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Why the Raptors can ‘Klaw’ their way to a championship – PCC Courier

The Golden State Warriors are the clear favorites by analysts and NBA fans alike to three-peat in the 2019 Finals, and overall, win their fourth title in five seasons. But with a calf injury hampering reigning back-to-back Finals MVP Kevin Durant—which will keep him out for at least half of the series—the Toronto Raptors have a greater chance of dethroning the champs than most analysts are giving them with their superstar in Kawhi “The Klaw” Leonard, depth, defensive versatility and hunger.

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‘She could beat all the guys easily’: Meet badminton’s Xiaoming Yao from Pasadena City

PASADENA - Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard. For Xiaoming Yao, it was the daily grind of trying to become a better badminton player that took up most of her time. Countless days of conditioning and learning the fundamentals helped Yao hone her skills to become one of the finest badminton players Pasadena City College had to offer.

But badminton wasn't something Yao was born into. In fact, she was just a regular kid growing up; living a happy, normal life.

Yao, 26, was born

‘Dead to Me’ leaves you dying to know more – PCC Courier

Netflix’s latest original series “Dead to Me,” sprinkles dark comedy and suspense with a compelling mystery that continuously builds — and does so exceedingly well. What makes the show excel isn’t just the storyline or its actors, but the friendship and connection that forms between two polar opposites linked by one similarity: grief.

The show follows Jen Harding (Christina Applegate) and Judy Hale (Linda Cardellini), who meet at a grief support group after Harding’s husband was killed in a hit

Killer portrayal with a poorly executed story – PCC Courier

“Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile,” attempts to tell the story of Ted Bundy through the eyes of his former longtime girlfriend, Elizabeth Kendall — and it does in not so great fashion, with more describing than showing. Throughout its entire 108-minute runtime, the biopic falls short on delivering anything resembling the title of the movie besides an “extremely wicked” performance by Zac Efron.

Arguably the most infamous and notorious serial killer ever, Bundy confessed to killing at

Track runs out of gas in SCC championships – PCC Courier

With no event wins for the men’s track and field team at this years South Coast Conference Prelims and championships from April 23-27, they were ultimately left out of the winners circle in the SCC finals, placing fifth out of six scoring colleges with a score of 34 points.

Most of the help came from Miles Johnson, who placed second and earned 7 points with a 6-foot, 2.75 inches leap in the high jump. Although this high jump was Johnson’s season best, he could not reach his best jump, which occ

Magic airballs as Lakers president – PCC Courier

“I was happier when I wasn’t the president,” said Magic Johnson, who resigned as the Los Angeles Lakers’ president of basketball operations.

He said wanted to go back to the simple life of being a wealthy businessman, a beloved former player for one of the greatest franchises in basketball history. He just didn’t want to be president anymore.

Johnson also indicated that his inability to tweet congratulatory statements to current NBA players for their achievements because of the NBA’s insane ta

From South Korea to PCC: One students journey – PCC Courier

For Yooneui Joo, the trials and tribulations of moving to a brand new country was a daunting experience at first. From feeling lonesome countless times to being treated differently, Joo experienced more lows than highs during the start of her journey.

Born in South Korea and growing up in Seoul, Joo, 21, barely knew a lick of English. She did know two things, however.

Joo knew she had a love for jewelry design and had a desire to experience different cultures and different people.

“I didn’t j

Apple Card: What it is and how it works – PCC Courier

Apple is looking to get into the credit card business with the announcement of their new in-house credit card.

Announced at the Apple services event on March 25, 2019 and dubbed Apple Card, “it represents all things Apple stands for. Like simplicity, transparency and privacy” according to the official Apple Card webpage.

Powered by Goldman Sachs and Mastercard, Apple Card is promising consumers an improvement on the credit card experience by offering better rewards and lower interest rates com

Brick city: Lancers season ends in ugly loss against ELAC – PCC Courier

In what feels like deja-vu all over again, the PCC Lancers potential trip to this years state tournament came to a disappointing end. For the third time in four years, PCC has been unable to overcome the ELAC Huskies, losing 78-53, in the third round of the Southern California Regional Playoffs this past Saturday.

Going into the game, the sixth-seeded Lancers (19-11) were the clear underdog against the third-seeded Huskies (27-6).

After an abysmal first quarter, the Lancers picked it up in the

Apex Legends: The apex of battle royale – PCC Courier

Battle royale games have seen an uptick in popularity over the past couple of years. Starting with mods (customization of games made by the public) for online survival games like Arma 2, the objective of the game is to survive, and to be the last person or team standing. The genre started to gain momentum with the release of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds in 2017.

It wasn’t until the start of 2018, when Fortnite rapidly ascended to the pinnacle of the battle royale craze and became a cultural ph

#LAbron makes no difference for the Lakers – PCC Courier

The Los Angeles Lakers stink right now, plain and simple.

From the best basketball player in the world, LeBron James, joining a young, unproven core barely old enough to buy a drink – to a drama-filled season loaded with intense trade speculation as the Lakers hope to bring a championship back to LA – it’s been a wild couple of months to start the season.

But to understand the entirety of the Lakers tumultuous season, we have to go back to day one. The first day of free agency: Jul. 1, 2018.

Lancer’s perfect start comes to an end – PCC Courier

After a dominant start to preseason, with the PCC women’s basketball team winning their first three out of five games by double digits, the Lancers suffered their first defeat to put their current preseason record at 8-1.

With a first day loss against Reedley College, 54-51, over the weekend at the College of the Sequoias Gilcrest Invitational from Nov. 29 to Dec. 2, the Lancers were ousted from championship contention, but were able to capture the consolation title after winning their next thr

23 years and counting: Basketball coach not retiring any time soon – PCC Courier

Those were the words Joe Peron echoed to George Terzian, his former coach at PCC, when Terzian told him that he would make an incredible coach one day.

As to why Peron never entertained the possibility of coaching when he was younger, he said he had seen other coaches embarrass their players, something he would never want to do.

“They humiliate them, they spit on ‘em, and I thought I’d never coach,” Peron said.

After transferring from PCC and graduating from BIOLA University, a private Christ

The Mamba Mentality: Going inside the mind of a psychopath – PCC Courier

When Kobe Bryant announced his first book, “The Mamba Mentality: How I Play”, many were ecstatic that one of the greats in basketball was going to write about his experience in the NBA, as well as his knowledge and understanding of the game of basketball after 20 seasons.

Like Bryant’s “Detail” series on ESPN, where it’s 20 minutes of him doing in-depth game analysis of current NBA players, I was expecting a book enriched in text on Bryant’s psychological strengths and habits, which made him on

From thrift store to something much more – PCC Courier

PCC’s campus was crowded, with students scattered all around going in different directions. Through what seemed like a never ending amount of people emerged a young woman wearing an oversized bright red hoodie.

20-year-old Angel Vazquez had no intention of going to college. Fresh off of graduating high school, she immediately started working as a team-member for a thrift store called Savers. Her duties consist of making sure the store stayed clean and stocked, while also taking in customer dona

Tiger Woods is golf – PCC Courier

When you think of golf, you think of Tiger Woods. He is one of the greatest golfers of all time. While Woods isn’t the same dominant force as he was over a decade ago, he has definitely faced his share of uphill battles. Many believed he would never win another championship again, but with his incredible playmaking and progression throughout the year, he shockingly won the 2018 Tour Championship, marking the greatest comeback ever seen in golf. Tiger Woods’ name is synonymous with golf, and he s

Nike doesn’t care about your opinion – PCC Courier

When Nike decided to use Colin Kaepernick as the face of their 30th “Just Do It” campaign, I was shocked, yet enthralled by their controversial decision. Kaepernick embodies the rights we all have as American citizens. To stand up for our beliefs and our rights to freedom of speech.

“Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.” The simplicity of the Nike ad makes it easy for anyone to understand at face value, but dig deeper and you’ll soon realize there’s a bigger, more impo

Serena Williams, it’s more than a game – PCC Courier

Winning her first career major against idol, Serena Williams, was supposed to be a fairy-tale moment for Naomi Osaka. Instead, it turned into a massive debacle that lit up the sports world like wildfire with drama surrounding Williams and umpire Carlos Ramos. It is understandable that in the heat of the moment, especially in a championship game, emotions can get the best of anyone. But what Williams showcased on the tennis court made her look like a baby throwing a temper tantrum. She unintentio