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Injury-riddled softball team still has high hopes for season

March 8, 2018

The weather is slowly getting warmer and that means softball season is now in full swing (pun intended). After splitting their indoor games against Bethany Lutheran and going 2-2 at the ACM Tournament last weekend, the team is...

There’s no such thing as a good walk spoiled

Jack Buan

March 2, 2018

Golf, a game dating back to early 1400s Scotland (although some experts even believe a version of the game was invented in China during the eighth century), is a tradition unlike any other. The pageantry and thrill of the sport cr...

60 Seconds with a Mac Athlete: Grace and Tyler

November 16, 2017

60 Seconds with a Mac Athlete: Allison and Taylor

November 13, 2017

60 seconds with a Mac athlete: 10/6

October 7, 2017

60 seconds with a Mac athlete

September 28, 2017

Giving it all up: athletes tell us why they walked away

February 3, 2017

College athletes usually dedicate years to their sport. However, once in college, a number of people choose to give up their sport. This happens for several reasons: some players find other callings they want to pursue; others fi...

Delay of fall intramurals causes confusion and disappointment for students

October 13, 2016

On the commercialization of college sports

April 7, 2016

On Monday, April 4, Villanova was crowned the champion of the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament. Every year this game is the culmination of the extreme hype of March Madness, during which people fill out brackets picking the wi...

Dear Athlete: How our culture needs to improve

March 31, 2016

Dear Athlete, I play a sport. Last season I didn’t play (it’s a long story, ask me about it), but this coming season I’m playing again. You compete at a collegiate level too and therefore have likely spent a good chunk of ...

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