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Mannion McGinley | Friday, January 24, 2020
Every year as the season comes to a close, heartbroken fans who don’t get a chance to watch their team in the Super Bowl start to speculate about what’s going to change, and the conversations about free agency inevitably begin. This year’s free agent pool is quarterback heavy. Some are calling it quits, like Giants
David Kramer | Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Buried in a widely overlooked corner of the St. Paul skyline, the unlikeliest of celebrations resounded throughout the busy downtown streets. Over 7,000 fans flooded the scene to rest their gazes on the shimmering lights that painted the St. Paul Saints’ beloved home field. A massive disco ball — the largest ever constructed — hovered
Hayden Adams | Friday, January 17, 2020
Humans are competitive by nature. It’s a natural instinct. We’ve evolved to compete for resources, for mates and in sports. The problem: sometimes that primal urge to compete with every ounce of our beings floods the sporting arena and can lead to unnecessary conflict. As Vision (played by Paul Bettany) said in “Captain America: Civil
David Kramer | Thursday, January 16, 2020
To the now-notorious “Houston Asterisks” organization, Your new name reiterates the tarnished image of a flimsy pastime, one filled with subtle and suave delinquency. No longer will the malicious strain of 2017 spare you from the scandalous company that surrounds you. Charlie Hustle. The Black Sox. Barry Bonds. The Louisville Grays. Ryan Braun. Truly iconic
Liam Coolican | Wednesday, January 15, 2020
On their way to the national title game, Clemson had many doubters. The media has been lambasting them all year for playing in a weak conference and not being as good as last year’s title-winning team was, which is not completely untrue. The ACC, especially this year, was arguably the worst of the Power Five
David Kramer | Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Atop the highest snow bank on my elementary school playground, my legs swung aimlessly beneath me as I peered over the frozen tundra. Albeit a small contribution to my vantage point, I considered the pile uplifting, mountainous, illuminative of the sea of white that enveloped the playground with a bone-chilling flood. The ledge gave me
Colin Capece | Monday, December 9, 2019
It’s hard for me to believe that the semester is already coming to a close, and it’s even harder for me to believe that the turn of the decade is suddenly upon us. It’s customary for us to reminisce at significant milestones like the one rapidly approaching, observing who we were 10 years ago, and
Colin Capece | Friday, December 6, 2019
As someone who has been enamored with college football for as long as I can remember, this coming Saturday will be an absolute dream. Beginning at noon with the Big 12 championship game between Oklahoma and Baylor, there will be conference championship games to watch all day long. Every Power Five final features a matchup
Hayden Adams | Thursday, December 5, 2019
On a brisk December night in South Bend at 11 p.m., the Zahm House section football championship game between the first floor section 2B took place at Ricci Fields. The match was a thrilling push-and-pull, neck-and-neck contest between the top seeds in the playoffs. The first floor (disclaimer, my team) jumped out to the early
Connor Mulvena | Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Last night ESPN published a feature, written by Alex Scarborough, on coach Ed Orgeron, head coach of the No. 2 LSU Tigers, that I highly encourage every college football fan to read. In interviews with phenom quarterback Joe Burrow and Orgeron himself, Scarborough dives into recent rise of LSU. But more than this, I think