Despite receiving a milquetoast reception in the United States for decades, international sports have undergone a renaissance of interest in recent years. While soccer is the clearest example of this, rugby has also surged in popularity. A Surge in Popularity Rugby, or rugby union, enjoyed an initial burst of recognition …
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Coming out of this year’s NFL Combine, Florida State safety Derwin James was one of the most highly graded among the players who were invited. With the 2018 NFL Draft days away, is he truly ready to make the jump? James’ Collegiate Resume Over his three seasons as a Seminole, …
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The Anaheim Ducks came into Monday’s game three with the San Jose Sharks looking to turn the series around. It was not meant to be though, as the Ducks were buried beneath a scoring onslaught that threatens to turn game four of the Stanley Cup Playoffs into a formality. The …
Read More »UMBC Proud of NCAA Tournament Upset
Before Friday night, the college basketball world had never seen a No. 16 seed take down a No. 1 seed giant. That changed when the University of Maryland-Baltimore County Retrievers (25-10) did not just slay the giant, they decimated the top overall seed Virginia Cavaliers (31-3) by a score of …
Read More »Texas A&M Women’s Basketball in NCAA Tournament
The Texas A&M Aggies take on the Drake Bulldogs in the first round of the Women’s NCAA Tournament on Friday at 2:30. The Match-up The fourth-seed Aggies come into the game with a 24-9 record (11-5 SEC) while the 13-seed Bulldogs enter the match-up with a record of 26-7 (18-0 …
Read More »St. Francis-Tallahassee Florida A&M Regional Final Hoops Preview
The Tallahassee Florida A&M Baby Rattlers take on the St. Francis Catholic Academy Wolves in the Class 3A regional final Tuesday night. The neutral site match-up starts at 7:00 PM. Game Preview Florida A&M enters this game on a four-game winning streak after dispatching Trinity Christian Academy on Thursday 72-53. …
Read More »Red Sox Looking to Defend the AL East
The Boston Red Sox kick-started the long journey to defending their back-to-back American League East Division titles this week. On Monday the team held its first full-squad workout and landed free-agent right fielder J.D. Martinez. Quite the productive day for the division champs. Pre-Season Prep The Red Sox held practice …
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