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Champions League Playoffs Begin Under New Format as Title Race Takes Shape  

Posted on February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 by Stentor Staff Writer

Veronica Presberg ‘29Staff Writer With the UEFA Champions League playoffs, the world’s biggest club soccer event, underway, a new format aims to increase its global audience of more than a billion fans.   The Champions League is widely considered the top competition for soccer clubs, drawing from elite European leagues. According to Yahoo Sports, it is the most-watched club soccer competition in the world, with approximately 1.6 billion viewers.   That large fanbase puts the tournament in the top tier of televised sports. According to Sports Illustrated, the 2023-24 Champions League final drew 145 million viewers globally. By comparison, Super Bowl LIX in 2025 attracted 127 million viewers.   This season, UEFA changed the format to increase revenue and competition. Last year, 32 European teams competed…

Current MLB Lockout, Indicative of Socioeconomic State of US?

Posted on February 24, 2026March 2, 2026 by Stentor Staff Writer

Karsten Maurer ‘29maurerkka05@lakeforest.eduStaff Writer Wrigley Field might look a lot emptier come 2027.The current Major League Baseball (MLB) Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) is set to expire Dec. 1. If the players and team owners do not agree on a new deal the 2027 season will be at least delayed, if not completely cancelled.The CBA is a legal contract between all 30 MLB teams and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) that covers workplace issues….

Forester Athletes of the Week for January and February

Posted on February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 by Stentor Staff Writer

Annabelle Thompson ‘28thompsonama@lakeforest.eduStaff Writer Athlete Name + Year Week Sport Alex Forowycz ‘26 January 6, 2026 Men’s Basketball Luke Arington ‘26 January 13, 2026 Men’s Basketball Emma Kinane ‘27 January 20, 2026 Women’s Handball Cristian Rodriguez ‘26 January 20, 2026 Men’s Basketball Audrey Kilmer ‘27 January 27, 2026 Women’s Swim and Dive Christopher O’Flaherty ‘29 January 27, 2026 Men’s Hockey Ollie Francis ‘27 February 3, 2026 Men’s Track Isabella Rozenbergas ‘28 February 3, 2026 Women’s…

Senior Soccer Highlight

Posted on December 4, 2025 by Stentor Staff Writer

The women’s soccer team has had an incredible season so far, with a 20-0-0 undefeated record. This is, in part, because of the seniors who lead the team on and off the field. All three of the team captains are seniors: Anna Hoffman, Theresa Presberg, and Caitlin Mulcahy. Anna Hoffman recently won the Elite 20 Award, which, according to the Lake Forest College Athletic Website “recognizes the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade point average…

Minecraft: A Timeless Art

Posted on December 4, 2025 by Stentor Staff Writer

Minecraft seems to have done the impossible. The popularity of a given video game tends to deplete shortly after its release, but Minecraft hasn’t followed this trend. Since its creation in 2009 and rise to stardom in 2013, several revivals have prevented a downfall that seemed inevitable for other video games. Whether it was sprinting home to hop straight onto a server or picking up a Minecraft handbook from the Scholastic Book Fair, every other…

Lux – Rosalía’s new album brings women, spirituality and music together as one

Posted on December 4, 2025December 30, 2025 by Stentor Staff Writer

By Leonor Valente ‘29Staff Writer The much-anticipated Rosalía album, following her Grammy-awarded project “Motomami,” was released Nov. 7 and soon took the heart of many fans. Once again, Rosalía proved that she is not just a singer, but an extremely talented and creative artist. The PR strategy for “LUX” was quite unusual, with the first single “Berghain,” featuring Bjork and Yves Tumor released with a 24-hour notice on the artist’s social media, and an accidental…

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