By Tariq Snead, Staff Writer The Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver is facing some trouble, with calls to leave the NBA franchise following a league invention that found many occurrences of inappropriate workplace behavior. This includes the use of racial slurs and demeaning/harsh treatment of employees. On Tuesday, Sept. 12,…
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By Donovan Gibbs, Staff Writer Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka was suspended for the whole 2022-2023 season over violation of team rules. Udoka had an affair with the team travel planner, while simultaneously leading them to the second seed in the Eastern Conference and all the way to the…
By Ryan Boettcher, Staff Writer On Saturday, Sept. 10, the LIU Sharks football team witnessed one of the best individual performances in program history. Victor Nelson Jr., a redshirt sophomore from Gainesville, Fla., picked up three interceptions versus FCS’ fifth-ranked Villanova University. This is the first time in Division I…
By Tariq Snead & Donovan Gibbs, Staff Writers As expected from the rollercoaster of the NFL offseason, Week 1 consisted of familiar faces on new teams, such as Tyreek Hill on the Miami Dolphins, Davante Adams on the Las Vegas Raiders, Russel Wilson on the Denver Broncos and many more…
By Ryan Boettcher, Staff Writer On Wednesday, Sep. 23, one of the most prolific baseball players in history, Albert Pujols, hit his 700th career home run cementing his Hall Of Fame legacy in the MLB. Following his two home runs against the Dodgers’ pitchers Andrew Heaney and Phil Bickford, Pujols…
By Tatsuya Uemoto, Staff Writer As the Major League Baseball (MLB) season enters its last few weeks, most eyes are on the playoff race, but there is another thing that has been getting a lot of attention, and that is who will become MVP of the American League (AL) in…
By: Joseph Frescott, Assistant Sports Editor After an impressive victory this past Sunday, Sept. 11, fans of the Giants look like they will have plenty of things to root for this season. Prior to Sunday’s win, the Giants had a busy offseason, starting with the firing of head coach (HC)…
By: Andrew Scarpaci, Sports Editor As the MLB regular season nears the end, Yankees and Mets fans alike are awaiting highly anticipated playoff appearances. The Yankees have been on top of the American League (AL) East division for the greater part of the entire season. At the end of June,…
By: Andrew Scarpaci, Sports Editor Adam Rubin, a household name in the sports media world, joins LIU Athletics as the new Associate Athletic Director for Media Relations. Rubin has a background in journalism, covering the Mets as a writer for ESPN and the Daily News. Rubin also has experience in…
By: Joseph Frescott & Andrew Scarpaci, Sports Editors It was a busy offseason for the LIU Sharks Football program, as there were changes made from top to bottom. The first, and most prominent change came in the head coach position, as the Sharks brought in Alabama assistant Ron Cooper to…