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Photo of Lincoln Financial Field, the home of
the Philadelphia Eagles. Philadelphia Eagles
by Jason Murphy is licensed under the CC By
Attribution 2.0 Generic Deed.

NFL owners discuss new rules

Trey Greenwell, Sports Editor April 14, 2025

National Football League (NFL) owners met in Palm Beach, Florida to discuss current affairs around the league including rule changes.   The first rule that was discussed related to overtime...

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin

during a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins,
December 19, 2018, at Capital One Arena in
Washington, D.C. Alex Ovechkin by Michael

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Ovechkin becomes all-time goal-scorer

Trey Greenwell, Sports Editor April 14, 2025

Alex Ovechkin is the new all-time goal-scoring leader of the National Hockey League (NHL).   With Ovechkin surging towards Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky’s record of 894 goals over the past month,...

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Introducing the torpedo bat

Trey Greenwell, Sports Editor April 14, 2025

With the Major League Baseball (MLB) season having begun, a new discovery has taken place within the sport.   This discovery was the invention of the torpedo bat, a bowling-pin shaped bat that...

Remembering George Foreman

Trey Greenwell, Sports Editor April 7, 2025

Former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman has passed away at 76 years old.   The statement given by his family did not provide a cause of death as he was described as having peacefully...

Ovechkin edges closer to record

Garrett Goldberger, Staff Writer April 7, 2025

Alex Ovechkin is widely regarded as one of the best players in recent history, if not, of all time. Since 2004, he has blessed hockey fans with incredible highlights, amazing goals and funny moments. Even...

Sepp Blatter speaks to the press after
meeting with President Luiz Inacio Lula
da Silva at the Planalto Palace. Sepp
Blatter by Agencia Brasil is licensed
under the CC By Attribution 3.0 Brazil
Deed.

Former FIFA executives cleared

Trey Greenwell, Sports Editor April 7, 2025

Two former football executives, International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) President Sepp Blatter and Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) President Michel Platini, have been cleared...

Photo of Olympic Park in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, a venue
that hosted several competitions during the 2016 Summer
Olympics. Parque Olímpico Rio 2016 by Cavalo Marinho is
licensed under the public domain.

NBCUniversal buys summer games

William Burk, Staff Writer March 31, 2025

NBCUniversal and its parent company Comcast have signed a $3 billion deal with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to cover every Summer Olympics game up to 2036. This deal will give NBC the rights...

BYU Cougars forward Egor Demin during a practice
scrimmage. Egor Demin - BYU Blue vs White by Ken

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BYU advances to Sweet Sixteen

Trey Greenwell, Sports Editor March 31, 2025

The Brigham Young University Cougars (BYU) have reached the Sweet Sixteen for only the third time in program history.   Their last appearance in that round was in 2011, when they defeated Wofford...

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Bridgestone Arena, the home of the Nashville
Predators. 2016 NHL All-Star Game by Brandon

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The effectiveness of goaltender interference

Trey Greenwell, Sports Editor March 31, 2025

While National Hockey League (NHL) teams are currently battling for playoff spots, general managers around the league are meeting to discuss the state of the NHL.   The main topic of discussion...

2024 College Football Playoff National Championship venue
NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas hosting the Michigan
Wolverines and the Washington Huskies. College Football
Playoff National Championship 2024 by 2C2K Photography is
licensed under the CC By Attribution 2.0 Generic Deed.

College Football Playoff expands

Trey Greenwell, Sports Editor March 21, 2025

The world of college football is changing, and the 2025 season will mark the second year of the College Football Playoff 12-team format. This expansion focuses on creating more opportunities for schools...

The Xavier vs Virginia Sweet 16 matchup as part
of the 2008 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball
Tournament at the U.S. Airways Center on March
27, 2008. US Airways Center 2008 NCAA West
Regional by Jeff Turner is licensed under the CC
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Selection Sunday recap:

Trey Greenwell, Sports Editors March 21, 2025

The madness is about to begin.   Last Sunday, the annual hour-long bracket show occurred where several college programs await their fate as they look to see if they have made the tournament....

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