Andrew Salmon Staff Writer Greensboro has a professional football team! The Carolina Cobras of the National Arena League (NAL) kicked off their inaugural season on April 7 with a 41-38 loss to the Jacksonville Sharks in the Greensboro Coliseum. They’re having UNCG Night this Saturday. This is the third arena football team that Greensboro has hosted, having previously been home to the Greensboro Prowlers from … Continue reading Did You Know?
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor Well, chances are that your last month, no matter how prosperous it has been, has not come close to the last month of UNCG’s softball team. The women have only suffered one loss in the past month, and currently, own a 32-8 record on the season. It is because of this mark that the team finds themselves ranked number 40 in … Continue reading An Amazing Month for Stephanie Bryden and UNCG Softball
Andrew: I have Golden State winning it all over Cleveland. If they are able to survive their first-round matchup with Steph Curry injured, the Warriors have to be the favorites once he returns. Golden State is in the midst of a dynasty and when firing on all cylinders, are as close to unbeatable as we have ever seen in any sport, period. Cleveland will cruise … Continue reading NBA Postseason Predictions from the Sports Staff
Brayden Stamps Staff Writer In light of UNCG’s successes on the basketball court this season, it seemed like an interesting concept to look at all of the great UNCG teams that represented the University and flirted with national relevance. The basketball team would have undoubtedly flirted with a top 25 ranking had they been able to hold on and upset Gonzaga in the Round of … Continue reading The Number One Spartans: A History of UNCG and the Polls
Brayden Stamps Staff Writer After being the head coach of the Charlotte Bobcats/Charlotte Hornets franchise for five seasons, Steve Clifford was relieved of his duty on Friday after the Hornets failed to make the playoffs for the second consecutive season. Newly crowned GM and President of Basketball Operations Mitch Kupchak is cleaning house, removing almost all of the coaching and training staff from their positions. … Continue reading NC Sports Beat
Andrew Salmon Staff Writer UNCG Baseball head coach Link Jarrett is a grilling man. He identifies ribeye as his favorite cut “Or a boneless, skinless chicken thigh.” That’s what he had been eating for lunch, but by the time his interview started, all that was left were the seasoned drippings in a tupperware container. He poured that out, a choice some may disagree with; there … Continue reading Hard Work Paying Off for Link Jarrett and UNCG Baseball
Tripp Hurd Staff Writer Tuesday night saw the HBO premier of Jason Hehir’s “André The Giant,” a look inside the life of André Roussimoff, a man referred to as “The Eighth Wonder of the World.” This documentary explores his rise to universal stardom in the sport of professional wrestling, explains his health struggles with acromegaly and interviews several of those who were closest to him. … Continue reading Review: ‘André the Giant’
Douglas Burns Staff Writer GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG Men’s Rugby Club is setting themselves up for their fourth and final tournament at Elon University on April 14. The club’s president and hooker (a position in the scrum), junior Jared Lee, spoke to the Carolinian about his team’s outlook; “Right now, UNCG rugby is a good team. Elon will be our chance to show it” he … Continue reading UNCG Men’s Rugby Getting Set for Final Tournament
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor In NC NBA news, Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker passed former Hornets guard and father of Stephen Curry, Dell Curry, as the all-time scoring leader in the franchise’s history. As the MLB season got underway last Thursday, the minor leagues start up this week. The local Greensboro Grasshoppers open up their season with a seven game homestead, beginning April 5 … Continue reading NC Sports Beat
Andrew Salmon Staff Writer There are 351 schools playing basketball at the Division I level. In March, 68 of those teams were chosen as the best in the NCAA and invited to compete in the NCAA Tournament. This Easter weekend, three weeks later, those 68 teams have all fought and have been reduced to four. Enter this season’s Final Four: Loyola-Chicago, Michigan, Villanova and Kansas. … Continue reading Spartans gather to watch the Final Four
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