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Category: SPORTS

  • F1: Hungarian GP Takeaways

    F1: Hungarian GP Takeaways

    The Formula One season is a long grind, and this week the teams arrived at the Hungaroring for the final race before the summer break. Everyone hoped to capture some momentum to carry into the home stretch. Some unpredictable weather shuffled the leaders in every practice session, making it difficult to tell who would have […]

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  • F1: French GP Takeaways

    F1: French GP Takeaways

    After a week off, Formula One arrived in Le Castellet, France. Fans at the track were treated to French-speaking driver Charles Leclerc, from nearby Monaco, winning pole position on Saturday. But a potential showdown between Leclerc and Max Verstappen ended early in the tire barrier when Leclerc lost control of his Ferrari. Verstappen cruised to […]

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  • Iowa State Football Schedule Musings

    Iowa State Football Schedule Musings

    In what has become one of the most eventful offseasons in college football history, one tiny little thing seems to have flown under the radar — the upcoming season. Yes, believe it or not, there are games to be played this fall and the talk of TV contracts and divisionless football will fade into the […]

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  • F1: Austrian GP Takeaways

    F1: Austrian GP Takeaways

    This weekend the Formula One circuit lined up at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. The schedule featured a sprint race that set the starting grid for the Grand Prix, and fans were pleased when home favorite Max Verstappen left all the other cars in his dust. While the race weekend was negatively marked by […]

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  • F1, you can’t make me like you

    F1, you can’t make me like you

    My problem with Formula One isn’t the drivers or the crews. It’s a little bit the owners and the general skullf***ery around the world’s richest sport, but I’m not willing to start launching stones out of a publicly funded glass football stadium about it. It’s that F1 racing bores me to death on top of […]

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  • F1: British GP Takeaways

    F1: British GP Takeaways

    Photo Courtesy of Scuderia Ferrari While we celebrated the 4th of July in the United States, Formula One was all about the Brits’ home track this weekend at Silverstone. There were plenty of fireworks in a race that saw a red flag after less than a lap completed. Fortunately, everyone was checked out by medical […]

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  • To Belong in Sports

    To Belong in Sports

    Baseball has long been “my sport.” I drag a large group of friends to a game once a summer or I frequently go by myself and keep score. I’ve gone to ballparks while on vacation. I had an MLB.tv subscription so I could watch baseball every day, even though my favorite team was always blacked […]

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  • F1: Azerbaijan GP Takeaways

    F1: Azerbaijan GP Takeaways

    Photo Courtesy of FormulaOne.com Formula One is officially eight races into the 2022 season. Our staff has amassed a loyal following and together they’ll be bringing you their takeaways following each race. This past weekend, Formula One hit the streets of Baku. Charles Leclerc started the race in pole position, making it his sixth one […]

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  • NBA Final Predictions

    We have finally arrived at the NBA Finals. Will the Warriors’ experience and shooting lead them to another ring or will the Celtics’ defense shut them down and guide them to their first ring in over a decade? Jarael and Ryan give their predictions. Golden State Warriors (3) v Boston Celtics (2) Jarael: The NBA […]

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  • NBA Playoff Predictions

    NBA Playoff Predictions

    The second round of the NBA Playoffs wraps up with two Game 7s. Jarael and Ryan continue their predictions for the Western Conference and Eastern Conference Finals.  Western Conference Golden State Warriors (3) v Dallas Mavericks (4) Jarael: This is an unlikely match-up but what I like about the conference finals is how the two […]

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