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Hayden Adams | Monday, March 23, 2020
As I write my first Sports Authority as Sports Editor, my first since the COVID-19 outbreak has caused Notre Dame to cancel in-person classes for the remainder of the semester and since the sports world has gone on hiatus, I turn the channel to CBS. I sit watching Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear’s daily press conference
Hayden Adams | Wednesday, April 17, 2019
It’s no secret that college basketball is in the one-and-done era, pioneered by current Kentucky head coach John Calipari (henceforth addressed as “Coach Cal”) and since adopted by some of the most prominent basketball powerhouses. It’s also no secret that the one-and-done era comes with its casualties, the most obvious of which is the widely-accepted
Ryan Kolakowski | Tuesday, March 26, 2019
A missed free throw by the jewel of college basketball allowed one of the game’s biggest juggernauts to collect an offensive rebound and force home a game-winning layup to steal a victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. When Duke freshman forward Zion Williamson’s free throw attempt fell short, hitting the front edge
Joe Everett | Friday, February 22, 2019
It seemed like everyone was watching No. 1 Duke host No. 8 North Carolina on Wednesday night. Then, just thirty seconds into the game, Zion Williamson suffered an injury. The freshman phenom planted hard with his left foot, broke through his Nike shoe and subsequently injured his right knee. The atmosphere of the game deflated