After sweeping a weekend series with Virginia Military Institute (VMI) April 26-28, the Liberty Flames baseball team is approaching the home stretch of the season, and with only seven regular season games left to play, the Flames find themselves fighting for a spot in the Big South Conference Tournament. Last season, the Flames finished second to the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers […]
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Completing a marathon finds its way onto many people’s bucket lists, and for good reason. The 26.2-mile standard marathon is a lofty goal for the average person. And then there is the Ironman Triathlon. Piled on top of the 26.2 miles of running is 2.4 miles of swimming and a 112-mile bike ride. This adds up to 140.6 miles. Alumnus […]
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Although the 2013 draft has been completed, we will not be able to tell who is a stud or a dud for a few more years I’ll bet you began reading this column thinking that I would break down who I thought were the biggest winners and losers from the 2013 NFL Draft. I will not be doing any such […]
Read moreStelzer brothers take top two spots The Liberty ski and snowboard team participated in the fourth-annual Dew Games Saturday, April 27. These athletes performed a variety of tricks at the Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre, competing in six events for $15,000 in prizes. Skiers and snowboarders took part in events such as men’s and women’s snowboarding rail jam, men’s ski rail […]
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Beach volleyball team opens inaugural season with tournament The new Liberty University men’s and women’s beach volleyball teams held their first tournament Saturday, April 27. Liberty entered seven of their women’s doubles teams and nine of their men’s teams into the tournament. The teams competed in a pool play format, where they played nearly every team. The teams were then […]
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High school athletes’ choices to commit have come to be scrutinized by fans and media across the country During their sophomore year, they dominate the high school landscape, and make themselves household names in basketball, football and baseball camps around America. Eventually, top-notch schools take notice, begging these top recruits to be a part of their athletic programs. Yet, for […]
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Despite a number of athletes taking the weekend off from competition, Liberty’s men’s and women’s track and field teams brought home 19 top-three finishes in the Highlander Invitational April 26 and 27. “We were trying to kind of take a rest week after conference (championships) last weekend, and, yet, we still had a couple of good performances,” Head Coach Brant […]
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The Liberty University men’s baseball team (22-19, 8-7 Big South) won two of three games in its series against the Winthrop Eagles (15-27, 3-15 Big South) April 20-21. Second baseman Bryan Aanderud continued his 11-game hitting streak with four hits and a RBI during the series. Winthrop 3, Liberty 2 In the first game of a doubleheader Saturday, April 20, […]
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“42” a stirring tribute to Jackie Robinson For moviegoers born in the early ‘90s and later who have never borne witness — either as a victim or an observer — to outright racial segregation or prejudice, writer/director Brian Helgeland’s “42” provides a sobering view of the African American struggle for equal treatment as a part of “America’s game.” For those who […]
Read moreComing in from a day of school or work, some people —primarily men — sit down, turn on the television and catch up on all the sporting news of the day. NFL teams start their organized team activities, NBA playoff games are now set, and New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is out until the All-Star Break. In between these […]
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Flames ousted in the quarterfinals as the Lady Flames lose in the semifinals to No. 1 seeded Winthrop Men’s Tennis The Liberty University men’s tennis team lost 4-3 to the No. 2 Campbell Fighting Camels in the quarterfinals of the Big South Championship, Thursday, April 18, after a Fighting Camels rally. Shea Thomas, won his singles match (6-1, 6-4), giving […]
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The Liberty University men’s and women’s track and field teams swept the Big South Outdoor Track and Field Championships after three days of competition, April 18-20.
The Flames captured their seventh consecutive and 18th overall conference title. Having won the cross country and […]
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The Liberty Flames baseball team (19-18) played the West Virginia Mountaineers (20-17) in a series, April 12-14. It was the first time the two teams have met since 1978. The Flames dropped two of the games, but the highlight of the series came in a 9-2 victory when second baseman Bryan Aanderud had a career high six RBIs. WVU 8, […]
Read moreLU alum Jennings an Oakland Raider Rashad Jennings is an Oakland Raider. Of course, the announcement was heard first on Twitter. On April 10, Jennings tweeted, “It’s official! I’ll be rocking that Black and Silver this yr. #Raidernation, let’s go make it happen!” And just like that, the fifth-year running back whose career was launched from Williams Stadium is on […]
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Defeating the Elon University Phoenix (9-2, 3-1 Southeastern Lacrosse Conference) has proved to be a difficult task since the Liberty Flames (13-1, 4-0 SELC) men’s lacrosse team started. After coming up just short in the regular season finale and in the semi-finals of the Southeastern […]
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