What is this, U of C? In an apparent effort to out-geek Ultimate Frisbee, several Northwestern students are organizing an athletics team inspired by the game of Quidditch. Inspired by the broom-flying ...

The last time that I interviewed members of the UMass Quidditch team, they were a struggling group – few in numbers, and no place to practice. However, that was back in the spring of 2008 after ...

Author J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series has spawned six movies, seven video games and enough clothing to keep all of the Weasley children warm during winter. It was only a matter of time, therefore, ...

Quidditch may not be the same without flying broomsticks, but there's still no lack of competition for the newly formed Harvard Quidditch team. For the first time ever, the Quidditch team undertook a ...

They can’t fly, and they don’t have any magical powers. But that doesn’t stop groups of college students across the country from playing Quidditch, the midair “sport” from J.K. Rowling‘s “Harry Potter ...

To the casual observer, they are Ringling College students running around with metal sticks between their legs, throwing balls through elevated Hula-Hoops. But add a little imagination and a little ...

Left to right, in blue and white uniforms, F&M’s Sonny Clark, Joe Cowan and Suzanne Emersonplay in the Quidditch World Cup. He is a mere Muggle, but that doesn’t mean Matthew Klimuszka isn’t handy ...

Players wearing capes whip by on broomsticks. With one hand on broomstick, the other free to toss a white ball back and forth, they try to earn points for their teams by zinging the ball through one ...