Forty-eight hours after its launch on Nov. 13, a massive wave of backlash pushed Sky Sports, the preeminent sports broadcaster in the U.K., to shutter its female-oriented TikTok channel Halo. The social media page had been launched with the message: “Introducing Sky Sports Halo – the lil sis of Sky Sports. A new TikTok channel […]
The wives and girlfriends of professional athletes in the most popular and well-paid men’s sports can gain just as much fame as their significant others, for better or for worse. This begs the question: why is it that the same phenomenon does not exist among the husbands and boyfriends of professional female athletes? The obsession […]
This July, senior guard and captain of the men’s basketball team Chandler Piggé ’26 traveled to Bochum, Germany, to help Team USA secure the silver medal in 3×3 basketball at the 2025 FISU Summer World University Games. “It was my first time representing the United States in international competition, which was very awesome… To have […]
In a bold reformatting of the traditional championship, the 2025 U.S. Open aimed to bring the mixed doubles tournament to center stage (and center court) in a condensed two-day event held during Fan Week. With shortened sets and a $1 million prize hanging in the balance, singles stars entered the field, many in their debut […]
Another year of battles on the grass courts of SW19 has come to a close, with the 2025 Wimbledon champions crowned and a tournament full of upsets and breakthroughs in the books. Jannik Sinner and Iga Świątek rose to claim their maiden titles in the men’s and women’s singles at the All England Club after […]
The 2025 Formula 1 season has officially reached its midpoint, and, per usual, there has been no shortage of surprises. Let’s look back on our predictions for this year’s championship, made in the Independent’s Meltdown issue before the season kicked off at the Australian Grand Prix. Here is how things have unfolded. Constructors’ Championship Winner: […]
Formula 1 is back and better than ever after a solid week of pre-season testing in Bahrain. Coming off of a drama-filled 2024 season with grid changes, championship battles, and seven different Grand Prix winners, the 2025 season is bound to bring even more excitement. Ending his 12-year tenure with Mercedes, seven-time World Champion Lewis […]
While the rest of campus was curled up recovering from the previous night’s escapades, one particularly ambitious group of Harvard students set out on foot, bright and early on Sunday, Nov. 17 with a clear destination in mind: New Hampshire. For Asher Montgomery ’26 and Uzma Issa ’25, the idea for the adventure developed over […]
