Where there’s a victor, there’s a loser, and sometimes, certain athletes contribute to their team’s shortcomings. These athletes are favorably called bobbleheads. New England Patriots - Quarterback Drake Maye Los Angeles Rams - Sean McVay Seattle Mariners
Following their loss to Gonzaga last week, the Lobo soccer team finished their first homestand of the season with a 3-2 win over the California State University, Northridge Matadors on Sunday, Aug. 30. The Lobos began the game aggressively on offense, taking early shots that were saved by Matador goalkeeper Haydin Mauldin, but Mauldin’s equally aggressive goalkeeping would come back to bite her as she was found guilty of a foul on Lobo forward Nicole Anderson in the 18-yard box. Anderson promptly drilled the ball to the top center of the net on the ensuing penalty kick to give the Lobos the early lead in the 8th minute. “Nicole has been so diligent this last week — any time she’s in the box, she’s finishing. Everything is on frame,” Head Coach Karley Nelson said after the game.
The Lobos returned to action at the UNM Soccer Complex for their season opener against the Northern Arizona University Lumberjacks on Thursday. The Lobos took care of business, felling NAU 2-0. This was the first win for new Head Coach Karley Nelson, who spent 11 years with the Lobo women’s soccer program before taking the helm for this season. “Winning feels great, the players are outstanding, and they won. I’m really lucky I get to work with this group,” Nelson said. The night may have been stormy, but the beginning of the game was anything but as the Lobos drew first blood when forward Nicole Anderson found the back of the net one-on-one with Lumberjacks keeper Lexi Saveski in the 19th minute, with a long assist from midfielder Sherry Diep. There was a nearly two-hour delay due to lightning but the team was unfazed.
“The Odyssey” is director Christopher Nolan’s first film since “Oppenheimer” validated his illustrious work in the 21st century with hardware, as he took home two of the film’s seven Academy Awards in 2024. Following a masterpiece isn’t always easy, but Nolan’s latest film brings Homer’s epic poem to life in a gorgeous film in which the sense of scale is always felt, adapting a script as thematically compelling as it is satisfying and supplying enough wonderful performances to populate ancient Greece.
Olivia Wilde’s latest feature film, “The Invite”, welcomes you into the messy apartment and even messier lives of Joe and Angela. The film follows the couple, who have been together for many years, as they invite their upstairs neighbors to dinner. The film wraps a simple premise into a film with wonderful filmmaking, beautiful performances from the entire quartet that make up the small cast and a script that is as smart with its set-ups and snappy dialogue as it is touching, with deeply human themes of angst and compassion.
Steven Spielberg is one of the most prolific Hollywood directors of all time. It has been almost 50 years since he made his first movie about life on other planets when he released “Close Encounters of the Third Kind." "Disclosure Day" marks his fifth such film, and, much like the best of his previous extraterrestrial features, it is a formally well-made film that uses an otherworldly concept to tell a touching and very human story. Steven Spielberg’s long-tenured success as a filmmaker can, in large part, be attributed to the consistent mastery of his craft. The film marks the 21st collaboration between Spielberg and cinematographer Janusz Kamiński, and much like many of their previous collaborations, "Disclosure Day" is visually striking.
“I’ve been reading up on the 00’s, and I think the programme deserves a reboot.” This is what iconic Bond regular Ms. Moneypenny, reimagined in “007 First Light” as the “girl in the chair,” tells James Bond before he’s shipped off for training in Malta to become the hero fans know and love. It’s also the apparent mission statement of developer IO Interactive as they were tasked with both telling the first original Bond story since fans said goodbye to the Daniel Craig era in 2021 with “No Time To Die,” and developing the first 007 video game since “007 Legends” in 2012.
Where there’s a victor, there’s a loser, and sometimes, certain athletes contribute to their team’s shortcomings. These athletes are favorably called bobbleheads. Oklahoma City Thunder: Chet Holmgren Early in the playoffs, the Oklahoma City Thunder looked to be in prime position to repeat as champions. They had the best record in the NBA and came into the Western Conference Finals 8-0 in the postseason, sweeping both the Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns. However, throughout the regular season, one team seemed to have their number, and that happened to be the team they would have to face with a trip to the NBA finals up for grabs.
The University of New Mexico Lobos baseball team returned to Santa Ana Star Field one last time for a fourth matchup in the Rio Grande rivalry against the New Mexico State University Aggies. Despite the Aggies taking the first three games throughout the season, the Lobos would win the finale on May 12 by a final score of 12-6, sending Lobo fans home happy this time. This contest saw New Mexico State draw first blood, as Aggies designated hitter Aidan Taclas drove in a run with a double in the first inning, but Lobo starting pitcher Cooper Corkrean hunkered down and held the Aggies to just the one run in that inning. Promptly in the home half with runners at the corners, Lobo third baseman Akili Carris tied the game at 1-1 with a sacrifice fly.
When there’s a winner, there’s a loser. Sometimes a player can do everything in their power to win a game and still lose. Just as often, a player’s performance can cost their team the game. These players are favorably called bobbleheads.
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