Daniel Johnson Staff Writer In 1980, the American League in Major League Baseball had played with a designated hitter for seven season. That August, the National League voted to see whether or not to have a designated hitter. Bill Giles, general manager of the Philadelphia Phillies abstained because he was unable to contact owner, Rudy Carpenter who had gone fishing. Hardy Peterson, GM of … Continue reading Did You Know?
Bryan Davis Staff Writer Coming off a tough 1-0 loss during homecoming weekend, the UNCG Men’s Soccer team looked to get back on track against the 0-14 VMI Keydets to close the regular season with another tally in the win column. The Spartans faced VMI earlier this season in a 4-0 victory to open Southern Conference play, and on Saturday night’s match, they finished … Continue reading UNCG men’s soccer sends seniors off with a blowout victory
Jaives Lundy Staff Writer It didn’t feel like fall on Saturday afternoon, as it was a scorching seventy-nine degrees in the twilight of October, only two days to Halloween. However, we are in the thick of football season as the eighth ranked Spartans took on the defending champion Middle Georgia State Knights this past weekend. This particular game had major conference and postseason implications … Continue reading Club Football Bested By National Champion Middle Georgia State
Daniel Johnson Staff Writer In a lot of ways, the realms of sports and American politics mirror each other: Two teams and schools of thoughts working together to defeat the other. On their side is an army of supporters who show their support by sporting apparel of what side they are for, attend stadium rallies/games to cheer for the team they want to win, … Continue reading Ex- Athletes Turned Politicians
Isaiah Saint-Hilaire Staff Writer Going to the new 98 million dollar Kaplan Center to enjoy the facility and use the enticing equipment they have for working out, you will also see the club women’s basketball team practicing. The team practices on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays while having games at least once a month on Saturdays. They travel to different places within their division and … Continue reading The excitement of competition
Daniel Johnson Yesterday, the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago Cubs played Game 1 of the World Series. And while Chicago and Cleveland’s baseball teams are the two best in the sport, the city’s professional football teams has the two worst records in football. The Chicago Bears average only sixteen point per game, second worst in the league and the Cleveland Brown is the only team … Continue reading Did You Know
Chelsea McBay Staff Writer The Men’s Soccer team entered last weekend’s Homecoming match on a three game winning streak, defeating Conference rivals Wofford, Mercer, and Furman to place them within a match for the top seed in the Southern Conference. Last Saturday, October 22, the Spartans hoped to sweep the season series against the Wofford Terriers. Despite playing a hard fought game and producing … Continue reading UNCG Men’s Soccer takes an unlucky loss
Jaives Lundy Staff Writer Tonk. Uno. Spades. Laptops. Bluetooth Speakers. Cameras. This isn’t a juxtaposition of two aisles at Target, no, but rather it’s the scene in the line of Thursday’s Spartan Madness. Some people have been waiting outside since 2:30 that afternoon. The doors open at 7. That’s how serious students at UNCG are about their Spartan Basketball teams, with the men’s team … Continue reading Let The Madness Begin
Bryan Davis Staff Writer This week, the UNCG volleyball team played two matches, one on the road in an out-of-conference matchup vs. the Charlotte 49ers Wednesday evening, and another on Friday vs. the Wofford Terriers. The Spartans continued their impressive play as of late behind their strong defensive backbone, and are now sitting on a four game win streak after two dominating performances during … Continue reading Volleyball Kicks Off Homecoming Week With Two Sweeps
Brandon Combs Staff Writer Now in its fourth year, the Spartan Homecoming 5k has become something of a tradition. Like all of homecoming, the 5k is a celebration of both our role as Spartan’s and our impact on the community around us. Runners from across the Greater Greensboro area and the state of North Carolina itself gathered here on campus Saturday morning October 22 … Continue reading Spartan Homecoming 5k
