In 2000, Tom Brady signed with the New England Patriots, and after 20 years on the team, nine Super Bowls and six victories, he decided to head to his new home in Tampa, Fla to play with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020. Just recently, on March 12, Brady decided to extend his contract and […]
Category: On the Bench
On the Bench: What’s going on with Liverpool F.C.?
Back in the 2019-2020 Premier League season, Liverpool F.C. was dominating the world of European football. Although it was their first league win in 30 years, they won big, accumulating a total of 99 points and losing only three games all season. They finished 18 points ahead of the second place contender. However, only 23 […]
On The Bench: MMA deserves more credit in the sports world, though it’s an art
Somewhere in the last few years, I have become a big MMA fan, watching UFC, Bellator MMA and even Titan FC fights. I’m not quite sure how it happened, but it did and it’s perhaps the sport I enjoy watching most. With that said, I’m glad to see it getting more coverage, especially with UFC […]
Dustin Pedroia retires after career of setbacks
After 14 seasons, Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia hung up his jersey for the last time, announcing his retirement on Feb. 1. In the 2020 season, Pedroia did not end up making it out on the field for one game. He only ended up playing nine games in the past three […]
On the Bench: Anti-black discrimination in sports
Discrimination against Black people is ever-constant and apparently even in the field of sports. This week, the Baller Alert website reported the story of Talyn Jefferson, a young Black student at Ottawa University, who’s story went viral on Twitter after she described her experience of being kicked off the school’s cheerleading team. Jefferson was […]
What happened to sportsmanship?
Written by: Alejandro Sanchez Professional sports are a very influential part of society, bringing people together, giving kids people to look up to when they don’t have a positive influence at home and setting an example for what to do when things don’t go your way, such as losing a game. The NBA Finals just […]
Let’s hold off on bringing back fans
As we all venture through these trying times, we must ask how we can return to normal in the most effective and safest way possible. From local businesses, schools and elderly care facilities, to national quarantines and sports, many questions are present in the discussion on how to best manage such urgencies. Since […]
Serena Williams is overlooked and grossly underappreciated
The conversation about who holds the title of greatest athlete of all time is neverending. This debate is a fierce one, with countless suggestions as to who is truly deserving of the title. The names you’ll hear most often come from the NBA or the NFL, but maybe we’ve been looking for the answer in […]
Cool it about Arch Manning
I’d like to preface this by saying that I am not a teenage boy with a “golden arm,”, a family NFL legacy or the entire world looking at me through binoculars. I can’t speak for Arch Manning, the grandson of Archie Manning and nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning, as to how it feels to […]
Naomi Osaka: an athlete, a friend, and a light in the darkness
Naomi Osaka, a half-Haitian, half-Japanese tennis player, is a rising force in the world of sports today. With her second win of the 2020 US Open, her name has been plastered across recent international news. While fame has showered her with attention for her athletic achievements, we see her using this spotlight primarily for other […]