Andrew Salmon Staff Writer UNCG Baseball Stadium is a fine ballpark. The seats are comfortable. It is spacious and clean, with a wide concrete concourse flanked by an impressive field house to the left and the actual field to the right, leading fans from Stirling Avenue directly into the stadium. The field itself is pristine, tended to by a scrupulous grounds team. The infield soil … Continue reading Let’s Give UNCG Baseball Stadium a Better Name
Tripp Hurd Staff Writer The UNCG Baseball team completed a weekend sweep of Lafayette on Saturday afternoon at UNCG Baseball Stadium. The three game series was scheduled to finish up on Sunday; however, the threat of rain caused Sunday’s game to turn into a double-header on Saturday. The Spartans have not had any trouble producing runs this season, and that continued this weekend, as they … Continue reading Spartans Sweep During Spring Break
Brayden Stamps Staff Writer The Carolina Panthers have acquired two time Super Bowl champion and former Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Torrey Smith in a trade in exchange for cornerback Darryl Worley, a third round selection in the 2016 NFL Draft. Worley had an up and down two seasons with the Panthers and was often benched due to poor play despite starting the majority of the … Continue reading North Carolina Sports Beat
Andrew Salmon Staff Writer UNCG punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament last week, but now the Spartans officially know where they will be dancing. They will be the 13 seed in the West Region, taking on 2017 national runner up Gonzaga at 1:30 p.m. (ET) on Thursday in Boise, Idaho. The team learned of their NCAA Tournament in a packed Selection Show viewing party … Continue reading Spartans celebrate on Selection Sunday, will face Gonzaga in NCAA Tournament
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor Kobe Bryant won an Oscar… Neat. Okay honestly, Kobe took home the trophy the moment it was announced that “Dear Basketball,” the three and a half minute short film about Bryant’s love for the sport of basketball, narrated by the Mamba himself, was named a finalist for “Best Animated Short Film.” Bryant was by far the biggest name out of the … Continue reading Review: Kobe Bryant’s ‘Dear Basketball’
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor Thursday was the 46 year anniversary for the famous “Fight of the Century,” when the undefeated Joe Frazier squared off with the undefeated Muhammad Ali, coming off his three and a half year ban from the sport. The fight, held in Madison Square Garden, featured some of the top celebrities in the world of entertainment. One of these celebrities, singer and … Continue reading Did You Know?
Antre Stephenson Staff Writer When it comes to the NBA, the NCAA and high school athletes there has always disagreements on what athletes should do and not do. The NBA stopped allowing high school athletes to join the NBA right after high school in 2005. Prior to that, athletes such as LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard entered the league straight out of high … Continue reading The NBA’s Plans Concerning High School Athletes
Andrew Salmon Staff Writer ASHEVILLE N.C. – Four years ago, in 2014, when UNCG’s now-accomplished class of seniors were just freshmen, UNCG went 11-22. Losses included a 23-point home defeat vs the Tar Heels, and season sweeps at the hands of both East Tennessee State University and Wofford. The season ended with an 18-point thrashing at the hands of the Wofford Terriers How fitting it … Continue reading UNCG Wins SoCon, Advances to NCAA Tournament
Andrew Salmon Staff Writer The defending SoCon champion UNCG Spartans opened their 2018 campaign over the weekend with a three game series against Appalachian State. The Spartans won the first two games and dropped the third to bring their overall record to 2-1. It was an up-and-down series for UNCG, which dominated the first two games with a seemingly endless offensive output before falling to … Continue reading UNCG Baseball Kicks Off Season with Three Game Series Against Appalachian State
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor In 2001, former Carolina Panthers wide receiver Rae Carruth was sentenced to 18-24 years in prison for conspiracy to commit murder in the death of her pregnant girlfriend, Cherica Adams. Adams had refused to have an abortion at Carruth’s request. On Nov. 19, 1999, Cherica was seven months pregnant and driving in a separate vehicle with Carruth when she was shot … Continue reading North Carolina Sports Beat
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