It's that time again, folks. The weather is getting warmer by the day, but it is heating up even more in 16 cities across North America. Tonight, one of the great traditions of sports comes our way again as the 2012 NHL Playoffs start. From Vancouver and Miami to Boston and Los Angeles, pucks will be ...
On Wednesday, April 4, the Miami Heat beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 98-93 to extend their home win streak to 17 games, making it the longest home winning streak in the NBA this season. However, neither winning nor losing this game affected either of these teams' chances at the playoffs. Both teams ...
This past Sunday in Augusta, Ga., people witnessed one of the most thrilling finishes to the Masters. The tournament came down to two players, Bubba Watson and Louis Oosthuizen, who faced off in sudden death after finishing the day at 10-under. Both Watson and Oosthuizen came from behind throughout ...
The Longwood baseball team continued with its 2012 campaign this past week. The Lancers were defeated 6-0 at home by the William & Mary Tribe on April 4. The Lancers went on to take two out of three games on the road against North Carolina Central University. Longwood is now 17-16 overall (12-11 ...
According to ESPN.com, the ex-Falcon Head Coach Bobby Petrino was reportedly fired by Arkansas. Petrino was put on paid leave last week for not telling his boss quickly enough that a 25-year old female football program employee was riding with him during a motorcycle accident on April 1. Later the next ...
The Longwood University Lancers club baseball team (6-2 overall, 5-1 conference) is looking to get back to the World Series. More specifically, the team is looking for a repeat trip to the National Club Baseball Association (NCBA) Division II World Series. It is the eight-team, double-elimination post ...
The Longwood men's baseball team won four of their six games this past week and weekend, losing to George Washington, splitting two games with North Carolina Central, and sweeping UMBC in three games. Now, one win over .500, the Lancers will host William and Mary University tonight, April 4, at 6 p.m. ...
Honestly, being a Redskins fan for, well, as long as I can remember, has been pretty tough. The Washington Redskins haven't had a season with more wins than losses since 2007, and since 1990 less than half of their seasons have been winning seasons. However, this season it seems the Redskins are finally ...
The Longwood Lancers women's soccer team has added nine players for the 2012 season. According to a press release issued by the athletics department almost three weeks ago, the recruiting class is one of the largest in the history of women's soccer. Head coach Todd Dyer said, "The resumés and pedigree ...
This year, the first two rounds of the NCAA March Madness tournament marked the triumph of the underdogs. Number 12 VCU beat number five Wichita State, number 10 Purdue beat number seven St. Mary's, number 12 Southern Florida beat number five Temple, and number 13 Ohio beat number four Michigan. However, ...
The Longwood women's golf team finished first among 21 teams in their second to last tournament of the year. According to longwoodlancers.com, the Lancers played 54 holes over the course of three days at the C&F Bank Intercollegiate tournament, posting a final score of 309. Posting the best overall ...
The Longwood Women's Softball Team is having yet another fantastic season. For the past 15 straight years, the team has acquired 20 or more wins, a tradition of success. Continuing that success over spring break, the team won eight of 10 games and added memorable victories over James Madison in two ...
In a three game series against the Cornell Big Red, the Longwood Lancers were swept 3-0. According to the Lancers Athletics website, the Lancers were out-hit in the series 30-17. Baseball Head Coach Charles "Buddy" Bolding attributes the offensive struggles mostly to how young the lineup is at the moment. The ...
Along with Longwood University's entrance to the Big South, there is something else for Lancer fans to be excited about as of late - a new website allows those of the Longwood community to read about their Lancer teams and voice their opinions. LancersBlog.com was started in mid-January ...
Since I was a freshman in high school, lacrosse has been a huge passion of mine. I've played in dozens of games in the past four plus seasons, but the opportunity to be purely a spectator has been rare. This is why I was excited to find out that one of my teammates on the Longwood club team was going ...
Starting their season with three consecutive loss es and three injuries, the Longwood women's la crosse team recorded their first win of the season this past Friday, March 2, defeating the University of Cincinnati 17-11. Scoring 12 goals in the first half alone, the Lanc ers were ...
The Longwood Men's Baseball team has won seven of their last ten games to begin their 2012 baseball campaign. Last Friday, the Lancers grabbed an exciting extra inning victory over Temple University Owls after which they split two games against the Owls on Saturday. On Friday, Longwood fell be hind ...
Longwood's softball team went on the road this past weekend for the Citrus Classic, traveling down to Orlando, Fla. Four games awaited them as they looked to capitalize on a four-game winning streak, their last loss being on Feb. 22 to North Carolina. Leaving the cooler temperatures of Farmville, ...
Senior Longwood Men's Club Rugby player Charlie However described the morning of Feb. 25 as "cold and windy." Despite the weather, the Longwood Men's and Women's Club Rugby teams had one goal in mind: to win. As However said, "Any time you enter a tournament, the goal is to win." But Feb. 25 was different. ...
Indianapolis Colts Cut Peyton Manning According to USAtoday.com, the Colts will hold a conference Wednesday morning to announce that they are releasing four-time MVP Peyton Manning. Turning 36 on March 24, Peyton missed most of last season due to a neck injury after playing with Indianapolis for 14 ...
