Basketball Legend Kobe Bryant Set to Retire after Season
Peter Snodgrass, Staff Writer
December 6, 2015
On November 29, National Basketball Association (NBA) superstar and Los Angeles Laker legend, Kobe Bryant, announced his retirement from the NBA after this season in a poem titled, “Dear Basketball.” The poem, which was first published in the Players’ Tribune, thanks basketball for helping Bryant...
Sports Illustrated columnist Phil Taylor visits The Viking
Austin Poore, Staff Writer
March 8, 2012
Sports Illustrated columnist Phil Taylor, who currently writes the “Point After” column on the magazine’s final page, visited The Viking today to discuss his career and offer some insights into professional sports journalism. The unassuming Taylor effortlessly commanded the room, holding t...
Season on the brink: NBA Lockout
Rohit Ramkumar, Staff Writer
November 16, 2011
Picture this: third and ten, two minutes remaining in the game, and the Cleveland Browns need a first down. Browns quarterback Colt McCoy drops back and finds LeBro.n James for a 15 yard gain. That’s right, if the nice folks at the National Basketball Association (NBA) don’t end the lockout, we m...
