Antonio Vivaldi

for the skilled baseball player he was. Yes racism still was a war for Jackie but more people started to look past that. Jackie died October 24, 1972 happy with his accomplishments. One of Jackie’s sons, David Robinson played in the NBA for the San Antonio Spurs basketball team. Inspired by his dad’s accomplishments, he won many medals and championship…

Jazz History Concert Report II For my final concert writing critique, I decided to attend the live Ball State Student Jazz Combos on Tuesday, November 8; this event took place in Choral Hall inside of the university’s Music Instruction Building. The wooden hall was smaller than I thought it would have been, but it gave the concert setting a more intimate feel. There were three groups presenting that day, each under a different director. Because each group did not have a specific name, I had to…

Monday Night Kobe Bryant continued to tie all of our heads in a knot, by putting up great numbers by Lakers’ standards; unfortunately, he posted up “Okay” numbers by the rest of the leagues’ standards. Should the all-powerful, all-knowing, Black Mamba retire? The Lakers have accomplished so much with Kobe being their Golden child; Recently, the Lakers stand in the last place in the Western Conference. Has the fact that Kobe Bryant himself commented about his pending retirement and more…

The San Antonio Spurs are 5 time NBA Champions under legendary Coach Greg Popovich! In the wake of confronting an overwhelming misfortune to the Miami Heat amid a couple of years ago in the finals, the Spurs returned with a retaliation and were in it for the slaughter. Other than a drive for recovery, the Spurs had something unique this year. Maybe, it was a procedure that the other NBA franchises excluding the Golden State warriors simply weren't prepared for. Other than their astonishing…

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,…

This sports study will define the increasingly important role of female coaches in all-male basketball leagues. The presence of female coaches in collegiate basketball defines the expanding parameters of coaching opportunities for women in the male-dominant NCAA men’s basketball league. The example of Theresa Phillips, Stephanie Ready, and Jennifer Johnston that defy the patriarchal culture of men’s coaching in all-male leagues at this level of performance. Patriarchal values in all-male…

Bossa Nova was a Brazilian musical movement started in 1958 with the song “Desafinado” by Tom Jobim and Newton Mendonça. This movement claims to the Brazilian Elites the art of music composition, which, since the beginning of the 20th century, had a very popular characteristic. Until then, the Samba dominated the musical scenario, and it was produced by the low class population in the rodas de samba, which were groups of musicians who would informally gather in bars to play and compose. Bossa…

Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo, Patrick Ewing, David Robinson, Shaquille O’neal, Hakeem Olajuwon: What these six former NBA players share aside from their intimidating stature and hall of fame status is that, unbeknownst to them (and a vast majority of NBA fans and analysts as well for that matter), they would be the last of their kind in the NBA for the foreseeable future. Each player’s exit from the league brought us one step closer to the end of an era in the NBA; an era that was not only…

Julius Winfield Erving III was one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He was one of the very few players that changed the game. When he played he electrified the court giving him sense power making him seem like he can do anything on the court. Dr.j went up against some of the Nba’s greatest players like Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and Clyde Drexler and embarrassed them by dunking on them because of his ridiculous athleticism. While he was playing there was no one that could guard…

Who do you think is the best NBA team between the Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors? Im sure you picked the Cavaliers since they were the NBA champions last year. Now i'm sure you're thinking, now how is she going to see which team is the best. The way I'll show you is by facts about each team and their stats. But before we learn about who is the best we will learn more about the great game of basketball. The game of basketball first started by a man named Dr. James Naismith in…