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By Katherine Coble || News Editor The Houston Astros are in hot water this week following dramatic cheating allegations stemming from behavior that occurred during the 2017 World Series. The…
By Katherine Coble || News Editor The University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team faced their first loss last weekend by the Louisiana State University Tigers in a stunning 46-41…
By Jamie Belfer || Sports Editor After a fantastic regular season of 15-2, the F&M field hockey team earned an at-large bid for the NCAA tournament. On a cold Wednesday…
By Jamie Belfer || Sports Editor As the regular season for fall 2019 sports is winding down, teams are revving up to prepare for their first playoff games. F&M Field…
By Katherine Coble || News Editor The Washington Nationals became the latest professional sports team to grapple with an issue unique to the Trump era: how, or if, to visit…
By Jamie Belfer || Sports Editor The past weekend of October 25th through October 27th marked F&M’s annual homecoming weekend. Many Diplomat teams competed both home and away in their…
By Katherine Coble || News Editor The Washington Nationals made franchise history late Wednesday evening, pulling off the first World Series win for their team since its move from Montreal,…
By Katherine Coble || News Editor Disturbing allegations have emerged in the investigation of Tyler Skaggs’ death. Skaggs was just 27 when he died from a fatal combination of opioids…
By Jamie Belfer || Sports Editor In a single weekend, two major marathon milestones were achieved by two astounding athletes from Kenya. On Saturday, October 12, Eliud Kipchoge finished his…
By Jamie Belfer || Sports Editor October baseball is quickly approaching as American and National League teams are fighting for the four remaining playoff spots. While six teams have already…
By Katherine Coble || News Editor The professional football world has been left in the lurch in the past weeks as the dramatic saga involving Antonio Brown and the New…
By Lucy Ulrich || Contributing Writer With preseason and the summer coming to an end, the NFL’s much anticipated first week kicked off on September 5th in Chicago, with the…
By Katherine Coble || News Editor On Monday, the California State Assembly passed the Fair Pay to Play Act with a resounding 73-0 vote. The bill, a version of which…
By Katherine Coble || News Editor The baseball world was rocked last week with the release of Tyler Skaggs’ toxicology report by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner. Skaggs, 27, was…
By Jamie Belfer The fall 2019 season is off and running as the fall sports teams are competing in their first games, matches, and meets. The majority of the teams…