Sports Opinions

Hypocrites and False Prophets: Colin Kaepernick

The Roundup invites and encourages all students to submit articles that reflect their personal perspectives regarding politics, culture, student life, sports, art, music, or hobbies.  The Roundup does not endorse any particular point of view. Many storylines followed the NFL into...

Once More Unto the Breach: The Dallas Stars 2016-2017 Season Preview

The Context In major American sports, there’s a glass ceiling for the middle teams of the league. Too good to draft the next guaranteed superstar but lacking the tools to make a deep playoff run, these teams exist on the...

Future Face of America’s Team

As the Dallas Cowboys jump to a 2-1 start, many have taken to the argument of who is a better quarterback, Tony Romo or Dak Prescott. Dak, a fourth round draft pick, has proven himself to be a solid...

An Open Letter to the Stars

42-31-10 (92 points). That was the record for the 2014-15 Dallas Stars who failed to make the playoffs. If the 2015-16 Dallas Stars's progression could be described in a phrase, it would be "leaps and bounds" (except for goaltending). The...

Dallas Stars Trump Wild in 6

The Dallas Stars finished the 2015-16 season with a bang as they sat atop the central division, considered the toughest division in the NHL. This year marked their 8th division championship since the move to Dallas in 1993. The...

The Finale: Kobe’s Last Game

In a sea of purple and gold jerseys, a thunderous “MVP” chant filled the buzzing Staples Center as the Laker great took and made his final points in his NBA career on the free throw line. The mixture of...

Baseball is Back! 11 Things to Know About the Texas Rangers for Opening Day 2016

 2016 has finally reached April, which marks the start of warm weather, the entrance of the home stretch for the school year, and the dawn of a new baseball season. Monday marks Opening Day for much of the MLB, including...

The NBA Finals Matchup No One is Talking About

The present state of the NBA is exciting, to say the least. While talented but lower-tier teams trade blows in the race to make the playoffs, three teams make up the supposed "elite" of the Association. Out West, the...

Chasing Your Dream: College Athletics

I'm sure you've thought about it at least once: sitting with a select few of your classmates in front of a backdrop featuring the school logo as you sign a National Letter of Intent while listening to the applause...