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Michael Penix Jr. and Co. will carry the Washington Huskies to a National Championship
Isaac Solnick -
On Jan. 8, the undefeated No. 2 Washington Huskies (14-0) will face the undefeated No. 1 Michigan Wolverines (14-0) in the National Championship game. The Huskies boast a high-powered offense led by quarterback Michael Penix Jr. and a trio of elite wide receivers. The Wolverines, on the other hand, possess a powerful defense littered with future NFL draft picks....
Ever since her iconic Eras Tour took the world, Taylor Swift has become the definition of success. Both her tour and recently released film, “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,” have gradually boosted the economy into a splendor of wealth, though the singer’s impact doesn’t just end there.
Watching from one of the suite boxes during a Kansas City Chiefs game...
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YouTuber Boxing persists as more than a trend, but a genuine part of boxing
Brendan Vo -
Floyd “Money” Mayweather, one of the greatest athletes in the boxing world, stands in one corner of the ring. With 12 world championships under five weight divisions, the illustrious fighter faces a surprising choice of opponent in the form of YouTuber-turned-boxer Logan Paul. This extreme mismatch would profit $50 million, drawing in a huge audience.
The champion was able to...
The new NBA season is finally underway. Fans everywhere are already on the edge of their seats as this season has the makings to be one of the best we have ever seen. Some of the questions that have been floating around this season include: Will Jokić win his third MVP while trying to lead Denver to back-to-back championships?...
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Highlander Hot Take: Our favorite athlete’s Halloween comparisons
Nicholas Fakhouri -
Athletes all over the world have famous nicknames. Some of them even have spooky nicknames to showcase their scary talent. Here are some of our favorite athlete’s Halloween comparisons.
Nikola “The Joker” Jokić
One of the most important ones is Nikola Jokić, aka the Joker. There are actually two main reasons why Jokić got the nickname. The first being that his...
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Highlander Hot Take: Can Team USA still rightfully call themselves World Champions?
Nicholas Fakhouri -
The recent disappointment made by the USA national basketball team at the FIBA World Cup tournament has sparked some anger from fans and some talk from the rest of the league. After a press conference with U.S. track and field sprinter Noah Lyles, expressing his concerns on why the U.S. NBA players call themselves the “Champions of the World,"...
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The Philadelphia Phillies avenge their World Series defeat from last year winning their first since 2008
Kianoosh Nooshi -
The Wild Card round of the MLB playoffs has wrapped up and now it is on to the Divisional Round. This season in the MLB has been an exciting one with several teams and players putting on incredible performances. The Atlanta Braves once again put on a great showing behind the heroics of Ronald Acuña Jr. who became the...
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Highlander Hot Take: Biggest winners and losers of the 2023 NBA Free Agency
Hansel Chu -
A free agent is a sports player who is not bound by a contract and so is eligible to join any team, defined by the Oxford Dictionary. For many teams, free agency is a crucial period that will either send their franchises to the next level or back into a state of mediocrity. The NBA free agency class is...
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The Denver Nuggets winning their first ever championship would cement Nikola Jokic as a top 20 player of all time
Kianoosh Nooshi -
The Denver Nuggets is the team that will represent the Western Conference in the NBA finals having swept the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals and will face either the Miami Heat or Boston Celtics of the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals. The Nuggets have been the standout team in these playoffs making easy work of...
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Formula 1 puts spectacle over sport yet again in hectic Australian Grand Prix
Kianoosh Nooshi -
The third round of the 2023 Formula 1 season went underway on April 1st at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne and unlike the previous two rounds of the current season, the Australian GP was rife with several incidents. On lap one of the 58 lap contest Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was spun onto the gravel trap and beached forcing...