Brayden Stamps Staff Writer More and more heads continue to turn in the world of college basketball in the wake of the FBI’s recent investigations into the sport after the corruption involving Adidas. Major programs such as NC State, Southern California, South Carolina, Miami, Auburn and Arizona were named in the initial probes but have yet to face severe consequences as a program. In fact, … Continue reading Here We Go Again: Yet Another NCAA Scandal
Alexis Pitchford Staff Writer The 2019 WNBA Finals are finally upon us. At the end of the regular season, the Washington Mystics and Connecticut Sun finished first and second place, respectively, in the league standings, and now these two teams will be competing for the WNBA Championship. For the 2019 WNBA Season Awards, each award recipient was well deserved. Leilani Mitchell was named the WNBA … Continue reading Upcoming: The 2019 WNBA Finals
Monique Williams Staff Writer With less than three minutes remaining, UNCG midfielder Gabi Santora converted an unassisted, game-winning goal in the 88th minute to give the Spartans a 4-3 victory over Elon and their first home win of the season on Thursday night. However, the UNCG win was not an easy one; this was a hard-fought game on both sides. The first period started slowly. … Continue reading UNCG Women’s Soccer Outs Elon in 4-3 Thriller
Group ArticleSports Staff Writers Andrew (Greensboro, NC): TJ Logan of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He sat next to me in creative writing class in high school. Though he was the big man on campus, he was kind and respectful to everyone in school. Logan was a three-time state champion in high school, an All-ACC selection at UNC and a fifth round draft pick in 2017. … Continue reading Who’s your favorite athlete from your hometown?
Andrew SalmonSports Editor It was a disappointing week for UNCG Volleyball (6-8), which lost all four of its matches, including a showdown vs crosstown against rival High Point that saw a near-record crowd in Fleming Gym. Coming off a hard-fought victory at Iona College on Sep 14, the Spartans looked to continue their success against High Point (8-7). The fans came out in full-force, packing … Continue reading UNCG Volleyball: Spartans Go 0-4 on the Week
Brayden StampsStaff Writer North Carolina! Come on and raise up! This one’s for you! It is, in fact, time to break out Petey Pablo’s iconic anthem because football in the Tar Heel State is back. Not only that, it’s better than ever. 2018 was a dark time; almost every team fell short of expectations or just plain struggled while our neighbors to the south cemented … Continue reading In-State College Football Recap: Week Four
Andrew Salmon Sports Editor I had been to BB&T Field at Groves Stadium, home to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and commonly shortened to BB&T Field, once before. That was for states in 2013—my high school, Northern Guilford, was going for the three-peat. The Nighthawks won handily thanks to eight (!!!) touchdowns by current Tampa Bay Buccaneer T.J. Logan, but I remembered the biting December … Continue reading The Stadiums of North Carolina: BB&T Field at Groves Stadium
Monique WilliamsStaff Writer The UNCG women’s soccer team faced off against Davidson last Thursday at the UNCG Soccer Stadium. The fans came out to support the two teams, with the attendance recorded at over 1,300. Despite all the Spartan support, UNCG was unable to walk away with a win. The Spartans fell 3-0 to Davidson in a tough, physical game. The Spartans entered this game … Continue reading UNCG Women’s Soccer Falls 3-0 to Davidson
Chelsea McBayStaff Writer Week Three of college football action has come and gone. It was a very entertaining week filled with important matchups. Let’s take a look at our in-state games that happened last weekend. The first match was on Friday, September 13. Wake Forest took on UNC Chapel Hill in Winston-Salem. A close game, Wake ended up taking down the Tar Heels by a … Continue reading Wake Forest Tops UNC, Duke Takes Down Middle Tennessee
Alexis Pitchford Staff Writer As we all witness over the summer, the USWNT soccer team had a stellar performance in the 2019 FIBA Women’s World Cup in France. Their dominance sparked attention for the National Women’s Soccer League in the United States. It also ignited legal actions in the United States by pushing for equal pay amongst the Mens’ and Womens’ national soccer teams, since … Continue reading Spain Takes Home the FIBA Basketball World Cup
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