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Take 5: This is March
By Staff
• March 7, 2019
Take 5: City of Stars, Cardiac Cleveland
By The Pitt News Staff
• October 23, 2018
![The Cleveland Cavaliers’ Tristan Thompson, left, scores against the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook in the fourth quarter Jan. 20 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. (Leah Klafczynski/Akron Beacon Journal/TNS)](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/S_Takes-Tristan-900x682.jpg)
Take 5: Kiper, Cavs and Kardashians
By The Pitt News Staff
• April 20, 2018
![The Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James on the court against the Miami Heat in Miami March 27. (Charles Trainor Jr./Miami Herald/TNS)](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/S_Takes-Lebron-900x886.jpg)
Take 5: Pirates, playoffs, PGA tour
By The Pitt News Staff
• April 6, 2018
![The Houston Rockets’ James Harden celebrates a 3-pointer against the Los Angeles Clippers at the Staples Center in Los Angeles Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/TNS)](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/S_TAKES-JAMES-HARDEN-647x900.jpg)
Take 5: Harden, hot dogs, home runs
By The Pitt News Staff
• March 29, 2018
![J.D. Martinez had a remarkable season, hitting 45 home runs in only 119 games, including 29 in 62 games after being traded from the Tigers to the Diamondbacks. (Chris Lee/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS)](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/S_Hot-Takes-get-your-hot-takes-here-02_TNS-900x655.jpg)
Take Five: Fuller, Federer, Free agents
By The Pitt News Staff
• February 2, 2018
![The Pittsburgh Pirates' Andrew McCutchen shown on Aug. 26, 2015, at Marlins Park in Miami. The center fielder was traded to the Giants on Monday. (David Santiago/El Nuevo Herald/TNS)](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/S_Sports-Takes_TNS-900x634.jpg)
Take Five: coordinators, ‘Cutch, Cavaliers
By The Pitt News Staff
• January 18, 2018
![Warriors point guard Stephen Curry is currently dominating the NBA Playoffs, averaging 28.6 points and 5.6 assists per game. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS)](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Curry_TNS-770x900.jpg)
COLUMN: Two-team league makes NBA unwatchable
By Ryan Zimba | Sports Editor
• May 23, 2017
![LeBron James won his third NBA championship and third NBA Finals MVP in historic fashion. (TNS)](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/LeBron1-900x600.jpg)
NBA 2016-17 season preview: James against the world
By Dan Sostek | Senior Staff Writer
• October 24, 2016
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