The Next Generation of Sports Writers
The Olympics is a very nationalist event. The countries compete to get highest in the medal count, which makes even individual sports very tribalist. However, the athletes who did not have a flag to carry at the Parade of Nations bore the Olympic 5 rings. The latest example of this is Team Refugees. Comprised of…
Throughout the history of the great game of baseball, fences have been moved in or back to aid or hurt hitters. The Miami Marlins are doing so this year, moving their fence in. The LA Coliseum left the Dodgers with only a 250 foot outfield distance, something I would bet dollars to donuts any owner…
This Monday, Patriots legend Kevin Faulk was the 25th player to be inducted into the Patriots Hall Of Fame. Faulk was a part of the Patriots first three Superbowl victories and also helped put the Patriots on the map. Faulk was one of the best running backs ever to play for New England. Faulk still…
The game we now know as baseball originated from a style called the New York Game, or Knickerbocker Rules. These rules evolved into the National Game, the game we know and love. However, the New York Game had a competing set of rules, known as the Massachusetts Game. This extinct style of baseball has roots…
What if the refs had called the Dez caught it play a catch? The Dez caught it play is a play that is still argued about to this day. This happened in January 2014. It’s July 2016, and it’s still argued about. That’s how controversial this play was. Before I continue with what could’ve been…
In the country of Canada, race relations. between English and Frenchmen are historically tense. However, like all Canadians, the two races enjoy hockey. In the heart of the mostly French province of Quebec, Montreal, two hockey teams were founded. One, the Wanderers would claim to represent the Englishmen, and the Montreal Canadiens would represent the…