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Way-too-early NBA Award predictions

Matthew Rago, Editor-in-Chief • October 22, 2019

Most Valuable Player (MVP): Kawhi Leonard, Los Angeles Clippers Last season, Kawhi Leonard put the NBA on notice. A tumultuous offseason saw the the soft-spoken Leonard go from hero to villain after severing...

Penalties for the sake of penalties

Rachel Willard, Arts & Life Editor • October 22, 2019

The National Football League is no stranger to officiating issues, though it seems to have recently evolved into somewhat of a plague. In an attempt to fix a flawed officiating system, the NFL has essentially...

Armchair Creative: Salvaging Shinsuke Nakamura

Matthew Rago, Editor-in-Chief • October 22, 2019

Shinsuke Nakamura is a main-event talent dwelling in WWE’s midcard. Once touted as one of the highest-profile signings in WWE history, Nakamura burst onto the scene in NXT with a critically acclaimed...

Intramural Volleyball Tournament

Cassidy Schmidt, Writer • October 22, 2019

NEIU students of all majors and skill levels took to the courts on Tuesday afternoon to bump, set and spike their way to the final round of a double elimination volleyball tournament. Approximately 40...

White Sox of the Future: Third Base

Matthew Rago, Editor-in-Chief • October 22, 2019

Yoan Moncada Well, this is a nice surprise. Last year, former no.1 overall prospect (per MLB Pipeline) Yoan Moncada was being denounced as a bust. Over parts of three seasons between Boston and...

Race For The Hardware – MLB Awards 2019

Jose Moreno, Writer • October 8, 2019

Now that the MLB regular season is over, it is time to coronate the players and managers that have made a significant impact for their teams and made themselves indispensable throughout the season. With...

Ranking the NBA logos

Rachel Willard, Arts & Life Editor • October 8, 2019

10. New Orleans Pelicans: The New Orleans Pelicans secured the final slot for best NBA logo. Their logo shows a confident pelican with its wings spread, seemingly guarding a basketball. It also has the...

AEW Dynamite Grades and Analysis

Matthew Rago, Editor-in-Chief • October 8, 2019

For the first time since 2001, professional wrestling returned to TNT. Ushering in a brand new era, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) unveiled “Dynamite” in hopes of providing wrestling fans with an alternative...

50-50 booking ensures no one gets over

Chuck Sipps, Arts and Life Editor • October 8, 2019

WWE has a star problem. No, this isn’t a job for Space Force, this is a problem for the bookers. Ask most fans about what is holding back WWE from reattaining the heights it once knew in the Attitude...

Armchair Creative: Reviving Braun Strowman

Matthew Rago, Editor-in-Chief • October 8, 2019

This time last year, Braun Strowman seemed to be teetering on the precipice of greatness. Once the fourth member of an expiring Wyatt Family faction, Braun rebranded himself as a destructive force seldom...

Three Quarterbacks on the hot seat

Matthew Rago, Editor-in-Chief • October 8, 2019

Mitchell Trubisky When the Chicago Bears traded the third overall pick, a third round pick (no. 67) and a fourth round pick (No. 111) to move up one position in the 2017 NFL draft, they were expecting...

Examining Jonathan Toews’ legacy

Matthew Rago, Editor-in-Chief • October 8, 2019

Let’s flashback to 2010. The Chicago Blackhawks, captained by 22-year-old Jonathan Toews, just won their first Stanley Cup Championship since the 1960-1961 season. A dormant fan base is reinvigorated...