Allen Iverson now a Piston, questions ANSWERed?

As the 2008 NBA Season begins, a lot of people have questions about the Detroit Pistons. Now, they might have found The Answer.
By now I’m sure all of you have heard – Detroit acquired veteran guard Allen Iverson from the Denver Nuggets in a blockbuster trade that sent Chauncey Billups and Antonio McDyess to Denver. [...]

Both basketball teams begin their seasons with high expectations and a slew of young talent

Men’s Basketball

0-2 is not the ideal way to start a season. Scoring 49 then 56 points in the two games is not ideal either – nor 18 and 19 turnovers.
Yet the men’s basketball team will find themselves unfazed by these early missteps. They return nine experienced players to this year’s roster, including four starters. Only [...]

Griffins season heating up

The Grand Rapids Griffins have started their 2008-2009 regular season game play with a current record of 8-5. The team is made up of players from all over the world – from Sweden to Finland, Michigan to New York.
The Griffins, formed in 1996, are the feeder team for the Detroit Red Wings. The 2008 Stanley [...]

MLS gears up for championship

This Sunday, the MLS Championship will be played to determine who the top soccer team in America is. The finalists for this year are without a doubt the most unlikely teams to ever be in the Cup final. The Columbus Crew and the New York Red Bulls (Yes, named after the energy drink) compete for [...]

Soccer teams close out strong seasons

A shaky start can be hard on any team, but the Aquinas men’s soccer team rose to the challenge this year. After losing four of their first eight games, the Saints kicked it into gear with a seven-game winning streak and kept their winning ways going finishing the season with a 14-5-0 overall record and [...]

Rub some dirt on it

If you have not heard about Tiger Woods’ performance in the US Open this past spring, then you are in the dark about one of the greatest individual performances in modern sports history. Playing on a torn ACL and essentially a broken leg, Tiger won the Open despite playing 19 extra holes before capturing the [...]

Men’s cross country team upsets Tech in WHAC meet

Saturday, Nov. 22 at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside will mark the grand finale of what has been a triumphant season for the Aquinas men’s cross country team, ranked third in the nation. They will battle for the prized possession that every collegiate sports team strives to achieve — a national championship.
The Saints secured their birth [...]

22 wins, a complete 180

The last time the Aquinas Volleyball team took aim at a playoff run Bill Clinton was sitting in the oval office and Will Smith was “Getting’ Jiggy With It” on the Billboard Top 100. Needless to say, it’s been a while. In fact, it has been 11 years since the Saints have even had a [...]

Youth Vote 2008 Recap

This year’s election set records in campaign length, campaign fundraising and media coverage, but also a large focus of this election was the voting-age youth of America. The questions surrounding the youth vote seemed to subside as the ballots were counted.
Historically, the 18-29 years-old demographic has not exactly latched onto the idea of political participation [...]

MUSHARRAF COMES TO GR

The former President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, will be the guest speaker at this year’s annual dinner for the World Affairs Council of Western Michigan.