Tag: Kyle block
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World Cup Update
By Kyle Block Drama Before Reaching the World’s Biggest Stage Since June 2019, national teams from each continent have participated in intense competition as part of their journey to World Cup qualification. As soccer fans, we’ve come to expect teams like France, Germany, and Brazil to qualify year in and year out. But, after those…
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Why college athletes should be able to profit from their likeness
By Kyle Block In the United States millions of fans spend time watching college sports whenever available. Whether watching to support a local team, to support one’s alma mater, or to watch highly skilled competition there is always an audience and money to be made through collegiate sports. While billions of dollars in revenue come…
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Super Bowl LV: Tampa Bay
By Kyle Block Two weeks from now, Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are facing off against Patrick Mahomes and the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV. Both teams have been playing their best football at the right time. The five seed Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be the first…
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Champions League Group Stage: Narrowing Down the World’s Greatest Competition
By Kyle Block The Champions League presents competition among the top clubs from all around the world. 79 clubs compete in the league, but only 32 clubs make it to the group stage competition, which is the current stage of the Champions League. The clubs are ranked into skill based pools and are drawn into…
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MLB Playoffs: Road to the World Series
By Kyle Block After a quick four days of baseball, the National League and American League Divisional Series matchups are set. In the AL, Tampa Bay Rays, the 1 seed, handled the young and inexperienced 8 seed Toronto Blue Jays, beating them in back to back games. The 2 versus 7 seed game, however, was…
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How Covid-19 Has Affected Major League Baseball
By Kyle Block During the last few weeks as the Coronavirus pandemic has shown no signs of slowing down in the United States, all professional sports have been put on halt. This has impacted sport leagues whose seasons have not even begun, including the MLB. Rob Manfred, the MLB’s commissioner, was quick to announce a…
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Super Bowl LIV: Miami
By Kyle Block Super Bowl LIV is officially set! The Kansas City Chiefs’ high powered offense is squared off against the 49ers’ strong run game and stellar defense. The two teams have battled it out all year long to make it to this point. The Chiefs were able to keep themselves in the number 2…
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