Playoffs

The Art Institute of Chicago is a Museum and art school located in the Michigan Avenue near Grant Park, across Lake Michigan in Chicago. It is one of the most important art museums of the United States, along with the Metropolitan Museum of New York and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. It has one of the most important permanent collections of paintings of Impressionism and Post Impressionism in the world. Was founded in 1879 and was George Armour its first president. In 1893, the museum was…

coach as I was laying down in the middle of the court. “I can’t move my leg!” I replied with a disappointed look on my face, towards myself. I was rushed towards the car and went straight towards the ER. It was March 1, 2016, the first game of the playoffs. When we all thought we all won...I lost. Bursting up and down the court shooting, missing, making didn’t matter to me anymore at that moment. I swatted the ball from my opponent’s hand, as I chased for the ball my opponent’s foot was at…

In the last few days of April, my dad was once again getting into the NBA playoffs, and he felt inspired to go and shoot some hoops in our local park. I decided to tag along with him as I really didn’t want to read The Grapes of Wrath. A few minutes into the game and my mind was already wandering, and I realized that, Ah-ha, the game of basketball revolves completely around physics. The main physics of basketball that I decided to focus on where the changes in energy types of the ball and how…

The Oklahoma City Thunder wants to secure their spot in the postseason this early while the New Orleans Pelicans are gunning to get back on track and revive their campaign while it's too early. Rumors are spreading that a rumored deal between the Thunder, Pelicans, and Kings are said to be in works with Rudy Gay and Enes Kanter as trade pieces. Currently holding a 15-9 record, the Thunder are doing just fine at the early going of the regular season sitting in the sixth spot of Western…

The Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder are two proud teams in the league today. Both teams have been in the playoffs for the past few seasons and expected to be in the postseason again this year. But recent development shows that both teams are considering a trade deal between them. For one, the Thunder is currently in a slump right now having lost four consecutive games and seems missing the services of Kevin Durant who left them and decide to join the Warriors during the…

My Story I love baseball. I’ve practically played it my whole life. I started out alright but then I moved leagues therefore, moving teams. All new people with an all new coach, I gotta admit I was a little scared. I was in 6th grade so lots of things were new because i had just gone to middle school, but at least I had friends and the classes weren’t to bad, but when it came time to baseball practice, I was a completely different person. I usually would play third base but since I was on a new…

The game of basketball would not be around today if it wasn’t for one man, his name was James Naismith. James was born on November 6, 1861 in Ontario, Canada. He was born to the parents of John and Margaret Naismith. When James was only nine years old both of his parents had died, leaving James an orphan. This was a very rough time in James’ life. After becoming an orphan, he was raised by his very strict grandmother for a little bit, and then his bachelor uncle. While growing up James enjoyed…

Misericordia holds many cultural events to expand the students’ knowledge of others heritage. Culture makes the world unique and influences the way people view the world. The early works of English poetry represent the struggles in life while demonstrating the beliefs around the period. The movement and poetry the class read display many courageous warriors. The cultural events at Misericordia University such as sporting events, immigration simulation, Wit, and It’s On Us resemble English poetry…

Undefeated is a 2011 documentary about the Tigers of Manassas High School, more specifically their football team. This documentary centers on how the coach, Bill Courtney, helps form a team of academic and athletically strong men to attempt a winning season after years of losses. While analyzing the performance of the team three sociological perspectives explains their wins and losses. The first perspective is the functionalist theory, which emphasizes on the stability of what holds the football…

transition going strong and is unstoppable going to the basket. She never gives up on the offense and will put the team on her back to win the game. Maya Moore scored 48 points, the second most points in the WNBA, against Angel McCoughtry in the 2014 playoffs. Maya Moore won the game for Minnesota against Indiana in the finals with a three in 1.7 seconds. Angel McCoughtry deficiency in seeing the court and the inability to make opponents play her game makes Moore the better player. Angel…