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Racism Scandal Haunts NBA Team Owner

For the past couple of days Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has been the center piece on ESPN. A pioneer cable sports network. The network keeps fans and professionals alike informed on the latest things happening in the world …

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NY Jets Hope to Improve Through Free Agency

Teams in the National Football League normally use the offseason to make necessary adjustments to their roster and staff in order to set achievable goals. Typically, when a team struggles is because the strategy put in place by the coach …

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Late Season Luck for the #1 seed in the NBA East

The Indiana Pacers started out this season with high expectations after losing an absolute heartbreaker of a game seven last year against the Miami Heat in the Eastern conference finals. The Pacers have worked relentlessly this season to stay amongst …

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#1 Florida Falls Out of the Tournament

When the Final Four match-ups were first revealed, the UConn vs Florida game seemed to heavily favor the gators. Many were ready to write them in for the championship game simply based on regular season accolades. In addition, Florida was …

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Gang Affiliation Threatens DeSean Jackson’s Career

This past friday, Philadelphia Eagles released their star wide receiver (WR) DeSean Jackson. This came as a shock to fans and perhaps the whole league. Jackson has proven to be one of the best in the game by using his …

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UCF Knight Can Go First Overall in NFL Draft?

The 2013-2014-college football season was a magical one for the University of Central Florida. Hometown hero Blake Bortles led the Knights to the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.  This bowl-game appearance was the first in UCF history.

Now that the season is …

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Legendary Coach Phil Jackson is Hired by Knicks as President of Operations

There has been a barrage of articles by NBA reporters, who know more about the league than I could hope to forget. They all write about how the hiring the Zen Master is an impending disaster and how this is …

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Top Freshmen in College Basketball May Save NBA Team

The National Basketball Association is a multi-million dollar industry. The league gathered organizations who formed teams and pay for the best talent in the world. They also have found ways to monetize the love fans have for the game. The …

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Is Social Media a Platform for Revolution?

Over the last couple of days I noticed that people constantly resort to social media (Facebook, Twitter,YouTube, etc) to share stories regarding social change. It made me wonder if the ability of voicing one’s opinion through social media is enough …

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NBA All-Star Game’s Impact on its Culture and Economy

The National Basketball Association(NBA) has a 63 year-old tradition called “All-Star Weekend”. Each night (friday through Sunday) consist of various competitive skill challenges and three basketball games. One featuring the best first and second year players, the second is for …

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