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St. Joes has been encouraging Student-Athletes to register to vote. ILLUSTRATION: CASEY WOOD ’23/THE HAWK

Why student-athletes should register to vote

Matt Mikesic October 13, 2020

With the 2020 presidential election less than a month away, more Americans are registering to vote every day. Sports teams across the country, at both the collegiate and professional levels, are encouraging...

NFL should not allow spectators at games this fall

NFL should not allow spectators at games this fall

Matt Mikesic September 22, 2020

Leading up to the start of the 2020 NFL season, each team came up with their own plan for spectators in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. While the majority of teams are not allowing fans to...

ILLUSTRATION: CASEY WOOD 23/THE HAWK

Opting out of college football season is the right choice

Matt Mikesic September 16, 2020

With select college football conferences already starting their seasons, and others gearing up to start in the coming weeks, there is still a considerable amount of uncertainty about how this year’s...

Why holding a fall season wasnt worth the risk

Why holding a fall season wasn’t worth the risk

Matt Mikesic September 1, 2020

Since the coronavirus brought an abrupt end to all sporting events last spring, all eyes looked forward to the fall for the hopeful return of collegiate sports.  On July 17, the Atlantic 10 joined numerous...

What is in store for the NBA moving forward?

What is in store for the NBA moving forward?

Matt Mikesic April 13, 2020

In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, virtually every sporting event has been canceled without a concrete date for play to resume. Every major professional sports organization has either suspended play...

GRAPHIC: RYAN MULLIGAN ’21/THE HAWK

Is it right for the Astros to face vigilante justice?

Matt Mikesic March 7, 2020

One of the biggest controversies in recent news for any major professional sport is the Houston Astros’ sign stealing scandal. After the investigations ended and the punishments were rendered, many people...

Are potential changes bad for the NFL?

Are potential changes bad for the NFL?

Matt Mikesic February 28, 2020

The NFL’s current collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the team owners and the NFL Player’s Association (NFL-PA) will expire after the 2020 season. With this deadline right around the...

Impact of fan voting in NBA All-Star game

Impact of fan voting in NBA All-Star game

Matt Mikesic February 11, 2020

With the NBA All-Star game coming up this weekend, fans will flock to the United Center in Chicago to watch the players they voted for start the game. Hundreds of thou- sands more will watch from home. The...

Who does legalized sports betting hurt?

Who does legalized sports betting hurt?

Matt Mikesic February 4, 2020

With every year that passes, it is becoming increasingly evident that sports are becoming more about money than anything else. This fact became especially apparent when the Supreme Court ruled in favor...

What Jeter snub says about Hall of Fame voting

What Jeter snub says about Hall of Fame voting

Matt Mikesic January 28, 2020

When it was announced last week that Derek Jeter is going to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame during his first year on the ballot, it came as a surprise to nobody. However, many people, including myself,...

Memphis Wiseman faces unjust NCAA punishment

Memphis’ Wiseman faces unjust NCAA punishment

Matt Mikesic December 3, 2019

The NCAA handed down a 12 game suspension to the No. 1 overall recruit in the class of 2019, University of Memphis center James Wiseman on Nov. 20. The suspension is a result of the discovery made by the...

The case for load management in the NBA

The case for ‘load management’ in the NBA

Matt Mikesic November 12, 2019

The term “load management” refers to healthy players voluntarily sitting out games for rest purposes. People have really started debating the intricacies of load management following the National...

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