At the end of the NFL season, the Baltimore Ravens were crowned as champions. However, one of the biggest tasks the Ravens faced was signing all of their free agents. They could pick and choose which players they resigned or let go. As Super Bowl champions, the Ravens players want to test the free agent market to see how big ... Read More »
The game is tied at 75 and the shot clock is now turned off. Ohio State’s Aaron Craft has the ball in his hands as the clock winds down to single digits. He takes two dribbles towards his defender, steps back and launches a hail-Mary three point shot with two seconds left in regulation. Millions of people watch the ball ... Read More »
As the Super Bowl came to an end, completing the NFL season, football fans across the country began to turn their attention to the offseason, specifically free agency. Within the first day of free agency, numerous teams made blockbuster moves by signing or releasing players from their current rosters. The defending Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens released, traded or are ... Read More »
What should be the age minimum for players to be recruited by college athletic teams? Today, it seems like college athletes are being recruited at extremely young ages. It is common for high school athletes to commit to a university during their junior or senior years of high school, but college coaches have started looking even earlier for new recruits and ... Read More »
Football isn’t known for it’s nonabrasive nature. The game is full contact and fast paced, which leaves little room for error. However, an emerging issue within the sport is gaining more attention than ever before, despite the fact that this risk has always been prominent. The issue I speak of is brain injury. As a player in such a physically demanding ... Read More »
High hopes and expectations buzzed through the sports world as the Maryville Saints women’s basketball, the reigning champions of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC), approached a new season with an addition of two Division I transfers. However, nothing would be given to the this team, they would have to take it. The veteran team sat at number 19 in the ... Read More »
Oscar Pistorious, 2012 Olympian, caught the world off guard with his involvement in the shooting of his girlfriend. Pistorious, 26, had been dubbed “blade runner” due to the prosthetics he used to run during the 2012 Olympics. He was a hero for millions of people around the world. He became the first double-amputee sprinter to qualify and compete in the Olympics while ... Read More »
If you’re a fan of the NBA, surely you watched at least one event over the weekend during the 2013 NBA All Star weekend in Houston, Texas. Starting on Friday Feb. 15 and ending on Feb. 17, the events took place in Houston, which was the location for all the biggest stars in the game to come together, take a ... Read More »
A change in which professional sports teams call St. Louis their home could be happening in the near future. The Edwards Jones Dome needs to be renovated in order to be considered among the stadiums and domes used throughout the National Football League. The St. Louis Rams and The St. Louis Convention and Visitors Center (CVC) have created their own ... Read More »
While spring weather is around the corner, that hasn’t stopped our Maryville Saints athletics from getting their spring seasons started. Many of our teams, both men and women, have been playing since the start of the winter. The men and women’s basketball teams have both been playing some outstanding basketball this year. The men’s team (19-6 overall; 9-4 in conference) ... Read More »
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