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Category: Sports
On the bench
The 2013 NBA Playoffs are almost in view. The first round of games will begin on April 20 and opinions and predictions are surfacing about which team will win the coveted Larry O’ Brien NBA Championship Trophy. Favorites such as the Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs are usually top picks for […]
On The Bench: NFL rules
The National Football League’s rules have been progressively changing for the past couple of years. Most of these rules have been driven by the desire to increase player safety but, at the same time, these rule changes are starting to turn football into something it’s not: a non-contact sport. Ever since the game of football […]
Coach’s Corner: Ryan Jamison
With a firm grip on the putter, Coach Ryan Jamison leads the five-time NCAA II Men’s Golf National Championship team with determination to continue the legacy that he helped build.
The wild world of sports
There have always been controversies in sports. Whether it’s as small as a college player selling his own jersey or finding out that an American icon cheated his way to several consecutive titles, there is always something to talk about. Within the last couple of weeks, there have been plenty of different scandals, especially in […]
Athlete of the week: Sarah Patterson
Senior Sarah Patterson, a business administration major, has only been rowing since her freshman year of high school. She took up the sport when a friend told her to try it during a school orientation, and she has been hooked ever since.
Women’s basketball season comes to an end
The NSU women’s basketball team made it to the Elite Eight in San Antonio, Texas. The Sharks ended their historic season with a loss to Western Washington University, 80-76. They bounced back from a 17-point deficiency to send the game into overtime.
Kevin Preciado, you will be missed
Most athletes dream of retiring when they’re on top, à la Bill Russell, John Elway, Rocky Marciano, Jerome Bettis or, more recently, Ray Lewis. Well this past weekend, an NSU star alumnus retired in the prime of his life. Kevin Rafael Preciado suffered from a bad cold late Saturday, March 23, when his parents took […]
On the Bench: Supporting NSU teams
I will be the first to admit that I have never been to an NSU women’s basketball game. Too often, I excuse myself because I’m too busy with classes or I don’t know of any friends attending the games. But in the special excitement surrounding NSU’s recent historical win at the NCAA Division II South […]