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The Economics of Basketball Sneakers
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In today’s NBA the Golden State Warriors are the face of the league, even though the Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA title this past June.
This year’s championship matchup was supposed to be the changing of the guard.…
Colin Kaepernick Is Getting You To Do Exactly What He Wants
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Whether you like it or hate it, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is getting you to do exactly what he wants; he is making you talk.
The six-year veteran caused a stir during the last two…
Recent Injuries Warp NBA Playoff outlook
It seems like just last week the basketball community was celebrating the Warriors record breaking season, and Kobe’s retirement. However, since the playoffs started things have digressed for NBA faithful. After aggravating his ankle in the…
Kobe Finishes With 60 in Final Game
When people speak of the greatest NBA players of all time there is no denying that the now retired Kobe Bean Bryant will be up in many top tens. Game 1,346 turned out to be the Laker legend’s last game and he failed to disappoint.
Last…
Willett Wins 2016 Masters, Spieth Falls Apart on Twelfth Hole
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It was going to be exactly what golf needed. The young and talented Jordan Spieth would win his second straight Masters and begin to establish himself as the next big thing in golf. It was perfect, until the 12th…
Parity Has Allowed For the Most Unpredictable March in College Basketball History
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With the calendar turning to March, it is time for one of the most exciting sporting events in the world, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The tournament brings with it people hurryingly filling out brackets.…
Kenya on U.S. Politics
By JONATHAN TEN EYCK
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT
In 2008, the United States of America elected the country’s first black president. This landmark moment in American politics was celebrated not only within the country, but also in the East…
Underdogs in the Premier League: Does Leicester City Have What it Takes to Finish on Top?
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Thirty-six years ago this week, a group of American college kids did the impossible and beat the Soviet Union in a hockey game dubbed “The Miracle on Ice.” Fast forward to the present and a similar miracle…