When Chelsea Football Club suffered a crazy 3-2 defeat at the hands of Manchester United on Oct. 28, the match, despite its exciting back-and-forth nature, was thrust into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. Chelsea had two players receive red cards under controversial circumstances, and the game-winning goal scored by United’s Javier Hernández came […]
Category: Sports
Athlete of the week: Meixandra Porter
NSU senior Meixandra Porter began playing the game of basketball at a very young age. She began to play when she was 5 years old with her twin brother and began to play competitively when she was only 6 years old.
On The Bench
It’s that time of year again: November is here and the college football season is winding down. Teams will be making a last push to make a case for being included in the Bowl Champion Series (BCS) National Championship Game. For some teams, like the Oklahoma Sooners and the South Carolina Gamecocks, the dream has […]
Women’s soccer season comes to an end
Last week, the NSU women’s soccer team (4-8-3) saw their season come to an end in front of a crowd of 256 spectactors. The Sharks lost 1-0 to the Eckerd Tritons (10-6-3) at the NSU Soccer Complex.
Heat open season with win over Celtics
The 2012 NBA Champions, the Miami Heat, continued their dominance against the Boston Celtics in their season opener on Oct. 30 at the American Airlines Arena, in Miami, Fla.
Coach’s Corner: Giuseppe “Joe” DePalo
For Giuseppe “Joe” DePalo, soccer is more than just a game. The NSU men’s soccer coach has led the Sharks’ program since 1999. DePalo is a native of Milan, Italy and attended Franklin Pierce University in New Hampshire, helping their soccer team reach the Division II tournament in 1993 and 1994.
NSU Cross Country wins SSC Championship
The NSU men and women’s cross country teams won their first ever title at the Sunshine State Conference Championship on Oct. 20. They competed against other SSC schools at the University of Central Florida (UCF) Sports Complex in Orlando, Fl.
On The Bench
Someone told me that the fall is always harder than the climb. I guess that would be true, since the fall usually comes unexpectedly. Such is the case with Lance Armstrong. The recent ruling of the International Cycling Union upheld the United States Anti-Doping Agency’s ruling that former cycling icon Armstrong would be stripped […]
