Joshua Keeble

The I-4 Derby: The most underrated rivalry in North America?

This week, USL Championship side Tampa Bay Rowdies hosted cross-state rivals Orlando City for a long-awaited edition of the I-4 Derby in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 32. Named after the highway that separates the two Central Florida cities, the rivalry gained quite the reputation among the...
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Posted May. 15, 2025

Attending a game at America’s most historic Minor League ballpark

In early 1946, baseball prospect Jackie Robinson arrived in Florida for his maiden spring training with the Montreal Royals – the minor league affiliate of the Brooklyn Dodgers whom he had signed a contract with the year before. In a state where racially-based segregation was still very much enforced, Robinson’s...
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Posted May. 11, 2025

Rajasthan Royals’ Suryavanshi makes cricket history

Last week, 14-year-old Indian cricket starlet Vaibhav Suryavanshi made history by becoming the youngest-ever player to score a century in men’s T20s. Suryavanshi led the chase as his Indian Premier League (IPL) outfit, Rajasthan Royals, made light work of the 209 runs posted earlier by the Gujarat Titans in Jaipur....
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Posted May. 9, 2025

Slot’s Liverpool clinch second title of Premier League era

Sunday April 27 saw Liverpool clinch the Premier League title with four games to spare, after cruising to a 5-1 victory against Ange Postecoglou’s sorry Spurs. On a day where even a point would have seen them crowned champions, it was the visitors who came out of the blocks the...
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Posted May. 2, 2025

Leeds and Burnley secure Premier League returns

On Easter Monday, both Leeds United and Burnley secured their return to the Premier League with two games to spare in the current Sky Bet Championship campaign. The two sides mathematically confirmed promotion on Monday evening after Burnley defeated fellow automatic promotion hopefuls Sheffield United 2-1 at Turf Moor, in...
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Posted Apr. 25, 2025

McDonald’s Pro Gamer Move: A Minecraft Meal Review

At the end of March, McDonald’s released a series of exclusive adult Minecraft Happy Meals, a Minecraft themed McFlurry and a Kids Happy Meal featuring toys from A Minecraft movie. This collaboration not only targets film enthusiasts but gamers as well. Although McDonald’s is no stranger to partnering with film...
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Posted Apr. 23, 2025

How far would you go? The chaos of passion tourism

How far would you go… to watch second-rate football at great financial expense? Quite far, actually. The trend of “passion tourism” is only on the rise. Last year, Mastercard’s annual travel trends report found that, “memorable events are driving travel trends, whether it is for concerts or sporting events”. Indeed,...
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Posted Apr. 8, 2025