By Daniel Johnson, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 22, 2014 Since the Spartans started their Conference schedule three weeks ago, the team has gone 3-3 coming into Saturday night’s match against the Wofford Terriers. Two of the three losses came against the two top teams in the Southern Conference, Furman and Samford. Spartans coach, Corey Carlin, talked about his team’s response to Conference play. … Continue reading Spartans tame Terriers in five sets
By Brandon Boyer, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 8, 2014 UNCG Men’s soccer officially opened up Southern Conference play last week, by drawing against Furman on the last day of September and finally cracking open the wins column by defeating Wofford in overtime this past weekend. The Spartans were on the road to begin the week to face off against Furman to begin SoCon … Continue reading Men’s Soccer earns first win of season
By Matthew Johnson, Sports Editor Published in print Oct. 8, 2014 Perhaps the worst time period in league history from a public relations standpoint, the NFL was as giddy as a child on Christmas morning to begin anew this month after domestic violence scandals were discussed more than the actual games. Though, once again this month, the league takes a hit as one of its … Continue reading FCC rightfully blackouts NFL’s TV policy
By Terrence Hinds, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 8, 2014 On August 10, the Oakland Athletics were riding high. They possessed the best record in all of Major League Baseball at 72-44 and were on pace to win 96 games, a win total which would had easily put the team into the postseason. They team was looked at as the premier team in the … Continue reading The plight of Billy Beane’s Athletics
By Matthew Johnson, Sports Editor Published in print Oct. 8, 2014 Perhaps the worst time period in league history from a public relations standpoint, the NFL was as giddy as a child on Christmas morning to begin anew this month after domestic violence scandals were discussed more than the actual games. Though, once again this month, the league takes a hit as one of its … Continue reading FCC rightfully blackouts NFL’s TV policy
By Daniel Johnson, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 8, 2014 Two weekends ago, the Spartans’ volleyball team began their Southern Conference (SoCon) schedule with back-to-back road wins against Western Carolina and Mercer. The team continued their conference road schedule this weekend against outer-conference opponent East Tennessee State (7-11) and Southern Conference rival Furman (11-4) and fell to both teams in matches that reached four … Continue reading Volleyball drops the ball twice over the weekend
By Daniel Johnson, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 1, 2014 Now that baseball is done proclaiming the gospel of Derek Jeter as the greatest Yankee since Mickey Mantle, fans can now focus on the postseason. Besides a dip in the temperature, October baseball has had a special history which excites fans to be eager to watch what will unfold for baseball starting this week. … Continue reading Hunt for October: MLB playoff preview
By Terrence Hinds, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 1, 2014 Following last weekends’ great play at home against High Point and James Madison, UNCGs women’s soccer team traveled to Macon, GA and to Charleston, SC to face off against Mercer and The Citadel over the weekend. In two matches, the team finished their weekend games by pulling out a gutsy draw and a dominating … Continue reading Women’s Soccer solid in weekend matches
By Brandon Boyer, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 1, 2014 The Spartans’ men’s tennis team took their wit and individual will power down the road this weekend, to play in the Elon Invitational, hosted by UNC-Greensboro’s former Southern Conference rival, Elon University. Fellow invites included UNC-Asheville, Georgia Southern, Coastal Carolina, Campbell University, Norfolk State, James Madison, East Carolina, North Carolina Central, Old Dominion and … Continue reading Men’s Tennis strong in weekend Elon Invitational
By Matthew Johnson, Sports Editor Published in print Oct. 1, 2014 One of my favorite poems, written by NFL Films co-founder Steve Sabol compares the autumn wind to that of a pirate. A raider who “growls as he storms the country, a villain big and bold,” the first month of fall is as unforgiving as the reality that the beach will be out of sight … Continue reading Five Lessons I learned in September
