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USFL’s First Weekend: Power Rankings and Stat Leaders
The USFL completed its first week of football as a league, with games played Saturday-Monday. The quality of play was not as bad as anticipated, with many players talented enough to be on an NFL roster, but not good enough to stay. This new league had some exciting games. The league’s eight teams played in…
Opinion: 2022 Men’s Final Four Proves What We All Know About College Sports
March truly brings all the madness it can, and this year’s tournament has not disappointed. From St. Peter’s making history as the first 15 seed in the Elite Eight, to multiple second round exits of high seeds, the idea of the tournament “madness” continues. Despite the madness, the one consistent factor that always remains is…
Lady Vols Sweet 16 Matchup Preview
The 4th seeded Tennessee Lady Volunteers will face off with the 1 seeded Louisville Cardinals tomorrow, March 26, in a Sweet Sixteen matchup in Wichita, Kansas. It is win or go home for Kellie Harper’s squad, and the Cardinals will prove to be one of the biggest challenges Tennessee will face. Louisville, winning their games…
Tennessee Football 2021Record Prediction
With college football season kicking off this week, here are my predictions for every matchup on the schedule for Josh Heupel’s first year coaching Tennessee. Week 1: Bowling Green The Volunteers matchup against the Bowling Green Falcons will mark the beginning of the Josh Heupel era at Tennessee. The Vols may start out slow, but…
Radio: College Football’s Past and Present
College football has provided a unique tradition to its fans since its creation. For years, fans have embraced that tradition by tuning their radio to hear their favorite broadcaster call the game or listen to a sports talk radio station to hear conversation from other fans. Though many view the radio to be dying out,…
The Unseen World of College Representatives
Most college students prepare for their school day by gathering their pens, notebooks, and pencils. Others pack their backpacks with their laptops and their chargers. Some students, however, have to prepare for much more than their classmates. These students prepare to represent an entire academic institution, and they prepare knowing that people see them as…
Women’s Sports and Why They Matter
When a fan hears, “touchdown”, “home run”, or “three pointer”, they think of the sport associated with the term, not the athletes playing the sport. The players on the field or on the court do not define what a sport inherently is, so it is unfair to say that women’s sports are any less sports…
The Power of the Feature Story
Sports tell stories every day. Sometimes the score of a game paints the picture, sometimes a triumphant win or devastating loss represent a journey, and some time a story emerges from human interaction. A great way to highlight the human moments is through a feature story. In sports writing especially, features can provide an insight…
How Images Enhance Sports Writing
The print medium has thrived for centuries by providing a visual storytelling outlet to its viewers. The word “viewers” is important, as the consumers for print medium see to understand the story a journalist is telling them. The journalist’s responsibility is to use every tool possible to help their readers understand the story as much…
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