Liberty University has answered a strong demand from its female students and added its 21st NCAA Division I program in the form of a women’s field hockey team that will be coached by newly-hired Jodi Murphy. Murphy will name her roster this week, after holding tryouts last week. The announced team will comprise the first half of the 80th Division […]
Read moreBasketball As the NBA takes a breath during the upcoming All-Star break, the hype of the “Decision” and South Beach has waned, and new faces in new places have answered and abandoned pre-season questions, like Amare Stouduimire in New York, Blake Griffin in Los Angeles and of course, Kobe and perhaps another ring. With all the hype surrounding the “Miami […]
Read moreThe No. 15 Liberty Flames battled again with the No. 9 Oklahoma Sooners at home this weekend at the LaHaye Ice Center for a thrilling matchup between two nationally ranked teams.
Read moreScrappy should not mean sloppy. A win is a win is a win. Right? Sure, just like a car is a car is a lemon. Saturday night’s men’s basketball game had all the luster of a rusty Pinto. A win, sure, but a win that was uglier than most of Bill Cosby’s sweaters.
Read moreSolid performances by men and women Sam Chelanga does it again. Chelanga, who just won his second straight national championship in cross country in November, set a world record for the year in the men’s 5k during the Liberty Open Friday and Saturday. Chelanga set his record with his time of 13 minutes, 41.35 seconds. He won by more than […]
Read moreIt’s February. The month of love. The short month. The month of cold temperatures, last minute snow storms and just plain miserable weather. With the nasty conditions and biting cold, people are almost forced to stay inside. When inside, most people will find themselves sitting on the couch watching TV and snacking. Sitting and snacking can be detrimental, especially to […]
Read moreLiberty University graduate and New York native Benjamin Fuller races home from work on weekends to catch Syracuse University basketball games. “I bleed orange, man,” Fuller said. “I love the emotion of the college game, and I love the tradition of the Syracuse Orange because I grew up watching them.”
Read moreVirginia Military Institute’s operational order for Thursday’s game was simple: outshoot Liberty. Win. What they didn’t expect was a battery of long-range missiles tagged David Minaya, Gordon Evan and Jeremy Anderson and a hand-grenade point guard classified Jesse Sanders. In Liberty’s first home game back in front of a freshly returned, raucous student body, Liberty stunted the nation’s leading offense […]
Read moreFrom the early domination by Green Bay in the 60s to the reign of Lynn Swan and Mean Joe Green in the 70s, the Green Bay’s three championships and Steelers six are cornerstone football history. Christopher Columbus and the Declaration of Independence.
Read moreThe women’s basketball team won five out of the six games they played over winter break. The Lady Flames played the Presbyterian College Lady Blue Hose Jan. 8 in a conference game. With help from sophomore Devon Brown’s 13 points, the Lady Flames beat the Lady Blue Hose 51-40.
Read moreThe beginning of a new semester means many things for a college student. Books must be bought, supplies purchased and class scheduled. With all the schoolwork and stress of academics, activities are needed to allow students to have an enjoyable college experience. At Liberty, one of these activities is participating in intramural sports. Dodgeball, soccer, pool, basketball, softball and now […]
Read moreWarley’s 15 points clutch win over CSU After Monday’s disappointing loss at home to Radford University, 53-62, the Lady Flames basketball team reclaimed their territory with a 63-40 win over the Charleston Southern Lady Buccaneers, Saturday. The Lady Flames held the lead the entire game, scoring 30 points the first half and 33 points the second half. Redshirt junior center […]
Read moreMkimbiaji is the Kinswhahili noun for “runner.” For instance, native Kenyan and Liberty senior cross country sensation Sam Chelanga is a mkimbiaji. For the second year in a row, Chelanga was named national cross country Athlete of the Year after winning NCAA championships in 2009 and 2010.
Read moreEvery January, the summation of a season comes to its climax in the pitting of the BCS No. 1 team and the BCS No. 2 for the NCAA National Championship. After Saturday’s action, the top two teams in the country were decided and the BCS championship all but officially balloted.
Read moreThe Liberty Flames track and field team hosts a meet each December in order to prepare for the official season that will take off in January. The purpose of the meet — which is not a scored meet — is purely diagnostic.
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