The Mavs lost a tough one at home in Game 3. The Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 106-99 in a thriller to take a commanding 3-0 lead June 12 in Dallas. The Celtics were led by Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown who scored 31 and 30 points. Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving led the Mavs. Irving finally ended his struggles of Game 1 and Game 2, scoring 35 while Dončić scored 27. The Mavericks started off hot in a must win game going on a 22-9 run but the Celtics would cut it down to one at the end of...
Editor’s note: This is a recap of the first two games of this year’s NBA Finals. Check back here later for continuing coverage of the series. GAME 1 The Boston Celtics dominated the Dallas Mavericks 107-89 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals June 6 in Boston. The Celtics were led by Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis, who had 22 and 20 points respectively. Porzingis had a fantastic first quarter against his former team. He had 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field and 1-of-2 from the 3-point line. The..
The Richland men’s soccer team met for a championship ring ceremony in Guadalupe Hall on the Richland campus May 23 to commemorate the players’ and team’s hard work over the 2023 season, which earned them their sixth consecutive National Junior College Athletic Association championship. Family and friends joined the players to watch Head Coach Raul Herrera, Dr. Kathryn Eggleston, Richland Campus president, and Sadiaa Jones, Dallas College athletic director, kick off the...
The Dallas Cowboys held eight selections in the much-anticipated 2024 NFL Draft on April 25. Their first round pick being down the line at No. 24. The Cowboys traded down their first round pick with the Detroit Lions, who were hosting the draft this year in Detroit. Pick #1: Tyler Guyton. The Cowboys traded down to Pick 29 in an exchange for Pick 73 in the early third round. With their first selection, the Cowboys chose Tyler Guyton, an offensive tackle from the University of Oklahoma. This was a...
Fighting promotions have been hailed as “exciting” and “thrilling” time and time again through insane knockouts and impressive performances. However, the United Fighting Championship has solidified itself as one of the best to do it. The UFC hosts its infamous UFC 100 every seven to eight years, a showcase like no other. On April 13 in Las Vegas, the featured UFC 300 marked a turning point in mixed martial arts history. The fight card, which highlighted 26 fighters and over 12 current or former...
The women’s basketball team at Richland rejoices this season. One of their players, Paris Beard, has been recognized as the women’s basketball NJCAA Division III Player of the Week. Beard averaged an 25.2 points per game on an 60% field goal percentage while also aver-aging 7.6 rebounds per game. With her game high being 44 points against Southwestern Assemblies of God University JV. Beard is said she is excited about being named an All-American. She said, “It was like a really exciting...
In a three-game sweep of Cedar Valley, Richland’s Thunderducks schorched the Suns in all of them, starting with a 19-9 seven inning win on day one. The Suns scored a few runs early on but Richland consistently put up great numbers in the middle innings while the Suns struggled to put anything on the board for most of the later innings. The top of the first and second innings played out with two single runs scored by the Suns in each inning. The T-Ducks would not manage to get anything in...
March 30 marked another fight night for the UFC, or United Fighting Championship, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The fight card showcased several fighters from various weight classes and styles. The main event, however, featured Erin “Cold Blooded.” Blanchfield, a fearsome threat in the women’s flyweight division, and her opponent, Manon “The Beast” Fiorot. This five-round fight managed to go the distance, with both fighters putting on a show for the...
Travis Kelce, a standout figure in the world of football, found himself at the center of attention during the recent Super Bowl. Known for his energetic performances on the field, Kelce’s emotions spilled over. On their podcast “New Heights,” the Kelce brothers Travis and Jason revisited the moment when Travis lost his cool with Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid. When Kelce was seen shoving and yelling at his coach, Reid, during the Super Bowl on Feb. 11, it provoked outrage. For the second year in a...
The Richland Campus men’s basketball Thunderducks stung the Eastfield Harvester Bees 86-83 in overtime at home Feb. 24. With the win, Richland was scheduled at press time to enter the district tournament as the No. 2 seed on Feb. 29. The T-Ducks took pride in guarding defensively and boxing out in the final game of the regular season. Jhi Jackson, Richland sophomore forward, said , “Last...
It is no secret that Texas teams are always in the conversation when it comes to championship contention. Whether it be in football, basketball, hockey or even baseball, you can never count teams out, especially Dallas. But what about soccer? As we know, the current NJCAA Div III reigning soccer champs for the past six years are located in Dallas on the Richland campus of Dallas College (go Thunderducks!), as well as one of the NCAA Div I powerhouses located closer to downtown in...
American tennis star Frances Tiafoe held the first activation of his fund partnership with the USTA Feb. 6. The 26-year-old often referred to as “Big Foe” on the court, partnered with the USTA last July to create the Frances Tiafoe Fund. The partnership is designed to help youth from under-resourced backgrounds get into the sport of tennis and support their education. Tiafoe was born to immigrant parents from Sierra Leone. His family immigrated to the United States to escape civil war. Having grown up in...
