On Wed., Feb. 17, Eastern University opened its new fitness center to students and faculty. After the 10 o’clock chapel service and a prayer dedication, the gym officially opened its doors–complete with a ribbon cutting ceremony and a little bench press action by Dr. Duffet himself. While I’m no gym-buff, I do like a good […]
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There seems to be a few life lessons and values learned only at the crossroads of athletics and competition. Drawing on the shared wisdom and experience of others who have participated in the sports world, as well as my own years of playing various sports during high school and undergraduate studies, I would venture some
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Growing up it was a privilege to watch Kobe Bryant play basketball. He made it look so easy, with his deadly fade away or a clutch three with seconds left in the game. His drives through the lanes were flawless and followed by an acrobatic layup was the one-two punch. I would spend hours outside
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Tortora Predicts Great 2016 MLB With Pitchers and Catchers reporting and Spring Training starting it’s time that we start getting ready for the 2016 MLB Season. With all the great hitters, pitchers and teams in the league right now combined with the relatively new playoff system more teams than ever have a chance at winning
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Peyton Manning leads Denver Broncos to 2016 Super Bowl Congratulations to the Super Bowl 50 champs, the Denver Broncos. This was a unique Super Bowl, as, for the first time, two first-round Quarterback picks squared off against each other. For Denver, it was Peyton Manning who was drafted in 1998, and Panthers’ Cam Newton was
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Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza Inducted into Cooperstown The time came around again for the members of the Baseball Writers Association of America to vote for the newest members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. After four hundred and forty voters cast their ballots, the results were announced on Jan. 6. In a
Breakdown of Eagle’s Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams Men’s Basketball The EU Men’s Basketball (EUMB) team has earned an overall record of 9-11 as of Feb. 5. In the MAC Freedom Conference the Eagles have a record of 3-6, placing sixth out of the eight teams. The Delaware Valley Aggies lead the conference with
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The 6’8” enforcer who had only scored five goals in his NHL career, who was voted as captain for the NHL All-Star Game by the fans as a gimmick, didn’t know if he would even go to the game, but he eventually went on to have a weekend that everybody would remember. When fans first
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While most students were heading home for winter break in mid-December, the EU women’s basketball team was preparing for several tournaments that would take place between semesters. Going into the break, EUWB stood with a solid record of 6-1, including big wins over Messiah College and Wilkes University. During the first tournament of winter break,
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On Dec. 29, the Philadelphia Eagles announced the firing of their head coach and general manager, Chip Kelly. His 26-21 record in 3 seasons with the birds started out strong in 2013 with a 10-6 record and a playoff spot where they lost to the New Orleans Saints in the wild card game. The year
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