By Daniel Johnson, Published in print Oct. 29, 2014 The Spartan Volleyball team ended their three-week homestead with a disappointing defeat against Western Carolina last Tuesday. Though it had been the team’s first defeat in more than two weeks, the lost compounded with the fact that the Spartans had to travel on the road to face the Chattanooga Moccasins and the number one seeded Samford … Continue reading Volleyball impresses in weekend matches
NBA salary cap brings justice to league By Terrence Hinds, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 29, 2014 The NBA possesses some of the largest stars in the sporting world. Players such as LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Chris Paul are know by the average person just as much for their prowess on the court as their commercials. On the open and free market, players … Continue reading Arguing with the Editor: Analyzing whether or not the NBA should have a salary cap
By Daniel Johnson, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 29, 2014 The Women’s Soccer team finished off their regular season this past weekend with two home matches Friday night and Sunday afternoon. Each game provided a look at the Spartans in their best moments as well as the team’s worst. On Friday, against last year’s Southern Conference champions and currently the conference’s second ranked team, … Continue reading Women’s Soccer ends season with weekend split
By Brandon Boyer, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 22, 2014 Men’s Soccer had an up-and-down performance this week, as they faced off against two of the Southern Conference’s newest members in Virginia Military Institute and Mercer. In a game that was originally scheduled to be hosted by VMI, but had to be moved due to inclement weather and poor field conditions, the Spartans made … Continue reading Men’s Soccer splits in weekend’s results
By Terrence Hinds, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 22, 2014 October 28 will mark the beginning of the 2014-2015 NBA season. With the distinct amount of plots across the NBA landscape, this year is set to be one of the most intriguing seasons in years. The amount of story lines going into this season will make your head spin. Two of the main issues … Continue reading 2014-2015 NBA Preview, return of Hornets
By Brandon Boyer, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 22, 2014 As Men’s Golf plunges into the autumn leg of their schedule, they will be led by two of the Southern Conference’s best. Junior Taylor Coalson, rapidly took his place as one of the best golfers on the Spartans’ team as he was named as the SoCon Co-Freshman of the Year and to the SoCon … Continue reading Golf’s Coalson and Jenkins two of SoCon’s best
By Daniel Johnson, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 22, 2014 Since the Spartans started their Conference schedule three weeks ago, the team has gone 3-3 coming into Saturday night’s match against the Wofford Terriers. Two of the three losses came against the two top teams in the Southern Conference, Furman and Samford. Spartans coach, Corey Carlin, talked about his team’s response to Conference play. … Continue reading Spartans tame Terriers in five sets
By Brandon Boyer, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 8, 2014 UNCG Men’s soccer officially opened up Southern Conference play last week, by drawing against Furman on the last day of September and finally cracking open the wins column by defeating Wofford in overtime this past weekend. The Spartans were on the road to begin the week to face off against Furman to begin SoCon … Continue reading Men’s Soccer earns first win of season
By Matthew Johnson, Sports Editor Published in print Oct. 8, 2014 Perhaps the worst time period in league history from a public relations standpoint, the NFL was as giddy as a child on Christmas morning to begin anew this month after domestic violence scandals were discussed more than the actual games. Though, once again this month, the league takes a hit as one of its … Continue reading FCC rightfully blackouts NFL’s TV policy
By Terrence Hinds, Staff Writer Published in print Oct. 8, 2014 On August 10, the Oakland Athletics were riding high. They possessed the best record in all of Major League Baseball at 72-44 and were on pace to win 96 games, a win total which would had easily put the team into the postseason. They team was looked at as the premier team in the … Continue reading The plight of Billy Beane’s Athletics
