Liberty University’s synchronized skating team will compete at nationals for the third time since its conception in 2011, a remarkable achievement for a program so young. Synchronized skating is one of the disciplines of figure skating. Twelve to 20 skaters perform simultaneously, competing by performing a wide variety of moves on the ice as a consistent unit. The program was […]
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Kobe Bryant died doing what he loved most: helping his daughter become an even better basketball player than he was. He was taking his daughter, Gianna, to her basketball game when his helicopter crashed in Calabasas, California, on Sunday, killing Kobe, 41, Gianna, 13, and seven others. In the few years since the five-time NBA Champion retired from the game, […]
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By now, the fact that the Houston Astros cheated their way to a World Series title is old news. The sign stealing allegations against the Astros have rocked the world of baseball like never before. Fines and suspensions have been handed down, condemnations issued and reputations ruined. The Astros won their World Series title in 2017 by stealing signs to […]
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Defending the ASUN Track & Field Indoor Championship title will be a new challenge for Liberty, who won both the men’s and women’s championships last season. Liberty’s track & field team hosted the ASUN Track & Field Indoor Championship at the Liberty Indoor Track Complex and became the first team in Liberty history to win an ASUN Conference title. The […]
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The Liberty Flames swim team traveled to Florida over break where they grew closer as a team while they competed against rival schools. Student athletes spend a lot of time together, but usually there’s a lot going on between practice and a large amount of schoolwork to finish. Having downtime to talk to teammates is an important factor in building […]
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After soccer, hockey is perhaps the sport with the largest international reach and appeal, especially across Europe and North America. The Liberty men’s hockey team got a small taste of that international flavor over winter break as they traveled through Finland to serve the community and play hockey. This was the first missions trip with the team for many of […]
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After making the transition from high school to the NCAA level with relative ease and dominating the Big South Conference in her first season at Liberty, Keyen Green hit a bump in her basketball career Nov. 24, 2017, in a game against the University of Houston. “I went for a rebound and came down on somebody’s foot, as a lot […]
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When asked whether it was harder to learn to speak English or to score 1,000 career points, senior guard Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz said it was more challenging to learn English. “I came here to the States my sophomore year of high school without knowing any English, and it was hard for me to understand and speak another language I’d never spoken […]
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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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