2008 Woodie Awards
Vote Absentee
After having to wait it out an extra day because of the rain, the baseball team should finally get a chance to erase the memories of last weekend today when they take on Central Connecticut today at 3 p.m. at J.O. Christian Field. UConn (21-25) comes into the game with a 2-8 record over their last ten games and while a lot hasn't gone their way in recent weeks, one thing head coach Jim Penders can't fault the team for is its energy level including the sweep at the hands of West Virginia last weekend. (0) comments
Playing for one of the most high profile high school football programs in the country, alongside the likes of Florida's Tim Tebow, Danny Russell almost felt obligated to continue his football career at a big-time Division I school. To this day, people question why the 6-foot-3, 234-pound freshman defensive tackle from Nease High School (Ponte Vedra, Fla. (2) comments
"Why do you love sports?" It's a question that's been posed to me a number of different times during my life, and a question that I've never once taken the time to answer. Until now. This is goodbye. This is my final column as a member of The Daily Campus, so what the hell - I'm letting it all hang out. (2) comments
Few surprises were in store Tuesday as the Big East revealed its intra-conference match-ups for the 2008-2009 season. For the sixth consecutive year, UConn will face nemesis Rutgers twice next year. The Huskies and Scarlet Knights split their regular-season meetings in 2008, with UConn taking the rubber match in the Greensboro Regional final in the NCAA tournament. (0) comments
Mike Mauro will break down the draft grades for teams in the East, North, South and West divisions each day this week. Today he focuses on the South divisions, while Thursday will feature the West. NFC SOUTH Carolina Panthers - B-plus Carolina surprised some people by taking Oregon running back Jonathan Stewart with the No. (0) comments
If anything positive can be drawn from the recent woes of the Red Sox, it's that they do remain near the top of the AL East despite a five-game skid. The Tampa Bay Rays swept Boston at Tropicana Field over the weekend, marking the first time the champs have ever been victims of the broom in the short history of a ballpark where Sox fans regularly outnumber the locals. (0) comments
Kevin Duffy ranks the Top 25 sports schools of 2007-2008 using a scoring system based on media polls. A team that wins the national championship is given 50 points towards its school's total. A team currently ranked No. 1 receives 25 points, No. 2 receives 24 points and so on. (1) comment