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Victor Wembanyama is Special

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 Record-Breaking Stats Victor Wembanyama, rookie star player for the San-Antonio Spurs, made history of Friday afternoon, joining a private club by posting a 5x5 stat line. The young French player took over the box score during his defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers, as he finished with 27 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals, and 5 blocks, just in 31 minutes. He now just recently became the 15th player to log a 5x5 stat line, which is when players record at least 5 points, assists, rebounds, steals, and blocks in a single game. Wembanyama was the youngest ever to achieve this milestone. Additionally, according to the NBA, the star French rookie at 20 years old, broke the previous record of 22 years set by Andrei Kirilenko since the league first began tracking stats.  The Future Victor Wembanyama is seen as the future of the NBA, declared on Friday night. He faced off against one of the NBA's greatest, Lebron James. Although James came out with the final victory, well becaus...

Chiefs' Superbowl Parade Catastrophe

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 The Investigation One is dead, and 21 others were injured by gunfire at the end of the Chiefs' Superbowl Parade. During a press conference later that evening, it is now known that three people have been detained and are under investigation. Of the 21 people who were wounded, 8 of them were in severe life-threatening conditions.  Stacy Graves, one of the police chiefs on this case states, "I'm angry at what happened today. The people who came to this celebration should expect a safe environment." The Kansas City Radio station later announced that one of its DJs, Lisa Lopez-Galvan, died in the shooting. Lopez-Galvan was an extrovert, always wanting to make others happy, and a mother of two. She was reported to arrive at the parade with her husband and son, of whom also were shot. In the athletes' perspective, all Chiefs' players, coaches, and staff were safe and accounted for. How can such one optimistic day turn into a brutal nightmare? Grief Stephanie Meyer, ...

Nightmare in Hong Kong

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 Hong Kong's Decision Recently, Chinese authorities have canceled two football matches that would've featured Argentina's national team with a growing backlash in the country against star player, Lionel Messi. Messi has received a drastic outpouring of criticism after he remained on the bench during an exhibition game that featuring his Miami Major League soccer team in Hong Kong. It was a sell out crowd of approximately 40,000 people in Hong Kong, while many of them were hoping to see the man widely known as the best footballer. The occasion ended maleficently when fans booed and demanded refunds as Messi failed to take the pitch. It is evident that Hong Kong's Major League soccer team and its fans though that Messi didn't want to play in the game as he thought his opponents weren't worth the risk.  Messi's Viewpoint To respond to the back lash, Messi says that due to an injury, he was kept off the field. Although, this still hasn't stopped a wave of cr...

The Kansas City Chiefs are AFC Champs Once Again

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 Anticipation On January 21, 2024, the Kansas City Chiefs took down the Buffalo Bills, defying all odds. In the previous month, the Chiefs took a devasting loss to this same franchise, as this time, they held on. Bills kicker, Tyler Bass, missed a 44 yard field goal with 1:43 remaining in the game. The Chiefs' Isiah Pacheo took this momentum and scored a 5 yard touchdown in less than a minute, sealing the winning score at 27-24. The Bills had seemed to put themselves in a position to tie the game, but luck wasn't on Bass's side that night. The Chiefs would then travel to Baltimore to face the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC championship.  "Real quick, real quick, real quick. Hey! They asked for it and they got what they asked for," Mahomes said, following the big win against the Bills, responding to opposing fans. Travis Kelce adds on with,"This s--- ain't done. We come back next week ready to f---ing go!" Chiefs vs Everybody As heard all over the news, ...