Growing up, I was the typical kid who participated in as many different sports as possible. Gymnastics, swimming, basketball, soccer — you name it, and I at least tried it.…
What has four wheels, is fully furnished and called “Lil’ Ma”? The answer is alumna Macy Pate’s 1995 Chevy sport G20 van that she and her high school friend Emily…
Sports are universal languages. I have always loved this aspect and that they can be used as a mission field. As head sports editor for The Bison, I might be…
Loyola University Chicago is no stranger to making history. According to the Chicago Tribune, it began in 1963, when the Loyola men’s basketball team broke the “gentlemen’s agreement” among coaches…
A coach’s job is to instruct athletes in their respective sports. However, an exceptional coach goes beyond what is expected and helps athletes outside of practices, games and meets. For…
The history of music in baseball games can be traced back to 1918, when “The Star- Spangled Banner” was played at the beginning of the World Series. Today, walk up…
I take a step back and look at what little I know about softball, or women’s sports, for that matter, and it is disheartening. We put such a high priority…
Rivalries are what make sports. If it weren’t for fierce competition, they would not be fun to watch. That feeling of getting to play your rival, and the desire to…
I think spring is a hard season mostly, because it is a time of growing. The fall semester is easier – you are excited about school still and, at the…
“There has always been a stigma of ‘You’re supposed to be mentally tough, not emotional,’ in athletics,” according to sports psychologist at University of Washington Ron Chamberlin in ‘How stigma…
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