Author: Nathan Tucker
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Cardinals Chairman DeWitt: “The Industry Isn’t Very Profitable”
By Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu In a radio interview with Frank Cusumano on 590 “The Fan” on Tuesday, June 9, Cardinals owner and Chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. turned heads with comments he made on the financials…
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Sports Are Back(?): A Look At Professional Sports Restarting In The US
By Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu Despite surging positive cases of coronavirus in some regions of the US, the nation’s biggest team sports leagues have decided to push onward and start playing games in July. Popular non-team…
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Better Know A Sport: Endurance Racing
By Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu While motorsport might not be an outside concept to most sports fans here in the States, most tend to think of NASCAR, or stock car racing. A more dedicated racing fan…
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We Love Our Sports, Don’t We Folks?
By Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu As the world at large is reeling from constantly growing numbers of sick and dead from COVID-19, Donald Trump has prioritized the important things. “We have to get our sports back,”…
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A Planet Reacts To The Killing Of George Floyd
By Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu On May 25, George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for nearly ten minutes as he lay handcuffed on the ground. The killing…
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If The Camera’s Rolling, You’re An Enemy
By Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu Protests starting over the police killing of George Floyd that burgeoned into a greater call to end police brutality have been worldwide events over the past few weeks. The wave of…
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A New President for L&C
By Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu The long search for a new Lewis and Clark Community College President is complete, as Dr. Ken Trzaska was unanimously approved by the L&C Board of Trustees on June 3. Trzaska…
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Cardinals Chairman DeWitt: “The Industry Isn’t Very Profitable”
Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu In a radio interview with Frank Cusumano on 590 “The Fan” on Tuesday, June 9, Cardinals owner and Chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. turned heads with comments he made on the financials…
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Bridge Sports Classics: The Premier League Comes To St. Louis
Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu In this latest dive into classic contests of sport past, we go back to Thursday, May 23, at Busch Stadium. Usually, this would be the time for one of at…
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“A Luxurious Prison” A Look At Soccer’s Return In America
Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu Just days after the Bundesliga returned to action in empty stadiums across Germany, MLS minds have hatched a scheme to resume the soccer season on this side of the Atlantic. Like many…