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Nicholas Messa

Bio: Nicholas Messa is a recent graduate from Florida State University. With a passion for writing, Nicholas graduated with a BS in English, and has moved on to publish two poems.
Sports

Teoscar Hernández wins MLB Home Run Derby

Teoscar Hernández became the new champion of the MLB Home Run Derby late Monday night. Hernández edged out Kansas City Royals player Bobby Witt Jr. in the last round of the Home Run Derby at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Hernández barely beat out Witt as Witt’s last attempt …

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Sports

Spain overcomes England to win Euro 2024

Another amazing Euro Cup ended on Sunday, with Spain being crowned the Euro 2024 champions for a record fourth time. With a 2-1 finish over opponent England, Spain won with goals from Nico Williams in the 47th minute and Mikel Oyarzabal in the 86th minute, despite losing key midfielder Rodrigo …

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Sports

Argentina beats Colombia to win nation’s 16th Copa América, fans get unruly before game

Argentina beat Colombia 1-0 in extra time to win the nation’s 16th Copa América late Sunday night at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. Due to rowdy fans outside causing damage and delays, the game started at 9:22 pm ET, 82 minutes after the scheduled start time. After Lionel Messi …

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Sports

2024 MLB Home Run Derby this Monday in Arlington, Texas

The 2024 Home Run Derby kicks off this Monday at the Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Occurring one day before the 2024 All-Star game, the Home Run Derby is one of the most enjoyable nights of baseball in the season. Some rule changes are being rolled out this year. …

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Sports

Colombia advances over Uruguay to Copa América final as fights break out post-game

Colombia’s win, a 1-0 finish over Uruguay at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina on Wednesday, advanced them to the Copa América final. In front of over 70,000 spectators, Uruguay fell behind early in the match and did not find a way to match Colombia. However, the game …

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Sports

Aaron Rodgers and the Jets: Who else does he need? (Op-Ed)

With training camp kicking off on July 18th, several questions are circling on what the Jets plan to do with star quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ supporting crew. Joe Douglas has been trying his best to fill in star players around Rodgers and improve their talent both offensively and defensively. One of …

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Politics

AOC brings articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a representative of New York in the U.S. House of Reps., has filed articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito for failure to report gifts from benefactors while serving and refusing to recuse themselves from cases where they had a potential conflict of …

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Sports

Kawhi Leonard steps down from Team USA

A spot on the Team USA basketball roster opened on Wednesday after Los Angeles Clippers star forward Kawhi Leonard withdrew due to injuries sustained last season, an unfortunate blow for the national team. Leonard was originally chosen to be on Team USA over New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson, a …

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Sports

Joe Schoen and Giants wanted Saquon to be team legend

The second episode of HBO’s “Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants,” featured how conversations between a player and their team occurred. The episode centered around Joe Schoen and his idea to keep the Giants star running back, Saquon Barkley, in New York, offering him the chance to become …

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Music

Kendrick Lamar: The Pulitzer Punisher in “Not Like Us” (Op-Ed)

Two months after the release of the chart topping “Not Like Us”, Kendrick Lamar released the music video on July 4th, which has now amassed over 34 million views. This is the last song that Kendrick put out in response to his beef with Canadian artist and rapper Drake. “Not …

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Sports

Ben Simmons: Bandit of Brooklyn (Op-Ed)

Ben Simmons is siphoning money from the Brooklyn Nets. Simmons is currently taking up over 28% of the cap space for the Nets, having played a grand total of 57 games for them over the past two seasons. With his current salary, just above $40 million, Simmons has made over …

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Movies

Inside Out 2: Fighting Feelings and Breaking Records

The success of Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out 2 continues to dominate the global box office with an estimated $1.217 billion, flying past DreamWorks’ Minions as the 5th highest-grossing animated film, only about $58 million behind Disney’s Frozen. Facing competition four weeks into the film’s record-breaking run, Despicable Me 4 …

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