Author: Bryan Lopez

Taking It To The Basket: Miami Dade College sophomore wing player Randy Rickards drives to the basket during a game versus St. Petersburg College on Nov. 20. The Sharks won the game 83-81.
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Sharks Off To Strong Start With High-Octane Offense

December 13, 2019August 14, 2020 Bryan Lopez Basketball, Kendall Campus, Men's Basketball

The Miami Dade College’s men’s basketball team is finding out what a difference a season can make.  After starting last

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Comeback: WWE has new competition as wrestling finds a new outlet through All Elite Wrestling.
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Dueling Wrestling Brands Battle For Viewership

December 13, 2019June 3, 2020 Bryan Lopez Entertainment, wrestling

Wednesday nights are blowing up like dynamite.  Since its move to the USA Network in mid-September, WWE’s hottest brand NXT

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Clamping Down: Point guard Kaleb “KJ” Fitzgerald (right) defends as shooting guard Elton Walker makes a move toward the basket during a recent Sharks practice. Fitzgerald is averaging 2.4 steals per game this season.
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Point Guard Off To Fast Start As Sharks Begin Season Strong

November 22, 2019August 14, 2020 Bryan Lopez Basketball, Kendall Campus, Men's Basketball, point guard

The Miami Dade College men’s basketball team (6-1) is off to a fast start. Some of the Sharks’ success can

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Redux: Rappers like Lil' Wayne and Eminem are losing their flow, forcing us to question their relevance as they get older.
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Rap Legends Lose Their Flow

November 22, 2019June 5, 2020 Bryan Lopez Eminem, Hip-Hop/Rap, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Music

Throughout the last decades, we’ve seen the hip-hop and rap genre grow wider than ever. Starting off in New York

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Local Shooting Guard Aims To Revitalize Run MDC

November 1, 2019June 5, 2020 Bryan Lopez Basketball, Kendall Campus, Men's Basketball, student profile

Shooting guard Richard Charles comes to Miami Dade College with lofty expectations. Sharks head basketball coach Kevin Ledoux describes him

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New Run MDC: This year's men's basketball team features a completely revamped roster—save for the lone returning sophomore Elton Walker, who averaged 12.9 points and 6.2 rebounds last season.
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Sharks Retool Roster; Add Three Division I Prospects

October 18, 2019June 8, 2020 Bryan Lopez Basketball, Sharks

As November approaches, Miami Dade College shooting guard Elton Walker returns for his sophomore season with high expectations and a

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Music Talk: Documentaries like Travis Scott's and Lady Gaga's help bring us closer to the lives of the ones we adore.
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Artists Unmasked In Netflix Documentaries

October 18, 2019June 8, 2020 Bryan Lopez Beyoncé, documentaries, hip hop, Lady Gaga, Music, Netflix, Travis Scott

Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’, he had us stargazing.  Over the last year, rapper Travis Scott had the hip-hop world going “sicko

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Record-Breaking Performance: Right-hander Yusniel Padron-Artiles of the Lowell Spinners set a minor league record by striking out 12 consecutive batters in a game versus the Batavia Muckdogs on Sept. 5. Padron-Artiles played for Miami Dade College before being drafted by the Boston Red Sox in 2018.
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Former Shark Breaks Minor League Record, Strikes Out 12 In A Row

October 4, 2019June 9, 2020 Bryan Lopez alumnus, Baseball, Cuba, Japan, Sharks

Former Sharks pitching ace, Yusniel Padron-Artiles, set a minor league record, striking out 12 consecutive batters in game for the

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Here’s What Breaking Bad Is Cooking Up

October 4, 2019June 9, 2020 Bryan Lopez Breaking Bad, Film, Netflix, television

For Breaking Bad fans, Oct. 11 can’t come fast enough. That’s when Netflix will release El Camino: A Breaking Bad

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The Future: After the events of Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: Far From Home, future Marvel movies include sequels to Black Panther and Captain Marvel along with the Disney+ series WandaVision.
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What’s Next For Earth’s Mightiest Heroes?

September 13, 2019June 16, 2020 Bryan Lopez Hollywood, Marvel, spoilers, superheroes

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has paved the way for franchises in Hollywood today. Since the debut of its first film,

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