Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. glanced up from the crowd of media members flocking around him and locked eyes with a Flames alum who slowly smiled and pumped his fist with joy. Falwell Jr. looked down at the ground, smiling as he shook his head in wonder and contentment. University Founder Jerry Falwell Sr., who passed away in 2007, […]
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This week I had the opportunity to talk to Amanda Arnold, the sports editor for Tthe George-Anne, Georgia Southern University’s student newspaper. I had the chance to ask her a few questions about the Eagles season and her outlook expectations for the Cure Bowl, Liberty’s first-ever faceoff against the Eagles. How has the season been overall and who were your […]
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It’s bowl week, and Orlando is preparing to host thousands of football fans as the Cure Bowl takes place Saturday, Dec. 21, in Exploria Stadium. Though Saturday is the fifth annual Cure Bowl, Saturday is the first time the Bowl will be played in Exploria Stadium, home to Orlando City Soccer Club. Saturday is also the first time a non-soccer […]
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One-handed catches. Shattering Liberty football’s all-time receiving record. Leading the Flames to their first time of bowl game eligibility. Propelling himself to the top of many NFL draft experts’ projections. These are blessings Liberty wide receiver Gandy-Golden has never been able to take for granted. As a young child, catching pig skins was the last thing on Antonio’s mind as […]
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There are currently 79 bowl-eligible teams available to fill 78 bowl spots for games in December and January. Liberty University is one of them. In their final home game of the season, the Flames beat New Mexico State for the second time this season, 49-28. Coming off a stinging 55-27 loss at the University of Virginia, Flames Head Coach Hugh […]
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The Liberty Flames student section booed as Flames junior quarterback Stephen Masha threw yet another incomplete pass. But moments later the crowd began to cheer as 18-year-old freshman Stephen Buckshot Calvert trotted onto the field for his debut as Masha walked off. The young quarterback took the snap from shotgun and looked calmly to his left. Just as his receiver […]
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Baker was told by several universities that her nursing degree was too rigorous to be able to play a DI sport. But Baker knew there was a place that would let her both swim and pursue her academic goals. Baker has been swimming since age 3 and comes from a family of athletes. Her mother and sisters also swam at […]
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While most sports have at least a month of offseason for athletes to rest and recover, the Liberty University cross-country athletes only get 10 days before they begin preparing for their other sport: track and field. The cross-country team wrapped up its season Nov. 15 in the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championships, with the men’s team finishing 11th out […]
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Coming to America and playing hockey seemed like a dream for Valeriia Manchak, but the Ukrainian native never expected something that she loved to take her this far. At the age of 7, Manchak put on ice skates, and after a few hours of learning she realized that she could maneuver pretty well. “I just wanted to learn to […]
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As Liberty’s DI hockey team prepares for an average game on a Friday night, Arturas Laukaitis straps on his skates in Lynchburg, Virginia, to play the sport he grew up playing 5,000 miles away. But the Moscow, Russia native didn’t always love hockey – much less imagine how far the game would take him. “When I was four years old, […]
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For the first time in school history, the Liberty men’s basketball team is 9-0. The Flames are currently one of only 20 undefeated college basketball teams, their record including victories over competition like Radford University, Navy, Rice and Kansas City, as well as a championship title in The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Championship. Players all across the Flames roster […]
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Junior forward Emily Lytle averaged over 20 points a game for her high school basketball team and made the Tennessee all-state team twice. But despite her current status as one of the elite scorers in the ASUN, her freshman season in college was anything but easy. After committing to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Lytle looked to continue […]
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This year’s much-awaited “Christmas on the Boulevard” President’s Encore Performance will introduce a new, original musical piece inspired by a different galaxy. Senior film scoring major Joshua Tomes combined his love for soundtracks and film composer John Williams to compose an epic version of “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” and “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” that will feature the School […]
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David Welch, executive director of LU Send, never imagined that a mission trip to Russia in 1994 would have such a huge impact on his life. “The trip to Russia really opened my eyes to the need for cultural intelligence, loving people who are different, and respecting their diversity,” David said. David is Jewish through his mother. His grandparents on […]
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Every month, Carole Johnson and her kids awaited the arrival of VHS tapes carrying a couple of episodes of “The Waltons.” The VHS subscription service cost $25 per month, but it was worth the price for the enjoyment it brought. Time passed, and Johnson continued to enjoy “The Waltons.” She even began collecting items similar to those in the show, […]
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