champions...

Football runs its way to season-ending win

13 Nov 2007

In the class of 2008’s final performance on Stagg Field, the Maroons played as close to a perfect game as they have this season. ...

Women's basketball at a glance

09 Nov 2007

The Recap Youth was the story last season for the Maroons, who featured four first-years to complement the scoring of current fourth-year guard Nofi Mojidi and the leadership of guard Korry Sc...

Already crippled, volleyball adds to injury list in home loss

26 Oct 2007

The Maroons have suffered a litany of injuries this season, but Wednesday night’s loss to Illinois Tech left Chicago speculating on what could be its most painful injury of the year. ...

Offense back in big way for women's soccer

16 Oct 2007

For an offense that has fallen off track for the past month, Sunday’s scoring surge could be exactly what Chicago needs as it reaches the home stretch. ...