Author: Mara Zigler

Mara is a writer with background in journalism, political science journalism, and creative writing. Prior to being a stay-at-home Mom, Mara was a competitive figure skater since the age of 3 until college where she played D1 Collegiate Rugby for Northern Illinois University.

Jeremy Roach, a Duke transfer, is being looked at by several teams.  Regardless of which team he ends up on, they are going to succeed mainly because of his superior leadership skills. While many teams deserve a shot at acquiring the Duke player, there are a specific four that should look at Jeremy Roach closely. 1) USC Trojans Roach has comfortability within the Trojan family.  His former head coach is now part of the USC organization.  USC needs Roach because teammate Clark Slajchert does not have enough size for a off-ball role.  That’s where Roach comes in by stepping up…

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NBA

After playing more than 12 seasons, Blake Griffin announces his retirement from the NBA. Rumors that Griffin was retiring quickly began to swirl after he posted to X(formly Twitter) the simple word, “Fin”. Griffin is a six-time All-Star and five-time All-NBA selection.  His talent goes without notice especially when it comes to his dunking skills which he is widely known for. While Blake Griffin reflected on his basketball career, the most thought of thing was thankfulness. On X, he went on to say he was thankful for every single moment whether that be good or bad. Griffin expressed his being…

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Joel Embiid makes his return to the 76ers after meniscus tear. Philadelphia 76ers’s Joel Embiid made his come back this past Tuesday night.  It was his first time back on the court for a game since January 30th. Embiid was recovering from a procedure on his lateral meniscus.  In the beginning of the game Embiid proved to be a little rusty.  By the end of the first quarter, Embiid had scored his first basket in months. While it was evident Embiid’s left knee injury was still slightly affecting him, he ended up finishing with 24 points on 6 for…

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