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Damian Lillard is better than Shaq… at rapping
A couple weeks ago, NBA player Damian Lillard and Shaquille O’Neal engaged in a rap battle, and it’s clear that the winner was Dame Dolla. The whole debacle occurred when Damian Lillard appeared on the Joe Budden Podcast and was compared to former NBA player and rapper, O’Neal. Lillard, also known as Dame Dolla, recently […]
Professional Sports
NFL teams should belong to the people
All but one team in the NFL is owned by 31 people. Their characters range from deplorable to commendable and their life stories range from inspiring to rage-inducing. The 32nd team is owned by 361,169 people. Their identities and stories share the same breadth and depth. The difference between the 31 owners of every other […]
cars
A novice’s guide to Formula 1
Do you want to watch cars designed by mad scientists scream around a track? Do you want to see cars take corners at 180 mph and almost tear their drivers’ heads off? Do you simply want to watch something better than NASCAR? I present to you the pinnacle of motorsports: Formula 1 (F1). F1 currently […]
Professional Sports
Cez Says: Coaches need playing experience to succeed
Whether it is the NBA or your five-year-old daughter’s soccer game, having experience playing the sport makes you a better coach. Knowledge is the key to being a good coach, but unless it has been applied to the sport in practice, it can only be so valuable. Let’s say that you are one of the […]
Professional Sports
The new prototypical QB
He is either 6’1” and pretty fast, or he is 6’6”, built like a giant linebacker, and can barely run. He started off as a backup at a decent football school, but then transferred to a serious football program, where he was a walk-on who earned the starting gig the hard way. He is so […]
Professional Sports
Cez Says: Legitimize e-sports
Electronic Sports, or e-sports, is a growing industry that deserves to be recognized just like any other sport. What defines a sport? Oxford Dictionary defines a sport as “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or a team competes against another or others for entertainment.” E-sports meet every criteria in that […]
Professional Sports
Cez Says: The governors of the NBA
The NBA recently moved away from the term “owner” in favor of “governor,” to refer to the person who holds a controlling stake in a franchise. While I can see why the language is a problem, the change in nomenclature is an overreaction. In a league where approximately three-fourths of the players are black, the […]
Professional Sports
Cez Says: Draft system provides stability in sports
American sports leagues have one major aspect significantly different than the rest of the world: the draft system. The draft allows the worst teams in the league to have the ability to get the top college or high school players. The idea behind this is that if the worst teams get the best young players, […]
Professional Sports
Cez Says: NBA’s lacking loyalty limits league
The 2019 NBA summer offseason showed a league’s shift towards a strong sense of player control, destruction of small market teams, and the absence of loyalty from players and franchises. This summer, of 2019 we saw a massive reshaping of the NBA as almost a third of the players were up for a new contract. […]
NFL
An uphill battle for Tyreek Hill
NFL stars getting into legal trouble is nothing new, but the stance the league takes against the player has no consistency as seen by the latest addition to this group: Tyreek Hill. The Kansas City Chiefs star receiver, Hill is one of the most explosive and fun to watch players in the NFL. Known for […]