Parker Truesdale Senior Staff Writer On Tuesday, October 11th, the UNCG Men’s Soccer Team traveled to Clemson, S.C., to play their second ACC matchup of the year. Entering the matchup, the Spartans were ranked No. 23 in the National Coaches Poll; the Tigers sat at No. 18. There has been some recent history favoring the Spartans as they handed Clemson their first loss of the … Continue reading Spartans Trump Clemson in Tiger Town
Ethan Engellau Sports, Editor Fly Eagles Fly! The Philadelphia Eagles stand alone as the only undefeated team remaining. The Dolphins also left Week Three without a loss but fell to the Bengals in their Week Four matchup on Thursday Night Football. This leaves only the Eagles with three wins and zero losses. After a Week Two game against the Vikings that many expected to be … Continue reading NFL Week Three Recap – The Eagles are Great, The Jaguars are Good, and The Raiders are Bad
Parker Truesdale Senior Staff Writer After a successful summer playing individual tournaments around the world, the Spartans finally got to compete together for the first time this fall at the Elon Invitational at Alamance Country Club. The UNC Greensboro Women’s Golf Club started the fall season strong with a top-three finish at the event; the Spartans finished at 27 over par for the tournament with … Continue reading Women’s Golf Club Gets Off to Strong Start in Season Opener
Ethan Engellau Editor, Sports It’s up… and it’s no good! This was the line that was recited far too many times in the first week of the 2022-23 season. Kickers throughout the league made 49 out of 60 field goals, missing 11. On average last season, kickers missed nine field goals per week. The numbers don’t seem very far apart, but the weight of the … Continue reading NFL Week One Recap – Kickers Miss Field Goals
Parker Truesdale Senior Staff Writer Spartans Soccer walked away from the pitch 2-0 this weekend after a 5-1 victory against Coastal Carolina on Friday. The Men’s team continued their impressive play with a 5-1 home win over Triad Rival High Point Tuesday night, pushing their win streak to four for the season. The Spartans’ dominant performance was an important statement win for the men as … Continue reading Spartans Soccer Rolls Triad Rival
Ethan Engellau Editor, Sports While the NFC has powerhouse teams like the former champion Los Angeles Rams and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the rest of the NFC is a toss up every year with many teams looking for budding young stars to arise. What teams will we see progress and what teams will continue to struggle? These are my predictions. Last season,the Los Angeles Rams added … Continue reading NFL 2022-2023 Season Preview – NFC Predictions
Ethan Engellau Editor, Sports This Thursday night, Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills kick off the highly anticipated NFL season at SoFi Stadium, facing defending champions: the Los Angeles Rams. With an endless number of off-season moves, the league projects to have more competition and a scrambling of the standings from previous years. These are my predictions for how the AFC standings will pan out. … Continue reading NFL 2022-2023 Season Preview – AFC Predictions
Brayden Stamps Editor, Sports The Charlotte Hornets have fired James Borrego after four seasons with the team, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Borrego had been the head man in Charlotte since the 2018-2019 season after taking over for Steve Clifford. Borrego coached the Hornets to a 39-43 record in his first season, Kemba Walker’s last with the team, which resulted in the team barely missing … Continue reading Charlotte Hornets fire James Borrego
Parker Truesdale Senior Staff Writer Washington Commanders owner, Dan Snyder, is in the hot seat once again, which may lead to Snyder’s timely exit from the National Football League. The Washington football organization has been dealt an intricate hand this offseason, rebranding the team to the Commanders, welcoming a new franchise Quarterback, Carson Wentz, and now allegedly cooking the books. Earlier this month, reports surfaced … Continue reading Dan Snyder Caught Cooking
Ethan Engellau Staff Writer A blowout is when one team is winning by such a drastic margin that it allows the other team little to no chance of coming out with a victory. In the NBA, blowouts are often defined by a margin of twenty points or more, early in the game, or when a team is leading by a double-digit margin for much of … Continue reading How NBA Playoff Blowouts Affect the Game
