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Mark’s Fantasy Goldmine Week Three
Discover all of your golden fantasy nuggets from your officially-unofficial fantasy guru and sports editor, Mark, here at the Beach!
The NFL has work to do to catch up with its competitors
The Super Bowl exposed many flaws that the NFL has been dealing with for a long time. In what was one of the most boring Super Bowl games in recent history, the NBA was able to steer the conversation away from football with a few tweets that speculated some big[Read More…]
Game on, phones down
Sports has the ability to completely change your day. The smell of the field, the crisp air of a rink or the crunch of the cleats on the ground. Whatever your sport is you know the feeling when you watch your team play and everything else melts away. The fixation[Read More…]
Nike kicks off campaign with Kaepernick
Buy it or burn it? That is the question consumers are asking since Nike took a risk in making former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick the face of their 30th anniversary slogan campaign. Since opting out of his contract with the San Francisco’s 49er’s, Kaepernick has yet to land with another[Read More…]
Director of Disabled Students David Sanfilippo retiring after 40 years
David Sanfilippo started working with disabled students when he was 16 years old. In his job as a teacher’s aide at his high school, he helped his differently-abled peers tie their shoes and feed themselves. This was when he realized his calling to help those with different needs “I can’t[Read More…]
How the Philadelphia survived the Super Bowl and saved the NFL
Going into Super Bowl LII, the Philadelphia Eagles were considered underdogs against the New England Patriots. In fact, Philadelphia was expected to lose every one of its postseason games. However, the Eagles won all three games in the playoffs to ultimately win the big game, defeating the Patriots 41-33 Sunday.[Read More…]
NFL shows its one after President’s remarks
Some Americans say that sports and politics should never mix, but history suggests the two have always had a close relationship. In 1992, NBA player Craig Hodges urged former President George H. W. Bush to end injustice in the African American community. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf stood in prayer during the national[Read More…]
From Ray Rice to deflategate, the NFL season has gone through the wringer
National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell is probably relieved that this football season is finally over. The 2014-2015 season has had more ups then downs facing controversy after controversy. The latest offense has been the notorious ‘deflategate’ involving the New England Patriots. The Patriots, who already have a bad reputation[Read More…]
Make ‘em all count: Seahawks going for repeat
“Building through the draft.” It’s an old cliché most that newly hired General Managers use during their introductory press conference. It is a vague but satisfying explanation of how they expect to build the roster in the coming years. Some follow through, and others know it works as good lip[Read More…]