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Football reveals fall schedule

March 18, 2014 by Matthew Sloan

The ACU football team will enter the Southland Conference for the first time in 42 years and will also take on several talented non-conference opponents. The ACU Department of Athletics released the 2014 football schedule during spring break, which reveals the teams that ACU will play in its first 12-game regular season in program ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Showcase, Sports Tagged With: Football

Larry McDuffey: ACU’s next great receiver?

March 4, 2014 by Matthew Sloan

The ACU football team is welcoming a former three-star recruit to spring practice. Former University of Houston wide receiver Larry McDuffey transferred to ACU after playing two seasons for the Cougars. McDuffey was a standout at North Shore High School, which is in the Houston area, and made an immediate impact in his college ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columnists, Sports Tagged With: Football, sports column

Student groups prepare for Film Fest

February 27, 2014 by Matthew Sloan

ACU's 10th annual Film Fest is in full swing as student teams are working to put together their short films by the March 17 deadline. Ten teams are signed up to compete in the annual competition, which is the most in the event's history. Teams put together films no longer than 10 minutes that pertain to the year's theme. Film Fest's theme this ... [Read More…]

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Baseball welcomes Big XII teams

February 27, 2014 by Matthew Sloan

The ACU baseball team will put their 5-1 record to the test this weekend against the defending Big XII champions. The Wildcats announced Monday that they will welcome Kansas State to Crutcher Scott Field, Sunday at 3 p.m. as part of the Bourland-Ardoin Classic. ACU will also play Missouri State Friday night at 7 p.m. and Grand Canyon University ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Showcase, Sports Tagged With: Baseball

Financial stakes rise with move to Div. I

February 14, 2014 by Matthew Sloan

ACU head football coach Ken Collums was on his way back to Abilene in mid-December when several media outlets reported he would be the next head coach at the University of Central Arkansas. The job seemed like a perfect fit for Collums, who had lead UCA to a national title as a quarterback in the early 1990s. Instead, hours later, the ACU ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Athletics, Division I, In-depth

The return of America’s pastime

February 12, 2014 by Matthew Sloan

The second week in February is circled on just about everyone's calendar for some reason or another. ACU's Sing Song is upon us, Valentine's Day has love in the air and most importantly, Spring training is right around the corner. Baseball fans have been counting down the days since the end of October while they wait patiently for the greatest ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columnists, Sports Tagged With: Baseball

Hendrick hospital runs low on O- blood

February 12, 2014 by Matthew Sloan

The Hendrick Medical Center is running low on O-negative blood. "Right now we are trying to get caught up with our O-negative blood," donor recruiter Frances Baker said. "Because of the weather, we have had to cancel several blood donations. Right now, I would say all of our blood supplies are marginal." With the weather set to get better as ... [Read More…]

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Chapel credits earned at basketball games

February 4, 2014 by Matthew Sloan

The Department of Athletics partnered with the Chapel office last week to put together an event that allowed students to receive Chapel credits for attending basketball games. Students were required to attend the second half of the women's basketball game and the first half of the men's basketball game to receive three Chapel credits. The same ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Athletics, Basketball, Chapel

Super Bowl: Defense wins championships

February 4, 2014 by Matthew Sloan

Super Bowl XLVIII was a disaster from the start. The Broncos started the game by botching a snap and it only got worse from there. The Broncos could not protect Peyton Manning or hold onto the ball the entire game, proving once again that defense wins championships. In this pass-happy NFL that Rodger Goodell built, we have bought into the lie ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columnists, Sports Tagged With: Football, NFL, sports column, Super Bowl

Golding’s efforts should be praised

January 30, 2014 by Matthew Sloan

"We are going to win. That's what I was hired to do, and I don't like to lose. I won here as a player, and I won at Arkansas-Little Rock, and we are going to win here at Abilene Christian University." These words by head basketball coach Joe Golding have rung in my head since February 2012 when Golding shared his vision of a revived basketball ... [Read More…]

Filed Under: Columnists, Sports Tagged With: Men's Basketball, sports column

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