Category: Sports

Campus Sports, Men's Basketball, Sports

Spartans celebrate on Selection Sunday, will face Gonzaga in NCAA Tournament

Andrew Salmon Staff Writer UNCG punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament last week, but now the Spartans officially know where they will be dancing. They will be the 13 seed in the West Region, taking on 2017 national runner up Gonzaga at 1:30 p.m. (ET) on Thursday in Boise, Idaho. The team learned of their NCAA Tournament in a packed Selection Show viewing party … Continue reading Spartans celebrate on Selection Sunday, will face Gonzaga in NCAA Tournament

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Reviews, Sports

Review: Kobe Bryant’s ‘Dear Basketball’

Daniel Johnson Sports Editor Kobe Bryant won an Oscar… Neat. Okay honestly, Kobe took home the trophy the moment it was announced that “Dear Basketball,” the three and a half minute short film about Bryant’s love for the sport of basketball, narrated by the Mamba himself, was named a finalist for “Best Animated Short Film.” Bryant was by far the biggest name out of the … Continue reading Review: Kobe Bryant’s ‘Dear Basketball’

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Sports

Did You Know?

Daniel Johnson Sports Editor Thursday was the 46 year anniversary for the famous “Fight of the Century,” when the undefeated Joe Frazier squared off with the undefeated Muhammad Ali, coming off his three and a half year ban from the sport. The fight, held in Madison Square Garden, featured some of the top celebrities in the world of entertainment. One of these celebrities, singer and … Continue reading Did You Know?

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Industry News, Pro Sports, Sports

The NBA’s Plans Concerning High School Athletes

Antre Stephenson Staff Writer When it comes to the NBA, the NCAA and high school athletes there has always disagreements on what athletes should do and not do. The NBA stopped allowing high school athletes to join the NBA right after high school in 2005. Prior to that, athletes such as LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard entered the league straight out of high … Continue reading The NBA’s Plans Concerning High School Athletes

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Campus Sports, Men's Basketball, Sports

UNCG Wins SoCon, Advances to NCAA Tournament

Andrew Salmon Staff Writer ASHEVILLE N.C. – Four years ago, in 2014, when UNCG’s now-accomplished class of seniors were just freshmen, UNCG went 11-22. Losses included a 23-point home defeat vs the Tar Heels, and season sweeps at the hands of both East Tennessee State University and Wofford. The season ended with an 18-point thrashing at the hands of the Wofford Terriers How fitting it … Continue reading UNCG Wins SoCon, Advances to NCAA Tournament

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Sports, Uncategorized

College basketball decimated after FBI Investigation bombshells

Andrew Salmon Staff Writer Many are questioning the future of college basketball after reports from ESPN and Yahoo! Sports revealed widespread fraudulent transactions between agents, coaches, shoe companies and players. Chiefly implicated in the reports were Arizona head coach Sean Miller, current Arizona center DeAndre Ayton and former NC State point guard Dennis Smith. According to ESPN, FBI wiretaps intercepted phone calls between Miller and … Continue reading College basketball decimated after FBI Investigation bombshells

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Baseball, Campus Sports, featured, Sports

UNCG Baseball Kicks Off Season with Three Game Series Against Appalachian State

Andrew Salmon Staff Writer The defending SoCon champion UNCG Spartans opened their 2018 campaign over the weekend with a three game series against Appalachian State. The Spartans won the first two games and dropped the third to bring their overall record to 2-1. It was an up-and-down series for UNCG, which dominated the first two games with a seemingly endless offensive output before falling to … Continue reading UNCG Baseball Kicks Off Season with Three Game Series Against Appalachian State

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Industry News, Sports

North Carolina Sports Beat

Daniel Johnson Sports Editor In 2001, former Carolina Panthers wide receiver Rae Carruth was sentenced to 18-24 years in prison for conspiracy to commit murder in the death of her pregnant girlfriend, Cherica Adams. Adams had refused to have an abortion at Carruth’s request. On Nov. 19, 1999, Cherica was seven months pregnant and driving in a separate vehicle with Carruth when she was shot … Continue reading North Carolina Sports Beat

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Baseball, Pro Sports, Sports

Baseball’s Modern Culture Divide: ‘The Right Way’

Daniel Johnson Sports Editor MLB Player’s Data reported at the beginning of the 2017 baseball season that about one-third of the players in the Major Leagues were from Latin America (31.9 percent). Forty two and a half percent of the players in the game were people of color, while the other 57.5 percent are white Americans. Now based on the numbers, it would be safe … Continue reading Baseball’s Modern Culture Divide: ‘The Right Way’

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Campus Sports, Softball, Sports

UNCG Bring Home 4 More Wins from Florida

Douglas Burns Staff Writer UNCG Softball went down to Madeira Beach, FL to compete in the Eastern Michigan Madeira Beach Spring Invitational, bringing home four more wins back to Greensboro. The invitational tournament is hosted over a period of weeks, with UNCG being a part of week one. The Spartans played five games against universities around the country, Massachusetts, Ohio, Virgina, University of Missouri at … Continue reading UNCG Bring Home 4 More Wins from Florida

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