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The Color Barrier and Beyond
By Andrew White It is April 15, 1947. Brooklyn is abuzz with news that the Dodgers are debuting a player they acquired from the Montreal Royals. He will be making his major league debut at first base, and has been assigned the number 42. There hadn’t been a player like him since 1880. His name [...]
How Sports Have Gone From Section C to TMZ
By Andrew White Lance Armstrong’s eyes seem to sink into his skull. He is baring his soul to Oprah Winfrey as he confirms the suspicion of many people that he had taken performance enhancing drugs and tells of the court cases where he lied as he animatedly defended his name. A few days after that, [...]
Blinn Women’s Basketball
The Blinn College Buccaneer women’s basketball team is 10-0 so far in the season to remain undefeated. The girls have been beating their opponents by 10 to as much as 43 points a game. On Nov. 17, the ladies defeated Northwood University JV, 89-22, and on Nov. 27 against Southwestern Christian College they won 100-54. [...]
Blinn Baseball Preview
During the 2011-12 season, Blinn baseball had an excellent season compiling a 34-24 record (21-13 conference record) that would feature 11 players going to four-year universities and one member selected in the 6th round of the MLB draft. However, with that season now in the rearview mirror and a new season looming in January, the [...]
Aggie Football Report
It was a year ago, and Texas A&M was about to strip off the Big XII logo from Aggie jerseys. The Longhorns were unwilling to meet A&M in a non-conference game on Thanksgiving, and thus the rivalry came to hiatus and both schools cursing the other under their breath. Most people believed that A&M would [...]
Recap of Homecoming Football Game (w/Slideshow)
On Saturday, October 27, Blinn College held its 2012 Homecoming football game, which saw the Buccaneers fall, 34-21, to the Cisco Wranglers at Cub Stadium in Brenham. In the first quarter, Abraham Prather gave the Bucs their first touchdown of the game. The PAT missed, but the Buccaneers came within striking distance at that point, [...]
An Upsetting Result
The October wind howled as the Buc linemen assumed their set into position. Blinn was attempting something that had only been done once before. The snap went back and the holder snared it as Kurt Walker advanced to try and kick the ball between the uprights. The ball sailed through the howling wind and gracefully [...]
Blinn Softball: They’re Back at It!
The Buccaneer Softball team has been rolling in 2012. Amassing an impressive record of 26-5 before getting into the heat of conference play can only augment the young team that sports thirteen freshmen on the 8th ranked NJCAA team in the nation. This is nothing unexpected however, for the softball team is well known for [...]
The Jeremy Lin Story
New hype is a powerful yet questionable focal point for many major news topics, but there’s no denying the surges of history-in –the-making potential energy New York Knicks’ , Jeremy Lin is waning. Overcoming many obstacles just to make it in the NBA, Lin has proved to the world that anything is possible if you [...]
Saints to a Dirty Game: The NFL’s New Controversial Storm
An instance when a coach is separated from his team for an entire season is a serious penalty and attention grabbing predicament. Many may find it harsh, some believe it’s justified, but to say the least, sole franchise Super Bowl head coach of the New Orleans Saints, Sean Payton, will be parted an entire season [...]
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