Despite coming from a baseball family, I often find the sport can seem boring, especially when games drag on long past three hours. The day-to-day life of a baseball player has often been not known to the public because of the lack of time between games to do anything promotional or fan based work, but […]
Category: On the Bench
Miami Marlins: The underrated underdogs
The Miami Marlins, a team that has lived at the bottom and in the shadows, a team that could have seemed laughable compared to past squads, now seems to have found the right footing in this season of mishaps. This team has surpassed expectations and eradicated uncertainty by winning more games than expected in the […]
Stop playing games, make up your mind
On Sept. 8, Electronic Arts or EA, the second-largest gaming company in the Americas, tweeted from their Madden NFL Twitter page that Colin Kaepernick was added as a playable character in the latest update of “Madden NFL 21.” This decision by EA is undoubtedly a controversial one not only because of Kaepernick’s past in the […]
Players are people too
In 2016, the San Francisco’s 49ers’s quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, took a knee during the national anthem to protest ongoing police brutality. This seemingly harmless action ignited both nationwide outrage and support. While the National Football League (NFL) has no rule where the players must stand during the national anthem, the action sparked nationwide debate over […]
On the Bench: Is it time to kiss kiss cams goodbye?
Perhaps depending on your relationship status or your personality, you either hope to get put on a kiss cam at a sporting event… or you’ll be dreading the moment you begin to hear Sixpence None The Richer’s “Kiss Me” playing over the speakers. Kiss cams have been around since the early 1980s, where it was […]
The role model we need, the recognition she deserves
In the world of sports, Usain Bolt’s name is synonymous with the astonishing speed capabilities of the human body. Widely considered the greatest sprinter of all time, the Jamaican sprinter holds eight Olympic gold medals and is the only sprinter to win the Olympic 100 meter and 200 meter titles at three consecutive Olympics. To […]
On The Bench: Football season has just begun and so have the injuries
The National Football League (NFL) season has officially kicked off and teams are already ravaged with player injuries. The New York Jets were decimated first when their third overall pick from the 2019 draft, Quinnen Williams, and their four-time pro bowler, C.J. Mosley, both went down Sunday with significant injuries while playing the Buffalo Bills. […]
Soldiers or forwards: Is European soccer trading ethical?
Heather Barkman shows off her soccer skills. (Printed with permission from Heather Barkman.) A sport that has been growing in popularity and success is soccer. With players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar Junior, the stakes are high in terms of who plays for what team. While some players play in tournaments for their […]
On The Bench: Don’t pay student athletes, pay for likeness
A controversial bill in the California legislature is set to reach the desk of Governor Gavin Newsom in the coming weeks, bringing to the surface a long disputed debate about whether student athletes should be paid. The legislation, termed the Fair Pay To Play Act, was passed in the California Assembly by a vote of […]
On The Bench: Lloyd could be the first and she won’t be the last
During a recent joint preseason practice with the Philadelphia Eagles and Baltimore Ravens during preseason, Carli Lloyd, a soccer player on the U.S. women’s soccer team and Sky Blue FC, found herself on the field and successfully kicked a 55-yard field goal. While this field goal was really just for fun and games, it was […]