Category: Inside Sports Journal “In The Know”
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Ranking National Champions of the Last Decade
By Sam Kroin Alabama has won the championship! Again. The Tide dominated college football this year, winning every game by two scores excluding their SEC championship game against Florida where they really were never in danger of losing. This historical dominance has many raving that this year’s iteration of Alabama might be the greatest college…
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Kim Ng Becomes The First Female General Manager in the History Of Major League Baseball
By Zac Cornell A new barrier has been broken in the world of sports. Kim Ng has become the first woman to be named General Manager in Major League Baseball. The Miami Marlins made the announcement on Friday, November 13th. Ng is the first female General Manager in all of the four major North American…
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Nike Has Gone All-In To Get Out The Vote
By Zac Cornell Nike has shown a serious commitment throughout this election season to remove barriers and get people to vote. The company’s latest effort to increase voter turnout is the release of their film “You Can’t Stop Our Voice.” Narrated by Regina King and featuring athletes LeBron James, Naomi Osaka, Odell Beckham Jr., Sue…
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NFL Update
By Sam Sindell Big News Although the Titans continue to get more positive covid tests, they are still scheduled to play on Tuesday against the Bills. Patriots Stars QB Cam Newton and CB Stephon Gillmore have tested positive for Covid-19. Former All Pro DT, Damon (Snacks) Harrison has signed with the Seahawks. Cowboys All Pro…
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LeBron James’ More Than a Vote Initiative Has Recruited 10,000 Poll Workers
By Zac Cornell LeBron James’ More Than a Vote initiative to recruit poll workers to Black electoral districts has been an extraordinary success. The “We Got Next” campaign that the group launched in collaboration with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund has recruited 10,000 volunteers over two weeks! James has become the leading voice in the…
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Week 4 Football Preview:
By Sam Sindell With the fourth week of the NFL coming up, here is what you need to know. Big News: The Titans and Steelers game has been moved to later in the season due to COVID related issues. Treat your Titans and Steelers players like they are in a bye, and find a short…
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Patrick Mahomes Becomes a Minor Owner of the Kansas City Royals
By Zac Cornell After signing the largest contract in sports history with the Kansas City Chiefs in early July, Patrick Mahomes didn’t waste any time. Just a couple of weeks later, he purchased a minor piece of the Kansas City Royals baseball team. Mahomes is now the youngest major league sports owner ever. In the…
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Brooklyn Nets Owner Joe Tsai Behind Major Donation of Ventilators and Face Masks From China to New York State
By Zac Cornell Joe Tsai, owner of the Brooklyn Nets is one of the heroic people behind the life-saving donation of 1,000 ventilators and other crucial medical equipment to New York State to help Covid-19 patients survive. The Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation and the Jack Ma Foundation also gave one million surgical masks and…
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When The New York Jets Lost Bill Belichick
By Zac Cornell There are a lot of factors that come together to create a championship football team. But no one could argue against the fact that Bill Belichick is the best coach in NFL history with a world record of 8 Super Bowl rings. In 2000 the New York Jets hired Belichick as head…
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Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Delivers Crucial N95 Face Masks to NY and Boston Healthcare Workers
By Zac Cornell Wednesday, April 1 — The New England Patriots team plane departed from Shenzhen, China, carrying 1.2 million N95 face masks to bring home to the U.S. The plane was on the ground in China for just under the 3 hours that they were permitted to be there, in order to load the…
