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The Washington Wizards Nene, left, steals the ball from Chicago Bulls Joakim Noah in the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference quarterfinals at the United Center in Chicago, Sunday, April 20.

Legacies on the line in this year’s NBA playoffs

Nicholas Garton, Sports Editor • April 23, 2014

Legacy. Legacy is the word one most associates with the beginning of the NBA Playoffs on a yearly basis. Every year stars rise and fall. Expectations are exceeded or broken. Promise is either lived up...

Luke Tweddale, who hopes to get his associate’s degree from Madison College, has high aspirations for the 2018 Olympics.

Olympic hopeful Luke Tweddale is racing against time

Nicholas Garton, Sports Editor • March 10, 2014

Desperation and urgency about reaching a goal aren’t always things one associates with the demeanor of a 19 year old. But for Olympic speed skating hopeful Luke Tweddale, the time is now. Tweddale...

Oklahoma State’s Marcus Smart sits on the bench with four fouls during the second half against Kansas State at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kan., on Saturday, Jan. 4. K-State won, 74-71.

Marcus Smart’s reaction may reflect a justified frustration

Nicholas Garton, Sports editor • February 19, 2014

Every now and then a moment or story in the world of sports illuminates a pressing and relevant social issue. Last weekend at a basketball game against Texas Tech, Marcus Smart, a sophomore from Oklahoma...

Not that Super: Peyton Manning struggles in big games

Nicholas Garton, Sports Editor • February 6, 2014

Over the past decade, it seems the Super Bowl has taken on a life of its own. Rarely does the talk of the town wind up being about the actual game itself. Things like Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction,...

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