iNews Baseball Bulletin – Dec. 2019 edition
Zach Kaplan, Junior Editor-in-Chief
December 13, 2019
A lot has happened in the baseball world since the Nationals won the World Series in October: Gerrit Cole signed a record breaking, 9-year, $324 million contract with the Yankees in which he only can opt out after the fifth year. Recently, Anthony Rendon, Nationals’ star third baseman, signed a 7-...
The NCAA changes player monetization rules
December 12, 2019
The NCAA has voted to start allowing their athletes to make money off of their likeness. In September, California voted to allow college athletes to get paid off of endorsements and employ agents. This has pushed the NCAA to vote on the issue, which resulted in them allowing athletes to make money based on...
The 2009 MLB draft, reimagined.
Zach Kaplan, iNews baseball reporter
June 5, 2019
The 2009 MLB draft saw players such as Mike Trout, Nolan Arenado, Stephen Strasburg, James Paxton and Tyler Skaggs get drafted. In honor of the 10-year anniversary of the 2009 MLB draft, I imagined what would happen if things were different? With the first pick, the Nationals drafted Stephen Stras...
2019 MLB Draft: Top prospects to watch
Zach Kaplan, iNews baseball reporter
May 30, 2019
Oregon State C Adley Rutschman: A 6’2, 216 lb catcher out of Oregon State, Rutschman is projected to do great things after carrying the Beavers to the World Series & winning Most Outstanding Player in the World Series as well. He’s a switch hitter and has a very disciplined approach at the pla...
The Giants’ 2019 draft picks: Good or bad?
Edward Sherman, Reporter
May 30, 2019
This year another draft has passed, and once again the Giants have made some good decisions and some confusing decisions during this year’s draft. As always, many fans have been confused about their decisions while some think they made the right decisions. They drafted a quarterback that no one expec...
NCAA March Madness 2019
Keirnan Catley, Writer
April 5, 2019
Zion Williamson dribbles down the court with 10 seconds left to tie the game and is going for the SLAM DUNK, and he hits an and one. Zion now heads to the line shooting his free throw, and drills the basket with Duke down by one and the buzzer goes off with Virginia state winning by one. There are 60...
Lakeside Prospect Park
April 4, 2019
Imagine flying on the ice. Hitting speeds of 30mph but not in a car. The wind smashing your face, getting hard to see. The sound of the ice cracking underneath your skates. The thrill of copying someone's exact moves. The nerves of trying to jump over a bunch of cones. That is what it is like ice ska...
Winner of La Liga 2018
Aman Prasai, Writer
March 22, 2019
The Campeonato Nacional De Liga de Primera División is commonly also known as La Liga. La Liga was established in the year of 1929. It was founded by a confederation UEFA (Union of European Football Association) . In this Football Association ‘’there are a total 21 clubs, including the world most...
Will he stay in Boston?
Keirnan Catley, Writer
March 21, 2019
One of the most valuable players the Celtics have at the moment is looking like he will resign to Boston next year, but it’s looking like maybe he won’t. That player is Kyrie Irving, a valuable player for the Boston Celtics who may take his team to the NBA finals of 2019. People started to...
The New York Yankees
Luke Braverman and Thomas Walsh
March 21, 2019
The New York Yankees, a MLB (Major League Baseball) team, was founded on January 9, 1903 in Baltimore, Maryland. The League later moved to New York. When the Yankees moved to New York, they were called the New York Highlanders. From that name they became the New York Yankees. The 1903 roster consisted o...
Is Harry Kane overrated?
Elias Swift, Reporter
February 7, 2019
Harry Kane is a good player with a great goal-scoring attitude. The English striker can score all sorts of goals. He’s still young, but he doesn’t have a lot of potential if he stays at Tottenham. Tottenham haven’t won the league since 1961, and although this is the best Spurs side the soccer ...
Soccer vs. baseball: The iSchool answers the great debate
February 7, 2019
Writer’s Note: This intro is meant to make clear that the one thing that baseball and soccer have in common are their fair share of exciting moments. It was October 16, 2003, the date of the ultimate matchup between the Yankees and the Red Sox in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series....