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The Chicago Bulls handled their business (barely) against the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers Wednesday night. The undermanned Cavs weren’t able to overcome being without three of their starters against Chicago, eventually falling to the Bulls 106-94 in Quicken Loans Arena. The loss snapped Cleveland’s nine-game winning streak at The Q. “I had a lot of combinations out there that guys were not used to playing with, but I just thought we competed,” Cavs head coach Tyronn Lue said. “We played…

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--With Senior Day on the horizon, there is no doubt in the importance of the 21 seniors in the West Virginia University locker room. Tyler Orlosky is undoubtedly one of the Mountaineers' leaders and a crucial component to this season's success. The 6-foot-5, 296-pound center is probably the loudest, mouthiest guys on the team but he is also one of the most talented and has a keen sense of the game. "Smart, just really smart," WVU head coach Dana Holgorsen said the offensive…

Every time Kobe Bryant puts the ball through the net, he earns the equivalent to the average teacher’s yearly salary. Tom Brady makes over $26 million after every sixteen games his Patriots play. Alex Rodriguez still makes millions even after he got caught using steroids. How can one person make millions of dollars while there are many people who are homeless and starving? Yes, Professional athletes are tremendous at what the do, but do they really need that amount of money? Professional…

In the NBA there is 30 NBA team and each team is valued differently. A team's total value comes down to four determining factors; sports, market, arena, and brand. Sports are the portion of a team's value attributable to revenue shared among all teams. Marketing comes from the team's city and the size of the market, which determines the team's revenue per fan. Arena is just the part that is available to the arena like; home game attendance, premium seating, events, and more. And the last one…

Tangerine is Tangerine is a book about Paul Fisher who moves from Houston, Texas to Lake Windsor Downs in Tangerine, Florida. Paul makes many new friends and makes the soccer team. Paul is partially blind and doesn’t remember what happened to his eyes. Paul’s parents mostly pay attention to their all star hero kicker son, Erik, who in reality is Paul’s fearful nightmare. Throughout the book, Paul gets many flashbacks that help him remember what happened to his eyes, and learns a dark secret…

Michael went to Wilmington’s Elmsley A. Laney High School, where he developed a love for sports like basketball, baseball, and football. As a child, he was taught by his parents to be hardworking and independent. Jordan loved sports, but he failed to make his high school basketball team as a sophomore because he was too short. Instead of being depressed, he joined the school’s junior basketball team.…

Standing on the stage, victoriously, LeBron James hoisted up the Larry O’Brien trophy for winning the NBA Finals after a long, stressful season. Ever since first following the sport when I was a little kid, LeBron has been of the best and most influential superstars in the league. In 2003, LeBron was drafted straight out of high school by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the first overall pick. Almost immediately, he was an impact player, winning rookie of the year as the first of many awards and…

NBA Players Getting paid too much Are NBA players getting paid too much? Most people think that it is ridiculous for NBA players to get paid millions of dollars; especially when there are millions of people unemployed and/or living in poverty debts with other nations. Millions that we are paying to NBA players could go towards something that we are having trouble with like poverty and unemployment. NBA players are getting paid too much because NBA rookies start off with millions, most of NBA…

Will Kyrie Irving's Soon to be Exit Impact the Legacy of LeBron James? Kyrie Irving sent shock waves throughout the basketball world when he requested a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers owner, Dan Gilbert. This mind boggling ordeal comes after the Cleveland Cavaliers third consecutive trip to the NBA Finals, one of which resulted in a championship. Now it is LeBron James who is forced to face his own future legacy. Without Irving (who averaged 25 points per game in 2017) and his clutch…

Are the Lakers playoff contenders? After the Lakers struck out on key Free Agents like LaMarcus Aldridge, DeAndre Jordan, and Kevin Love, the Lakers managed to make up for their blunders by signing Brandon Bass and Sixth Man award winner Lou Williams as well as trade for Center Roy Hibbert from the Indiana Pacers. Let’s not forget the Lakers drafting D’Angelo Russell with the Number two pick to add with a young mix of Jordan Clarkson and Julius Randle. The Lakers managed to have a pretty decent…