The men’s and women’s NCAA March Madness tournament officially wrapped up for the 2024 season, concluding in a win for the University of South Carolina’s women’s team and the University of Connecticut (UConn)’s men’s team. Much like every year, this year’s tournament garnered a lot of media attention, specifically around […]
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Sports round-up: What you missed week of April 3
UConn, South Carolina named national champions On Sunday afternoon, the South Carolina Gamecocks were crowned NCAA Champions for the third time under head coach Dawn Staley. Their 87-75 victory came against the Iowa Hawkeyes and superstar guard Caitlin Clark. South Carolina proved to be too much for Iowa thanks in […]
Sports round-up: What you missed week of March 27
MLB season kicks off Last Thursday marked MLB Opening Day 2024, and the New York Mets and New York Yankees find themselves in very different situations early on in the season. The Yankees delivered a sweep to the Houston Astros to start the season 4-0. Newly acquired star Juan Soto’s […]
Sports round-up: What you missed over spring break
March Madness begins Both the men’s and women’s NCAA March Madness playoffs began over the weekend, and upsets were seen all over the two tournaments. In the men’s bracket, some of the first-round upsets included No. 13 Yale taking down No. 4 Auburn, No. 11 Duquesne beating No. 6 BYU, […]
Sports round-up: What you missed week of Feb. 28
Caitlin Clark becomes all-time NCAA leading scorer Two weeks after breaking the NCAAW record for points scored, Iowa women’s basketball superstar Caitlin Clark broke Pete Maravich’s 54-year-old career scoring record. Maravich, who played for Louisiana State University (LSU), scored 3,667 points in his three years at the school. Clark’s record-breaking […]
Sports round-up: What you missed week of Feb. 21
Questions raised regarding quality of MLB uniforms MLB fans have recently noticed a change in the quality of the players’ uniform material after multiple pictures have surfaced of players’ jerseys and pants being visibly see-through. Despite the clear displays of poor quality pants and jerseys from players such as San […]
Sports round-up: What you missed week of Feb. 14
Caitlin Clark breaks NCAA scoring record In just 126 career games, University of Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark set a new mark for points scored with 3,569 and counting for NCAA women’s basketball. The record was previously held by University of Washington alumni and WNBA All-Star Kelsey Plum, who scored 3,527 […]
LSU’s championship overshadowed by double standard
For the first time in school history, Louisiana State University (LSU) is the NCAA Women’s Basketball National Champion. The Tigers — led by junior guard Angel Reese and second-year head coach Kim Mulkey — defeated the Iowa University Hawkeyes by a score of 102-85 on Sunday. The Hawkeyes’ run to […]