Michael Shapiro

Archery worthy of big-time coverage

It's time for Columbia to embrace its most successful teams, which are often those competing in the lowest-profile sports.

By Michael Shapiro | Feb 8 11:47 pm ET

SHAPIRO: Save the stress, avoid the buzzer-beater

Close games remain up for grabs as teams become desperate towards the end. The Columbia men's basketball team needs to establish an early lead to avoid leaving games up to luck.

By Michael Shapiro | Jan 25 11:10 pm ET

Football progam is integral part of Columbia

Columbia’s football team was a founding father of collegiate football. Cutting it would be like taking down Alma Mater because it’s just some old sentimental relic.

By Michael Shapiro | Dec 2 01:24 am ET

SHAPIRO: Heckling acceptable from sports fans

Especially for Columbia athletics, appropriate showings of fan spirit should not be stifled.

By Michael Shapiro | Nov 16 10:05 pm ET

SHAPIRO: Integrity of Ivy League sports

Times are tough for sports fans. No more baseball, no basketball, and an uneventful football season have left fans longing for more. The Ivy Leagues are not the answer to these problems.

By Michael Shapiro | Nov 2 09:26 pm ET

SHAPIRO: Jobs changed sports world as much as tech

Steve Jobs leaves behind a legacy of expert entrepreneurship, showmanship, and innovation. But to the world of sports, he leaves an indelible mark, which we are reminded of on a daily basis by those iconic white earbuds and the apple with a bite out of it.

By Michael Shapiro | Oct 21 02:37 am ET

In sports world, finding fault is all too easy

But before acceptance is reached, there tends to be another stage, one in which most fans and pundits partake but often overlook—blame. It’s a phenomenon most easily described as the “blame game,” and it can be seen throughout the sporting world at most levels of play.

By Michael Shapiro | Oct 7 01:39 am ET

CU has more sporting history than you’d think

Our teams might not fill 40,000-seat stadiums or warrant prime time coverage on ESPN, but our athletics program does have a rather intriguing history.

By Michael Shapiro | Sep 23 02:46 am ET

New outlook on Ivy sports for veteran writer

Damn, it’s good to be back. It’s good to see my friends, shop at Morton Williams, and start my last year of college. Hell, it’s even good to be writing my biweekly column again. If you’ve read Turn Up the Mike with any sort of regularity (bless your soul), then you may have gleaned a few things about my take on Ivy League sports, and sports in general for that matter. You probably know that I’m a die-hard Chicago sports fan (minus that one baseball team that plays at Wrigley Field). You may know that I’m not particularly fond of archery, but that I have a strong affinity for baseball.

By Michael Shapiro | Sep 14 11:24 pm ET

Big Red provide blueprint for national success

Columbia has the prestige, money, and location that one would think make it at least as attractive for athletes choosing between it and another Ivy like Cornell. While Columbia has the world to offer high school athletes, another type of recruiting may be luring these students to Cornell.

By Michael Shapiro | Apr 19 11:00 pm ET

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