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Why?
Photo by The Drum September 20th, 2020. Last seconds of game two of the Western Conference Finals between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers. I’m watching the game in my roommate Ben’s room. Ben is a diehard Lakers fan, and as a fan of Lebron James myself, I was cheering on the Lakers in…
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House Money Rules
Photo by Mark J. Rebillas/USA Today Welcome to the fifty-second Super Bowl! In the winner’s corner, ten time Super Bowl contestants and five time champions with the greatest quarterback of all time, Tom Brady! In the other corner, it’s the Philadelphia Eagles! Let’s play ball! Super Bowl LII was a finished result even before the…
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Big Picture
Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images In the midst of a national movement for progress, individuals take to the streets to protest injustices. Sports leagues, however they may try to shy their eyes away from politics, have been forced to make a stance by their players. With leading examples from the NBA, these American sports leagues…
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An Ode to Mamba
January 26, 2020. A date which will forever live in great sorrow, mourning the loss of one individual life that changed a million, billion more. Man. Father. Player. Legend. This is for you, Kobe. It was a beautiful day. I was driving back from Aspen, Colorado following a riveting X-Games weekend. Mountains and road, music…
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Don’t Corner the Beast
Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images The story of an underdog team that decided their own fate when faced with the ultimate challenge. The Denver Nuggets historic comeback against the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2nd round of the 2020 NBA playoffs will forever be cemented in history as a testament to the Nuggets’ grit,…
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Daring, Doing
Photo by Don Mullon/Getty Images 0$ transfer season? Check. Best player injured? Check. Down a goal with seconds to go? Check. Tottenham looked at their cue cards, and only found the end of the road. No more time, no more surprises. Well, maybe there’s time for one more surprise. Audere est facere – to dare…
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Hail Miracle
Photo by Ben Krause The game of football is perhaps defined by the number “one.” One game, one moment, one play. When you only get one chance, one opportunity to change what was supposed to be into what you want to be, that’s football. Sometimes, that is all you get. One. Final. Chance. However unfavored,…
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Bubble Trouble
Photo by Tim Reynolds/Associated Press The NBA risked an immense undertaking with the creation of the Bubble environment to continue the 2019-2020 NBA season. The result? Fulfilled storylines, breakout stars, and historical upsets. But with a 150 million dollar price tag and further costs to boot, was it really worth it? When the NBA decided…
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