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Category: National & Global

Opinion: What happened to America’s pastime?

6 November 2020
Zachary Dube
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The United States is the hegemon of professional sports. It could be the national powerhouse that is the NFL, the international impact of the NBA…

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Student-athletes discuss abrupt cutoff to spring athletic season

10 April 2020
Christina Kirk
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Following a unanimous vote by its Council of Presidents, the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) announced March 19 that it would cancel the 2020 athletic…

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Sports should be political

8 November 2019
Brendan Davison
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When Trump was booed and a banner saying “Impeach Trump” was unfurled at Nationals Park during Game 5 of the World Series, many online decried…

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2019 World Series recap

8 November 2019
Sydney Bass
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Baseball season has been uneventful for Kansas City, but that doesn’t mean that it has been uneventful for America. The Houston Astros and the Washington…

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Opinion: Why baseball is the best sport

19 April 2019
William Humphrey
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Sports are a popular source of entertainment that date back to the ancient world. Nowadays, sports are just as popular as ever, as there is…

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Backlash over the NCAA’s new ad

12 April 2019
Julia Yamate Geminiano de Almeida
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On March 17 the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) released a new ad on Twitter, in which they claim to show a day in the…

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Gender Inequality in Sports: Women face a double bind

1 March 2019
Madison Carroll Porth
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“Who is your favorite male athlete?” “How do you balance your career with raising a family?” “Can you give us a twirl?” These are just…

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Opinion: Youth sports are crucial in preparing our children for the future

1 March 2019
William Humphrey
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It is very likely that most of us have participated in youth sports at one time or another. Some of us stopped after our preschool…

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Not Just a Game: The Rise of E-sports

22 February 2019
Robert Hemphill
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At first, it was just a headline on Twitter – you scarcely noticed it. Some computer game had a tournament in Korea or something, you…

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