Thirty turnovers. That is a turnover every 1 minute and 33 seconds. The Wildcats could have won the most important basketball game of the season Monday night if only they would have committed 28 turnovers. But two bad passes on late possessions doomed the 'Cats to their second straight loss to the Angelo State University Rambelles. "Giving a team ... [Read More…]
The Super Bowl is the real American pastime
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…]
Tennis prepares for first tournament
Abilene Christian's Lady Wildcats tennis team is aiming for another trip to the National Tournament after being crowned Lone Star Conference Champions last season. To prepare the team for conference and nationals, the women's spring schedule will be very competitive and grueling, with matches against four Division I opponents in a mere five days. ... [Read More…]
The Steel Curtain will prevail
A recent report indicated that the Steelers' beloved "Terrible Towel," a symbol of the unity of the Steelers fan base, is produced in Wisconsin, a mere two hours southwest of Green Bay. McArthur Towel and Sports Company has been making the prideful symbol for the black and yellow fan base since 1997. In 1996, that same company made the Packers a ... [Read More…]
‘Cats take on weather and San Angelo
The first of the two match-ups scheduled between ACU and Angelo State University for Wednesday night has been pushed back to Saturday night, altering a lineup that scheduled ACU to play ASU twice this week. The women's team now will play in San Angelo Saturday at 5:30 p.m., with the men's game to follow. The series then will come back to Abilene, ... [Read More…]
Why the Packers will win Super Bowl XLV
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…]
Weather adds confusion to ACU sports
It has been a mixed bag of emotions for ACU athletes during this "winter wonderweek" on campus. Like all students, athletes have been out of school, but they also haven't been able to compete on their respective fields and courts. Both basketball teams had their away game against Angelo State University pushed back from Tuesday to Thursday and ... [Read More…]
2011 Abilene Christian University Signing Class
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…]
The True Athlete
It requires a special breed of a person to be an athlete. The person must possess just the right combination of physical tools, mental capacity and raw talent to be able to compete at any level. Then there are those elite athletes who play at a professional level that are considered a physical specimen or God's gift to the sport to win the ... [Read More…]
Softball ready for season opener
Bobby Reeves isn't a fan of the word "rebuilding" because of the negative connotation associated with the term. Instead, words like "clean slate" and "fresh start" are what he uses when talking about the upcoming season. "I'm all about positive reinforcement. Who cares what happened last year? It doesn't matter a bit. We don't like to talk about ... [Read More…]
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