Tackling the biggest issues in sports from sports media students at Seton Hall
The WWE has become one of the most popular sources of entertainment since it was launched in 1980 as Titan Sports Group. With steroid-fueled wrestlers putting on a fake match that often includes ridiculous hijinks, the action on screen is so bad that you can’t turn away out of curiosity of what is going to…
Wayne Gretzky once said, “You miss 100% of the shots that you don’t take.” Well, the NHL took their shot in the Tom Wilson situation, and they absolutely missed. This stems back to Monday night’s game between the Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers. A scrum came about in front of the Capitals net,…
Professional sports provides little to no job security, especially when it comes to coaching. Chili Davis found this to be true on Monday night after he was fired from his post as New York Mets hitting coach. If you look at the surface level issues of the Mets batting this season, it’s easy to tell…
Following their 2-1 win over Georgetown on Saturday, the Seton Hall Pirates have captured their first Big East Tournament championship since 1991, and will be returning to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2005. Not only were the eyes of Pirate fans on the team during the Saturday matinee match, but the eyes…
The New York Yankees have a thing for catchers from St. Louis. Of course, even the most casual of baseball fans know the name Yogi Berra, the legend that won 10 World Series Titles and three AL MVP awards. After Yogi however came Elston Gene Howard, the first African-American player to don the pinstripes. Although…
Northeast This region of the United States is one of the most conservative when it comes to attendance at games. The majority of teams seem to be on the same page in stressing the importance of social distancing. 20% is the highest amount of capacity allowed at any game in the northeast. MLB: The Boston…
A slow bleed has been happening in Major League Baseball. Since 2012, total yearly attendance has dwindled from 74,859,268 fans to 68,506,896 in 2019. The lost revenue comes at a costly time for many teams, as the average team payroll skyrocketed from $98,336,416 to $133,327,569 in the same time span. Many fans are turning away…
Jesse Washington is a senior writer for ESPN’s The Undefeated, an ESPN site that delivers articles that cover the intersection of race, sports, and politics. He gives dudes the bizness on the court, and gives readers a defining voice to read across multiple platforms. I caught up with Jesse to talk about his inspiration for writing,…
7:15 pm After taking the 10-minute drive from the Hampton Inn in Norwich, Connecticut (an inn that is sandwiched in-between the Connecticut Turnpike and the Maplewood Cemetery) to the Mohegan Sun casino and resort, my broadcasting partner Wilnir Louis and I finally park the car on the fourth floor of the parking garage. We walk…
On August 30th, Andra Espinoza-Hunter made the tough decision to opt out of her last season at Mississippi State, a team that entered the season ranked sixth in the AP Poll and was fresh off an appearance in the SEC Tournament Championship Game. The senior, a former UCONN recruit that averaged 37.0 points per game…