A Look Back on the Career of Miami Heat Legend Dwyane Wade As He Nears Retirement
Andrew Kaye, Sports Editor
February 28, 2019
“I’m here [Miami] forever. This is Wade County forever. I will always be here. No matter where I go in the world I will be here. I will always be a HEAT LIFER.” -Dwyane Wade, #3 At the conclusion of this season, NBA fans will be saying goodbye to a legend. To begin his “Sweet Sixt...
Manny Diaz Looks to Restore “The U” to Former Glory
Alexis Rejouis, Staff Writer
February 17, 2019
The retirement of the University of Miami’s head football coach Mark Richt has brought some drastic changes to the once highly vaunted program that dominated college football decades ago winning national championships in 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, and 2001. “My true desire is for our football progra...
Marjory Stoneman Douglas Basketball Team Offers a Lesson in the Healing Nature of Sports and Teamwork
Andrew Kaye, Sports Editor
February 15, 2019
On Feb. 14, 2018, a devastating event at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shocked the world. A Valentine’s Day shooting turned families’ worlds upside down. Seventeen families experienced the murder of their sons and daughters, brothers and sisters. Many more experienced injuries. Much...
Super Bowl LIII Winners and Losers
Andrew Kaye, Sports Editor
February 11, 2019
Super Bowl LIII was absolutely, positively the most boring Super Bowl in a long time, maybe the most boring ever. With a score of three to three heading into halftime and a final score of 10-3, there was nothing exciting at all from the start to the finish. Here we look at winners and losers from Super...
Where Will New Orleans Pelicans Superstar Anthony Davis Be Playing His Next Game? Here’s a Run-Down of Potential Teams and What It Will Take to Get Him
Andrew Kaye, Sports Editor
February 5, 2019
Anthony Davis, the perennial all-star power forward has played his last game with the New Orleans Pelicans after he announced his long-anticipated request to be traded. Davis’s trade demand has led New Orleans to put the superstar on ice until a trade can be made. Now, it is certain that the Pelicans...
Predicting the NFL Award Winners: Patrick Mahomes Will Edge Out Drew Brees for MVP
Matthew Nebenzahl, Staff Writer
January 30, 2019
On February 2, 2019, the night before the Super Bowl, the NFL Honors presentation will be televised to all. During this live ceremony, awards such as the Most Valuable Player (MVP), Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year and the Coach of the Year are given to the deserved recipients. Given this...
ANALYSIS: NFL Fumbles Another Domestic Violence Incident with Kansas City’s Kareem Hunt
Matthew Nebenzahl, Staff Writer
December 29, 2018
The NFL does a lot of things right, but the one area where it can’t seem to get it right is in how it handles allegations of domestic abuse brought against it players. On the surface, it may appear that the NFL takes such charges seriously, but a look at how the league bungled the handling of its mos...
UCF Golden Knights Using Injury to QB McKenzie Milton as Inspiration Heading into Fiesta Bowl
Andrew Kaye, Sports Editor
December 18, 2018
Friday, Nov. 23, college football rivalry week. The University of Central Florida is preparing to battle South Florida at Raymond James Stadium in the War on I-4. 4:15, kickoff time, USF receives the kickoff, but the UCF defense forces a three and out. The ball goes back and forth without a score until U...
One-Handed NFL Player Shaquem Griffin’s Story Is One of Determination, Perseverance, and Love
Joshua Wolf, Staff Writer
December 3, 2018
When watching a NFL football game, most fans look for things like stats, big plays, and exciting endings. They don’t necessarily pay attention to the individual players. But one player specifically is in the spotlight this NFL season, Shaquem Griffin. Griffin is a rookie linebacker out of the Un...
UCF Football Team’s Playoff Hopes Rest on Losses by Higher Ranked Teams
Andrew Kaye, Sports Editor
October 31, 2018
The University of Central Florida football team made its way onto the national radar last season with its perfect season. Despite it’s perfect record through the regular season, UCF was not ranked among the top four teams by College Football Playoff (CFP) Selection Committee, thereby leaving the Golden Knig...
Los Angeles Lakers Slow Start Complicated by Suspensions Resulting from Fight with Houston Rockets
Andrew Kaye, Sports Editor
October 23, 2018
With the NBA season starting, many are looking for the Los Angeles Lakers to be the most improved team. Although the team’s chemistry will improve with time, the Lakers have shown very little justification for the expectations set for them. They are 0-2 to start the year, albeit against two very good,...
NBA 2018-19 Season Preview: Can the Revamped Lakers Challenge the Golden State Warriors in the West?
Andrew Kaye, Sports Editor
October 17, 2018
With the regular season starting up, each team has a goal in mind before hand. In order to achieve this goal, each squad must give full effort each and every night, but also receive some luck. Let’s see how each team does in reaching their goals. Atlanta Hawks Record Last Year: 24-58 Additions...
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The Olympic Heights softball team put together back-to-back wins over quality opponents on Wednesday and Thursday nights, running their season record to...
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Faith Krost caught two touchdown passes and added a punt return for touchdown to lead the Olympic Heights flag football team to a 26-0 rout of Oxbridge...
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On Feb. 22, three mainstream hip hop artists released new albums: Offset from the rap group Migos released his debut solo album with Father of 4; Gunna released Drip or Drown...
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One of Broadway’s longest running productions ever, Les Miserables, was revived on the stage of the Kravis Center of Palm Beach. This iconic production was performed from...
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