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The Los Angeles Lakers have been the most successful team in the LA sports industry for the past half-century. The other sports teams residing in the same market have not had the success which the Lakers have enjoyed. Crosstown rival the Clippers have always been the laughing stock of the city. The Los Angeles Dodgers have a rich...
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The UC Riverside track and field teams got off to a great start this past week as they put on a very solid performance at the indoor University of Washington Invitational. For their success, the men’s team has found itself ranked 10th in the West Region ahead of all rival Big West schools. The Women’s team also ranked...
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The Olympic games have been the host of some of the greatest moments in sports history, ranging from the 1968 Black Power Salute to the Miracle on Ice in 1980. Moments like these have helped inspire and shape a generation.
At the end of July, the London Olympics games will begin. Team USA is again favored to win numerous...
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When one thinks about music, sports is usually not the first thing that comes to mind. While reading about music and the emotions behind it, I realize that music plays an integral part for sport fans in many ways. The intro themes right before the big game, in which a television broadcast company has produced is one way...
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With this newspaper issue being the last of the school year, it has made me look back and recall some of the memorable games and achievements in UCR athletics this season. In a year, where many Highlanders teams struggled, there were some great feats accomplished. The men’s basketball game versus CSU Long Beach was an amazing game to...
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Jeremy Lin, the Harvard product, has taken the sports world by storm. The ultimate story of perseverance, Lin has answered his doubters game after game. Against the Lakers, Lin silenced his critics with a career game. So why was this gem of a player not given a chance by any NBA organization before the New York Knicks decided...
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Jeremy Lin is for real and he is the elusive point guard the New York Knicks have been searching for this season. Lin’s rise to stardom in the NBA has been highly noted, and now the Harvard product is the leader of this Knicks’ team. Without Jeremy Lin, the Knicks’ offense would be stagnant.
Lin played 46 minutes in...
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In his first year as UC Riverside’s athletic director, Brian Wickstrom has accomplished many changes and continues to push for more. Wickstrom, since taking the position of former athletic director Stan Morrison, has stated that he wanted to get the local Riverside community and the student body involved in home games. He also wants to bring a competitive...
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In the NHL playoffs, the games are played defensively, brutally and with strict discipline. Goal scoring is sparse and the only goal that counts is the game-winning one. But the 2012 NHL playoffs so far have been an anomaly. The playoffs so far can be described as high scoring, extremely physical and teeming with suspense. There have been...
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With the NBA All-Star game taking place last weekend, many NBA fans were able to see the top athletes in their sport come together and play on one court in a exhibition game. It sounds all good and fun, but general managers and some die-hard fans fear that their star player could get injured in a meaningless game...