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Obscure Sports Weekly: SlamBall

4 December 2015
Kristen Agar
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Most sports require a mixture of speed and strength to achieve success. Mason Gordon went above and beyond these requirements when he created SlamBall, a…

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Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Broncos… In Denver

4 December 2015
Jake Marlay
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The Kansas City Chiefs won 29-13 against the Broncos in Denver Nov. 15. This win was a refreshing change of pace, as it is the…

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Time for a new quarterback in Kansas City

20 November 2015
Taylor Tummons
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I remember the day Kansas City traded for Alex Smith. It came at the price of two second round draft picks, which seemed a little…

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Russian Doping Scandal: Olympic Problem

20 November 2015
Alexandria Acord
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In the midst of the lead-up to the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics, Russian track-and-field runners Mariya Savinova-Farsonova, Ekaterina Poistogova, Anastasiya Bazdyreva, Kristina Ugarova…

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Obscure Sports Weekly: Chess Boxing

20 November 2015
Grace Webber
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If you think boxing and chess do not go hand-in-hand, think again. The sport of chess boxing is indeed an actual thing. The sport combines…

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Golf Returns to the Olympics

20 November 2015
Chandler Eaton
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The sport of golf will be returning to the Summer Olympics in 2016, making its first appearance since 1904 in Rio de Janeiro. The sport…

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An American game in London

13 November 2015
Jake Marlay
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On Nov. 1, the Kansas City Chiefs handed the Detroit Lions a pretty gruesome 45-10 loss. What is newsworthy about this story isn’t the fact…

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Obscure Sports Weekly: Rugby

13 November 2015
Alexandria Acord
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Rugby, first played in England and a staple of such countries as South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, is gaining traction and popularity in the United States.…

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Cross country season review

13 November 2015
Grace Webber
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The men’s and women’s cross country team competed at the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Oct. 6. The women’s team placed eighth, and the men’s…

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