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
Bryan Davis Staff Writer Something that’s plagued the international reputation of the United States throughout history is the notion of the “Ugly American” stereotype, which continues to scar many of the great successes we’ve seen from our country’s athletes over the years, including those in the 2016 Rio Olympics. The Summer Olympic Games serve two main purposes, the first of which is to showcase … Continue reading Vile American Behavior Shines Brighter than Olympic Medals
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 The 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games included twenty-eight different sports and over three hundred different events split up between those 28 sports. And while some sports, such as soccer, b asketball, and tennis feature popular athletes we see in commercials and advertisement and generates enough interest in the nation for television networks to develop massive amounts of time and … Continue reading The Olympic Effect
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
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor Athletes, particular black athletes, have been looked upon to be guiding forces for social justice for their people since Joe Louis and Jesse Owens “defeated” the Nazis in the 1930s and Jackie Robinson integrated baseball in the 1940s. There is real anger and betrayal when African American athletes fail to speak out against racism. Jackie Robinson was angry at Willie … Continue reading What Athletes Can Do in Today’s World
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
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
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor With the death of musician and cultural icon Prince, it is typical to look back on his illustrious career and all his accomplishments. In the world of both music and films, Prince has definitely left his mark on the world. However, in the world of sports, the Minnesota-born superstar left fans with a breathtaking halftime performance in Super Bowl XLI. … Continue reading 5 Best Super Bowl Halftime Performances
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
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