Entries by Razan Al Marzouqi

Week 6 college football previews and picks

Week 6 of the college football season is already off to a strong start, as Arizona upset the #2 Oregon Ducks 31-24 on Thursday night. Saturday’s games will feature five top-10 teams facing off against ranked opponents, as each of them looks to prove why they deserve to be in the inaugural College Football Playoff. Here, we take […]

The underlying problem in the NFL

In the span of less than a month, the domestic violence cases of Ray Rice, Jonathan Dwyer, Greg Hardy and Adrian Peterson have scorched the earth of the National Football League. After the video surfaced of Rice knocking his then-fiancée out cold in a Las Vegas elevator, the attention towards NFL misconduct indeed spread like […]

Lack of congressional term limits a threat to democracy

Congress ended session on Sept. 23, giving Americans another opportunity to evaluate their representatives before engaging in their civic duty at the ballot boxes this November. Though Congressmen will spend the next six weeks back at their home districts to address their reelection campaigns, Americans have yet another opportunity to assess the elements plaguing this […]

Jeter’s retirement marks the end of an era for ’90s superstars

Love him or hate him, Derek Jeter gave sports fans one last moment to cherish with a walk-off RBI single in his final game at Yankee Stadium last Thursday. It wasn’t a ball blasted out of the park for a home run. It wasn’t a hit to clinch game seven of the World Series. It […]

Sarkisian brings back National Championship hopes for USC

When the news broke that the USC had found their new head football coach in Steve Sarkisian, the reaction across campus and from the Trojan faithful was underwhelming to say the least. “They fired Kiffin only to replace him with Kiffin 2.0?” asked puzzled football fans. Safe to say, the hiring of “Seven win Steve” […]

Fantasy Football: Trade Targets

If your team is struggling as of late, you might want to shake things up. It is getting to the point in the season where if your team is 0-4 or 1-3, things need to change. In most cases, this is going to take a drastic change and as a team owner, you cannot rely […]