Category: Sports
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Habit of Winning
It is a testament to Aggie spirit that 97,000 plus fans packed Kyle Field to watch Texas A&M take on the University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) on a chilly Saturday evening the week before Thanksgiving. UAB arrived as a top 25 team with one loss. In the past these types of teams have proven to…
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Elfrid Payton Continues to Prove That He Is A Worthy Replacement of Rajon Rondo
The New Orleans Pelicans lost two major contributors to free agency this offseason: DeMarcus Cousin and Rajon Rondo. The average NBA fan saw Cousins as the bigger loss. To those who followed the Pelicans closely, it was clear that Rondo would be missed more. While Cousins was an All-Star as recently as last season. However,…
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Tulane Left Stunned and Confused for Second Straight Year Against SMU
The 2017 Tulane Green Wave season ended in heartbreak. Needing a win in their final regular season game to become bowl eligible, Tulane Quarterback Jon Banks scrambled for and looked to have found the end zone on the final play of the game to give the Green Wave their sixth win of the year. Instead,…
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Pelicans Break Franchise Record for Single Game Points Behind Mirotic’s 36
The Smoothie King Center was back in action on Friday night as a sell-out crowd packed the arena for the New Orleans Pelicans 2018-19 home opener. It was an impressive showing from New Orleanians with Friday night high school football gathering most of Louisiana’s attention and with the Saints in the middle of a probable…
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LSU Makes A Statement With Win Over 2nd-Ranked Georgia
BATON ROUGE, L.A. — It had been 1,449 days since LSU students had last stormed the field in Death Valley. That cause for celebration came in 2014 when the Tigers upended the then 3rd-ranked Ole Miss Rebels by a score of 10-7. On Saturday the cause for celebration came from a 36-16 win against the…
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Tulane Media Day Recap: Depth, Filling Lost Production and Defense
NEW ORLEANS, L.A. — After two weeks of preseason practice, Tulane Basketball held their annual Media Day at Avron B. Fogelman Arena in the Devlin Fieldhouse. Head Coach Mike Dunlevy took the podium to address members of the New Orleans media and answer questions. Tulane forward Samir Sehic and guard Caleb Daniels were also available…
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Grit, Determination, and Confidence
99,000 fans literally shake Kyle Field as the Texas A&M Aggies get ready to take on the 13th ranked Kentucky Wildcats. It’s game 6 of the season and Jimbo Fisher has begun to win over the Aggie faithful. If you ask fans what the biggest difference between Fisher and Sumlin is, the answer will surprise you. Its…
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Virginia Tech Bounces Back with Huge Win Over #22 Duke
The Virginia Tech Hokies football program headed into Saturday night’s primetime matchup with a lot of noise. The team was coming off of a crushing loss to the Old Dominion Monarchs, where the team lost not just the game and national ranking, but also their starting quarterback Josh Jackson to injury (fractured left fibula). The…
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Rain doesn’t dampen Aggie Spirit
The Coaches’ Trophy and 104,000 fans filled Kyle Field expecting a show. What they got was a game both teams will point to as the beginning of their season. One year ago the second half of Aggie Football was difficult to watch but under Jimbo Fisher the entire country was glued to their seats. Aggie…
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Efficiency leads Duke to a 34-14 win over Army in the opener
With the College Football season finally upon us, the excitement was in the air on a hot and muggy Friday night in Durham, NC. The Duke Blue Devils hosted the Army West Point Black Knights on Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium. Duke entered the opener with revenge on the mind after losing a close…