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Fans cannot defend NBA's lack of defense

Fans cannot defend NBA’s lack of defense

By Alex Wise / Staff Writer March 5, 2015

I do not like the NBA — at all.I’d rather watch paint dry or grass grow or any other clichéd, boring thing you can think of than watch professional basketball. Basketball’s competitive nature makes...

Rose's latest injury does not mean end of career

Rose’s latest injury does not mean end of career

By Jessica Boddy / Staff Writer March 3, 2015

Derrick Rose’s knee problem on Feb. 24 spurred a range of reactions as varied as it has been the past two times that one of his knees failed him.Some thought the doctors had perfectly sutured the Chicago...

Kansas State's court storm raises issues

Kansas State’s court storm raises issues

By Alex Wise / Staff Writer February 25, 2015

Storming the court is obnoxious. Storming the court is harmless. Storming the court is dangerous. Storming the court is fun. Storming the court is unsportsmanlike. Storming the court is exciting.Pick an...

Gibbs learned his lesson in face of two-game suspension

Gibbs learned his lesson in face of two-game suspension

By Alex Wise / Staff Writer February 18, 2015

Everybody knows how it feels to be frustrated. We all handle that frustration in different ways, and it often doesn’t represent who we actually are. Some curse. Some give up.Seton Hall junior guard Sterling...

NBA trade deadline still provides entertainment for fans

NBA trade deadline still provides entertainment for fans

By Imaz Athar / Staff Writer February 17, 2015

Slam dunks and long shots brought Madison Square Garden to its feet over the weekend, but that is the last NBA action it will see until Thursday.NBA All-Star festivities wrapped up on Sunday night, and...

Oakland Zoo should add new exclusive tradition to arsenal

Oakland Zoo should add new exclusive tradition to arsenal

By Logan Hitchcock / Staff Writer February 11, 2015

Let me start by saying I do not condone throwing thousands of rolls of toilet paper onto the court of the Petersen Events Center.But one university’s student section does just that, and it tells me that...

Uphill battle: Pitt faces gauntlet in upcoming schedule

Uphill battle: Pitt faces gauntlet in upcoming schedule

By Alex Wise / Staff Writer February 10, 2015

Six days, three games against top-ranked opponents.That’s what awaits the Pitt men’s basketball team over the course of the next week. The Panthers get a rematch with No. 9 Louisville on the road before...

Dust in Pitt, PSU recruiting battle settles on National Signing Day

By Alex Wise / Staff Writer February 4, 2015

Another year, another National Signing Day in which Pennsylvania received little national attention. Maybe it’s the media’s way of punishing us non-Ohio State-loving northerners for our crazy notion...

NBA should revamp All-Star selection process, remove fan vote

NBA should revamp All-Star selection process, remove fan vote

By Imaz Athar / Staff Writer February 3, 2015

The NBA All-Star selection process is exciting. The ultimate unveiling of which collection of superstars will showcase their talents always entertains. And, most of the time, the most deserving players...

'I'm just playing so I won't get fined:' Super Bowl predictions

‘I’m just playing so I won’t get fined:’ Super Bowl predictions

By Alex Wise / Staff Writer January 28, 2015

I’ve never been good at traditional predictions — you know, the probable winner and the score and all that basic stuff. But I did predict before the World Cup that Luis Suarez would bite somebody,...

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