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Vol. CLIV, Issue 6
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United States Fails to Qualify for World Cup

Alden Glass, Sports Writer October 19, 2017

The United States, a country of over 300 million people, failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup after a dismal loss to Trinidad and Tobago. Out of the CONCACAF region, Mexico and Costa Rica will be joined...

International Sport Competitions Hinder Latin American Development

Jose Coronado, Columnist April 21, 2016
In my point of view Brazil made the mistake many latin americans, individuals, and nations, do – they tried to hard to put a good moment on exposition.

Back to sports: The summer in review

Cole Anderson, Sports Editor September 6, 2015

Though football season is undoubtedly the best time of the year, summer is a close second for various reasons. My personal favorite sporting event of the summer is the Stanley Cup Playoffs and subsequent...

International Games Cost More Than Just Money

International Games Cost More Than Just Money

Andy Monserud April 24, 2014
I wrote a column earlier this year discussing the chronic mismanagement of the Olympics and the havoc they wreak on the cities who host them. Perhaps my lens was too narrow—enormous global sporting events appear to bring this kind of chaos everywhere they land.
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