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Author: Luke Lockhart

Trump’s Words May Bury Him Before His Sexual Misconduct Does

27 October 2017
Luke Lockhart
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An alleged victim of Donald Trump’s sexual misconduct has built a strong case in a lawsuit against him, but it’s not for sexual assault. Summer…

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Sports Profile: A Royal Farewell

20 October 2017
Luke Lockhart
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All good things must come to an end. As regular season baseball came to a close, in early October, the Kansas City Royals suffered a…

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What’s up with Roger Goodell’s contract negotiations?

29 September 2017
Luke Lockhart
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There’s an oft-used strategy in the entertainment industry to generate excitement even before a product is revealed to the public: keeping them guessing. Whether it’s…

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Sports Profile: The Hunt Dynasty has kept the Chiefs in Kansas City

22 September 2017
Luke Lockhart
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Last Sunday, two football teams played in a big city. One was off of a huge win the previous week, drawing in crowds of thousands.…

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Forget Mars: Let’s Go To Venus

15 September 2017
Luke Lockhart
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 Since the end of the Apollo missions that put men on the moon, the people of the United States have had their eyes on what…

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Is it time to redefine “American” sports leagues?

28 April 2017
Luke Lockhart
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The United States is a country of immigrants, and it’s a pattern well-represented in our sports leagues: many baseball players are Latin American, many football…

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In the deaths of Ventura and Fernandez is a prominent issue that isn’t going away

21 April 2017
Luke Lockhart
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This past year, the world of baseball tragically lost two young, promising and admired players: Yordano Ventura and José Fernández. Fans made tributes in the wake…

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State of the Hill: Would Sean Spicer Have Opened the Berlin Wall

14 April 2017
Luke Lockhart
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Not too long ago, there was another governmental entity that seemed to live in its own realm of truth denial and dizzying success: the Soviet…

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Trump’s salary donation is a publicity stunt

7 April 2017
Luke Lockhart
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There’s a zinger in the Biblical book of Matthew that goes, “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone?”…

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