NFL playoff regulation
Brian Reid, Reporter
January 18, 2011
A losing team somehow made the playoffs. This is the first time that a losing team has made the playoffs in a 16-game season. The only other time that this has happened was in 1982, when a players’ strike interrupted the season. Sixteen teams made the playoffs that year, including two teams that... Read more »
Sports with Shep: Money Talks
Henry Shepard, Reporter
November 22, 2010
Some general managers never learn. Money cannot buy you championships. Maybe a lot of regular season wins can, but not when it gets down to crunch time. Every year, you see teams shell out millions of dollars looking for that magical formula of players, just to see those millions come up short. In every... Read more »
Discipline motivates athletes to achieve their goals
Alex Bahr, Copy editor
June 9, 2010
It is minutes before Senior Will Puhl’s varsity wrestling match. In only a few minutes, he would be on the mat with only himself to rely on. As if that isn’t enough, Coach Keith Watson makes his way over to give Puhl a pep talk. “It all comes down to you so you better win,” he tells Puhl. In... Read more »
Bonding boosts team success
Alex Bahr, copy editor
June 7, 2010
Looking a little nervous, senior Scott McIntyre stepped up onto the makeshift stage at the class of 2010′s senior retreat. McIntyre surprised everyone as he said, ”I want to tell you a little about the relationship I had with my football team.” He proceeded to tell the seniors about... Read more »
Editor’s Mock NFL Draft
Daniel Gallen, Editor in Chief
April 22, 2010
On Thursday, April 22, the first round of the NFL Draft comes for the first time to primetime. It’s a day where all the teams feel like winners, where they all feel that they have made some change that will change the future of their organization for the better. But it’s also a day of caution,... Read more »
Editor’s Predictions: Major League Baseball
Daniel Gallen, Editor in Chief
April 11, 2010
The 2010 Major League Baseball season is right around the corner. The New York Yankees look to defend their World Series crown with essentially the same roster intact while the Seattle Mariners and Philadelphia Phillies made moves to try to keep up. We’re taking a look at each division to see whose... Read more »
Upsets shock fans during March Madness
Daniel Gallen, Editor in Chief
March 29, 2010
Heading into the men’s NCAA Tournament, the Big East was seen as the top conference in the country with perennial Top 25 teams and numerous high seeds. But after the first two rounds of the tournament, what does the conference have to show for it? Humiliating losses for Georgetown and Villanova,... Read more »
Editor’s Olympic Awards
Daniel Gallen, Editor in Cheif
March 16, 2010
All the medals may have been handed out in Vancouver, but there’s still time to hand out some other awards. Best Performance: Joannie Rochette There really is no one else that can claim this title. As most people know, Rochette performed her figure skating routine two days after the death of her... Read more »
NFL cares too much about numbers
Daniel Gallen, Editor in Chief
March 12, 2010
Sports are a game of numbers. Greatness is measured by numbers. Skill is measured by numbers. Achievement is measured by numbers. On paper, the game is simplified to a numbers game, determining matchups based on numbers that give a team the best chance to win. With the NFL Draft beginning on... Read more »
Olympic field enthralls viewers
Daniel Gallen, Editor in Chief
March 1, 2010
Spending two straight Saturday nights with my group of friends watching the Olympics made me realize how big this event is. I don’t consider my friends to be huge sports fans, but there we were, living and dying with each of Shani Davis’ skate strokes, Apolo Anton Ohno’s daring passes, and Lindsay... Read more »
