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Spurs dynasty collapsing: the dominos keep falling

By Andrew Huang and Huang Story Short | July 12, 2018

I hope I’m not right.

Tiger Woods hasn’t won a tournament since the 2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational or a major since the 2008 U.S. Open.

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Stop giving coverage to Tiger Woods

By Chris O'Brien and O’B-Wan Kenobi | July 9, 2018

Read the title. Then read it again, and again and again.

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We may be witnessing the greatest World Cup of all-time, and it might be a farce

By Mark My Words | July 4, 2018

In a previous column from June 14, I claimed that the World Cup is the greatest event in sports.

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I’m starting to like the new-look NBA

By Huang Story Short | July 3, 2018

Professional basketball just got a whole lot better.

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We need to talk about the World Cup’s Inner Demons

By Mark My Words | June 20, 2018

Last week I explained why the World Cup is the greatest event in sports.

Arizona center Deandre Ayton will look to hear his name called when the Phoenix Suns make their first-overall selection at the NBA Draft on Thursday.

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Back from the future: Next season’s NBA All-Rookie Team

By Huang Story Short | June 18, 2018

With the 2018 NBA All-Rookie Team’s recent release and the 2018 NBA Draft on Thursday, I decided to time-travel to a year from now and bring back 2019’s All-Rookie Team.

The United States failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

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The world’s greatest sporting event returns

By Mark My Words | June 14, 2018

It’s the most spectacular event in sports, and it’s finally back.

LeBron James is a better basketball player than Kevin Durant according to Andrew Huang, sports columnist.

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Some afterthoughts on the 2018 NBA Finals

By Huang Story Short | June 11, 2018

The better team won the 2018 NBA Finals, just like we all expected. The Golden State Warriors swept the Cleveland Cavaliers to repeat as NBA champions.

Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations Bryan Colangelo and his wife, Barbara Bottini, allegedly used up to five Twitter accounts that made tweets critical of center Joel Embiid and other 76ers players.

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The 76ers Twitter drama is really stupid and unnecessary

By Huang Story Short | June 5, 2018

First Kevin Durant, now Bryan Colangelo?

Cleveland-Golden State IV is set to begin Thursday night at 9 p.m. LeBron James broke the record for most playoff points ever recorded in a career in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics.

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Some thoughts on the NBA Finals

By Andrew Huang and Huang Story Short | May 30, 2018

It seems like Oct. 17 was just yesterday.

Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Spark is one of six WNBA players to be paid the league's highest salary of $113,500.

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I’m calling out ESPN for disrespecting and underrespresenting the WNBA

By Andrew Huang and Huang Story Short | May 22, 2018

Check out ESPN’s website when you have a moment. I want to show you something.

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Why aren’t we talking about the pros that go back to college?

By Andrew Huang | May 16, 2018

Good on you, George Hill.

Gambling has now become legal across the United States.

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The Supreme Court made the correct decision regarding sports gambling

By Mark Stine | May 14, 2018

Legal or not, sports gambling is everywhere.

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Seek out your own Alligator experience

By Ethan Bauer | Apr. 24, 2018

I have an Alligator ‘a’ tattooed on my right forearm, and many of my friends and family thought it was a terrible idea. But it’s been about a year and a half since I got that bulky black ‘a’ sewn into my skin forever, and just yesterday, I looked down at it while showering and thought, “Man, this was a great idea.”

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The Alligator taught me I’m not who I thought I was. And that’s 100 percent OK

By Dylan Dixon | Apr. 24, 2018

Who the hell are you?

Rafael Nadal has won 16 Grand Slam singles titles and an Olympic gold medal.

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Rafael Nadal: The Immortal King of the Clay

By Benjamin Brandt | Apr. 24, 2018

My father had barely parked his car before I opened the passenger door and just about flew to the glass storefront. From outside E-Z Tennis, I could see my prize hanging behind clustered racks of athletic apparel.

Game officials owe the world a personal explanation for some calls.

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Refs should do postgame interviews

By Morgan McMullen | Apr. 19, 2018

A funny thing happened during Tuesday night’s baseball game between Florida and Jacksonville.

The then-Florida Marlins won the 2003 World Series over Cleveland.

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Seriously, why do sports matter?

By Ethan Bauer | Apr. 17, 2018

It was nearly dusk when I arrived, stepped out of my dad’s Nissan Sentra and inhaled the scent of high expectations.

Rookie of the Year candidate Ben Simmons led Philadelphia to its first playoff appearance since 2012.

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NBA Playoffs are here and Ben Simmons is ready to rock the nation

By Benjamin Brandt | Apr. 15, 2018

Philadelphia has seen enough sports success in the past four months to last a decade.

Florida quarterback Feleipe Franks cracks columnist Andrew Huang's top-five touchdown celebrations list during Saturday's Orange and Blue Game.

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Top five touchdown celebrations from UF's 2018 Orange and Blue Game

By Andrew Huang | Apr. 15, 2018

The Florida football team lost four balls in the process, but 53,015 fans got the show they wanted at Saturday’s annual Orange and Blue game: quality play from UF’s quarterbacks, renewed levels of energy and excitement and, of course, points on the scoreboard.