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On October 7th, the Dallas Mavericks will open up their 2014-2015 season with a huge game against their new rival, the Houston Rockets. The Mavericks have changed drastically since last season, losing some key players but compensating with major additions from free agency. After falling last year to the eventual NBA champions in a grueling seven game series, the Dallas Mavericks showed their...
In response to Jacob Chosner’s article, Messi is in fact the GOAT of soccer.          Messi’s recent world cup victory, where he scored 2 goals and made his penalty kick, adds another trophy to his marvelous soccer career. As well as a world cup trophy for his country, Messi has also won the Fifa World Youth Championship...
To say band is “just kids playing instruments” is to say that football is merely a pastime involving leather balls, or that hockey is simply glorified figure skating with sticks. Jesuit Administration's Confession First and foremost, Jesuit classifies band, alongside football and hockey, as an athletics credit. According to the Jesuit website, the band receives not only Fine Arts credit but...
In the world of tennis, the debate for the title "greatest tennis player of all time" has raged on for years, with names such as Roger Federer, Rod Laver, Björn Borg, Rafael Nadal and more continuously surfacing in these discussions. In this article, I am going to evaluate 5 reasons as to why at age 36, Novak Djokovic is...
On Friday, February 17th, at 7 p.m. ET, ESPN will broadcast the 2017 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game live from Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, LA. This event is usually met with extremely average attention, but I think the NBA can change that with a few wise selections in this year's game. The newly-available and potential players for this year's...
  Source: https://www.express.co.uk/sport/boxing/1202444/KSI-vs-Logan-Paul-2-who-won-STAPLES-Center-Jack-Reiss-Eddie-Hearn-knockdown-boxing-news People all over the world were ready to watch the fight between two of the biggest YouTube personalities in the game. While some actually paid $20 to watch the boxing match, the real hero was the guy who streamed it on Twitch using his glasses' reflection to show the fight to viewers. On Saturday, November 9 at 11...
Rifling through the closet, pulling out the backpack you haven't seen since last May, accompanying your mom to the tax-free sale at the local JC Penny's to get your new school uniform: all these images signal one thing, the beginning of a new school year. With the rolling of eyes, the wild screams of desperation, and sighs of realization...
Fresh cut grass, screaming supporters, and the biggest names in football (or soccer); finally, after nearly two long months off, the Champions League is back, and with it comes this new series in which I’ll preview the biggest upcoming games, give my predictions, and highlight the most important storylines in the tournament. For those who don’t know, the Champions...

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