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Is Ajax on the Way Back?

It’s been a long time since AFC Ajax reached its last peak. In the late ’90s, the Dutch side reached two straight Champions League finals, winning in 1995 against AC... Read more

By April 17, 2017

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NHL Playoffs: Two Series to Follow (and One to Avoid)

For people who don’t watch a lot of regular season hockey (which is just about everyone), the Stanley Cup Playoffs can look like nothing more than a bunch of long-haired,... Read more

By April 16, 2017

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The Sports Sermon: Pay the Players?

In this episode of the Sports Sermon, Nick Gavio moderates a discussion between Graham Piro, Alex Lewontin, and Parker Houston on whether college athletes should be paid.

By , , and April 14, 2017

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MLS is making a mistake

The biggest story of the MLS offseason was the addition of two expansion teams, Atlanta United and Minnesota United. The two clubs have had differing success, with Minnesota leaking goals... Read more

By April 8, 2017

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The Sports Sermon: NCAA Basketball Championship

In this episode of the Sports Sermon, Nick Gavio discusses the NCAA men’s basketball title game and college basketball in general with Parker Houston and Santul Nerkar.

By , and April 7, 2017

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Female Golfers Should Wear What They Want

I started off playing volleyball in the fifth grade. It was a lot of fun at first, and by the time I hit eighth grade, I was captain of my... Read more

By April 5, 2017

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Red flags for the NWSL

Carli Lloyd, the best women’s soccer player in the world for the past two years, recently scored her first goal for Manchester City’s women’s team in the Champions League quarterfinals. Lloyd... Read more

By April 4, 2017

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The Sports Sermon: MLB Season Preview

In this episode of the Sports Sermon, Nick Gavio, Graham Piro, and Alex Boyd discuss expectations and predictions for the upcoming Major League Baseball season.

By , and March 31, 2017

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The Simple Solution to the NBA Rest Issue

On March 11, the Golden State Warriors, reigning Western Conference Champions, faced off against the San Antonio Spurs, the team that currently sits at second place in the Western Conference,... Read more

By March 23, 2017

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The Intentional Walk Rule Change Misses the Mark

The past year has been pure bliss for baseball fans. For the first time in what seemed like eons, the sport had rid itself of its stigma that the game... Read more

By March 14, 2017

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The Sports Sermon: March Madness

Welcome to the Sports Sermon, the Voice‘s global sports podcast. In this episode, Nick Gavio discusses the upcoming NCAA Tournament with Chris Dunn, Tyler Pearre, and Parker Houston.

By , , and March 13, 2017

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The makings of a miracle

Well that was something. Barcelona’s 6-1 win at the Camp Nou on Wednesday night overturned a 4-0 deficit from the first leg at the Parc des Princes and completed la... Read more

By March 10, 2017

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The Yankees Will (Hopefully) Be 2020’s Cubs

“I’ll stop hating them when they let their players have facial hair and don’t have 27 championships.” – a friend of mine talking about why she dislikes the New York... Read more

By March 3, 2017

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MLB Season Preview

In this MLB season preview, we’re predicting the division winners and the outcome of the World Series, even though spring training just started. There are a lot of well-matched teams... Read more

By and March 2, 2017

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The Sports Sermon: the Business Side

Welcome to the Sports Sermon, the Voice‘s global sports podcast. In this episode of the Sermon, Nick Gavio talks with Graham Piro, Jonny Amon, and Woodley Jean-Louis about salary caps, free... Read more

By , , and March 2, 2017

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The Sports Sermon: NBA Trade Deadline Madness

In this episode of The Sports Sermon, Nick Gavio discusses NBA deadline-day trades with Ryan Miller, Parker Houston, Tyler Pearre, and Chris Dunn.

By , , , and February 23, 2017

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How DeMarcus Cousins made me a Kings fan, again

I put on my DeMarcus Cousins t-shirt with a blissful ignorance that all Kings fans experienced Sunday morning as I prepared for Boogie’s third All-Star game. I said to a... Read more

By February 23, 2017

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My Dynasty Goes to Museums to See Your Dynasty

Earlier this week, my colleague Graham Piro wrote a piece comparing the relative greatness of two sports franchises – the New York Yankees and New England Patriots. It falls to... Read more

By February 18, 2017

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The Sports Sermon: Premier League

Welcome to the Sports Sermon, the Voice‘s global sports podcast. In this episode, Nick Gavio is joined by Jonny Amon, Jorge DeNeve, and Eamon Coburn to debate and discuss the English... Read more

By , , and February 17, 2017

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My team, not my politics

In 2015, a reporter spotted a “Make America Great Again” hat in Tom Brady’s locker. “He’s a friend,” Brady responded, adding that it’d be “great” if Trump were president because... Read more

By February 14, 2017