Daniel Johnson Sports Editor The MLB postseason push can officially begin now. With the trade deadline passing this past Monday afternoon, teams both fighting for a spot in the MLB postseason and fighting to win Commissioner’s Trophy at the end of the season. And aside from the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Washington Nationals holding a double digit lead in their NL West and East … Continue reading Five Best Deals of the Trade Deadline
Salwa Majeed Web Manager Randy “Macho Man” Savage. Ric Flair. Hulk Hogan. The Undertaker. Stone Cold Steve Austin. These professional wrestlers had bulging muscles, could swiftly body slam their opponents, and let’s not forget they were some good trash talkers. Sure, Bleacher Report said they were the top 5 greatest professional wrestlers of all time, but that was six years ago. It’s 2017, and one … Continue reading “The Revolutionary”: An Origin Story
Daniel Johnson Staff Writer The All-Star Game has come and past in Major League Baseball, marking the end of the end of first half of the MLB season and the beginning of the postseason push for many teams over the final two months of the regular season. And the first three and a half months of the baseball season saw teams from both the National … Continue reading MLB First Half: Looking Back and Forward
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor This past week saw the public witness two grown men yelling and insulting each other with the wit of preteens who decided their old and mature enough to use swear words with each other. Scratch that, they were yelling and insulting each other like two frat boys who are completely inebriated, definitely shirtless, and trying to prove to their clic of … Continue reading Why Mayweather vs. McGregor Doesn’t Matter
Chelsea McBay Staff Writer Last season for the Spartan baseball team was a dream come true for the team. During the season, they went 36-24 overall and 14-10 in SoCon matchups. Then they concluded their season by beating Furman in 3 games in the conference championship to win the SoCon title. The team ventured into the nationwide NCAA tournament feeling confident. They traveled to Clemson … Continue reading UNCG Senior Baseball Players Departing
Isaiah Saint Hilaire Staff Writer As in every professional sport, the veterans players on teams are who the fans count on the most to reel in a victory for their team. However, young hitters of the 2017 MLB season have been playing extremely well and have been improving their teams as well. Aaron Judge, the rookie stud of the New York Yankees, is hitting an … Continue reading MLB’s Finest Hitting Crew
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor The ESPYs award unofficially marks the end of the year in sports. The award show come out every year after the NBA Finals and NHL Stanley Cup and during All-Star week in baseball, making it the perfect time to end the sports year. And what a year it has been in professional and collegiate sports it has been. New, young players … Continue reading A Look Back on 2016 in Sports
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor Well, summer is officially here and athletic competition at UNCG has ended until August. Let’s use this time to look back on the events, games and news that taught me this past month and I will hold onto in the upcoming months and in some circumstances, years. LaVar Ball is not Bad for Basketball or Sports Not since Richard Williams … Continue reading Five Things I Learned In June
Andrew James Staff Writer All the way through, the 2016-17 NBA year was one of frustration for most of us. The regular season was a showcase for the extreme competitive disparity that has long plagued the league, now more-so than ever, and the playoffs once again were marred by key injuries. It seemed that the NBA Finals were a better time than any to bounce … Continue reading An Uninspiring Victory: NBA Finals Recap
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor It’s summer and you’re and bored. The answer to this problem is simple: turn on Netflix, or go on your laptop and binge watch a series to kill some time in the day. Sports has the ability to entertain use on the field for a few hours in a day. But there are a few shows and miniseries that can continue … Continue reading Binge Worthy Sports TV Shows/Miniseries
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