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The NBA Second Round Has Been Interesting

John Edeson Sayoc, Photo Editor • May 9, 2022

The second round of the playoffs is underway. This is how the second round has gone so far: Miami V Philadelphia At first, it looked like the Miami Heat were primed to beat the Philadelphia 76ers with ease. The first two games were won by Miami. This comes even with their starting point...

NBA Playoffs First Round Decided: East Edition

John Edeson Sayoc, Photo Editor • April 29, 2022

The 2022 NBA Playoffs have been a delight to all NBA fans. And the crazy thing is, it is only the first round of the playoffs. Here is how the Eastern Conference is shaping out. Miami V Atlanta This series is going as expected. The Miami Heat is the first seed and it shows as they are currently up...

NBA Playoffs First Round Decided: West Edition

April 29, 2022

The 2022 NBA Playoffs have been a delight to all NBA fans. And the crazy thing is, it is only the first round of the playoffs. Here is how the Western Conference is shaping out. Phoenix V New Orleans At first, the series looked like it would easily swing towards the Phoenix Suns winning, but star shooting...

The Guide to the 2022 NBA Playoffs

April 19, 2022

The 2021-2022 NBA regular season ended on April 10, 2022. That means there are 10 teams that didn’t make the playoffs or even the play-in tournament. An additional 4 teams were eliminated from playoff contention after the play-in tournament. This leaves 16 teams overall and eight teams each in the...

NBA After All Star Summary & Predictions

John Edeson Sayoc, Photo Editor • February 28, 2022

As of March 2, 2022, the NBA has been back after a six regular-season game All-Star Break for six consecutive days of games, with this last stretch of the regular season coming to a close I have decided to cover both the Eastern and Western Conference. In this section primarily I will be going over the...

Compton At Rio Hondo

Carlos Jimenez, Reporter • February 25, 2022

Last Game Recap Male Roadrunners visited Long Beach in a game which was heavily in their favor. The first half was controlled by the roadrunners but as the match concluded the game ended with LB in favor by a score of 89 to 79. Leaving on a good note, the roadrunner left that match with three of its...

Lakers Stun the Heat

Justin Gomez • November 13, 2021

On Nov 10, the Lakers faced off against the Miami Heat. At the time the Heat were the number one seed in the eastern conference. The Lakers were only in the eighth spot of the western conference. That meant that this was a must win game in order to stop any further damage to their record. This was...

NBA Season Opener

Justin Gomez • October 22, 2021

On Oct 19, the NBA season started back up for their 75th anniversary. For opening night they showcased two western conference teams and two eastern conference teams. For the west side, it would be the Los Angeles Lakers vs. the Golden State Warriors. On the east side, it would be the reigning champs...

What’s Next for Ben Simmons

Justin Gomez • September 29, 2021

As of right now the future of Ben Simmons is still unclear. This is due to the fact that he has yet to be traded. Simmons has not gotten the results he has wanted in the past couple years. Something he has accomplished is the Rookie of the Year award in 2018. Even though he was drafted in 2017 since...

The Sportsrunner Episode 12 (Spring 2021)

May 27, 2021

In the final episode of the Spring 2021 semester of The Sportsrunner, our team brings to you sports coverage, one final time. This week, we give you the latest on the new NBA play-in tournament and more on Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos's futures with their clubs. This week we also have more no-hitters...

The Sportsrunner Episode 11 (Spring 2021)

May 19, 2021

In this week's episode of The Sportsrunner, we give you the latest on the NBA Hall of Fame Ceremony this weekend and more on the conclusion of the NBA regular season. We also give you the latest transfer rumors going on in soccer, more on this surprising signing in the MLB, and more on the injury situation...

Mamba Forever: Kobe Bryant Inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame

Enrique Medina, Broadcast Director • May 18, 2021

The late Kobe Bryant was officially inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Saturday night. The late Lakers legend was a part of a 2020 class that also included Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan. Who Helped Present Kobe Bryant into the Hall of Fame? To accept his official induction into...