Michael Hermanson Week 2! For all you fantasy owners who started Kevin Kolb, Brett Favre, or Matt Schaub expecting monster weeks, I’m here for you.
Conor O'Neill Week 1 has come and gone, and we already have controversy. Between talks of a lockout, a QB controversy in Philadelphia that will drive P.E.T.A.
Trying to start off a sports blog like this with a thoughtful and inspiring quote seems like it would be a bit pretentious.
Conor O'Neill We have 25 days left before the end of the baseball season. So, with no further ado, here is a division by division breakdown of each playoff race. AL East: The World Series Champion will come from this division.
I hope to become a bit more pro-active about not being overly anxious about the end of the world, but it's news like this that completely throw me for a loop! Oh and hello. Sorry - I neglected to acknowledge the start of a new school year, and the beginning of new opportunities to read this blog!
Conor O'Neill The last time my baseball team had a winning season was 1997. I was eight. I don't remember much about it.
Pam Richter It takes a special softball player to be a household name, but that is exactly what Jennie Finch did during her collegiate, Olympic and professional softball career. On July 20, Finch officially announced her retirement from playing softball.
Sam Calvert While I might not be the avid Washington Redskins fan like several others here on staff, I am a football fan, and thus my attentions have turned to defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth this off season.
I wasn’t going to post about this. I didn’t want to give it any more publicity than it already has — which is over-the-top. But I can’t resist. Something needs to be said about the LeBron James move to the Miami Heat.
Pam Richter Since the World Cup kicked off more than a week ago, there has been talk about the controversial call for the Americans, Spain being upset in its first game, the self-destruction of the French and of course, the horns being sounded throughout the games, the vuvuzelas. While the vuvuzelas seem to be getting the most attention out of any of the storylines at the World Cup in South Africa, let's put that debate aside just for a few moments and focus on the real purpose of the World Cup - an international sporting event at its finest. The World Cup takes place every four years and sets out to find the best soccer team in the world. And ultimately, when all the games are over, a new champion of soccer will be crowned.
Conor O'Neill Recently, I was asked if the Phoenix baseball team was having a successful season. Not necessarily asking for my opinion, but just asking whether they were having a good season or not.
Conor O'Neill It's a long season. That's what baseball fans must remember when looking at the first month of the season.
Spring game starting lineups: Maroon: #2 Brandon Newsome, RB #4 Lance Camp, WR #8 Zach Henderson, LB #10 Dale Riley, DB #12 Thomas Wilson, QB #21 Brandon Spurlock, DB #26 Brett McQuilkin, DB #27 Terell Wilson, DB #28 John Reece, P #32 Adam Shreiner, K #40 Matt Eastman, FB #43 Brandon Wiggins, LB #48 Elliot Richardson, LB #53 Tyler Zoda, LB #56 Mark Hoffer, OL # 59 Jordan Jones, DL #62 Kyle Herbert, OL #67 John Rubertone, OL #70 Clay Johnson, OL #77 Ned Cuthbertson, OL # 81 Rasaun Rorie, WR # 88 Andre Labinowicz, TE # 97 Brandon Brant, DL # 98 David Hunt, DL White: #3 Aaron Mellette, WR #5 Ronnie Hardison, DB #6 Blake Thompson, DB #9 Sean Jeffcoat, WR #11 Darrius McQueen, WR #14 David Williams, DB #16 Scott Riddle, QB #20 Brandon Ward, DL #24 Quinton Lightfoot, LB #33 A.J.
On an overcast day, the Phoenix prepares for a 6 o'clock kick off at the spring game. Follow the Phoenix during the spring game at http://www.twitter.com/pendulumsports or http://www.facebook.com/thependulum
Conor O'Neill Somebody will do it. Every year, draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. tells us exactly which players each team will take.
When a Student Breaks a Law the Case is Handled by One of the Following: [threecol_one] Judicial Affairs Judicial Affairs, Elon University's internal judicial body, not only holds students responsible for statutory laws but also Elon's Honor Code and student handbook.
Sam Calvert Just before the game started, I looked around at the crowd and promptly assessed there must have been 20 Butler University fans for every one Duke University fan. Don't believe me? Just take a listen to the differences in the crowd during the two teams' introductions: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCXFxJ_eBOk] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sQXeRXE2wk] And if that wasn't proof enough, listen to the difference in coach introductions: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtDCKH2g-e4] Butler was the hometown hero, capturing the hearts of viewers across the country. It seemed as though whenever a team was knocked out of the tournament, Butler adopted its fans. Suddenly, come championship time, Butler had an entire nation on its side. Everyone, that is, except Duke. When Duke took the court tonight, it was the enemy, the team looking to crush America's newest sweetheart.
Sam Calvert Every year in the NCAA tournament, there seems to be a "Cinderella story." Teams like Davidson College, Western Kentucky University and Siena College give viewers a reason to get excited and draws non-basketball fans to the television.
Sam Calvert On my way to Lucas Oil Stadium this afternoon before the games, I heard one coach on the radio say, "Don't mess with happy." It got me thinking about what "happy" really means. Sitting in my seat this evening, I discovered the meaning. I found it in the students and fans that drove everywhere from six miles (Butler University) to 596 miles (Duke University). Fans from all schools flooded the stadium, shouting to compatriots as they passed them on the streets and in the arena. "Go Green!
Sam Calvert From the moment I stepped off the airplane in Indianapolis, I was surrounded by basketball. There were huge advertisements and signs everywhere. People were pouring into the city. In the short amount of time I've been here, everything has been characterized by the tournament. Excitement fills the air everywhere I go. Just eating is tough, as traffic swarms the road. Every television in the town seems to be set to air analysis of the games. Any conversation seems to start off with some form of the same question: "Are you here for the games?" Fans already surround Lucas Oil Stadium and have been there since early this morning. Students and fans pack close to the doors, ready and painted hours before the games begin. In the lobby of the hotel, folks donned bright yellow shirts with navy "West Virginia" and "Mountaineers" printed so large that nobody could mistake their loyalties. A family struggled through the door, bags in tow, in their best "Duke" blue and accessorized with beads and hats and the like. "Izzone" tributes to Michigan State University coach Tom Izzo remind me that the team has made the Final Four for the second year in a row, six times in the last 12 years. Even those who lack paraphernalia won't for long. One woman was discussing with her friend about the first purchase she would make -- a Butler University shirt. I can already anticipate the apparel tables with lines that wrap around the stadium, encircled by basketball fans from all over, trying to claim identity with one of the four that made it this far. But these aren't the fans that intrigue me the most. Sitting in the corner of the lobby, quietly reading a book next to the fire, was a woman with "Kansas" written across her chest. Although it exited the tournament early -- in the second round -- she does not abandon her team. Surrounded by teams who have made it farther, who have proved to be the best of the best, she wears her colors proud. This is what March Madness is all about. It's about basketball and the fans who support them. It's about team faithfulness and the spirit of competition. And nothing matches the excitement of the Final Four.
