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Because of the COVID-19 international pandemic, the MLB cancelled the remainder of their Spring Training games on March 12th and also announced that they would delay their season until it is plausible for them to start. Marlins CEO Derek Jeter was quoted in saying, “This is an unprecedented time and this is certainly an unprecedentedContinue reading “How the St. Louis Cardinals are affected by the MLB season delay”

On Thursday, March 12, the NCAA announced that they were going to be cancelling March Madness, which is their Division I men’s basketball tournament, and every other winter and spring NCAA championship. This decision was made due to the rapid spreading of the COVID-19 virus. NCAA released a statement saying, “This decision is based onContinue reading “NCAA March Madness Cancelled”

On March 11th, 11th seed Indiana took on 14th seed Nebraska in the first, and what turned out to be the only, round in the 2020 Big Ten Basketball Tournament. Indiana would pick up the first round win, beating the Cornhuskers 89 to 64. Indiana freshman Trayce Jackson-Davis had a double double with 11 pointsContinue reading “Big Ten Basketball Tournament: Nebraska vs. Indiana”

The UCLS Bruins and USC Trojans continued their rivalry this Saturday at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, California. Coming in to the game, UCLA was top of the PAC-12 with a conference record of twelve wins and five losses and an overall record of nineteen and eleven. The USC Trojans came in to theContinue reading “UCLA vs. USC Basketball”

On February 1st, the Evansville Thunderbolts took on the Birmingham Bulls at home in the Ford Center. It was a back and forth game, with the Thunderbolts eventually picking up the win. In the first period, the Thunderbolts got the scoring started in the second minute with a power play goal by Demico Hannoun, assistedContinue reading “Evansville Thunderbolts – February 1st”

On February 20th, the NBA hosted their 69th edition of the NBA All-Star Game. This year it was held in Chicago, Illinois in the United Center. The last time it was in Chicago was in 1988. It was televised by TNT across the nation. The teams were captained by Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James. TheContinue reading “NBA All-Star Game”

USI Men’s basketball team played the number 19th ranked team in the country, University of Missouri, St. Louis on February 15th. They were able to pull off the upset and win by one point. USI’s point leader was Emmanuel Little who was able to score 21 points with 16 rebounds. Mateo Rivera score 15 pointsContinue reading “USI Basketball”

Last Sunday, the National Football League hosted their 54th edition of the Super Bowl at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The teams competing in this years Super Bowl were the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs pulled off the victory with a score of 31 to 20. This wasContinue reading “Super Bowl LIV”