Photo courtesy of SSG Teddy Wade, Wikipedia The NFL salary cap is a strategy implemented by NFL executives to give teams an even playing field, or the owners’ way of structuring an owner-player wage gap. According to the NFL Players Association, the salary cap for the 2016 season for each […]
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RCNJ Baseball is Back After Successful Season
Photo courtesy of Ramapo Athletics Football is officially over which means one thing: we can joyously welcome baseball back into our lives. Baseball fans can finally rejoice now that the long off-season has come to a close. Pitchers and catchers just recently reported to their spring training camps, and opening […]
NFL Players are Right to Take Stand Against Israel Trip
Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Beall, Wikipedia Athletes have a platform that not many other citizens have in this country. They have their every word written down, and their every movement recorded. With such a platform, players can use it to make statements of their own beliefs, which always receives mixed […]
Men’s Basketball Team Garners Win Against NJCU
Photo courtesy of Ramapo Athletics The Roadrunners posted an eight-point victory over the Gothic Knights of Jersey City University on Saturday to clinch the NJAC. Ranked #11 on D3hoops.com's Top 25 poll, the Ramapo men's basketball team took the #1 seed, granting them a first round bye in the post-season […]
Anticipation Rises for the 2017 MLB Season
Photo courtesy of Arturo Padavila III, Wikipedia The 2016 Major League Baseball season was a historic one due to the two teams that played in the World Series. The Chicago Cubs faced the Cleveland Indians in an epic championship. Entering the series, the Indians had not won a World Series title […]
Backlash of Politics in NFL Leads Athletes to Silence
Photo courtesy of SSG Teddy Wade, Wikipedia Many professional athletes have spoken out about their political views regarding the presidential election, the inauguration and Trump’s executive orders. However, NFL players consistently tend to shy away from sharing their political opinions with the media. It is an interesting idea that there […]
Quarterback Brady Reigns with Fifth Super Bowl Win
Photo courtesy of Eric Garcetti, Wikipedia Super Bowl LI was everything we could have hoped for and more. Matt Ryan showed us why he was the NFL MVP as he torched the New England secondary with a perfect quarterback rating in the first half. Despite holding a comfortable 28-3 lead […]
N.J. Devils Attempt to Rebuild Their Status in the NHL
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia One word that could best describe the New Jersey Devils’ season thus far, as well as the seasons played since their nearly conspicuous yet miraculous run to the Stanley Cup in 2012, would be ‘erratic.’ Over the course of the last five years, this team has […]
Trump’s Travel Ban Hits NBA Players Hard
Photo courtesy of Luminary Traveler, Flickr On Jan. 27, President Trump signed an executive order banning travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries into the United States. This order would keep out both refugees and immigrants for a minimum of 120 days. The seven countries affected by this ban are Iran, […]
Men’s Basketball Win Against Rutgers in Tight Game
Photo courtesy of Ramapo Athletics Ramapo men’s basketball team extended their winning streak to six games when they hosted Rutgers-Newark last Wednesday. The Roadrunners won a close game 68-63. Ramapo continues to push forward with a 20-1 overall record, 13-1 in the NJAC, while Rutgers-Newark fell to 6-15 overall and […]