Cool or Drool: Lynch Joins Oakland Raiders
Dan Bisno, Columnist
May 5, 2017
Filed under SPORTS, Sports Column
The 2016–2017 season was a tough one for the NFL, as viewership dropped sharply. While many fans, including Donald Trump, attributed the mid-season slump to Colin Kaepernick’s protest of the national anthem, there is reasonable suspicion that the startling decline in popularity was also impacted...
James vs. Jordan Debate Continues
Jack Brewster, Columnist
April 28, 2017
Filed under SPORTS, Sports Column
The Cleveland Cavaliers completed a four-game sweep of the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the 2016–2017 NBA playoffs, capping off the series with a 106–102 victory on Sunday. LeBron James was superb throughout the series. He played his best in Game Three, when he recorded a triple double, scoring...
NBA Should Shrink Playoff Field, Cut Lesser Teams to Boost Competition
Jack Brewster, Columnist
April 14, 2017
Filed under SPORTS, Sports Column
This past week, the 2016–2017 NBA regular season came to a close. The playoff seeding is now set and the teams who clinched playoff spots are preparing to make a run. Fans are hopeful the 2017 Finals will be as good as last year’s, when the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied back from a 3–1 deficit to de...
Cool or Drool: NBA’s Newest Basketball Dad on the Block
Dan Bisno, Columnist
April 7, 2017
Filed under SPORTS, Sports Column
For many basketball fans, March Madness and the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is an annual rite of passage. While rumor has it that Pisces and Aries fans tend to have more successful brackets, March is generally a bloodbath in a sudden-death style tournament. Media coverage typically focuses on...
Cubs, Mets Split Focus on Pitchers, Hitters
Jack Brewster, Columnist
March 31, 2017
Filed under SPORTS, Sports Column
With the Major League Baseball season less than a week away, fans and baseball experts are already trying to predict who will raise the World Series trophy in October. Two favorites are the Chicago Cubs, who won the crown last year, and the New York Mets, who went to the World Series two years ago and...
World Baseball Classic Lacks Tradition As Stands
Jack Brewster, Columnist
March 3, 2017
Filed under SPORTS, Sports Column
Worldwide sporting events such as the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup consistently draw massive crowds and high television ratings. Nations fight tooth and nail to host these events and exhaust significant resources preparing their country’s representatives. These spectacles of sport are exceptional...
Cool or Drool: Irving’s Flat Earth Nonsense
Dan Bisno, Columnist
February 24, 2017
Filed under SPORTS, Sports Column
On a typical All Star Weekend in the NBA, the buzz surrounds the most exciting innovation from the dunk contest or the rappers and actors balling in the celebrity game. Kyrie Irving, star point guard of the Cleveland Cavaliers, had something else in mind this year. Several days prior to losing in the...
Huskies’ Dominance Hurts Competition, Interest in Women’s Basketball
Jack Brewster, Columnist
February 17, 2017
Filed under SPORTS, Sports Column
The University of Connecticut Huskies cemented the longest winning streak in the history of NCAA women’s basketball Monday night with a landmark 65–55 win over the University of South Carolina. The Huskies have broken the previous win streak record three times. This spring, they will vie for th...
Cool or Drool: NBA Takes on Twitter
Dan Bisno, Columnist
February 10, 2017
Filed under SPORTS, Sports Column
Social media reveals unfiltered opinions and the true personalities of our favorite players in a way that interviews and journalistic pieces cannot. Current Los Angeles Clippers point guard Jamaal Crawford once inspiringly took to Twitter to write, “Thinking too much is the gift and the curse.” Filtered...
Cool or Drool: MLB’s New Luxury Tax Levels Playing Field
Dan Bisno, Columnist
December 9, 2016
Filed under SPORTS, Sports Column
Sports fans always want to believe that their team has the same shot at winning as any other. While we all know “fairness” is not clear cut, perhaps no factor influences the outcomes of professional sports leagues more than the politics of player compensation. While most leagues have shifted toward...
Castro Stunted Cuban Baseball Growth
Jack Brewster, Columnist
December 2, 2016
Filed under SPORTS, Sports Column
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, one of the most prominent and controversial leaders of the past century, died last Friday at the age of 90. For all the things Castro believed in that stood in opposition to the U.S., there was always one glaring irony — Castro loved our national pastime: baseball. The...
Concussions Underscore Football’s Safety Issues
Jack Brewster, Columnist
November 11, 2016
Filed under SPORTS, Sports Column
Nebraska quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. receives the snap, drops back, scans left and right and is immediately under pressure. Two Ohio State University defensive linemen are closing in fast. Armstrong abandons the pocket and bolts for an opening in the throng of gargantuan bodies before him. He gets...