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This playoff run was the final chance for this Blazers team
This playoff run was the final chance for this Blazers team

It is May 12, 2019. In Denver, the Portland Trail Blazers just beat the Nuggets in game seven of the Western Conference Semifinals. CJ McCollum scored 37 points and closed the game out for the underdog Trail Blazers. Coach Terry Stotts was in the running for Coach of the Year in the NBA and star guard Damian Lillard, despite playing poorly in the Denver series, had sent home the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round, with an all-time great playoff buzzer-beater. Rip City fans were riding high, as the potential for the franchise’s first title since 1977 was on the horizon.

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Goodbye to senior spring athletes

Athletics are a huge part of many students' lives here at Catlin Gabel School (CGS). Unfortunately due to the COVID-19 outbreak and the premature end to the school year, many spring athletics have been cut short. This is devastating for all spring athletes but especially for seniors who, for some, this is their last season. As two senior spring athletes ourselves, we decided to take this opportunity to provide a sort of “online senior night” for those athletes who have given their time and energy to this school and their craft.

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How NBA teams and players are supporting part-time employees affected by COVID-19
How NBA teams and players are supporting part-time employees affected by COVID-19

While NBA fans, players, coaches, and commentators are all reeling from the recent suspension of the league, the stadium workers have immediately lost something even more important: their source of income. While coaches, players, and even broadcasters make a wage high enough to easily pass through these times, most of the stadium workers make money based on tips.

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Q&A: Olympian close to Catlin Gabel makes a mark
Q&A: Olympian close to Catlin Gabel makes a mark

Craig Engels is a rock star. Not the kind that plays the electric guitar and has records go platinum, but the athletic variety. When he arrives at a track meet, crowds gather, often wearing t-shirts bearing his visage or, occasionally, sporting a fake mullet, one of Engels’ characteristic hair looks. In a sport lacking the media attention of its counterparts, Engels has emerged as an ambassador for everything that makes running special.

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