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?
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
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
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
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
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
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’
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
Antre Stephenson Staff Writer As the Women’s Basketball team enter their final week of the regular season before the SoCon playoffs, each win matters in who they will compete against. This past week, the team played host to two conference rivals, Samford and Mercer. Unfortunately, the team fell in both games by a combined margin of 10 points. This leaves the team with a 11-17 … Continue reading UNCG Women’s Basketball Regroups after Back-to-Back Losses
Brayden Stamps Staff Writer The winning streak continued for the Men’s Tennis team as the Spartans were able to extend their winning streak to four consecutive matches with a 5-2 victory against the Winthrop Eagles on Saturday. The winning streak now stretches to being over a month long, as their last defeat came on Jan 19. The Spartans began the day with doubles partners Connor … Continue reading This Week in Tennis
