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ACU and Suddenlink join partnership

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Nearly 50 ACU sporting events will be available for Suddenlink Cable subscribers this year. ACU and Suddenlink Cable have recently agreed to a partnership to broadcast Wildcat games on Suddenlink's On-Demand Digital Cable feature.  ACU Sports Media Network also broadcasts on the radio, internet, and over-the-air television. During the years ... [Read More…]

No. 23 ‘Cats ready for 2011

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Summer has come and gone and that means it's time for the Abilene Christian University women's volleyball team to gear up for another successful season. The Wildcats ended 2010 with a 27-6 overall record and a 13-1 mark in the Lone Star Conference. The Wildcats' 2010 campaign ended when the team was knocked out in the semifinal round of the ... [Read More…]

McCasland out, Golding takes over

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Grant McCasland was hired to turn the men's basketball program around after two years of mediocrity. That job will now fall to former Wildcat player and former assistant coach Joe Golding. In July, McCasland left his new coaching position with the Wildcats and headed southeast to Waco to be an assistant coach at his alma mater, Baylor ... [Read More…]

Haircuts keep freshmen buzzing

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Freshmen are the easiest students on any college campus to identify, but at ACU it is even easier to spot the freshmen football players. A new tradition that was started by the upperclassmen continues to entertain students and faculty alike. Yes, those haircuts that have been seen by many on campus are the football team's way of introducing new ... [Read More…]

‘Fab Four’ brings home another championship

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The quartet of track athletes known as the 'Fab Four' added another accomplishment to Abilene Christian's storied track and field history by garnering another national championship May 28, this time at the NCAA Division II outdoor national meet in Turloch, California. The same group led the men's track and field team to a national title at the ... [Read More…]

Football is my fantasy

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It's that time of the year again, sports fans. Time to pull out the ol' pigskin, don your favorite jersey, set  your laptop in front of you and draft your fantasy football team. This offseason was a grueling six months of not knowing whether we, as fantasy athletes, would even get to play our beautiful game thanks to the lockout. However, the ... [Read More…]

The Chris Thomsen Show #1-2011

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The Chris Thomsen Show airs on Saturdays at 11 on KTXS-TV in Abilene, Texas. The show is produced by the JMC Network of student media at Abilene Christian University. (Original Air Date August 27, 2011) This week on The Chris Thomsen show we take a look at ACU's first matchup of 2011: a battle with the Tarleton State Texans. We also talk to ... [Read More…]

Wildcats’ presence prominent in LSC pre-season polls

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With the beginning of another school year looming on the horizon, several of ACU's athletic teams are beginning to hit the ground running with workouts, two-a-days, and team meetings in preparation for the upcoming year.  Once again, expectations for ACU athletics are sky-high, as evident by the Lone Star Conference's release of their pre-season ... [Read More…]

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