Oct. 5 – Barry Bonds breaks McGwire’s HR record In 2001, Barry Bonds hit his 71 and 72 home runs in the same game, shattering McGwire’s record of 70. McGwire set the record just three years prior, with many thinking that record would never be broken. Bonds ended that season with 73 home runs, a record that still stands today. […]
Author: Blake Malick
Out of the shark zone – 10/4
MLB playoffs are set The 2021 MLB playoffs are set to begin on Oct. 5 with the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox matching up in the Wild Card for a spot in the American League Division Series against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Houston Astros are taking on the Chicago White Sox in the other ALDS series. On the other side, the National […]
2021 MLB playoffs preview
The 2021 MLB regular season has come to a close and the matchups for the playoffs are set. Who is matching up with who? The structure of the MLB Playoffs are as follows; The Wild Card round is between the No. 4 seed and No. 5 seed with the winner matching up with the No. 1 seed in the Division Series, the […]
On the bench: Despite Heat’s blunders, 2021 looks bright
After a disappointing end to the 2021 NBA season, the Miami Heat finally realized that they needed to invest in the team for it to be successful. I’ve been critical of the way Miami handled the 2020 off-season before, but their decisions looked even worse when their fantasy of signing a superstar crashed, with Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bradley Beal, Paul George and others signing extensions with their respective […]
The 2017 Marlins: What could have been
When the Marlins were sold to Jeffrey Loria and Derek Jeter in 2017, their mind-boggling plan was to rebuild the team from the ground-up. Since 2018, the Marlins have a 40.1%-win percentage (213-318) and watched the players they traded away become superstars. Baseball is a sport where the best team, not the best player, tends to win. Though in this scenario, the Marlins new management destroyed a […]
NSU’s COVID-19 hypocrisy: Events but no club sports?
There are a lot of things that get on my nerves, but the top spot has got to be hypocrisy. Consistency in leadership is something that is very important to me. I hate to see leadership talk about how important COVID-19 is, and then do things that don’t align with their statement. I don’t have a problem with us having events on campus, but if you’re going […]
Out of the shark zone – 9/28
NFL’s week two filled with injuries Week two in the NFL was defined by injuries. Quarterbacks Baker Mayfield, Tua Tagovailoa, Carson Wentz, Tyrod Taylor and Andy Dalton all suffered injuries that knocked them out of the game, though Mayfield returned and finished the game. Running backs Darrell Henderson, Elijah Mitchell and Trey Sermon all had to leave the game, though Mitchell was able to play through his injury at […]
How does the Big 12 expansion affect college football?
With Oklahoma and Texas accepting invitations to leave the Big 12 Conference and join the Southeastern Conference, there are now vacancies in their former conference. On Sep. 10, the Big 12 conference voted to allow four new teams, the University of Central Florida, University of Cincinatti, University of Houston and Brigham Young University. With the Big 12 accepting the four teams, their conference name will accurately […]
Animals on campus
Many species reside on NSU’s campus, though none more prevalent and controversial than the feral cats. On Aug. 5., NSU’s facilities management sent a message to their employees that, according to the Sun Sentinel, threatened termination for those who fed the cats and did not clean up after the food left out. Some NSU employees talked to the Sun Sentinel, with the animal activists reprimanding NSU for their decision. Daniel Alfonso, vice president of facilities management at NSU, explained in his email to his employees, […]
Ricardo Pepi: Does the U.S. finally have a 9?
When someone looks at the U.S. Men’s National Team, almost every position is locked in. The wings are Christian Pulisic and Gio Reyna, the midfield consists of Weston McKennie and Tyler Adams and the defense is locked in to Sergino Dest, Antonee Robinson, Chris Richards and Miles Robinson. The only position where there is a question mark, both long-term and short-term, is the […]