Lindsey Dancy Staff Writer Who wouldn’t want to date a professional football player? Making it in the major sports is the equivalent of winning the lottery these days, as of 2013, the average NFL player is paid $1.3 million. On the outside looking in this world of glamour and fame, it might seem appealing to the masses, however; popularity and wealth cannot save someone … Continue reading NFL still has issue with domestic violence
Daniel Johnson Staff Writer In the main event of this past Homecoming Weekend, the UNCG Men’s Soccer team, ranked second in the SoCon (Southern Conference), faced off against the No. 1 seeded Furman Paladins Saturday night. Three weeks prior, the Spartans team were handed a 2-0 defeat to the Paladins in the team’s first in-Conference road game. Since that game, the Blue and Gold … Continue reading Men’s Soccer ties Furman during Homecoming Week
Daniel Johnson Staff Writer With the NBA regular season beginning next Tuesday, for those who do not remember, you may ask : Where did we leave off? Well in June, the Golden State Warriors, led by league MVP Stephen Curry and rookie head coach Steve Kerr, defeated a depleted and injury-plagued Cleveland Cavalier team, which had won the Eastern Conference. They had been led … Continue reading Storylines to watch for upcoming 2015-16 NBA Year
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
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
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!
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
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
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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