After weeks of uncertainty surrounding the NCAA and graduating seniors due to canceled sports seasons, the NCAA voted at the end of May to allow programs to bring spring sports seniors back with a bonus fifth year of eligibility. On April 16, Liberty University’s Athletic Director Ian McCaw announced that 19 seniors at Liberty have expressed an interest in playing […]
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Though the Lady Flames field hockey team had their spring season cut short, the team is taking lessons learned from the spring to come back firing this fall. Despite being a relatively young program, starting in 2011, Liberty’s field hockey team continues to post impressive seasons, moving closer to their goal of conference and national championship contention. A lofty goal […]
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On Thursday the NFL draft gave a much-needed injection of football to sports fans deprived of sports for weeks. The NFL draft has taken place every year since it began in 1936. Every year, 32 teams have the chance to add new talent to their rosters by drafting players that they feel will fit their needs as an organization. Due […]
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The Lady Flames Division I hockey team will defend their back-to-back-to-back conference championships when sports return after COVID-19 suspended the current season. It will just be slightly later than they originally planned on. “We certainly had a lot of success on the ice. We did a really good job at building on the season from last year where we won […]
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2020 has been the strangest year to be involved in sports coverage. The entire sporting world crashed to a halt. As a journalist, that leaves me with lots of questions, not the least of which is: what’s next? The absence of sports leaves an unexpected hole in the lives of sports fans. At first, it may be hard to understand […]
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This is the third column I’ve written for The Champion and, somewhat unsurprisingly, also the third baseball-related opinion that I’d like to present. I say “unsurprisingly” because baseball was the sport I grew up with. I played tee-ball all the way until I was a senior in high school, and I have been a Philadelphia Phillies fan for as […]
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The college football season never ends for a coach. While players get some time off, and fans spend most of the summer in eager anticipation for the return of the season, the job of a coach continues. Not even a global pandemic can make the responsibilities of a college football coach grind to a half. This week, assistant sports editor […]
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Many NFL teams have already made short-term moves in hopes of securing a Super Bowl next season, but some transactions in particular have stood out. With sports temporarily on hold, NFL free agency has stepped to the forefront of our attention. This offseason produced a few teams that look primed for a deep playoff run. How does every division look, […]
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The sports world has come to almost a complete standstill due to COVID-19. End of year tournaments for college winter sports were canceled, pro sports leagues suspended their seasons, and spring seasons for college sports were brought to a halt just as they were starting. These cancelations and suspensions have left teams and fans baffled, with many questions about what […]
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With the spread of Covid-19, sports games and tournaments have been canceled all over the world. But that fact became reality for the Lady Flames tennis team when they found out their season had been canceled in the middle of a team trip to Hawaii. The Lady Flames were off to a impressive start to their spring season (7-4), on […]
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Missing an entire spring season is nothing new for Liberty track and field’s standout hurdler Jovaine Atkinson. Atkinson’s time at Liberty has been a rollercoaster of peaks and valleys, including several injuries that caused him to miss extended periods of time. After an injury his freshman year caused him to miss the majority of the indoor meets and the entire […]
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There is one event every year that gives me the ultimate high as a sports fan. No, it’s not the beauty and tradition of the Masters. It’s not the spectacle and massive production of the Super Bowl. It’s not even the excitement and intrigue of the World Series. The one event that I would sacrifice all others for is the […]
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Even in a time when there are no live sports to watch on TV, you can still stay engaged and gain a deeper understanding of the wide world of sports. Between the draft, football drama, learning a new skill, or even just learning sports history, there’s something sports-related for everyone to occupy their time with. Most sports leagues in the […]
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It takes a little creativity, a touch of freestyle and the ability to think on your feet. The quick-thinking adventure is why Liberty ski and snowboard head coach Isaac Gibson was initially drawn to flying down a snow-covered hill with a board strapped to his feet. Though he had never snowboarded before coming to Liberty, Gibson is not just Liberty’s […]
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The spread of coronavirus has turned life upside down for billions of people around the world. For many athletes whose seasons were cut short by the virus, that uncertainty has taken away their last year playing the sport they love in college. The Liberty men’s DI hockey team was ranked No. 2 in the country, the highest in program history. […]
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