At first, it was just a headline on Twitter – you scarcely noticed it. Some computer game had a tournament in Korea or something, you don’t know. Now it’s 2019 and your kid cousin won’t stop quoting Overwatch taunts and talking about Ninja streams – whatever those are – at…
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Andy Murray’s goodbye
This year at the Australian Open, the tennis world received devastating news: Andy Murray is retiring from tennis. Murray has been a pioneer for British tennis through the past decade, breaking records and leading the pack. The announcement came as a shock to the entire tennis community because no one…
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Super Bowl LIII: Most Boring Football Game Ever
On Feb. 3, the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams met in Super Bowl 53. The game ended up being the most boring Super Bowl that I have ever seen, and many viewers and fans felt the same way. Comedian Conan O’Brien described it best; “I found that [game]…
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Sports Opinion: Why parents shouldn’t pressure their kids to win
Saturday soccer games, Monday night basketball practice and summers spent playing tee ball are the stuff of which many American children’s lives are made. Three out of every four United States families with kids over the age of six have at least one child in organized sports. Nothing is as…
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2019 Australian Open – a tournament of surprises
The Australian Open, the first grand slam tennis tournament of the year, is one of the most festive and exciting tennis tournaments in the world. Representing the Pacific – Australia and Asia – many fans around the world come to get a taste of what it’s like to endure the…
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Sports Memory: Game 1 of the 2015 World Series
Oct. 27, 2015. Game 1 of the 2015 World Series between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Mets. Most of us know the story by heart. Kansas City was on the rise with infectious city pride because of the Royals. After a heartbreaking loss to the Giants in…
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Sports Profile: Tom Brady
With the most super bowl wins out of every other quarterback, thousands in charity work and a fair share of scandals, Tom Brady has made the quite the name for himself in his journey through the NFL. Brady led the New England Patriots to a 13-3 victory over the Los…
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Intentions announced to renovate Jewell athletic facilities, the Mabee Center and Greene Stadium
At William Jewell College, a considerable number in the community are student-athletes, and the athletic nucleus of the campus is the Mabee Center. Opened in 1980, the Mabee Center served the purpose of providing a space for the whole Jewell community – made up of four recreational basketball courts, squash…
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Sports Profile: Aly Raisman
At just 24 years old, Aly Raisman has garnered a dynamic range of profound achievements that most people could not dream of achieving in a lifetime. Starting gymnastics at the age of two, Raisman attributed her early love for the sport to the members of the 1996 Olympic women’s gymnastic…
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