Sports
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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…
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The Puck Starts Here: NHL Announces “Return To Play Plan”
Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu Via a Zoom call on Tuesday, May 26, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced the league’s plan to return to the ice. The most important feature of note: the season is over for…
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ESPN’s “Last Dance” Recap: Air Jordan, Unabridged
Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu Twenty-two years in the making, ESPN’s new miniseries on Michael Jordan and the 1998 Chicago Bulls sheds new light on the team, the man himself and a bygone era of American culture.…
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“The Last Dance” Opinion: MJ, The GOAT
Chris Thomas cbthomas@lc.edu Micheal Jordan has surely gained my respect in just a few episodes. I knew the stories people told but I didn’t know to what extent his greatness was. Growing up I looked…
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UFC 249: Fighting In A Vacuum
By Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu On May 9, the world’s premier professional fighting championship, the UFC, held their first pay-per-view event since suspending events and operations as COVID-19 began its spread in the US. It…
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Bridge Sports Classics: The World Champion Chicago Cubs Come To Town
By Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu In this installment of Bridge Sports Classics, we travel from the Lewis and Clark Community College (L&C) campus down I-255, and take the 55 exit to St. Louis, and head to…
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Bridge Sports Classics: Maradona’s “Hand Of God” & The Goal Of The Century
By Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu While sports enthusiasts wait patiently to flood back into stadiums, arenas, little league ballfields and recreational basketball courts again, now is as good a time as any to look back on…