Category: Sports

Campus Sports, Sports

UNCG students swarm Fleming Gym for Spartan Madness

Last Thursday, the men’s and women’s basketball program hosted the second annual Spartan Madness. The event was a part of Homecoming week and featured the introduction of both UNCG men’s and women’s basketball teams for the new year. The event featured introductions, a short scrimmage and dance skits. Also, one student had the opportunity to shoot a half-court shot to win free in-state tuition for … Continue reading UNCG students swarm Fleming Gym for Spartan Madness

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Men's Basketball, Sports

Former Spartan, Kyle Hines shares experience of basketball, Europe

Matthew Johnson    Sports Editor Dating back to 1967, there have been few in the history of the men’s basketball program that have left such a mark as Kyle Hines. When documenting the basketball tradition of UNC-Greensboro, there is perhaps no greater player to have stepped on the parquet floor than Hines, who was a  power forward from 2004 to 2008. Today,  the all-time men’s … Continue reading Former Spartan, Kyle Hines shares experience of basketball, Europe

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Campus Sports, Sports

Students bounce with BUBBLE SOCCER!

Typically on a Wednesday afternoon at the Rec Center, the pounding of basketballs on the parquet floor are the dominant sound which ring throughout the basketball courts. However, last Wednesday was not a typical day at the Rec Center, as the dribbling of basketballs were drowned out by the giddy laughter which comes with playing the sport, “Bubble Soccer.” Hosted by Campus Activities Board (CAB), … Continue reading Students bounce with BUBBLE SOCCER!

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Campus Sports, Sports

Students kick it with Rec Center’s intramural soccer

Lindsey Dancy     Staff Writer Last week the Carolinian caught up with some of the student participates who have played in the Rec Center’s intramural outdoor soccer teams. Now that summer is officially over and fall is making its way onto the scene, outdoor soccer is becoming more and more difficult to play due to the lowering temperature. Fortunately, early threats to cancel the … Continue reading Students kick it with Rec Center’s intramural soccer

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Pro Sports, Sports

Students talk fantasy sport websites

Daniel Johnson     Staff Writer  For over forty years, the National Football League (NFL) has been the most popular professional sports league in the U.S. It was a long process, really beginning with the 1958 NFL Championship Game between the New York Giants and Baltimore Colts, which saw about 45 million viewers watch the game, a staggering viewership at the time for the NFL. … Continue reading Students talk fantasy sport websites

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MLB Playoffs Preview: a time for dreams

Daniel Johnson     Staff Writer The best marker to see the change of seasons is the weather outside. The once toasty air of summer metamorphoses into the cool breeze of autumn. That will eventually turn into the frozen air of winter, than the warm comfort of a spring breeze. However, the season has yet to changed to autumn. Even as it has gotten cooler, … Continue reading MLB Playoffs Preview: a time for dreams

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Pro Sports, Sports

Cam Newton deserves mention for early MVP talk

Roger Thomas    Staff Writer The Carolina Panthers have gotten off to a fast start to begin the 2015 National Football League season. Before their week five contest against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Carolina had three wins without a defeat. Due to the fast start and leadership of their quarterback, Cam Newton is already being thrown into the conversation for the league’s most valuable player … Continue reading Cam Newton deserves mention for early MVP talk

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Men's Soccer, Sports, Volleyball, Woman's Soccer

In rain-soaked weekend, Spartans lose, tie, and win

Women’s Soccer: UNCG 0-0 Furman Men’s Soccer: UNCG 0-2 Furman Volleyball: UNCG 3 sets to Western’s 0 Kenny Mann   Staff Writer This past weekend brought some nasty weather, which caused some problems for UNC- Greensboro teams to get events. Hurricane Joaquin caused all sorts of unpleasant rain and wind that forced a couple of events to be cancelled. Due to the nasty weather, the … Continue reading In rain-soaked weekend, Spartans lose, tie, and win

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Campus Sports, Sports

UNCG Athletics have busy weekend with games in four sports

Kenny Mann  Staff Writer Several of the UNC-Greensboro Spartans sports programs were in action this past weekend. With so many games however, it turned out to be a pretty tough weekend for UNCG with several programs suffering losses. The UNCG volleyball team dropped a tough one against Chattanooga on Friday Sept. 25. The Spartans fell behind early, dropping as they the lost first two games … Continue reading UNCG Athletics have busy weekend with games in four sports

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