1983 NFL Draft

Carolina Panthers quarterback and reigning NFL MVP Cam Newton continues to make headlines for all the wrong reasons. After the Panthers’ much-needed 30-20 victory over the Arizona Cardinals this past Sunday, Newton threw down the gauntlet against NFL officiating crews for putting his safety in jeopardy with missed calls on questionable hits. However, Newton’s claims have already been debunked. Henceforth, he should focus on adjusting his game to mitigate the hits he does experience instead of…

A future hall of fame quarterback trying chips in a supermarket sounds like a decent idea for a Tostitos commercial. This is actually advertising Nationwide Insurance. While this advertisement might entertain the viewer and get the Nationwide jingle stuck in their head, this advertisement for Nationwide is unlikely to be effective because, it doesn’t mention car insurance, and because Peyton Manning doesn’t give any credibility to this advertisement. This advertisement goes through a day in the…

professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors, is the spokesperson for a one-on-one coaching company CoachUp. The most recent commercial advertisement to come out by CoachUp has Stephen Curry reading his scouting report from the 2009 NBA Draft. His readings are about how he will not be a dominant athlete in the NBA. The advertisement takes place in a dark gym with Stephen and one other person. His recent success has propelled him to the top of the NBA. Stephen Curry appeals to…

So after the visit to Michael’s house Stephen went home and drank cups, after cups of milk, and got as much rest as he needed. He made that as a daily routine for those two weeks before the draft. There was two days left until draft day, and does not know if he is growing. So Stephen went to Michael's house and as soon as Michael opened the door, he saw a whole new Stephen Durant. He told Stephen that he has grown a lot in the last two weeks he saw him. Stephen…

He caught the ball with eight seconds left in the game. A defender ran towards him, one hand in the air to try to block the shot. As he jumped up, the entire crowd held their breaths. Everything was moving in slow motion; his arm extended and the ball spun out of his hand, gliding up into an arc headed towards the hoop. As the ball neared its highest point, the shot clock went off, and the shrill buzzer pierced through the silence. Everyone in that arena was focused on one thing: the basketball,…

As a teen, he was already freakishly tall and already had played basketball professionally in China when he was the same age as I am. Yao eventually entered the NBA draft and was pick number one overall and even though the crowd booed when he was picked, he proved everyone wrong because over the course of his 8 seasons, he has had amazing performances. He has scored 41 point game, broken records with his efficient performance…

hung on the wall. It had just recently been updated after the Hall of Fame presentation on Saturday. Everyone was telling me that I needed to declare that I’m joining the NBA as soon as possible! After everyone telling me, I then declared for the NBA draft halfway through the college season. The election for the new president was going on at that moment, they had been going on for quite a while, but I wasn’t really interested…

reason why. Unlike the NCAA the NBA pays all of their players, a minimum contract of $250,000. This is why, most big name college players are considered “one and done” because they only play collegiate basketball for one year and then enter the NBA draft. Most players do this because they do not want to stay all four years in college and they want to start their NBA career as soon as possible. The NBA is a business, they have certain profits and salary caps…

had protested through music is the United States involvement in the Vietnam War. Phil Ochs was one of many protest singers of the era, his song “Draft Dodger Rag” protested the draft that occurred during the war. In 1965, the United States started to send soldiers to fight in the Vietnam War. To make the army larger, the U.S. used what is called the draft. This required young men born in range of years from 1944 to 1950 to register. The first lottery drawing since 1942 was held in the year 1969.…

BUZZY--UNC PRESENTATION— What we have begun to learn within all of these scandals is that big schools find loopholes for their student-athletes to boost their academics instead of these student-athletes fulfilling their academic requirements on their own. Regardless of what sport you play there are ways around going to class and getting good marks, so that you can focus more of your time towards the athletic side of your student athlete life. The University of North Carolina Chapel-Hill has been…