Aidan McHenry - The Hilltop http://staging.thehilltoponline.com The Nation's Oldest Black Collegiate Newspaper Fri, 26 Feb 2021 14:58:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.3 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-NewHilltopLogo-32x32.jpg Aidan McHenry - The Hilltop http://staging.thehilltoponline.com 32 32 69877606 Cam Sims Prepares For Big Leap in 2021 After Promising Season http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2021/02/24/cam-sims-prepares-for-big-leap-in-2021-after-promising-season/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cam-sims-prepares-for-big-leap-in-2021-after-promising-season Wed, 24 Feb 2021 14:54:49 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=13412 By Aidan McHenry, Staff Reporter After a seven-reception playoff performance in a loss to Tampa Bay in the wild-card round, Washington wide receiver Cam Sims is poised for a breakout season in 2021.  The 6-foot-5 Alabama alumnus made a big leap in 2020 and showed a lot of potential to build upon.  Despite being fifth, […]

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]]> 13412 Big Ten Football Announces October Return; Stars Opting Back In http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2020/10/01/big-ten-football-announces-october-return-stars-opting-back-in/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=big-ten-football-announces-october-return-stars-opting-back-in Fri, 02 Oct 2020 00:37:00 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=13278 By Aidan McHenry, Staff Reporter The Big Ten Conference reversed its original postponement of the fall football season on Sept. 16, 2020. Teams will now begin to play football on Oct. 24. All teams will compete in conference-exclusive schedules. Following the announcement, multiple Big Ten stars, who had originally opted out of the season to […]

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]]> 13278 Kaepernick Makes His Madden Return, But His Return to the Football Field is Still Questionable http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2020/09/18/kaepernick-makes-his-madden-return-but-his-return-to-the-football-field-is-still-questionable/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kaepernick-makes-his-madden-return-but-his-return-to-the-football-field-is-still-questionable Fri, 18 Sep 2020 23:42:00 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=13257 By Aidan McHenry, Staff Reporter The creators of EA Madden officially added former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and civil rights activist, Colin Kaepernick, to EA Madden NFL 21 on Sept. 8, 2020. He enters the exclusive National Football League (NFL) simulation football game with an 81 player rating overall and as “one of the top […]

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]]> 13257 Jackie Robinson Breaking the Color Barrier in 1947 Still Matters Today in 2020 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/2020/09/13/jackie-robinson-breaking-the-color-barrier-in-1947-still-matters-today-in-2020/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jackie-robinson-breaking-the-color-barrier-in-1947-still-matters-today-in-2020 Sun, 13 Sep 2020 20:04:47 +0000 http://staging.thehilltoponline.com/?p=12982 By Aidan McHenry, Staff Reporter Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier at 28 years old as its first black player, on April 15, 1947.  Today his legacy lives on, in this climate where the fight for social justice is heating up once again—sports and social action have collided hugely.  All five of the […]

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