Room for Growth, UNCG rolls ETSU

Hope Maske Staff Writer What better way to boost a team’s confidence after losing to conference rivals Furman than to beat another rival: Eastern State Tennessee University. UNCG’s women’s soccer team arrived on the field prepared to redeem themselves from last weekend’s conference loss. The first half fell flat for the Spartans, as they created few scoring opportunities against ETSU. While these opportunities came sparingly, … Continue reading Room for Growth, UNCG rolls ETSU

UNCG Women’s Club Soccer Discuss Their Season

Andrew Salmon Staff Writer It’s now October, and we’re in the thick of club sports season at UNCG. Every night during the week, if you are walking on campus near the recreational field, you see the bright, overhead field lights shining on students from different club sports practicing and preparing for the upcoming weekend game. October is also the time of year when soccer fever … Continue reading UNCG Women’s Club Soccer Discuss Their Season

An Abhorrent Ending for an Overwhelmed Coach

Isaiah Saint Hilaire Staff Writer Coach Rick Pitino will not be remembered as one of the best coaches in history. He won’t be remembered as one of the coaches who were able to ignite fire in players and recruit all the right athletes into the Louisville program. He won’t be remembered as the inspiration coach for a below .500 New York Knicks team, who by … Continue reading An Abhorrent Ending for an Overwhelmed Coach

Five Things I Learned in September

Daniel Johnson Sports Editor Put up the Halloween declarations, sip the seasonal spiced drinks and put on a nice sweater for the cool Autumn breeze…Oh wait, it’s still hot. Never mind. The month of September has ended, and I woke up, so let’s look back on what was learned from the past thirty days.    5. Jon Milligan has been UNCG’s Soccer MVP The men’s … Continue reading Five Things I Learned in September

Why do people wear sports apparel?

Antre Stephenson Staff Writer There’s always some type of allure to wearing your favorite team on your chest. I personally like to wear sports apparel because, it represents my liking for that specific team. For instance, I am a New York Jets fan therefore I have a Jets’ toboggan, shirt and hoodie as well. I wear it to support that specific team that I like. … Continue reading Why do people wear sports apparel?

CTE: Aaron Hernandez Puts a Face on the Issue

Andrew James Staff Writer It didn’t seem possible for the Aaron Hernandez saga to become any more tragic, nor for the NFL’s disastrous concussion problem to be magnified any more, but this past week proved that the downward spiral is only continuing. The researchers at Boston University, who have been responsible for the majority of the last decade’s most important chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) research, … Continue reading CTE: Aaron Hernandez Puts a Face on the Issue

Overtime Kings, UNCG overcomes App

Hope Maske Staff Writer 94 minutes and 40 seconds. 11 corners. Five shots. One goal. Simple as it sounds, the contest between UNC-Greensboro and Appalachian State University was anything but. The match was set at the perfect time; the sun slowly drifting beneath the trees lining Aycock and a brisk breeze moving through the crowd. While there seemed to be a level of excitement in … Continue reading Overtime Kings, UNCG overcomes App

THE PROS & CONS OF DAILY FANTASY

Tripp Hurd Staff Writer It would be nice if all of us fantasy footballers who took David Johnson with the first overall pick could have a redo. When the Arizona Cardinals starting running back and top-rated fantasy stud went down with a wrist injury in Week One, the fantasy hopes of many went down with him.  Turns out we can have a redo. On daily … Continue reading THE PROS & CONS OF DAILY FANTASY

Meeting Kyle Bankhead

Daniel Johnson Sports Editor If Kyle Bankhead had a theme song that best described him, it would be Johnny Cash’s country rock classic, “I’ve Been Everywhere.”  From 1999 to 2003, Bankhead was a member of the Gonzaga basketball team that saw him play in the NCAA Tournament every year he played for the team and ended his career with 169 three pointers made, seventh in … Continue reading Meeting Kyle Bankhead