Andrew James Staff Writer In honor of the NBA playoffs, I put together a special kind of tournament featuring the legends of the hardwood. Using Whatifsports.com and using their advanced computer simulation, I put the eight best teams in history up against each other to see who would become Champion of Champions. I tried to be relatively objective with the selection process. I used … Continue reading CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS
Chelsea McBay Staff Writer Last weekend both of UNCG’s men and women tennis teams participated in the SoCon tournament. With the men having an overall record of 10-14, while also going 3-4 in regular season SoCon play. For the woman, they went 3-19 and 2-5 in the SoCon games. The men played their first game on Friday, April 21st at 9:00 a.m. … Continue reading UNCG Tennis SoCon Tourney Recap
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor When Aaron Hernandez’s lifeless body was found last Wednesday morning in his Massachusetts jail cell, it closed the book as an unhappy and unsatisfied conclusion on a 27 year story. In less than five years, Hernandez went from one of the NFL’s rising superstars, with more potential than money in his contract, to convicted murderer and social media punchline. Now … Continue reading Aaron Hernandez: The Story No One Won
Chelsea McBay Staff Writer The weekend of April 14 went fairly well for the Spartan softball team, as they went two out-of-three in a triple game series series SoCon rival Samford. All three games were played at UNCG on our softball fields. The first two games in the series were victories, however the Spartans could not pull off the sweep, as they lost … Continue reading Spartan Softball Goes 2-of-3 in Weekend Competition
Isaiah Saint Hilaire Staff Writer Third basemen for the UNCG baseball team, Caleb Webster has played a sensational season. He is a freshman from Randleman, North Carolina, and out of high school he has earned a role in the Spartan’s starting lineup. Webster made the transition from shortstop to third base very well, and Coach Link Jarrett has been very pleased with … Continue reading Third Basemen Caleb Webster wins SoCon Player of the Month
Andrew James Staff Writer On April 15, the Wofford Terriers came to UNCG to kick off a three game series. There was a cool breeze riding through the stands, on what turned out to be a day filled with offense. The Spartans struck first, in the bottom of the second inning. It started with a single from Caleb Webster, a freshman who is … Continue reading Wofford Takes 2 out of 3 Against the Spartans
Daniel Johnson Staff Writer Finally, after six months of regular season play, this past Saturday saw the opening games of the NBA Playoffs being played. The regular season itself had been fraught with headlines on and off the court. With the continual dominant play of ‘super teams’ in the Golden State Warriors, a greater importance on players achieving triple doubles and questions of effort … Continue reading NBA Postseason Preview
Jaives Lundy Staff Writer It takes a lot to be number one. That’s what has been engrained into every athlete from a young age. It takes a lot more, however, to be number one in the sport of tennis. Not only do you have to be the best player on the court, but in order to be the number one of your team, you … Continue reading An Interview With Connor Thompson
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor This summer, (after spending the spring shirking working out and avoid the Kaplan Center like it was the plague) I decided to focus a good part of my time in actually attending the gym. Really getting a late start on a summer body, but better late than never. That being said, I need the most important tool for this. … Continue reading Best Hip Hop Workout Playlist
Chelsea McBay Staff Writer It has been a busy schedule for both UNCG tennis teams; only a week remains in the season before UNCG heads into the Southern Conference in South Carolina. The men played three away games during this past week, facing the Radford Highlanders in a non-conference match. The other two conference matchups were played against the Furman Paladins and the … Continue reading UNCG Tennis Recap
