St. Robert CHS Student News
Clara Kuang (9) | STAFF REPORTER
Renowned Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi won the Ballon D’or for Best Player in the World of 2023, marking his 8th Ballon D’or in his career. On the night of October 30, David Beckham hands over the esteemed award to Messi.
Marcus Wong (11) | STAFF REPORTER
On the Capitol’s side the star player of the game is Matthew Phillips, who scored his first NHL goal and also having an assist in the same game. It is also the first win under the coach, Spencer Carbery with a 3-2 shootout victory against the Calgary Flames in the Capital One Arena
Evan Chen (9) | STAFF REPORTER
On the dawn of Halloween, while most people were sleeping, many NBA insiders on X (formally Twitter) reported that James Harden was on the move again.
Alvin Xiong (10) | STAFF REPORTER
This past August, the Toronto Raptors, a few team members, and a former employee of the Knicks were all targets of legal action taken by the New York Knicks, alleging deliberate disclosure of private information. Specifically named, was Ikechukwu Azotam being a Knicks’ assistant video coordinator from 2020 to 2023. The Knicks filed a lawsuit alleging that after the Raptors started recruiting him in the summer of 2023, he sent thousands of private documents to them, including video scouting files, prepared in-game plays, and a prep book for the upcoming season.
Evan Chen (9) STAFF REPORTER
Last week, the Houston Rockets traded away young guard Kevin Porter Jr., along with two 2nd round picks for forward Victor Oladipo and center Jeremiah Robinson-Earl from the Oklahoma Thunder.
Clara Kuang (9) | STAFF REPORTER
21 year-old Canadian tennis player, Leylah Fernandez won the Hong Kong Open last Sunday on October 15 after a 19 month-long absence and ranking top-50 internationally.
Marcus Wong (10)| STAFF REPORTER
Recently the Miami Heat went a perfect 40-40 in free throws. This was a record breaking event, beating the previous record of a 39-39 by Utah in 1982. On this shocking Tuesday, Jimmy Butler scored the record breaking free throws. He scored 35 points.
JULIAN FARRUGIA (12) | STAFF REPORTER
Coming into the off-season, Carlos Correa was one of the most sought after free agents. Most of the star free agents had agreed to new contracts before the end of December, and so did Correa.
Marcus Wong (10)| STAFF REPORTER
The Italian Grand Prix is the fifth oldest Grand Prix. It has been held since 1921, and since then it became the most popular Grand Prix in 2013.
JULIAN FARRUGIA (11) | STAFF REPORTER
Every year in baseball’s biggest league, it seems that MLB teams spend more and more for the game’s biggest stars. With just 62 days until pitchers and catchers report back to their teams and the new MLB season gets underway, MLB owners have collectively spent a whopping $2.5 billion US on MLB free agents.