For the 2013-14 NBA season, the salary cap (aka the max that teams are allowed to pay their players) is set at a whopping $58,679,000, according to basketball-reference.com. Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant wins first for hitting the highest team cap at $30,453,805. Kobe has not played a single game, and no one is quite sure when or if he will play this season — that’s his … [Read more...] about Money makes the NBA stop
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Retirements and North Korea trips
The countdown to the NBA season is now set at 30 full days. That’s 720 hours, which is 43,200 minutes, which is 2,592,000 seconds. Though daunting, it’ll come with time. Plus, regardless of whether games are happening, there is never a dull moment following the personal lives of players past and present. It was established that Lamar Odom was never missing, Tracy McGrady … [Read more...] about Retirements and North Korea trips
Women’s soccer upsets Texas A&M on the road
In its second road game of the season, the women’s soccer team held off No. 19 Texas A&M 3-1 on Sept. 1. The Waves dug in an all around team effort to beat the Aggies. Goalie freshman Hannah Seabert protected the net, saving 10 shots. “After the team win in Texas, it was a feeling of joy, happiness and most importantly unity,” senior Michelle Pao said. “It was … [Read more...] about Women’s soccer upsets Texas A&M on the road
Future of LA NBA teams up in the air
Los Angeles NBA fans slogged through the summer. I wasn’t one of them. I was the one girl in the restaurant in Torrance, Calif., getting dirty looks while rooting for the Miami Heat to win Game 7. To explain myself before you start throwing rocks at me, I switched fandoms when Kobe and Shaq had their fallout in 2004. But that’s beside the point. As much as I don’t like Kobe, … [Read more...] about Future of LA NBA teams up in the air
Pacific to rejoin WCC after 42 years
Art by Alexander Hayes After leaving the WCC for the Big West in 1971, the University of the Pacific will rejoin the league it helped to found. League competition increases for the upcoming season, as the Pacific will rejoin the WCC and make its mark as the tenth team in the conference behind BYU, a strong program added in 2011. “The West Coast Conference will present a … [Read more...] about Pacific to rejoin WCC after 42 years
