Andrew James Staff Writer The statue of Minerva is holding her robes a little bit tighter now, as winter is threatening to frost over the UNCG campus. But before you get your hot chocolate packets from the Spartan Market, let’s take some time to review what the athletics scene has done so far. These are the 2016 Summer/Autumn Awards. SOCCER MVP Damieon Thomas is … Continue reading UNCG 2016 Summer/Autumn Awards
Andrew James Staff Writer It’s October of 2016, and I actually find it easier to take basketball season seriously than I do the election season. The latter may initiate the apocalypse, but it is basketball season that will still be entertaining while we watch from our nuclear warfare safe houses. This season is already a big one—offseason storylines rode the media’s airwaves this … Continue reading NBA 2016-17: What to Expect
Andrew James Staff Writer You walk onto one of the five new basketball courts. There’s a crowd of people ready to “run” 5 on 5, so you head to the baseline and try to get in as soon as you possibly can. This means trying to find enough time for warm up shots while the ball is being played on the other … Continue reading The Definitive Guide on Winning Pickup Basketball in the Kaplan Center
Andrew James It’s October again, which means everyone’s attention has already turned to football just when the MLB season is about to reach its climax. Nevertheless, there is a lot of playoff baseball yet to be played. Out in Chicago, the Cubs have been making waves all year. The massive fan base makes Cleveland’s fans look like greedy title hordring jerks, being without a World … Continue reading MLB Playoffs Preview: The Hunt for a Golden October
Andrew James Staff Writer The sports calendar still has a World Series, NBA tip-off, and a good slice of the NFL season to go through first, but college basketball is getting closer. Just recently, UNCG’s full schedules were released online. The women’s team will start out the year hosting Brevard, a Division III school of just 718 students. However, immediately after that they will play … Continue reading UNCG BASKETBALL: MUST-SEE GAMES OF 2016-17
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
Andrew James Staff Writer UNCG women’s soccer team played in a tight contest against High Point this past Friday night, on a rain-glazed field. It was the first game of the 2016 season and the stands were filled with students excited about the upcoming semester and the new season. Early on in the campaign, the head coach, Michael Coll, had his team focused on … Continue reading High Point and UNCG Opener Ends in Tie
Andrew James Staff Writer For those avid football fans awaiting your annual September relapse, your appetizer is almost under way—the 2016 NFL draft. Here are five things you want to know going into Friday, other than the obvious questions about what kind of shameless humans are actually watching all the way through round seven on NFL network. How will Jared Goff handle the … Continue reading 5 Things to know going into the NFL draft
Andrew James Staff Writer UNCG alumnus Eric Cuthrell once put up one of the greatest stat lines in basketball history. It was in the Spanish LEB league — where NBA guard Jose Calderon used to play. He scored 31 points, had 21 rebounds, 7 assists and 8 blocks in just 20 minutes of playing time — all against his former team, Casajur Cordoba. … Continue reading Player highlight: Eric Cuthrell
Andrew James Staff Writer Since its creation in 1888, the Amateur Athletic Union has been a subject of criticism—from their early days of barring women from events to its handling of amateur athletes’ personal data. Today, most criticisms revolve around the handling of its biggest sport: basketball. “Terrible, horrible basketball,” Lakers legend Kobe Bryant said of AAU in 2015. One AAU alum, Isaac … Continue reading AAU Sports
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