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The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

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Sasha Stule high fives her teammate Eleanor Nobbs on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at Jonquil Park. DePaul lost to Villanova in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Big East Championship.

‘Hungry to improve’: DePaul women’s tennis builds momentum for 2026

Grace Logan, Multimedia Editor / June 2, 2025

“THWACK!”  The ball hits the high middle third of the racket’s stringbed, just like they practiced. It flies through the air and bounces down once, deep, to the back of the court. Then another,...

Matthew Chapin connects with the ball during pickleball practice on Monday, May 19, 2025, at Social Pickleball Fun in Lincoln Park. Chapin will take over the club's presidency role in the Fall.

Net positive: DePaul pickleball club brings new players to flourishing sport

Peter Jurich, Contributing Writer / May 26, 2025

Low afternoon sun soaks into the wooden basketball courts on the third floor of the Ray as DePaul’s pickleball club peppers the sweat-laden air with echoes of clanking paddles, skidding gym shoes and...

Chicago Hounds center Oliver Devoto carries the ball down the field of Seatgeek Stadium against RFC Los Angeles on Monday, May 19, 2025. Devoto spent 11 seasons in the English Premiership before signing to the Hounds.

Chicago’s newest professional team pushes forward with brute force

Hounds rugby packs a punch in Bridgeview and local pubs
Ryan Hinske, Sports Editor / May 26, 2025

It’s a brisk Monday evening in Bridgeview. SeatGeek Stadium sits a whiff away from the borders of Chicago proper at 63rd Street and Harlem Avenue, and a low murmur hangs over the stadium. For the...

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) is mobbed by teammates as he makes a choking motion after hitting a shot against the New York Knicks at the end of regulation to tie Game 1 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference final, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in New York.

DePaul students surprised, excited, about NBA playoff results

Ashley Mezewich, Contributing Writer / May 26, 2025

Boston, Cleveland and Oklahoma City — three cities that seemed slated to be in the NBA conference finals at the start of the playoffs. But to many people’s surprise, the defending champions, the...

Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant (12) reacts in the first half of Game 3 of an NBA first-round playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn.

Shooting from the hip? Ja Morant makes headlines again for gun-related gestures

Ethan Medel, Contributing Writer / May 19, 2025

On April 3, the score tied 108-108, Ja Morant, Memphis Grizzlies’ point guard, holds the ball at the top of the key with less than five seconds in the game. Morant drives into the Miami defender and...

Peyton Hopp poses next to the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series trophy on Sunday, April 29, 2018 at Wrigley Field. Hopp is a Chicago Cubs fan.

Peyton’s Power Hour: When will Chicago teams be good again?

Peyton Hopp, Sports Editor / May 19, 2025

In my 23 years of life, I haven’t witnessed a lot of hometown greatness. My parents, on the other hand, watched seven of the greatest Chicago championship wins within the span of 12 years.  My parents...

Chicago Bulls guard Michael Jordan signals to his teammates during the first quarter of Game 5 of the NBA finals in Chicago, Friday, June 12, 1998.

’90s nostalgia looms as Michael Jordan joins NBC and Bulls’ luck runs short

Isabella Siemaszko, Contributing Writer / May 19, 2025

Six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan will return to the spotlight this fall in his first broadcasting role as a special contributor in NBC’s revival of league coverage of the 2025-26 season. The nature...

Nidaa Nabeel guards the basketball during the iDrive basketball league on Sunday, May 4, 2025 at Woodridge Athletic Recreation Center. “I’ll never change myself for other people, so I’ll continue to wear the hijab and play basketball,” Nabeel said.

Basketball league helps young Muslim players merge faith and sports and find community

Peyton Hopp and LiLi Jarvenpa / May 12, 2025

Two basketball courts filled with eager students ready to play three-on-three basketball at Woodridge Athletic Recreation Center. As some chatted with friends, others were already shooting hoops. A few...

DePaul senior, Sven Moser, dribbles the ball with his racket before a serve on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at Lakeshore Sport and Fitness. Moser sustained a mid-foot sprain early this season that allows him to return for a fifth season in the fall.

Train, study, compete … then what?

DePaul men’s tennis seniors contemplate next steps after season of ‘adversity’
Ryan Hinske, Sports Editor / May 12, 2025

For a youth tennis prospect, it is all about you. From the moment you step on the court for a tennis academy in Europe, it is a nonstop push toward the pros. You start getting calls from American colleges....

Alejandro Campos warms up in the bullpen before DePaul's matchup against Winona State for the first round of the NCBA Division 3 playoffs in Wisconsin on Friday, May 2, 2025. Campos is a freshman at DePaul. Photo provided by Graham Gardner

DePaul club baseball makes history with first playoff berth in recent years

The Blue Demons headed to Maunston, Wisconsin, for the 2025 District IV NCBA Playoffs where they faced No. 1 Winona State
Laura Vázquez David, Asst. Sports Editor / May 5, 2025

DePaul University’s club baseball team is heading into uncharted territory: its first playoff appearance since the club was revived just a few years ago. The team, which competes in the Division III...

Tight end Colston Loveland, the Chicago Bears' first round draft pick, 10th overall, speaks during an NFL football press conference, Friday, April 25, 2025, in Lake Forest, Ill.

Bears trend continues; they go all in on offense in NFL draft

Ethan Medel, Contributing Writer / May 5, 2025

From many fans’ perspectives, the Bears’ perfect offseason has continued through the 2025 NFL draft. Justin Villarreal, a DePaul senior and member of Radio Depaul Sports, loves the Bears’ top...

DePaul pitcher Bella Nigey attempts to tag out a scoring Creighton player on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Cacciatore Stadium. Nigey started the first two games of the weekend.

DePaul loses final home stand with 3-0 series loss to Creighton

Danny Gonzalez, Contributing Writer / April 30, 2025

The Blue Demons lost their final home series of the year, conceding three losses to the Creighton Bluejays. DePauls final home stand was slated to begin on Friday, April 25.  Game one would have to...

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