Baseball, MLB, Sports

Pete Rose’s Hall of Fame Case After MLB’s 2025 Ban Lift

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On May 13, 2025, Major League Baseball announced a game-changing policy: permanent ineligibility ends upon a player’s death. For Pete Rose, who died in September 2024 at 83 from a heart condition, this means he’s no longer on MLB’s banned list (MLB.com). As baseball’s all-time hit leader with 4,256 hits, Rose’s removal has sparked heated debate about his Baseball Hall of Fame eligibility. His on-field brilliance makes a strong case for induction, but the Hall’s character clause, tied to his gambling scandal and off-field issues, creates hurdles. This post explores why Rose deserves a spot in Cooperstown, how he violated the character clause, and what MLB’s decision means for his legacy.

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NBA, Opinion, Sports

The Mavs Defy the Odds: Is the NBA Lottery Rigged?

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Spending my middle school years in DFW, I lived for Mavericks games. I cheered on Dirk Nowitzki’s fadeaways and marveled at how our scrappy team battled NBA giants. But in 2025, I’m sitting here, jaw dropped, trying to make sense of the NBA Draft Lottery. The Mavericks traded Luka Dončić, a generational superstar, to the Lakers in a deal that felt like a betrayal and possibly the dumbest move in NBA history. And for what? Because he was getting fat? Then, against a measly 1.8% chance, they land the #1 pick to draft Cooper Flagg? Come on, NBA. You’re telling me this is pure luck? Fans on X aren’t buying it, and neither am I. This smells like another chapter in the league’s history of lottery conspiracies, where big markets like LA get the goods while smaller ones like Utah get the shaft.

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Church, Entertainment, Faith, Movies, Opinion, Pop Culture, Sports

Saints, Sinners, and Shedeur Sanders

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Saints

Rendering of the Fairview Texas Temple

I was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 2018, just as President Russell M. Nelson took the helm. Since then he’s announced nearly 200 temples worldwide. As a Texan and a member, I’m proud one is planned near Dallas-Fort Worth: the Fairview Texas Temple. But not everyone feels the same way. Texas means “Friend,” yet Fairview’s venom toward neighbors who just want to worship feels like a betrayal of our state’s heart, exposing hypocrisy at best and outright religious bigotry at worst.

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Celebrity News, Current Events, Entertainment, Pop Culture, Sports

Shannon’s Not So Sharp

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Alright, let’s talk about the damn mess Shannon Sharpe has gotten himself into. (Another one?) The NFL legend, Club Shay Shay podcast king, and all-around chill guy is 56 years old. A grandfather, y’all! So why is he caught up in a scandal involving a 19-year-old? A teenager! Yeah, you read that right. Shannon Sharpe, the guy dropping life advice like it’s his day job (which it is), is out here allegedly romancing someone who’s barely old enough to vote. Come on, Unc! What’s going on?

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