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Baseball: Spartans Lose on Sunday, Ending Eight-game Streak

Andrew SalmonSports Editor It’s about a month into the 2019 season, and UNCG Baseball is winding down its non conference slate. The 2018 SoCon regular season champions are in decent shape at 13-5 and had won seven straight before falling to Jacksonville University 8-4 on Sunday afternoon at UNCG Baseball Stadium. First, UNCG had a Tuesday home matchup with the Elon Phoenix that saw the … Continue reading Baseball: Spartans Lose on Sunday, Ending Eight-game Streak

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U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Suing U.S. Soccer Over Gender Discrimination

Tyra HilliardStaff Writer Within the lawsuit filed by the United States women’s soccer team against the U.S. Soccer Federation, it is argued that U.S. Soccer, “has a policy and practice of discriminating” against the women on the national team based on gender, by paying them less than members of the same stature on the men’s team. The majority of the women’s teams are named as … Continue reading U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Suing U.S. Soccer Over Gender Discrimination

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UNCG Women’s Basketball: Season Concludes With Loss To Chattanooga

Andrew SalmonSports Editor UNCG Women’s Basketball season came to an end in Asheville on Thursday, falling 72-62 to Chattanooga in the SoCon Tournament. The Spartans finish the 2019 campaign with an 11-19 record after finishing 13-18 last season. The sixth-seeded Spartans knew they’d have their hands full with no. 3 seed Chattanooga, whom they had split the season series with. UNCG had earlier defeated the … Continue reading UNCG Women’s Basketball: Season Concludes With Loss To Chattanooga

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G-League vet Andre Ingram signs with Lakers on 10-day contract

Andrew SalmonSports Editor The Los Angeles Lakers have recently signed 33-year-old Andre Ingram, who owns the NBA G-League (previously NBA D-League) record for games played and three-pointers made, to a 10-day contract on Monday. Ingram had previously signed a 10-day contract with the Lakers in 2018 and made his NBA debut at the age of 32, becoming the oldest rookie in league history. In his … Continue reading G-League vet Andre Ingram signs with Lakers on 10-day contract

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UNCG Men’s Basketball: Wofford Pulls Away Late, Beats UNCG In SoCon Final

Andrew SalmonSports Editor Asheville, NC – UNCG’s quest for back-to-back Southern Conference championships fell just short on Monday night, losing to 20th-ranked Wofford in the SoCon Tournament Final 70-58. Wofford now earns the SoCon’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, while UNCG’s postseason fate has yet to be determined. Senior guard Francis Alonso paced the Spartans with 20 points, and sophomore guard Isaiah Miller added … Continue reading UNCG Men’s Basketball: Wofford Pulls Away Late, Beats UNCG In SoCon Final

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UNCG Baseball Begins 2019 Campaign With Home Series vs. Quinnipiac

Andrew SalmonSports Editor UNCG Baseball began their quest to defend their 2018 SoCon title last weekend with a two-game home series vs. Quinnipiac, taking both games. A third game scheduled for Sunday was cancelled due to rain. The Spartans cruised in both games, winning 12-5 and 8-2, respectively. Phillip Sanderson earned the win in the opener on Friday, tossing six innings with six strikeouts and … Continue reading UNCG Baseball Begins 2019 Campaign With Home Series vs. Quinnipiac

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2019 NBA All-Star Weekend in the 704

Alexis PitchfordStaff Writer There are several moments throughout the year when celebrities and actors all gather together: Super Bowl, Grammys, ESPYs, Oscars and this past weekend’s NBA All-Star Weekend. The NBA All=Star Weekend typically holds six events: the Celebrity All-Star game, Rising Stars Challenge, Skills Challenge, Three Point Shootout, Slam Dunk Contest, and the All-Star Game. The Celebrity All-Star game kicked things off and typically … Continue reading 2019 NBA All-Star Weekend in the 704

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Two Worlds of Sport: Part III

Douglas BurnsStaff Writer So far in this column, two of the three parts have been focused solely on the sports culture in the UK. I haven’t been exactly kind to the US sports community, either. That, however, is not reflective of my actual views. Let me set the scene for how I got into US sports. Cue the Proclaimers’ ‘Letter from America’, and imagine an … Continue reading Two Worlds of Sport: Part III

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Review: Kyle Hines’ “Just A Kid From Sicklerville” Parts 4-5

Monique WilliamsStaff Writer “I’m here and I’ve been here (CSKA Moscow) because I want to win titles, I want to compete for championships.” UNCG Basketball legend and European pro Kyle Hines made that statement back in the first episode of his YouTube docuseries “Just A Kid From Sicklerville,” and now we are here in the playoffs, with the series winding down. The fourth episode of … Continue reading Review: Kyle Hines’ “Just A Kid From Sicklerville” Parts 4-5

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