Overtime
Overtime, or “OT,” is an opinion column series where The Collegian takes national sports headlines or polarizing topics and gives them a Butler-centric angle.
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Overtime: The idiocy behind this year’s All-Star weekend
“After a track record of being favorable towards its players, the NBA might have broken their trust after reimplementing the All-Star game during the midst of the pandemic.”
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Overtime: The era of “shut up and play” is over
As a new era of quarterbacks begin to take over in the NFL, this group of successors brings a new perspective of individuality and a demand of respect along with them.
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Overtime: Kobe and Gigi: A reflection
When we look back at the lives and legacies of Kobe and Gianna Bryant, basketball is the last thing we think about.
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OT: NFL midseason tiers
At the NFL’s midseason, the teams who will be battling for the Lombardi and those battling for the number one pick are becoming clear.
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OT: Randy Arozarena: Baseball’s next phenom
Tampa Bay rookie takes the baseball world by storm with his explosion on offense during the 2020 postseason. BRIAN COONEY | SPORTS REPORTER | btcooney@butler.edu Tampa Bay Rays’ outfielder Randy Arozarena’s breakout performance in the 2020 MLB playoffs could be the greatest postseason run of all time and could jumpstart the 25-year-old Cuban’s potential superstar…
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Overtime: Bjorkgren hire just the start of Pacers’ offseason
Teams don’t make coaching changes if they are expecting to perform the same moving forward. With the Bjorkgren era starting in Indiana, expect even more changes for the Pacers.
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The golden age for U.S. Men’s Soccer has finally arrived
Expectations for the U.S. men’s soccer team are rising as young and exciting players emerge all over Europe.
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OT: It’s time to start paying attention to the WNBA
The one sport that has been playing in their own bubble throughout all of this time as the other leagues sans the spotlight in the public eye is the WNBA.
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Virginia Cavaliers unprecedented turnaround helped inspire the Tampa Bay Lightning
Virginia winning the 2019 national championship just a year after a historical upset was an amazing story. It also helped inspire the Tampa Bay Lightning to do the exact same, a year after they too suffered a historic elimination.