Daniel Johnson Sports Editor It is currently 1:15 AM, June 4th, that this piece is being written. An hour ago, a cultural, sports, and world icon passed away in a Phoenix hospital. Muhammad Ali, in the most turbulent time of this country’s history became the largest name in any professional sport and one of the faces of the countercultural era of the 1960s, died. … Continue reading The Greatest: Muhammad Ali
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor “I was immediately interested in the position. This University is beautiful, the women’s basketball program has a great tradition, and North Carolina is full of talented student athletes.” This is new head women’s basketball coach Trina Patterson, discussing her initial reaction to the opening of the UNCG head coaching job and why she wanted the job here. The past … Continue reading Trina Patterson brings a New Era of Women’s Basketball
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor This past Saturday, April 16 saw Piney Lake here in Greensboro host its first annual Spartan Disk Golf Challenge. For $20, students played 36 holes of disk golf. The tournament is an example of an industry that has exploded over the past decade. Last week, my roommate asked me if a sport would spring up in the next decade and … Continue reading Popularity of Disk Golf/Ultimate Frisbee
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor The Golden State Warriors team this year has played as one of the greatest teams in the history of the NBA. Stephen Curry is showing to be an once-in-a-lifetime type player and combined with a group of really good players such as Draymond Green, Harrison Barnes, and Andre Iguodala, the team can run twelve deep. Hands down, they are the … Continue reading Great Basketball Teams Didn’t Begin with Jordan
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor On February 23, 2014, openly gay basketball player Jason Collins of the Brooklyn Nets played eleven minutes in a win against the Los Angeles Lakers, becoming the first openly gay athlete to play in one of the four major North American sport leagues (NBA, MLB, NHL, NFL). A year later, Missouri linebacker Michael Sam became the first openly gay NFL … Continue reading Professional Male Sports Stay Straight
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor I hate March! Football season is over and baseball season had not begun yet. As much as I love basketball, without variety, it just tires me after two weeks. It also doesn’t help that I had Michigan State winning the National Championship. So for this year, this month has been more terrible than usual. All that being said, five moments, … Continue reading 5 Things I Learned in March
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor I have witnessed two Yankee games, two Panther games, five or six New York Mets games, a couple of Johnson C. Smith football games, a Charlotte Hornets (then the Bobcats) practice and more high school football games and Atlantic League Baseball games than I can count. I also have a sports card collection is a result of 10 years of … Continue reading Sports Fans: It’s just a Game!
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor February may be the shortest month of the year, but it still holds a wealth of new knowledge and information for the eye to see and the mind to process. Here are five things I learned this month from the world of sports: 5. I probably spoke too soon on Women’s Basketball Well, I never said I was Nostradamus. … Continue reading 5 Things I Learned in February
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor The past four weeks have been the busiest time of the year for the men’s club soccer team. On the final day of January, the team went on the road to Davidson to face off in a match. The following week, the club hosted both Appalachian State and North Carolina State for another tournament. Then, following a week of practice, … Continue reading UNCG Club Soccer takes to the field
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor It feels like when February comes around every year and people start talking about African American athletes, the same half a dozen names come up. Names such as Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Bill Russell and Jim Brown and their accomplishments are all discussed every February, year after year. Yes, they are names that should be celebrated, but there … Continue reading Shining a light on the forgotten athletes
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