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The problem with the MLB

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 21, 2020November 21, 2020

November 21, 2020November 21, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesIVAN TORRES Special to The Leader Over the years, the MLB has failed to bring any excitement into the league. The league has failed to market their players and change the pace of the game, or to change rules to make the game more exciting. If you want to make......

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Why is Justin Turner in trouble

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 15, 2020November 12, 2020

November 15, 2020November 12, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesTYLER PACOS Special to The Leader The World Series has finally come to an end after a delayed start to the MLB season due to the recent global pandemic caused by COVID-19. It took six games of a possible seven for the Los Angeles Dodgers to clinch the World Series......

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How different athletes are reacting to the election results

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 13, 2020November 13, 2020

November 13, 2020November 13, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesANTHONY GETTINO Sports Editor As the 2020 election finally comes to a close and Joe Biden has been declared the winner, athletes across all sports in America are reacting to the news in many different ways. Most took to Twitter to celebrate the news. In the WNBA, star athletes such......

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How sports stadiums have adapted to COVID

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 6, 2020November 6, 2020

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesGRIFFIN DOMBROSKE Special to The Leader Sports stadiums were once a place where thousands of fans would rejoice or despair in unison at the outcome of a big game. During these pandemic times however, many of them have been converted into field hospitals or testing sites. At some point near......

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How the NFL is facing COVID-19

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 4, 2020November 2, 2020

November 4, 2020November 2, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesTYLER PACOS Special to The Leader The NFL is already seven weeks into the 2020 season, and has had quite the challenge to face this year due to COVID. Games are being rescheduled every week and tests are being performed every day. It has been a very busy seven weeks......

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Stick to Sports

Contributor to The LeaderNovember 1, 2020November 1, 2020

November 1, 2020November 1, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesANTHONY GETTINO Sports Editor You see them in the comments of any professional athlete’s posts or tweets. “Stick to sports!” But why should these athletes have to? They’re people the same as the rest of us, and like all of us they have opinions. Many pro players have opinions on......

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Athletes use their platforms to make change

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 29, 2020October 29, 2020

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutesIVAN TORRES Special to The Leader Due to unjustified shootings, racism, fake news, police brutality and much more, America might be the most divided it’s been since segregation. Over the years, it feels as if no changes have been made to settle the oppression in our country. This has caused......

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The problem with The New York Knicks

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 25, 2020October 25, 2020

October 25, 2020October 25, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesIVAN TORRES Special to The Leader If you’re a New York Knicks fan, you already know where this is about to go. As long as we’re alive, the New York Knicks are never winning the finals. Ever since the 2012-2013 season playoff run led by small forward Carmelo Anthony and......

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Death threats don’t belong in sports

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 24, 2020October 24, 2020

October 24, 2020October 24, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesANTHONY GETTINO Sports Editor Let me be clear: death threats don’t belong anywhere in society. But that hasn’t stopped them from becoming commonplace in our world of sports. During this season’s NBA Finals, Danny Green, a guard on the Los Angeles Lakers, missed an open shot from the top of......

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Injuries in the NFL

Contributor to The LeaderOctober 19, 2020October 22, 2020

October 19, 2020October 22, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesGRIFFIN DOMBROSKE Special to The Leader Ever since the NFL started back up in September, one of the leading questions brought up has been why it seems like every team is having a higher concentration of injuries than ever before. In the first week of games, a startling amount of......

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The problem with the MLB

Why is Justin Turner in trouble

How different athletes are reacting to the election results

How sports stadiums have adapted to COVID

How the NFL is facing COVID-19

Stick to Sports

Athletes use their platforms to make change

The problem with The New York Knicks

Death threats don’t belong in sports

Injuries in the NFL