Tag: Sports
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NHL Draft Recap
By AJ Pisacano New York Rangers – Alexis Lafreniere After surprisingly winning the first overall pick in the draft lottery, the Rangers were looking to add some serious talent to their already young and dangerous roster. A predictable pick, yet a solid one nonetheless, the Rangers select Left-Wing Alexis Lafreniere with the first pick. Alexis…
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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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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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2020 NHL Offseason – End of Season, Free Agency, and Start of 2020-21 Season
By Ryan Brush Following the completion of a COVID-19-free bubble in both Toronto and Edmonton, respectively, where the Tampa Bay Lighting acquired their second-ever Stanley Cup after defeating the Dallas Stars in 6 games, NHL free agency took place, which had a lot of big names moving around the league. Some of these big names…
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Struggles in Dallas
By William Kosann Cowboys Nation was thrilled after the accusation of Mike McCarthy, former Super Bowl champion coach, but after a rough 2-5 start, everybody in Dallas is calling for Mike McCarthy’s head. Players are calling out the coaching staff saying, “Our Coaches Aren’t Good At Their Jobs.” America’s Team is in the hot seat…
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WNBA Gets Support From NBA Players and Other Celebs #OrangeHoodie
By Zac Cornell The WNBA notoriously gets less attention than their male counterparts in the NBA, and over the years many NBA players from Kobe Bryant who was a huge supporter of women’s basketball to Stephen Curry who brings his daughters to watch games, have shown their support and sought to raise the profile of…
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MLB Season Award Predictions
By Billy Fallon After the shortened MLB season, many people were left wondering if awards would even be considered valuable considering they were earned over a 60 game period. That being said, they are still going to give them out so here are my predictions for who will win each award. Al MVP: Jose Abreu.…
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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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September 2020
The thrill of a win is transcendent. The capacity to rebound from a loss is indispensable. The ability to share these emotions and experiences with others is incomparable. Sports have the unique power to bring people together – no matter one’s sex, race, nationality, religion, financial status, or age. Sports can teach community, courage, grit,…
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More Countries Have Announced Equal Pay for Men and Women’s Soccer Teams And The U.S. Must Follow
By Zac Cornell The U.S. Women’s National soccer team may be facing legal hurdles in their Equal Pay lawsuit with the U.S. Soccer Federation, but the court of public opinion and the actions of other countries are increasingly swinging in their favor. On September 2, 2020, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced that its men’s…
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