Playoffs

them try to develop a homegrown nucleus built around the draft. In Millsap, the Nuggets have made their first foray into acquiring high-profile talent through free-agency in order to improve the team. For the Nuggets, who finished just out of the playoff picture…

In Game Changers by Mike Lupica, Ben, a football player, struggles to become the quarterback. Ben is a talented football player who plays any position he tries out for. The only position he cannot get is quarterback. Quarterback is the position he wants the most. He cannot play that position because his coach says he is too play quarterback. Shawn O’Brien is the starting quarterback and Ben’s best friend. Shawn struggles at quarterback and Ben decides to help his friend be a better quarterback…

The Blackhawks were finally getting hot, everybody knew about Glenn Hall, Stan Mikita, Pierri Pilote, and Bobby Hull. Mikita was awarded his first Art Ross Trophy in 1964 and Hull scored 50 goals in one regular season, which was considered a lot back in that time because of how little the league was. Fewer teams, fewer games to be played. Mikita also had real temper that made their games more interesting to watch. He managed to rack up 149 penalty minutes in the 1964 regular season due to a lot…

Early life On November 12, 1988 Russell Westbrook was born in Long Beach, CA. His parents are Russell Westbrook SR and Shannon Horton. His brother is Raynard Westbrook. Russell really liked to hang out with his family, chill around, and go shopping. He learned to love the game from his father. The mom believed in academics which made him become an honour student. He got little attention as a 5’8 freshman. The following year suffered a tragedy teammate Khelcey Barrs dies after a pickup game. He…

Sports have been a big part of my life. I love to play them, but I mostly watch them on television. According to my father they are like a religion to me. Frankly, I totally agree with him. My favorite teams who I enjoy watching are both from Portland, Oregon. They are; the Portland Timbers and the Portland Trail Blazers. Like many teams they have similarities as well as differences, in terms of their resiliency factors. The factors are; accept changes as part of life, progress towards their…

for opposing teams! A major worry for Golden State fans is if Durant can mesh well with Steph, Klay and Dray. The Warriors have already won a championship without Durant and even came back from a 3-1 deficit to beat his OKC team in last season’s playoffs, so we know the Warriors are good. But can Durant make them even better, or will we only remember the 2016-17 Warriors as a team that quickly crumbled because of Durant’s…

Chicago is the proud home of many talented and award winning professional sports teams. From the Chicago White Sox to the Chicago Blackhawks, there is no shortage of entertainment and heart pounding moments from our professional teams. However, the most well known Chicago team has to be the Chicago Bulls. If you were to ask any stranger on the street for one well known professional basketball player, chances are they would say Michael Jordan. In fact, the Bulls have set numerous records that…

Baseball:Playing on the Bermuda Grass The best experience that I have had throughout high school was the baseball team. In previous years we have not made the playoffs or even come close to that goal, but my junior year was different. In the beginning of the season we came up with the common goal as a team to make it to the playoffs. This year it had felt different for me we felt like a totally different team and we actually wanted to win some games. The baseball run started in January at our…

points) battle the Houston Dynamo (8-9-7, 31 points) at the former’s Providence Park in Portland, Oregon on Friday, August 21. The regular season match is important for both teams who are trying to position themselves in the tight Western Conference playoff race. Portland is flimsy at the no. 4 spot in the West as only one or two points separate no. 3 Sporting Kansas City (40 points) and no. 5 FC Dallas (38 points) in between them. Every win is now important at this stage as it will…

In Biddeford there have been women that were well- known in many different ways, from a journalist, to mayors, to a woman who created a women's association in Biddeford. Although this person may not have done any of these things or is the most famous or well known woman in Biddeford history, she is someone I have looked up to every single day since I was born, my mom, Kerry Mariello. Although she didn't have as large impact on Biddeford history with her actions as others, she is just as…