Jeremy Lin and 5 Others on the Verge of NBA Superstardom Bleacher Report Ricky Rubio was arguably the biggest story of the year, until that Lin character exploded onto the scene. That doesn't change the fact that Rubio is having an excellent rookie year. The Spanish basketball prodigy has taken the NBA by storm.
Giants and Jets, and the Story of the Year New York Times (blog) By TONI MONKOVIC So many great stories, so many great angles, from a season of football in New York. It ties everything together for the Fifth Down, which tries to keep up with the Giants and the Jets, as well as the league. It ties together what might ...
A poignant 'Arab Spring' image is the World Press photo of the year Buffalo News (blog) The wave of popular uprisings against repressive governments in such Middle Eastern countries as Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, Libya and Syria was dubbed the "Arab Spring" last year, and became perhaps the biggest story of the year globally.
Shurna making his case for B1G POY ESPN (blog) What journalists like more than anything are great stories; Northwestern is currently cultivating what could be the story of the year in college basketball. Nearly left for dead at 2-6 in the Big Ten, the Wildcats have won three consecutive games and ...
Bollywood dreams for Manx girl Amy Isle of Man Today It is being described as the 'youth Bollywood love story of the year' and gets a release next Friday. Amy's appearance follows a successful run in Tamil cinema with the film Madharaspattinam. She will be starring opposite Bollywood heartthrob Prateik ...
Hot-Shooting Spiders Win Eighth-Straight Over GW RIchmond Spiders Athletic Wann, the success story of the year in women's soccer, and an ample contributor in basketball, was blocked by Armstrong in the second half. The affable Wann congratulated Armstrong on the play and they both discussed their respective sports (women's ...
The Friday question: which developer would YOU give $1m to and why? The Guardian (blog) It is, of course, the feel-good story of the year so far. Veteran developer Tim Schafer didn't think he'd get any publisher support to create an old skool point-and-click adventure, even though fans had been requesting one for years.
GAME TIME - Gripping entertainment on the wrestling mat Valley Breeze The "Story of the Year" in Rhode Island in 2011 was the Cumberland Little League All-Star baseball team that captured the state and New England championships and advanced to the Little League World Series. One of two Community Service Awards will be ...
Activision confirms the blatantly obvious Lazygamer If anyone thought they weren't going to then I want some of whatever they're smoking as this is the most obvious story of the year. They haven't yet announced what the game will be called but I'd be quite happy to bet a couple of beers on it being Call ...
Remember Iraq? Harvard Crimson For revealing the weaknesses of American foreign policy, the imminent chaos in Iraq ought to be a major story of the year for 2012. It won't be. But it ought to be. Eric T. Justin '13, a former Crimson editorial executive, is a social studies ...