Every four years, the World Cup proves once again that soccer is the most popular sport in the world, routinely drawing hundreds of millions of viewers. The group stage will kick off Nov. 21 with the final scheduled for Dec. 18 in the host country of Qatar. For the 32 teams that qualified, the group stage matchups are set, and we can predict winners and losers for this tournament’s group stage. Here are a few predictions of mine. 

The Formula 1 race at the well-regarded track in Imola, Italy, this past weekend was one for the books. With unforeseen crashes and winners, the race was a testament to how crazy this season truly will be. 

The women’s lacrosse team has had an impressive season so far with several wins against other SUNYAC teams. Today I’ll be recapping some game highlights throughout the month of April.

As some of the snow and sludge of winter start to fade away, it starts to feel enticing for the first time in months to leave the dorm to breathe in some fresh air, get your body moving, and, as my dad used to say to my siblings and I when we had spent the entire day playing Wii sports inside, “get the stink off ya.” That being said, it can sometimes be difficult to engage in this sort of movement, especially for people who have not experienced Geneseo pre-pandemic and aren’t sure of the resources that Geneseo has to offer. If any of these statements resonate with you, here are some tips and tricks for how to get out and get moving to ring in spring!

This past weekend on Sunday Apr. 10, Geneseo’s multicultural dance group Original Xpressions (OGX) held their fifth annual showcase, “Welcome to the Party”; the two-hour performance included ten original dance performances from the group as well as three guest performances from other superbly talented dance groups on campus, hosted by a highly-comedic duo, sophomore psychology major Riley Weaver and junior Aaron Enriquez. This article will serve as a brief recap and review of the event for those who couldn’t attend, or for those who want to reminisce viewing such incredible enthusiasm and athleticism!

Guess who is back in the sports section by no one's request? That’s right, me—Kaitlin Anzalone, opinion editor. The ball is back in my court, so get ready. 

This is what happens when no one writes for the sports section—you get articles written by queer English and creative writing majors about Formula 1 racing: arguably the best sport there is, but definitely not the sports content that SUNY Geneseo yearns for. Needless to say, you have brought this rant upon yourselves. 

For generations, sports have been a breeding ground for toxic masculinity (a perception of masculinity that emphasizes strength and aggression to an extent that harms men and the way that society views them) and hyper-masculine identities. Thus, competition in sports for men and masculine-identifying athletes has become more significant than simply winning or losing; for many athletes, the outcome of a match can signify whether or not their masculinity is verified or rejected by sports journalists, fans, agents, coaches, and all other spectators of masculinity and its relationship to sports.

Picture this: you do a group project, and you get a lower grade than everyone else in your group because your professor doesn’t like you based on your “lack of presentation.” You’re frustrated, because you know that you worked so hard on that project, but no matter how hard you try, you still end up getting penalized. Well, that’s how it feels to be a woman athlete in a world of men’s sports. 

The origin of sports and the Olympics; the birth of art dedicated to the study of the human body; careful, incessant focus on the elegance of male athletes—Ancient Greek contributions to sports have been numerous and foundational to the culture that we associate with sports today. One such athletic element has been so thoroughly integrated into the public conscience that we frequently fail to evaluate the true scope of its impact—the romanticization of the male form.

Another week of pushing The Lamron marks another week in which I scramble to find some topic of moderate relevance to sports to discuss in order to publish anything at all (seriously, please write for the sports section). This is all to say that this week I’ll be forgoing traditional coverage of the world of sports in Geneseo and beyond and will instead craft a comprehensive history of everyone’s favorite sport: the nail-biting, stadium-rattling, jaw-dropping badminton.

On Saturday, Mar. 4, Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak displayed a “Z” symbol on his uniform as he stood next to Ukrainian gymnast Illia Kovtun on the podium of a gymnastics World Cup event in Doha, Qatar. The symbol, displayed by Russian military vehicles utilized in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, has become widely associated with support for the invasion. Kuliak taped it to his uniform in place of the Russian flag, which was banned by the International Gymnastics Foundation (FIG).

The Ice Knights were coming in hot on Wednesday night (Mar. 2, 2022) to start their SUNYAC Semifinals. Geneseo already has a winning streak against SUNY Brockport this season—this game was going to be a piece of cake.

The Ice Knights have been working hard all season, and it all comes down to this day. Geneseo went up against Oswego back in 2020 and everyone was looking forward to the rematch on Mar. 5, 2022. 

On Mar. 5, 2022, the Russian Federal Customs Service reported that they had detained an American basketball player after finding cartridges of hashish oil—a type of marijuana concentrate containing high THC levels—in their luggage as they traveled to an airport near Moscow. The service soon released video footage of the player going through airport security, and the traveler was quickly identified by Russian news agencies as Brittney Griner, an Olympic player and center for the Phoenix Mercury. Griner’s agent, Lindsay Kagawa Colas, did not dispute these reports, though it has yet to be confirmed whether or not Griner was actually in possession of these cartridges.

After achieving great success at the All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference on Friday, Mar. 4 and Saturday, Mar. 5, the men’s and women’s track and field team is set to complete in National Collegiate Athletic Associations’ Division III Championships starting Friday, Mar. 11 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The team will send 11 women and men, 22 total players, to the Championships to compete in fifteen different events. The event will occur until Saturday. Mar. 12.