Sports News
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NHL Shelves Quarantined Summer League
Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu As of this writing, it has been 42 days since sports leagues shuttered in an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. In those 42 days since, a lot of rumors…
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One And Done: RIP XFL, And Our Beloved BattleHawks
Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu Just under a month after the upstart XFL announced they were suspending operations due to the coronavirus pandemic, the league shuttered its doors completely on Friday, April 10. Most XFL employees…
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Bridge Sports Classics: Maradona’s “Hand Of God” & The Goal Of The Century
Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu While sports enthusiasts wait patiently to flood back into stadiums, arenas, little league ballfields, and recreational basketball courts again, now’s as good a time as any to look back on the…
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Bridge Sports Classics: Maradona’s “Hand Of God” & The Goal Of The Century
Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu While sports enthusiasts wait patiently to flood back into stadiums, arenas, little league ballfields, and recreational basketball courts again, now’s as good a time as any to look back on the…
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Pause for the Cause: Sports World Stopped In Its Tracks By COVID-19
Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu In an unprecedented move to prevent the spread of a pandemic, sports worldwide have been put on hold, or have been cancelled entirely. Only very small amounts of professional sports remain…
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Better Know A Sport: Cricket
Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu Despite being the second most popular sport in the world with over 2 billion fans, the first subject of this Better Know A Sport series is known more as the name…
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Good Enough: The 2019 St. Louis Cardinals In Review
Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu It’s often difficult to summarize a Major League Baseball season. One hundred and sixty-two games that can feel pointless at times and far too finite in others, the trek of a…
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NBA Preview: From Teams To Beat To Greek Freaks
Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu It’s only been five months since Kawhi Leonard led the Toronto Raptors to NBA Finals glory over the Golden State Warriors. In that five months, the NBA’s landscape has drastically shifted,…
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Blazer Beat: Trailblazers Drop ‘Hawks in Double OT Thriller
Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu In their first home contest in almost two weeks, the women’s basketball Trailblazers were back in action on their own hardwood Friday November 22, hosting the Blackhawks from Southeastern Community College…
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Lion’s Den: Lindenwood 34, UIndy 27, Lions Lap Greyhounds
Nathan Tucker nrtucker@lc.edu Lindenwood got hot at the right time of the football season. After a rough start, Lindenwood went 4-0 in the month of October, and more importantly, in the Great Lakes Valley…