Super Bowl LX wrapped up the NFL season on Feb. 8, with the Seattle Seahawks facing off against the New England Patriots. Neither team was…
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Indiana University wins the CFB National Championship
The college football season concluded on Jan. 19, as the Indiana Hoosiers under second-year head coach Curt Cignetti won a 27-21 national championship game against…
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Moonshine and V8s: how Prohibition made NASCAR
This article initially appeared in a print issue of the Monitor released Oct. 31, 2025. For as long as cars have existed, there have been…
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MLB introduces robo-umps… sort of
This article initially appeared in a print edition of the Hilltop Monitor published on Oct. 6, 2025. On Sep. 23, Major League Baseball (MLB) announced…
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The State of Kansas City Sports
Photo by Briana Tozour via Uplash. If you’re looking for a good sports city and atmosphere, Kansas City is your place to be. It’s host…
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Sports: A Battleground for Democratic and Authoritarian Values
The year 1936 has gone down in European history as the year of the Berlin Olympics under Nazi Germany. Three years before the outbreak of…
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2024 Olympics Recap & Main Takeaways
Photo by Bo Zhang via Uplash. Sept. 8, 2024 marked the end of an olympic summer in Paris. The stakes were high, as Paris had…
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Stanley Cup Playoffs: Team Preview
The National Hockey League’s 2024 season is coming to a close, and that means it’s time for playoff hockey. Sixteen teams have qualified for the…
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