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Soccer, Sports

January Transfer Window Signings

Photo via: USAToday.com Biggest Signing: Oscar to Shanghai SIPG for £60 million In one of the most bizarre Chinese club signings yet, we saw Oscar, the Brazilian attacking midfielder, leave his longtime club of Chelsea for the big money China leagues. Despite being nearly a record signing for any departing Premier League player so far, we can expect to see higher fees for big name players … Continue reading January Transfer Window Signings

Clancy Hughes
NCAA, Sports

Week 13 FBS Independent Teams Recap

Photo Credit: ABC News (featured image), CBS Sports (team logos)  Army Black Knights (6-5) did not play a game this week.    Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-8) lost to the #12 Southern California Trojans (9-3) by a score of 45-27    Brigham Young Cougars (8-4) defeated the Utah Aggies (3-9) by a score of 28-10    Massachusetts Minutemen (2-10) lost to the  Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (6-7) by a score … Continue reading Week 13 FBS Independent Teams Recap

Christian Ormsby
NCAA, Sports

Week 12 FBS Independent Teams Recap

Photo Credit: Chicago Tribune (featured image), CBS Sports (team logos)  Army Black Knights (6-5) defeated the  Morgan State Bears (2-8) by a score of 60-3 Week 13 Matchup: No Game    Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-7) lost to the  Virginia Tech Hokies (8-3) by a score of 34-31 Week 13 Matchup: @  #12 Southern California Trojans (8-3)    Brigham Young Cougars (7-4) defeated the  Massachusetts Minutemen (2-9) by a score of 51-9 Week … Continue reading Week 12 FBS Independent Teams Recap

Christian Ormsby
NCAA, Sports

Week 11 FBS Independent Teams Recap

Photo Credit: Chicago Tribune (featured image), CBS Sports (team logos)  Army Black Knights (5-5) lost to the  Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-6) by a score of 44-6 Week 12 Matchup: vs.  Morgan State Bears (2-7)    Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-6) defeated the  Army Black Knights (5-5) by a score of 44-6 Week 12 Matchup: vs.  Virginia Tech Hokies (7-3)    Brigham Young Cougars (6-4) defeated the  Southern Utah Thunderbirds … Continue reading Week 11 FBS Independent Teams Recap

Christian Ormsby
NBA, Sports

Pacers-76ers Recap

Photo Credit: Sports Chat Place At Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, the Indiana Pacers won in a nail biter against the Philadelphia 76ers by a score of 122-115. The leading scorer for the Indiana Pacers was point guard Jeff Teague, who racked up 30 points. The leading scorer for the 76ers was small forward Robert Covington, who scored 23 points. I believe that the Pacers … Continue reading Pacers-76ers Recap

Chase Hudson
MLB, Sports

The Curse Is Over: How the Cubs Did It

Photo Credit: ABC7Chicago I cannot believe it happened. It still boggles my mind more than 3 days later that the Chicago Cubs have won the 2016 MLB World Series. It seemed hopeless at more than a couple of times for the Cubs to take home the pennant. But somehow, someway, Chicago beat the Cleveland Indians to win their first World Series in over a century. … Continue reading The Curse Is Over: How the Cubs Did It

Joseph Jensen
NCAA, Sports

Week 9 FBS Independent Teams Recap

Photo Credit: Miami Herald (featured image), CBS Sports (team logos)  Army Black Knights (5-3) defeated the  Wake Forest Demon Deacons (5-3) by a score of 21-13 Week 10 Matchup: vs.  Air Force Falcons (5-3)    Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3-5) defeated the  Miami Hurricanes (4-4) by a score of 30-27 Week 10 Matchup: @  Navy Midshipmen (5-2); game played at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida    Brigham Young … Continue reading Week 9 FBS Independent Teams Recap

Christian Ormsby
NCAA, Sports

FBS Independent Teams Week 2 Recap

Photo Credit: One Foot Down (featured image), CBS Sports (team logos)   Army Black Knights (2-0) won over  Rice Owls (0-2) by a score of 31-14 Week 3 Matchup: @  Texas-El Paso Miners (1-1)    Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-1) won over  Nevada Wolf Pack (1-1) by a score of 39-10 Week 3 Matchup: vs.  Michigan State Spartans (1-0)    BYU Cougars (1-1) lost to  Utah Utes (2-0) by a … Continue reading FBS Independent Teams Week 2 Recap

Christian Ormsby
NBA, Sports

Team USA Defeats France

Photo Credit: Bleacher Report Team USA defeated France in basketball today by a very close final score of 100-97. The lading scorer for Team USA was Golden State Warriors’ shooting guard Klay Thompson, who played a great game and scored 30 points. Nando De Colo and Thomas Heurtel both led the way for France. In my opinion, France would’ve won if San Antonio Spurs’ point guard Tony … Continue reading Team USA Defeats France

Chase Hudson
NBA, Sports

Darker Memories for Team USA

Photo Credit: dailymail.co.uk After another convincing victory for Team USA’s basketball team, this one coming against Team China, it’s becoming increasingly more difficult to remember times when the team wasn’t this dominant. Of their 17 appearances in the Olympics, they have won 14 gold medals, 1 silver medal, and 2 bronze medals. Despite some great stories coming from this organization like the Jordan lead “Dream … Continue reading Darker Memories for Team USA

griepk17
NBA, Sports

The Heat’s Offseason Dilemma

Photo Credit: dwyanewadelegacy.sportsblog.com The Miami Heat appeared to have one of the best situations going into the 2016 offseason. They had a rejuvenated shooting guard in Dwyane Wade, an up and coming defensive center in Hassan Whiteside, and promising young players in small forward Justise Winslow and shooting guard Josh Richardson, not to mention the team nearly made the Eastern Conference Finals without their starting power … Continue reading The Heat’s Offseason Dilemma

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Formula One, IndyCar, MLB, NASCAR, NBA, NCAA, NFL, NHL, Soccer, Sports

2016 ESPY Award Winners

Photo Credit: espnmediazone.com Best Record-Breaking Performance: Stephen Curry Best Breakthrough Athlete: Jake Arrieta Best Play: Aaron Rodgers to Richard Rodgers Best Team: Cleveland Cavaliers Best Female Athlete: Breanna Stewart Best Male Athlete: LeBron James Best Championship Performance: LeBron James Best Game: NBA Finals Game 7 Best NBA Player: LeBron James Best MLB Player: Bryce Harper Best Female Action Sports Athlete: Jamie Anderson Best Male Action … Continue reading 2016 ESPY Award Winners

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IndyCar, Sports

Power Wins at Road America for 2nd Straight Series Win

Photo Credit: IndyCar Team Penske Racing’s Will Power, who drives a Chevrolet-powered car, took the checkered flag at the Verizon IndyCar Series race after 50 circuits around the 14-turn 4.048-mile Road America natural terrain road course in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. He won the race by .7429 seconds ahead of Chip Ganassi Racing’s Tony Kanaan, who also drives a Chevrolet-powered car. Power also won the latest IndyCar race (not … Continue reading Power Wins at Road America for 2nd Straight Series Win

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NHL, Sports

NHL Draft Day Round 1 Recap: The Picks and the Trades

Photo courtesy of the NHL twitter (@NHL) 1st Overall: Toronto Maple Leafs draft American Centre (C) Auston Matthews 6’2″, 216 lbs          Played in the Swiss Elite League for ZSC Lions 2nd Overall: Winnipeg Jets draft Finnish Right Winger (RW) Patrik Laine 6’3″, 201 lbs          Played in the Finnish Elite League (Liiga) for Tappara Tampere 3rd Overall: Columbus … Continue reading NHL Draft Day Round 1 Recap: The Picks and the Trades

Ryan Adair
IndyCar, Sports

Dixon Tops 2nd Indy GP Practice

Photo Credit: stuff.co.nz Chip Ganassi Racing’s New Zealander driver Scott Dixon topped the 2nd practice session of the Grand Prix of Indianapolis with a best lap time of 69.8281 around the 2.44-mile road course on the interior of the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway.   Dixon’s last victory in the Verizon Indycar Series came 3 races ago at the Grand Prix of Phoenix, when he held off Simon … Continue reading Dixon Tops 2nd Indy GP Practice

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