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Breakout Season: The NBA’s most electrifying and exciting stars take the stage for another season. Expect this to be a season for young superstars to make leaps and bounds to contention.

Last year’s NBA underdogs, this year’s contenders

Theoden Melgar, Digital Content Editor October 20, 2022

The NBA season kicked off on Oct. 18, pitting big-market superteams against one another. The Philadelphia 76ers took on the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers took on the defending champions, the Golden State Warriors.  Although veteran teams like the Warriors and Bucks remain expected contenders,...

Slovenian Scoring Record: Luka Dončić scores 47 points to inch Slovenia to victory in their Sep. 7 match against France.

FIBA’s Internationally Thrilling Return

Theoden Melgar, Digital Content Editor September 29, 2022

On Sep. 18th, the FIBA Eurobasket ended with Spain’s national team taking the title. The tournament started on Sep. 1, with twenty-four European teams sorted into four groupings to fill venues in the Czech Republic, Georgia, Italy, and Germany.  After a five year hiatus, with the last Eurobasket...

Surprising Selling: On Aug. 23, Angels owner Arte Moreno announced his intentions to explore the potential sale of the Angels team.

Sudden Sale: Angels Up For Bid

Eshmom Haque, Sports Editor September 29, 2022

Last month, Arte Moreno announced his plan to sell the Angels team after almost 20 years of ownership. He originally purchased the Angels in 2003 from the Walt Disney Co. for $180 million; now, Forbes values the company at $2.2 billion. However, Moreno does not have a potential buyer lined up and has...

Junior High Tournament Preview

Theoden Melgar and Eshmom Haque September 29, 2022

After six weeks of practice and preparation, fall junior high intramural sports will move into their tournament phase next week. Here is the full list of upcoming games, featuring girls’ volleyball, boys’ tennis and flag football, so mark your calendars and come out to support junior high athletes.   Full...

Successful Match: Serena Williams celebrates her triumph over Estonia's Anett Kontaveit in the second round of the U.S. Open on Aug. 31, 2022

Serena Williams: Promoting Resistance

Miriam Santos, Staff Writer September 29, 2022

Serena Williams is ready for the next chapter in her life. The 41-year-old tennis player announced her retirement in her feature in the September 2022 Vogue issue. With a 27-year-long professional tennis career under her belt, Williams retired having left an immense influence on the sports community...

Two-way superstar: Shohei Ohtani gets set up on the pitching mound.

Shohei Ohtani: MLB’s Greatest Showman

Mikaela Woo, Editor Emeritus September 29, 2022

Sho-Time is at it again! As of Aug. 31, 28-year-old Japanese two-way Angel player, Shohei Ohtani officially became the first in MLB history to have 10 wins on the pitching mound and over 30 home runs in a season.   That night, the ball left Ohtani’s bat at 107 mph and brought in Mike Trout and...

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