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The Knight News

Celebrity Boxing: Cancer or Cure to the Sport?

Holden VelascoJune 16, 2021January 10, 2022
June 16, 2021January 10, 2022
Before I state any of my opinions on the topic of celebrity boxing and how it affects the actual...
Nerd Fantasy Sports

Bill Belichick Just Created a Fantasy Gold Mine

Holden VelascoMarch 26, 2021January 10, 2022
March 26, 2021January 10, 2022
The 2020 New England Patriots offense was unrecognizable. For two decades the NFL has gotten used to a stout...
Hardwood and Hollywood

The 2021 NBA All-Star Break Was Borderline Sickening

Holden VelascoMarch 8, 2021January 10, 2022
March 8, 2021January 10, 2022
The NBA’s annual All-Star weekend is a joy many basketball fans look forward to every season. From the celebrities...
Nerd Fantasy Sports

Fantasy Basketball Trade Market: Week 9

Holden VelascoFebruary 15, 2021February 17, 2021
February 15, 2021February 17, 2021
While the large majority of your team’s foundation is built during the draft, fantasy basketball is all about adjusting...
Hardwood and Hollywood

Legacy Watch: The G.O.A.T. Vs. The Kid in Super Bowl LV

Holden VelascoJanuary 25, 2021February 16, 2021
January 25, 2021February 16, 2021
In what will (probably) be the most prolific matchup of our lifetime, Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will face Patrick...
Nerd Fantasy Sports

How the James Harden Trade Affects Fantasy Basketball

Holden VelascoJanuary 17, 2021January 10, 2022
January 17, 2021January 10, 2022
The basketball world watched in amazement as James Harden was sent to the Brooklyn Nets to form perhaps the greatest offensive...
Hardwood and Hollywood

Panini/Ja Morant Exclusive Deal: Jason Howarth and Jamond Bullock Interviews

Holden VelascoJanuary 5, 2021February 18, 2021
January 5, 2021February 18, 2021
Jason Howarth: Panini America, the official trading card partner of the NBA and NBPA, has just announced an extension...
Nerd Fantasy Sports

Fantasy Basketball Trade Market — Week 1

Holden VelascoDecember 27, 2020February 16, 2021
December 27, 2020February 16, 2021
While the large majority of your team’s foundation is built during the draft, fantasy basketball is all about adjusting...
The Knight News

Queens native Kim Ng becomes first female general manager in North American history

Holden VelascoDecember 18, 2020February 16, 2021
December 18, 2020February 16, 2021
The Miami Marlins have hired Queens native Kim Ng as their new general manager. This hiring makes Ng the...
The Knight News

OP-ED: I was a poll worker for the 2020 Presidential Election

Holden VelascoDecember 18, 2020February 16, 2021
December 18, 2020February 16, 2021
Prior to this year, I’ve never even voted in any election in my life. However, in what turned out...

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Holden Velasco is an award-winning student journalist about to graduate from CUNY Queens College.

Velasco has had his work published in The New York Times, SLAM Magazine, the Long Island Herald and SB Nation's NetsDaily. Velasco served as the Editor-in-Chief, Sports Editor and Webmaster of Queens College's student-run newspaper, The Knight News.

As one of twenty selected students, Velasco was an inaugural member of the prestigious New York Times Corps, where he received one-on-one career-guidance from a mentor within The New York Times.

In his free time, Velasco enjoys playing his electric guitar and watching various TV shows and movies.

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Velasco has had his work published in The New York Times, SLAM Magazine, the Long Island Herald and SB Nation's NetsDaily. Velasco served as the Editor-in-Chief, Sports Editor and Webmaster of Queens College's student-run newspaper, The Knight News.

As one of twenty selected students, Velasco was an inaugural member of the prestigious New York Times Corps, where he received one-on-one career-guidance from a mentor within The New York Times.

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To the Spring Seniors of 2020

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