In a move that makes little sense, Jerry Jones has given his head coach Wade Phillips an extension -- of one year. I don't know how this strikes most other sports fans in the world, but this is exactly what the move says to me: Jones had really planned on firing Phillips after the season, but pressure from fans, players and even the media ... [Read More…]
Wade Phillips deserved second chance
The Dallas Cowboys, led by Wade Phillips, went 11-5 this season and won the NFC East Division. They earned the third seed in the conference, which got them a home playoff game. They won their first playoff game since Dec. 28, 1996, defeating the Philadelphia Eagles 34-14. Yet, for some reason, people think Phillips should be fired. Last season, ... [Read More…]
Wildcats qualify four in Houston
By Sam Bartee The ACU Wildcats started the 2010 indoor track and field season on the right foot at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational in Houston on Friday. A combined four athletes posted qualifying marks for the NCAA Division II indoor championship meet. On the men's side, Andrew McDowell finished third in the 60-meter hurdles with an ... [Read More…]
The Meyer sisters have opposing defenders seeing double
One ranks 10th nationally in points, the other is 10th in rebounds. Both are integral to the Wildcats' success in women's basketball this season. Jamie and Jody Meyer grew up in Minneapolis idolizing Kevin Garnett, a star center for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Now the Meyer twins are star centers for a team riding a five-game winning streak, ... [Read More…]
Track and field earns four national championship slots
The ACU track and field team earned four national championship qualifying spots at the Leonard Hilton Invitational, the season's first event on Friday. Jessica Blair qualified in the pole vault and the triple jump, while Wanda Hutson qualified in both the 60 meter event and 200 meter race. Andrew McDowell qualified in the hurdles for the men, and ... [Read More…]
New track coach Lofton brings passion, experience
A certain aura of mystique surrounds ACU track and field. The program is a sort of family, filled with champions and Olympians alike. With the dawning of a new decade, a new era of track and field begins under first-year head coach Roosevelt Lofton. Lofton is not a typical Wildcat track and field coach. As the 17th coach in program history, Lofton ... [Read More…]
Track and field season preview
By Sam Bartee ACU's track and field program is well-established; it's coach, however, is brand new. Roosevelt Lofton is in his first season as the Wildcats' track and field head coach -- only the second man in the past 71 years to do so with no prior affiliation with the university. During his career, Lofton has been voted conferenceCoach of the ... [Read More…]
Wildcats drop conference opener to ENMU
After a dramatic near-comeback, the men's basketball team dropped the ball in its division-opener against Eastern New Mexico, 78-65. The Wildcats trailed by 16 with 12:06 left in the game, but after a 7-2 run that cut the deficit to 55-44, they started to force turnovers and execute on offense. ACU continued to press the Greyhounds, tying the game ... [Read More…]
Wildcats storm past Zias
ACU's stars continued to shine as the women's basketball team smoked the Eastern New Mexico Zias 71-55 in Portales, N.M., Wednesday night. "It's never easy playing in Eastern," said head coach Shawna Lavender. "You have to come out and play well right away, and I think we did that." The win is the fourth in a row for the Wildcats and their ninth ... [Read More…]
Colt McCoy stands strong in his faith
It hasn't been a week since the BCS National Championship game, a game Colt McCoy dreamed about his whole life. In McCoy's final game as a Longhorn, he had one last shot to bring home a national title for the Texas Longhorns. He had been preparing for this game his whole career. The past month of his life had been nothing but studying for one game ... [Read More…]
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