David Wright will play his final major league game
Tyler Redding, Staff Reporter
September 18, 2018
Filed under Sports
New York Mets third baseman, David Wright, announced Thursday at Citi Field that he will be activated off the disabled list for the final homestand of the 2018 season. He will play in his final game on September 29, when the Mets host the Miami Marlins. Wright, 35, has not played in a major league...
Overwatch League heads towards playoffs
Victor Cardoso, Editor
June 4, 2018
Filed under Sports
As the inaugural season of the Overwatch League draws closer and closer to a end for the regular stages, many league teams are trying to scramble together enough wins and map differentials to make it to the overall season playoffs. The stage playoffs will be held on June 17 at Burbank Studios in Burban...
Cavs and Dubs meet again
Andrew Gentile, Staff Writer
May 31, 2018
Filed under Sports
Thursday, May 31 marks the beginning of a long series of NBA finals that have featured Lebron James’ Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors. The beginning of their four straight finals clashes began in June of 2015 and saw the Warriors led by All-Star guard Stephen Curry and All-NBA defensive team...
Manchester United adopts a policy of using sustainable uniforms
Carlos Gonzaga, Staff Writer
May 30, 2018
Filed under Sports
Manchester United is a well known club around the world by many, even if they don’t play soccer people know of Manchester United. So it may surprise you that their new uniform is made of trash. Even though this move didn’t cut spending down but rather, it does bring attention to the growing e...
Zeke Upshaw passes away after collapsing on the court
Mya Gladding, Staff Writer
May 9, 2018
Filed under Sports
On March 26th NBA D-League player Zeke Upshaw passed away after collapsing on the court; he was 26. Upshaw played four years in the NBA D-League before his passing. Upshaw was driving to the basket and instantly collapsed. Upshaw was carried away on a stretcher and taken to a nearby hospital. It w...
Jason Witten retires and joins the ESPN team
Andrew Gentile, Staff Writer
May 4, 2018
Filed under Sports
Jason Witten has had an illustrious 14 year career in the NFL, but he is now calling it quits as of May 3rd, 2018. Witten plans to jump on the ESPN Monday Night analyst team. The 69th overall pick in the 2003 draft has had a staggering 11 Pro-Bowl selections and 2 All-Pro, and throughout the years Witten ...
NFL makes rule changes
John Braziel, Staff Writer
April 23, 2018
Filed under Sports
NFL team owners voted on rule changes during meeting on March 25-28 for the upcoming 2018 season. Seven playing rule changes were made to improve play. The first rule change makes any lowering of the head to initiate contact a 15-yard penalty to protect the players’ health. This rule will hopef...
Let’s remember folks, it’s April
Matthew Polek, Sports Editor
April 10, 2018
Filed under Sports
“Stanton went deep TWICE! The Red Sox lost, the Yankees are going to the World Series!!!” That was many Yankees’ fans reaction after Opening Day back on March 29th. It’s now April 10th, and the Red Sox and Yankees are getting ready for their first series of the year, and Boston is sittin...
James Harden and the Rockets now considered true title contenders
Jordan Anderson, Staff Writer
March 19, 2018
Filed under Sports
We are now well into the second half of the NBA season and the Rockets have not looked this good since the two back-to-back championship years in 1994 and 1995. Now that we have Chris Paul to strengthen our backcourt, defensively and offensively, we have become an all around better team. We are curr...
US Women’s Hockey bests Canada for the gold
Zachary Crosswait, Staff Writer
March 5, 2018
Filed under Sports
The United States Women's Ice Hockey team brought back the gold on Thursday, February 22, breaking Canada’s gold streak, and getting their second gold medal while they were at it. The women's rivalry between the US and Canada has been fueled for years with Canada beating us and winning gold in t...
Eagles win Super Bowl LII
Matthew Polek, Sports Editor
February 6, 2018
Filed under Sports
The Philadelphia Eagles came into Super Bowl LII as underdogs, just as they were all postseason, and just as they had in the previous 2 games, they pulled of the upset. For the first time in franchise history, the Philadelphia Eagles are Super Bowl champions. And they did it in the most dramatic ...
Emmanuel Adebayor shares his story
Carlos Gonzaga, Staff Writer
January 30, 2018
Filed under Sports
Former London Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United striker Emmanuel Adebayor, 33, is speaking out about his attempted suicides, the first at age 16, in an attempt to help others. The Togolese forward previously blamed his manipulative and abusive family for his battle with depression. He...
