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Wildcats tennis season finally under way

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Both tennis teams have gotten their seasons under way during the last week, after having to adjust schedules because of weather delays. The men were scheduled to have four teams arrive and play matches during the weekend, but the winter storm allowed only Trinity University to make it to Abilene. The men ended up playing a double header against ... [Read More…]

Baseball postponed, again

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After having their season opener delayed by four days, the Wildcat baseball team will have to wait another four days to get their 2011 season underway. Weather has forced the Wildcats to cancel both the series with Incarnate Word and Delta State, two of the top 40 teams in the country. ACU will now face off against Texas A&M-Kingsville this ... [Read More…]

The Super Bowl is the real American pastime

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It is the biggest sporting event of the year. More than $55 million are spent on this one day, every year for food alone. That doesn't include the billions of dollars spent by advertisers trying to come up with the cleverest commercial of the year. The Super Bowl truly is the one sporting event that can attract all walks of life. From the ... [Read More…]

Etiquette rules still apply to texts

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Electronics are replacing everything. Machines now check out customers at Walmart, letters are becoming an archaic form of communication and texting is replacing face-to-face conversation. Since we as a society have some generally accepted rules of etiquette regarding face-to-face conversation, I think it's high time we lay down some rules for ... [Read More…]

Why the Packers will win Super Bowl XLV

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With just two weeks to go in the regular season, the Green Bay Packers were on the outside looking in at the Giants for one of the two wild card spots in this year's playoffs. Now they are playing for the 45th Super Bowl. And being in playoff mode for five weeks now puts them at a huge advantage heading into their match-up with the Pittsburgh ... [Read More…]

2011 Abilene Christian University Signing Class

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2011 ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL SIGNING CLASS Avery Alegeh LB 6-2 210 Carrollton / Turner HS Monte Green-Avery WR 5-11 170 Cuero / Cuero HS Nathan Butler OL 6-1 265 Southlake / Carroll HS Tyler Godwin OL 6-3 265 League City / Clear Springs HS Lynn Grady DB 6-1 195 Killeen / Ellison HS David Guinn LB 6-1 200 Graham / Graham ... [Read More…]

Wildcats make final push for 2011 recruiting class

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With national signing day just five days, away Chris Thomsen and his staff are making one final push to land early recruits for the 2011 season. The recruiting process begins each December on every level of college football, from Division I National Champion Auburn all the way down to Division III powerhouse Mount Union. At the Div. II level, ... [Read More…]

Packers QB Rodgers gets his own pair of shoes

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It only took five years, but Aaron Rodgers has made it. Even without a win in the upcoming Super Bowl, Rodgers has cemented his place among the game's elite, and it couldn't be at a better time for Packers fans. After seeing Rodgers plummet to No. 24 in the 2005 draft, many Packers fans, including myself, were excited at the prospect of finally ... [Read More…]

Blessings in Trial: Fleming family finds hope in outpouring for son with cancer

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At just eight years old, Rex Fleming has been to the hospital more times in the last three months than most people have in their lifetimes. Eighty-five days ago, the Flemings learned that their son had a rare brain tumor that has changed their lives. Rex has been through surgery to remove the tumor and continues to undergo photon radiation therapy ... [Read More…]

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