Instead of spending all of spring break on the beach or in the mountains, the players sprinted up and down the court, preparing for their last games of the season. As other students went to Colorado, Texas and Atlanta, senior John Brown University basketball players finished their decorated careers in […]
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JBU basketball bestowed with honors for season play
After 33 games, months of practice, and hours on the court, four John Brown University basketball seniors earned a selection to their respective All-Conference team. The conference team honored Jake Caudle, Baily Cameron, Josh Bowling and Karina Chandra for their hard work and refined basketball skills on Thursday, Feb. 28, […]
JBU falls short in Oklahoma City conference finals
Enthusiastic Golden Eagles fans packed the charter bus headed for the Abe Lemons Arena on Saturday, March 2. Hearts raced as JBU played Oklahoma City University for the Sooner Athletic Conference Championship, a title that would secure a spot in the national tournament. Josh Bowling, No. 2 in the nation […]
Hall of Fame grants membership to six inductees
After five years of dedicating time to John Brown University’s athletic program, alumni, coaches and players are eligible for the Hall of Fame. The hall just recognized 6 prestigious athletes. On Feb. 16, 2019, approximately 115 people gathered to recognize the new members to JBU’s Athletics Hall of Fame, which […]
Students prepare brackets in March Madness anticipation
March is here, which means it’s time for basketball fans to prepare their brackets for March Madness, one of the biggest events in sports. The 68-team single-elimination tournament, which spans 19 days, kicks off March 17 with Selection Sunday. It will end with the Final Four and championship game on […]
Serena Williams returns to top 10
Serena Williams is back in the top 10 tennis rankings for the first time since having her first child in September of 2017. In September of 2018, Williams received 3 code violations and lost the Grand Slam to Naomi Osaka. After being penalized for receiving coaching and racquet abuse, Williams […]
Black athletes through history impact more than sports
Every February, the National Basketball Association celebrates Black History Month with new socks, shoes, uniforms, etc., and rightly so. While the new apparel is usually just to increase sales, the story of the NBA, and the rest of the sports world in the United States couldn’t be told without the […]
Chiefs and Saints are biggest contenders for Super Bowl
The final weeks of the National Football League’s 2018-2019 season are almost here. It’s time to throw out my personal prediction for the NFL playoffs. In the AFC, the playoff race is a lot closer than everyone thought it would be at the beginning of the year. People saw the […]
Women’s soccer causes more concussions than football
The black and white ball curves through the sky and hits the player’s head before it soars upward again. That brief contact with the soccer ball can cause extensive damage if players are not careful, especially women. According to American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in gender matched sports, women experience […]
Nick Saban makes Alabama a college football dynasty
The Alabama Crimson Tide have been rolling through the NCAA football scene for quite some time now with a combination of Hall of Fame coaching and great young players on both sides of the ball. It’s fair to label them as one of the best dynasties that the NCAA has […]