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Despite recent national events, sportsmanship isn’t dead

November 17, 2009

Have you seen that video of Elizabeth Lambert? She’s the University of New Mexico women’s soccer player who became an overnight sensation after Lobos’ game against BYU earlier this month. Lambert is seen in a montage of heated physical encounters, punching an opponent in the back, tripping other players, and even throwing an opponent to the ground by her ponytail. Lambert has issued an apology and been suspended indefinitely from all of her team’s games, practices and activities for her unsportsmanlike conduct. Interestingly, this video has become one of the most-viewed on You Tube after being splashed throughout national news and entertainment programs from ESPN to CNN to Leno. Comedians told jokes about the soccer player and played the video repeatedly, while Lambert’s actions were debated, chastised and defended in a variety of news media. Shortly after this incident, another video received national attention.

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Spending your sports dollars locally a much better deal

November 10, 2009

Sports fans know how much our teams mean to us, win or lose, but what do they mean to the economy? And what does the economy mean to sports?

In the last two years, Philadelphia, for example, has known the ecstasy of being the World...

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Johnson nears racing history

November 3, 2009

Just three races remain in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series, and Jimmy Johnson has all but wrapped up his fourth straight title.

He would be the first driver to achieve this feat in the 61-year history of the championship.

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Flash soccer has its day in the sun

October 27, 2009

While many of us were watching the NFL showdown between the Steelers and Vikings on Sunday, the St. Francis men’s soccer team was hosting an epic battle of their own against Monmouth, the seventh-ranked team in the nation.

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Real men wear pink

October 20, 2009

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and it is no longer just women’s athletics sporting the “Think Pink” initiative.

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PSU hoping to defend title in field hockey

October 13, 2009

Fall of course, means football in Happy Valley, but Joe Pa’s boys are not the only Nittany Lions doing battle on campus.

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Kellie Goodman Poll

Who will have the better season, the Pitt men's basketball team or the PSU men's team?
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