Walk it off. Push past the pain. Keep playing. Most athletes train themselves to overcome a certain amount of pain in order to keep playing their sport. High risk action and intensity in sports is becoming more and more of a problem. Concussions, spinal injuries, fractures, and various organ failures […]
Sports
Houston seizes their first World Series win
Houston, a city once under water, is now unified after the victory of the Astros in the 2017 World Series, the first-ever championship win in franchise history. In August, Hurricane Harvey devastated the Houston metropolitan area with the costliest hurricane that has ever hit the U.S., killing 89 people, displacing […]
Soccer player sees JBU as a great opportunity
Samuel Estrada is a 5’8” midfielder from San Salvador, El Salvador, and new to the JBU Golden Eagles men’s soccer team. Estrada is a kinesiology major and has played over 364 minutes this season. Estrada said his coming to John Brown was a wonderful surprise to him. He was looking […]
Athletics spur special pride and commitment
The Razorbacks have become a sort of symbol for Arkansan pride as the team that Arkansans across the state rally around. From Texarkana to Jonesboro, few towns escape the crimson flags of the Razorbacks. Such pride is not unique to Arkansas. United States citizens across the nation have been giving […]
USA drops out of World Cup tournament
The United States Men’s Soccer Team will not fly to Russia next summer for the World Cup, after a painful loss against Trinidad and Tobago. “It’s disappointing,” Bruce Arena, former U.S. Men’s National Team coach, who resigned after the elimination, said in a post-game press conference. “We should not be […]
Five new sports for 2020 Olympics
The International Olympic Committee announced the addition of five new sports to the 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo, Japan. These include baseball, softball, karate, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing. Controversy surfaced when pole dancing, poker and foosball were proposed as possible additions. The Global Association of International Sports Federation decided […]
Faculty builds community through sports
While intramural season began for students at John Brown University in the fall, a lesser-known form of community recreation has been in effect much longer. John Brown University faculty members have participated in intramural sports as well as an organized pickup game for over 20 years. Basketball and racquetball are […]
NFL hires second female coach
Football is the last great frontier for women in sports, considering all other major athletic programs have female counterparts. Yet, football is not typically a sport open to women on the field or the sidelines. On Aug. 17, 31-year-old Katie Sowers became the second coach hired full time in the […]
Emily Jordan kicks off the year as a JBU midfielder
Emily Jordan may be short in stature, but that doesn’t stop her from being a dangerous midfielder for the Golden Eagles soccer team. Jordan, a freshman from Republic, Missouri, says that when she isn’t playing soccer for John Brown University, she enjoys hanging out with friends and being outside. […]
Sports build international cultural identity
Sports around the world help define cultural identities and community ties. John Brown University sophomore and Texas native Katie Gage grew up cheering on her younger brother during his six-man football games. “Most people watch football, but nobody knows about six-man football,” Gage said. “Six-man football is the small town […]