Brooklyn Nets Hire Hall of Famer Steve Nash as Head Coach by Adrian Wojnaroski

Thursday morning was a big one for NBA fans around the nation as the Brooklyn Nets announced that they hired Steve Nash as their head coach. Nash is a former NBA player and a Hall of Fame point guard known for his basketball IQ.

This hiring came out of now where for a lot of NBA fans, as Nash has no coaching history. However, Nash has developed a strong relationship with Brooklyn star, Kevin Durant, which undoubtedly paid a huge role in his hiring.

After meeting with the team, Nash and Brooklyn’s front office are poised to make a difference in the Eastern Conference next year, and even have a shot at winning the NBA Championship.

Yesterday, a South Iowa City native was killed in a two car collision on Highway 28.

Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office announced that Moyer Quick was killed in a car collision with a truck driven by 17 year old Randy Radin.

Injured in the accident was Dorothy Quick, 61, Maxine Steuerwald, 43, and Randy Radin, 17. All survivors were transported to Sioux City General Hospital, where Quick and Steuerwald are in fair condition. However, Radin is in critical condition after the crash with a fractured skull and internal injuries.

The accident is still under investigation by the Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office.

Police troopers could develop cancer from radar guns.

On September 2, South Iowa Highway patrol ordered a ban of hand-held radar guns. The ban was ordered as a precaution to protect the troopers from possible links between cancer and the radiation admitted from the guns.

Adam Smith said that “The feeling here is to err on the side of caution until more is known about the issue.” This change is the first kind by a state police agency. This comes two months after three Cedar Rapids officers claimed they developed cancer from using the hand-held radar guns.

The ban affects 70 radar guns that will be withdrawn from service. However, troopers will continue to use radar guns with transmitters mounted on the outside of their cars.

Jacob Joseph Fierst is a 19 year old college student currently attending Morningside College. Jacob grew up Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he went to West Allis Central and played football, basketball, and baseball. As long as he can remember, his life has always revolved around sports and most importantly, his family. This is why it was a hard decision for Jacob to pack his bags and come to Morningside to play basketball. However, his family makes it easy for him with their constant support and phone calls. Jacob is the second of four kids with one older sister and two younger sisters as well. His mom is the Vice President of HR and his dad is a truck driver. With Jacobs close knit family and extremely hard work ethic, he strives to become a business owner one day.

NBA Players Decide to Resume Playoffs by Adrian Wojnarowski

On Wednesday, August 25th, NBA players chose to boycott their upcoming games, demanding change following the shooting of Jacob Blake. This morning, the 27th, the players held a meeting addressing racial injustice and discussing the details of restarting the playoffs. A big issue for the players was being able to use their platform to speak up on these issues, and the NBA is currently working on possibilities to allow them to do so.

The NBA ultimately came to the conclusion of restarting the playoffs as soon as Friday the 28th, but at least the upcoming weekend.

In class, we discussed news values and what type of impact they had on stories. This article has a few values worth noting, however I think the biggest one is prominence. I believe this because, since this is the NBA, it allows the players to have a louder voice and make a bigger impact on society than any regular citizen would have.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29752941/nba-players-decide-resume-playoffs