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NBA should change All-Star voting system
Rondo was one seemingly obvious all-star that missed out due to fan voting. Photo courtesy of nationalsportsreview.com
The NBA All-Star game is a way to pay homage to the best players in professional basketball. But, as the most recent roster has shown, the selection process has become more of a popularity contest than an actual show of skill. The NBA needs to make significant changes to the selection process to restore the All-Star game’s legitimacy.
The voting system for the All-Star game has been the same since it began in 1951. The fans choose the starting players through popular vote and can currently vote online at NBA.com as often as once a day. The head coaches from around the league then select the reserve players. Reserve players are those who come off of the bench during All-Star games to replace the starters. (continue reading…)
Dumbest NFL plays in the last five years
Jackson dropped the ball just before reaching the endzone, nullifying what would have been the first touchdown catch of his NFL career. Photo courtesy of media.nj.com
Desean Jackson- Monday Sept, 15 2007
In a Philadelphia Eagles game against the Dallas Cowboys, Desean Jackson had the Cowboys’ secondary beat and was on his way to making a 61-yard touchdown catch. But, as he neared the end zone, Jackson chose to release the ball backwards a bit too early in celebration of what he thought was a touchdown catch. After review, the referees ruled the play a fumble and the ball down at the one yard line. If Brian Westbrook had not run the ball into the end zone on the following play, this would be without a doubt the dumbest play in NFL history. (continue reading…)
NFL institutes unfair fining techniques
Over the past few years, the NFL has enforced more and more outrageous fines on players and coaches. The fines are unfair and show the skewed priorities of the NFL.
Although the NFL issues fines to coaches and players quite often, sometimes for identical offenses, there are no set fines for specific penalties. Thus, a player could be fined $20,000 or $5,000 for the exact same offense because the commissioner fines players and coaches at his own discretion.
Since there are no set penalties for each individual offense, fines are often unfair and do not always appropriately reflect the severity or insignificance of the players’ actions. (continue reading…)
Professional triathlete speaks to cross country team
Professional triathlete and Whitman alum Desiree Ficker (’94) met with the cross country team Nov. 1 to train with members of the team and offer advice.
Ficker is now nationally recognized as one of the best triathletes in the country. In 2006, she finished second in the women’s Hawaii Iron Man and recently finished tenth in the women’s New York Marathon. Ficker hopes to return to Hawaii to capture first place.
Ficker started running competitively at a very early age. She enrolled at Whitman in 1992 at the beginning of her junior year and immediately joined the cross country team. She won states that year and was later recruited to run at the University of Alabama. (continue reading…)
Field Hockey Shuts Out Sherwood on Senior Night
Varsity field hockey ended the season with a 7-5 record after a 1-0 victory over the Sherwood Warriors Oct 22.
Senior Robyn Susskind was a key defensive player in the Lady Vikes' 1-0 shutout over Sherwood. (Photo courtesy of Tom Nalls)
The girls kept the ball on the offensive end for most of the game, taking more than five times as many shots as the Warriors. Right forward Eileen Nalls scored the game’s only goal with 2:53 left in the first half, while center midfield Elizabeth Bernhard and center defense Robyn Susskind were the major stopping forces on defense.
The team is currently preparing for the playoffs, though the official schedule has not yet been announced.