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March is here, and so is March Madness. The annual National Collegiate Athletic Association college basketball tournament, which is popularly known as March Madness, is a Division I tournament in which 68 college basketball teams play against each other in single-elimination games. The NCAA divides the teams into four regions: […]
The second-round game of the Sooner Athletic Conference tournament brought John Brown University’s women’s basketball team’s season to an end. The Golden Eagles competed in the tournament from March 3-4 in Waxahachie, Texas. Though the team achieved a victory in the first round, the second round brought a season-ending loss […]
When the National Football League officially made salary caps part of their organization in 1994, each team started out with a humble $36 million to spend on their players. That number has since quadrupled to the current salary cap for the 2016 season of $155.27 million. For those who are […]
In spite of their season coming to an abrupt end, John Brown University’s men’s basketball team went out in optimistic fashion. “We just didn’t quite turn it together as soon as we wanted to, but near the end in the last couple of games, we really played hard as a […]
The Golden Eagle men’s golf team will kick off their last season this Monday. The team will compete in the National Association of College Athletics Contender in four days. The Contender serves as the opening tournament for the Golden Eagles’ final season before their dissolution at the end of the […]
My home community of Philadelphia is a blue-collar city full of resilient people who value family and loyalty. The sport of preference is basketball. However, this is not basketball played on hardwood floors and in air-conditioned gyms. It is basketball that originates and manifests itself on the blacktop in every […]
Alumnus Max Hopfgartner has made his professional debut playing for Club Xuventude Baloncesto, part of Liga Española de Baloncesto Silver in Cambados, Spain. The 6 foot 9 forward from Austria graduated from JBU with not only a degree in renewable energy engineering but also the discipline and versatility to succeed […]
Kristen Morency, John Brown University women soccer team’s goalkeeper, uses her passion to make a change in her team and glorify God. Morency is well-known on the Golden Eagles for her extraordinary skills on the field; however, it was difficult to achieve those skills She said that it took her […]
Point guard Luke Moyer propelled the Golden Eagles to victory in their last regular season game on Saturday night with a game-winning shot. With 25 seconds left in the game, the Golden Eagles held a slim two-point lead against the University of Science and Arts Oklahoma Drovers. The lead was […]
The men’s rugby club will be traveling to Belfast, Northern Ireland for a mission trip in coordination with Salt Factory, a ministry organization. The club will minister to children through sports and have the opportunity to play other rugby teams during their time in Ireland. Alejandro Ruales, third-year fly half […]