Daniel Johnson On Thanksgiving, it is a football tradition for the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions to host games. In 1934, to boost local excitement away from baseball and towards football, the Lions offered to play football on Thanksgiving. Thirty-two years later, in 1966, Cowboys’ President and General Manager Tex Schramm saw Thanksgiving football as a perfect tool to increase the franchise’s popularity. That year, … Continue reading Did you know?
Isaiah Saint-Hilaire Staff Writer As the chilly season comes into play so do many of the winter sports. There are many games and events happening around this season, (indoors of course) so let’s dive into what is happening in the world of athletics. During the two months off between fall and spring semester, the UNCG Men’s Basketball team will be here on campus, defending … Continue reading What to look out for over this winter break
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor The world of sports was caught off guard Sunday morning when 24 year old Miami Marlins all star pitcher, Jose Fernandez was found dead along with two other men in Miami Beach from a boating accident. Early reports indicate that the boat hit a series of rocks in the beach at full speed, flipping the boat upside down and … Continue reading Jose Fernandez’s Life was the American Dream
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor The dictionary defines common sense as “the ability to think and behave in a reasonable way and make good decisions.” It’s common sense to eat something when you are hungry. It’s common sense to lock your car door in downtown Greensboro at night. And it’s common sense to make alter a decision based off new information or noticing the … Continue reading ACC Basketball tournament pulls out of NC
Daniel Johnson Staff Writer You know, there are just some people in our society that makes newspaper writing a little easier; Donald Trump is one, the Clintons, or anything on the dozen or so Kardashians. It seems that on any slow week in the world, a simple Google search or news report will produce solid gold from these special individuals. In the world of … Continue reading Things that won’t die: twinkies, cockroaches, and Tim Tebow
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor I can’t think of any professional athlete’s career more interesting in recent memory than that of San Francisco 49ers Quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Coming out of Nevada, the tall, skinny signal caller was considered one of the best dual-threat quarterbacks in recent memory and the eventual future leader of the 49ers. However, with the arrival of head coach Jim Harbaugh and … Continue reading The interesting career of Colin Kaepernick
Garrison Pulley Staff Writer I recently watched “Nine Innings from Ground Zero”, a documentary about the New York Yankees’ amazing playoff run and how it helped the people of New York. Seeing how people reacted, and how much the Yankees baseball seemed to be an emotional outlet for the citizens of New York makes you really understand that sports brings people together no matter … Continue reading ‘Nine Innings From Ground Zero’ and The 2001 New York Yankees
Andrew James Staff Writer On July 24, the international basketball scene was struck by a little blue and gold lightning when the Under-20 Spanish National team won the FIBA European Championships. Combo guard and UNCG phenom Francis Alonso was right in the middle of it. “I never imagined we would win the European Championship,” Alonso said. “It was just something on my mind—I couldn’t … Continue reading Francis’ summer vacation
Garrison Pulley Staff Writer The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio came out to a strong start with an entertaining opening ceremony on August 5th, 2016 and ended even stronger with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe accepting the 2020 Tokyo Games with an homage to Mario. Four years of anticipation and controversy for these Summer Olympics has been building and it had finally arrived. These … Continue reading The Recap of the Past 14 Days of the Summer Olympics
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor For any Olympian or athlete for that matter, the value of a strong start can not be underrated. The point is to start off the competition one is in with forward momentum out of the gate and just as importantly, not having to play catch up during the rest of the game. Pressure sets in the middle of the competition with … Continue reading Rio 2016: Four Years of Controversy, 2 Weeks of Sports
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