By JOHN WYATT – STAFF WRITER Walk into any local Hibbet’s Sports store or any similar sporting goods store, and go look at the jersey section. Chances are that most stocked NBA jerseys will be in youth sizes. The National Basketball Association (NBA) dominates the youth market, attracting more and more young fans as stars like…
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The Play by Play: Is Baseball Boring or are Americans Antsy?
By CJ DONALD – COLUMNIST Of the major American sports, baseball is considered to be the redheaded stepchild. Sports fans have, whether they realize it or not, neglected baseball and continue to banish the sport to the closet under the stairs. It is no secret that this disregard for hardball has contributed to a massive diminution…
Centre Football Pursues Excellence in 2013
By AUDREY ASH – CENTO WRITER With a philosophy like “Pursue Excellence with a Vengeance,” it’s not surprising that Centre Football has started off the 2013 season with three straight wins. Centre delivered the opening weekend of the semester with a strong win over Bethany College. In the final minute of the game, the defense…
Athletic Director Returns Home to Centre College
By HAYLEY HOFFMAN – STAFF WRITER One of the most identifiable parts of Centre College is the athletics program. This year, Centre gained a new Athletic Director, Brad Fields, who came to Centre from Eastern University, a Division III school in St. Davids, Pa. Fields grew up in Ashland, KY, and was a three-sport athlete…
Soccer Colonels Looking to Build on Success
By ANDREW OLSON – CENTO WRITER The Colonels Men’s soccer team that posted a 15-4-3 record, finished tied for first place in the Southern Athletic Association (SAA), and defeated 2011 champions Ohio Wesleyan in the first round of the NCAA tournament last year plans to improve even further on these accomplishments this season. Already eight…
Debate on DI Player Compensation Continues
By IRINI BROM – CENTO WRITER A half-game suspension—that was Johnny Manziel’s punishment for signing autographs that might possibly be sold for large amounts of money by a third party participant for which there was no proof that he would receive any payment. This has led sports casters, coaches and even players to voice their…
The Summer of Steroids in Baseball Reaches a Climax
By HAYLEY SMITH – CENTO WRITER Early this past summer the names of almost 20 Major League Baseball (MLB) players were linked to a now closed anti-aging clinic, Biogenesis in Miami. This clinic was connected to Performance Enhancing Drugs (PED). Among these players were Milwaukee Brewer Ryan Braun and the highest paid player in the…
The Play by Play: Writing About Winning
By CJ DONALD – COLUMNIST Does winning really matter? This summer, I had the opportunity to visit my younger siblings in NC. I happened to arrive in time for the middle school basketball playoffs and, as a sports fanatic, I attended as many competitions as was humanly possible. Fortunately, the Donald clan produced stellar-performances and…