Column: Baseball but better
The All-Star Game is supposed to be baseball’s showcase. There are several ways it could be optimized

As the MLB moves closer to the halfway point in the 2018 season, fans of every team might have noticed a shift in each teams’ social media policies. Like 30 […]

Column —The players who say ‘Knee’
New national anthem rules in the NFL bring a wave of new political controversy to football

“It makes them uncomfortable.” That’s how Steven A. Smith, a popular commentator and host of ESPN’s “First Take,” described those critical of national anthem protestors. Smith, who is normally known […]

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An online outburst
Kanye West is back on Twitter, but he is still the same problematic firebrand

Twitter is a wonderful device for gauging the connected culture of the human race. It keeps track of our trends in news, culture, sports and just about everything else so […]

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No place like home
You gain a deeper appreciation for your home country when studying abroad

If you were to ask me what I miss most about living in America, I would immediately reply with my dog, family and friends — probably in that order. Beyond that, […]

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O.T.C. — 04.19.18

Who is your hero? My mommy She may be shorter than me, but I look up to her. — Lindsay Yer Mom It’s not really your mom, it’s a completely […]

Esports­­ — just a game
With undoubted skill, esports lacks the physical exertions that make sports what they are

Coaches often encourage their athletes to “go back to the basics” and “focus on the fundamentals.” It is a common universal practice in sports. That same practice can be applied […]

Opinion: Blast from the past

  Disregard for a moment what catches your eye intentionally and look at that beautiful clock in the background of this 1960 photograph taken at Neale Stadium before the annual […]