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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...
Ah, week 3. The week where we can finally draw conclusions without sounding like we are overreacting. That doesn't stop me though. Welcome to 5 takeaways from Week 3.   The Dolphins have the best offense in the league When I looked at the Dolphins game, I thought my phone screen glitched out. 70-20? What kind of game was that? The Dolphins...
The role of a manager in soccer is similar to that of the head coach in football. He oversees the team, the players, the tactics, the transfers and most other aspects of the playing side of a soccer club. They are, put plainly, the deciding factor of the success of the club. Without a good manager, players become disorganized...
December 26th, 1991 saw one of the most influential moments of the 20th century. Mikhail Gorbachev announced on Soviet TV, that he resigned his position as General Secretary of the Communist Party, and that the Soviet Union was officially dissolved. Half a century of being close to nuclear apocalypse was over. But this is earth, meaning long-lasting tranquility is...
For the people that don't know what fantasy football is, it's a game where you draft a team out of real NFL players, and you score points based on how well your players perform. If you have already drafted your team, I know that you probably love your fantasy football team, and I hate to be a buzzkill, but...
While the whole school is still riding the post-Rockwall hype, we here at the Roundup think it is an opportune time to make some predictions for the rest of the Ranger's football season, not at all skewed by the 60-59 win that occurred last Friday, September 1, 2023. Now, as the Rangers have lost their season opener, but conquered...
As the American 2024 Presidential Election draws near, some politicians have made comments advocating for a scaling-back of US military aid to Ukraine. But how has this aid been put to use in the past? What ramifications does an end-to-aid entail? Is the rest of NATO pulling its weight? What does America gain from giving aid? And is the...
The NFL is full of surprises. This is obvious. Just look at the 2022-23 NFL season. Can you see some surprises? I can. For example, the Seattle Seahawks made the playoffs? The Defending Super Bowl Champion Rams went 5-12 and ended the year with Baker Mayfield as their starting quarterback? Imagine telling someone before the season that this would...

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