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February 13, 2022 Staff Writer

MLB Lockout Continues, No End in Sight

On December 2nd, Major League Baseball, again, began a lockout between the league’s owners and the Player’s Association. This means that there will not be any games played until issues are resolved between these two entities. Lockouts are not so uncommon in the world of sports, and this is certainly not a first-time occurrence for the game of baseball. In 1994, the players went on strike, which resulted in no postseason baseball and some players being picked up literally off the street just so the rest of that season could be played.

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December 5, 2021 Staff Writer

MLB Free Agency Explodes As Lockout Begins

When the clock struck midnight on December 2nd, Major League Baseball entered its first lockout in 26 years… Since the lockout was expected as the calendar grew closer to the end of the previous CBA, teams moved quickly this offseason to address needs and sign some of the biggest free agents before the lockout began.

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November 21, 2021 Staff Writer

NFL (Just Over) Halfway Review

Following the Monday Night Football game on November 15th between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers, the NFL is through 10 weeks of their 18-week season. As we passed the halfway point of the season and get close to the home stretch, it is becoming clearer by the week to see which teams are clear contenders for the Super Bowl and which teams will be jockeying for draft position come December.

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November 21, 2021 Staff Writer

Rodgers’ Fake Vaccination Draws Criticism

How can we know for sure that a person is actually vaccinated when there is easy accessibility to fake vaccine cards, heavy rules and social norms about the privacy of medical records, and a large stigma around the identifier “unvaccinated”, giving people ample motivation to lie. These questions entered the sports world recently when it was found out that Green Bay Packers’ quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been lying about his vaccine status for the entire season, and was caught after he tested positive for Covid-19.

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November 6, 2021 Staff Writer

NBA Season Tips Off

The 2021 NBA season is officially underway, with many familiar faces like LeBron James, Steph Curry, and James Harden back to compete for their respective teams. This year is a little bit more ceremonious as the National Basketball Association is celebrating its seventy-fifth anniversary.

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November 6, 2021 Staff Writer

Red Hot Raiders Cooled By Off-Field Controversy

On the field, the Raiders have not only met expectations but exceeded them. They are 5-2 heading into a Week 9 date with the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium following their Week 8 bye… However, the Raiders’ on field success has been overshadowed as they have been in the headlines plenty through the first half of the season, but for off-field controversy.

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November 6, 2021 Staff Writer

Braves Upset Astros Snapping 25 Year Drought

The Atlanta Braves are officially the 2021 World Series Champions, defeating the Houston Astros in six games; just as former major leaguer Trevor Plouffe predicted on March 31st, earlier this year. Though the brow-beaten city of Atlanta can finally celebrate after years of despair and misery, the real celebration comes from the rest of the league, who have collectively and unanimously expressed, and likely will express for many future years, a deep disdain for the Astros organization following their well-publicized cheating scandal.

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October 22, 2021 Staff Writer

Rays Consider Splitting Time With Tampa Bay

The Tampa Bay Rays got eliminated by the Boston Red Sox in Major League Baseball’s American League Division Series last week, but some of the major headlines involving the team have to do with where the team will be located.

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October 22, 2021 Staff Writer

Mannings’ Innovative Broadcast Impresses Viewers

It was a great game with the Raiders defeating the Ravens 33-27 in overtime, and it was the Raiders first home game in Las Vegas with the stadium in full capacity due to the COVID pandemic. However, one of the main headlines following the game was not just the game itself but also about a new broadcast that ESPN debuted.

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