SPORTS
Hawks Talon GC meets at their training facility to watch film, talk game plan and perfect skills. The team has an overall record 3-2/Courtesy of Kyle Hess Photography It’s no secret that the sports world has taken a huge beating from COVID-19. While some leagues have plans to resume on later dates, they will likely [...]
Former professional basketball star Michael Jordan celebrates his 1993 Championship victory. This and the rest of Jordan's career are highlighted in ESPN's documentary "The Last Dance"/Courtesy of Netflix As he presented professional basketball star Michael Jordan with his fifth MVP award in 1998, former Commissioner David Stern professed: “on behalf of everyone this evening, thank [...]
Where there once was live sports, the COVID-19 pandemic has created a need for alternative programs. ESPN, thankfully, had a trick up their sleeves aside from reruns and virtual drafts. “The Last Dance,” a 10-part documentary series on Michael Jordan and the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls, was originally scheduled to release June 2. However, in the [...]
Former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow was selected first overall in the 2020 NFL Draft to the Cincinnati Bengals. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons A record number of eyes were on the NFL as the draft was the only live sporting event that has happened since the outbreak. Surprisingly, the smoothness of the event exceeded the expectations [...]
Professional golfer David Toms swings a shot out of the bunker in the 2008 PGA Championship. The PGA Championship will now be in August as opposed to May. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons When many professional sports came to a grinding halt as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials across every major sporting league were [...]
Although the WNBA announced the postponed start of its training camps and regular season on April 3, the league was still able to hold the 2020 WNBA Draft on April 17 while most of the sports world is on hiatus. The draft was held virtually and broadcasted on ESPN. Teams’ preparations for the draft were [...]
These days, you may not find all the variety you once did as you shuffle through television channels. Popular news channels such as NBC, CNN and Fox are echoing each other with the various ever-changing developments of the novel coronavirus pandemic. While there are, of course, shows and movies airing consistently, the shows are typically [...]
Teams prepare for picks in the 2010 NFL Draft. The 2020 NFL Draft will be held virtually April 23. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons While almost all of the sports world has been put on hold, there is still one event that will continue virtually the 2020 NFL Draft. Originally, the draft was going to be [...]
It’s been just over one month since the NBA suspended its season indefinitely on March 11 in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. This suspension set in motion a domino effect that’s caused professional leagues to close their doors indefinitely. It’s been several weeks since live sports have been televised, leaving fans deprived of sports’ [...]
On Feb. 27, during a practically meaningless game between the first-seed Los Angeles Lakers and the last-place Golden State Warriors, an analyst on TNT’s “Inside the NBA” and retired NBA legend Charles Barkley opened the halftime show with a series of jokes slandering Warriors forward Draymond Green. Green was ejected midway through the second quarter [...]
For senior pole vaulter Isabel Saridakis, this wasn’t how it was supposed to end. She was in the midst of preparing for the NCAA Division III Indoor Championships, a meet the track and field team had been preparing for all season. After spring break, the team was supposed to host the Emory Invitational and Emory [...]
SPORTS
Hawks Talon GC meets at their training facility to watch film, talk game plan and perfect skills. The team has an overall record 3-2/Courtesy of Kyle Hess Photography It’s no secret that the sports world has taken a huge beating from COVID-19. While some leagues have plans to resume on later dates, they will likely [...]
Former professional basketball star Michael Jordan celebrates his 1993 Championship victory. This and the rest of Jordan's career are highlighted in ESPN's documentary "The Last Dance"/Courtesy of Netflix As he presented professional basketball star Michael Jordan with his fifth MVP award in 1998, former Commissioner David Stern professed: “on behalf of everyone this evening, thank [...]
Former professional basketball star Michael Jordan huddles with former Chicago Bulls Head Coach Phil Jackson during a game against the Miami Heat/Courtesy of ESPN/Netflix Celebrities typically choose to keep certain aspects of their personal life just that — personal. The seventh and eighth installments of the 10-part “The Last Dance” series peel back every layer [...]
Former professional basketball star Michael Jordan discusses his extraordinary career in ESPN's documentary "The Last Dance"/Courtesy of ESPN/Netflix Gatorade’s iconic 1992 “Be Like Mike” TV advertisement verbalized a feeling shared among the global public: everyone wanted to be Michael Jordan, the most famous basketball player, and perhaps person, in the world. Spotlighted in the fifth [...]
Where there once was live sports, the COVID-19 pandemic has created a need for alternative programs. ESPN, thankfully, had a trick up their sleeves aside from reruns and virtual drafts. “The Last Dance,” a 10-part documentary series on Michael Jordan and the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls, was originally scheduled to release June 2. However, in the [...]
Former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow was selected first overall in the 2020 NFL Draft to the Cincinnati Bengals. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons A record number of eyes were on the NFL as the draft was the only live sporting event that has happened since the outbreak. Surprisingly, the smoothness of the event exceeded the expectations [...]
Professional golfer David Toms swings a shot out of the bunker in the 2008 PGA Championship. The PGA Championship will now be in August as opposed to May. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons When many professional sports came to a grinding halt as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials across every major sporting league were [...]
Although the WNBA announced the postponed start of its training camps and regular season on April 3, the league was still able to hold the 2020 WNBA Draft on April 17 while most of the sports world is on hiatus. The draft was held virtually and broadcasted on ESPN. Teams’ preparations for the draft were [...]
These days, you may not find all the variety you once did as you shuffle through television channels. Popular news channels such as NBC, CNN and Fox are echoing each other with the various ever-changing developments of the novel coronavirus pandemic. While there are, of course, shows and movies airing consistently, the shows are typically [...]