In a season that had Chris Paul teaming up with Blake Griffin in L.A., Dwight Howard, Deron Williams and Rajon Rondo on the cusp of being traded, Ricky Rubio finally coming to the NBA and LINsanity, this shortened NBA season has still been a complete disappointment. Right when things look to heat ...
Off to a fast start, the Mercer baseball team stretched their winning streak to nine games and tied their best start since 1970 (10-1). Running into redhot squads of High Point and Mississippi State, the Bears would proceed to lose four of their next six in their tough test of eight road games. Through ...
After the probationary period from transferring into the NCAA Division I, the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles finally got their due. The FGCU Eagles are the 2011-2012 Atlantic Sun Women’s Basketball Champions after winning each contest of the Atlantic Sun tournament this year. At 29-2, the FGCU Eagles lost ...
On Feb. 26, the Mercer women’s golf team headed to Kiawah, S.C. for the Edwin Watts/Kiawah Island Classic. When asked about the team’s performance on day one of the tournament, Head Coach Gary Guyer simply said, “We could have played better.” Sophomore Lacey Fears fired a two-over 74 to lead ...
One of the more heralded recruits to ever come through Mercer University Baseball under Craig Gibson, Derrick Workman is a sophomore coming off an impressive freshman campaign in which he was named to both the Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team and the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American Team. Gibson ...
The Mercer men’s lacrosse team has dropped four more contests to formidable opponents falling to 0-7 on the year. The first match-up for the Bears was on Feb. 25 against Detroit-Mercy at Bear Field. The Mercer men’s lacrosse team allowed 11 second-half goals, including being outscored 7-0 in the ...
The Mercer Bears men’s and women’s cross country teams recently announced and began their spring series of races. It was kicked off on Feb. 25 with the Savannah State University Eye Opener series of races. Mercerians broke the tape in both the men and women’s 5,000 meter race and 5K. Junior Kacie ...
The Bears have been playing some good tennis lately, and their record shows it. Heading into their weekend matchup against powerhouse Wake Forest, the orange and black were 3-4 throughout the 2012 season. However, they are 2-1 in their last three matches. Jacksonville St. 2, Mercer 5 The Bears got on ...
Of all the crazy sports stories to happen in the last year, nothing is more outrageous than the following sentence: the Indianapolis Colts have released Peyton Manning. In the words of American tennis star Andy Roddick, “The Colts cutting Peyton feels like the North Pole kicking out Santa.” Manning, ...
The game between the Hawks and Lakers begins a five-game road stretch (none of which are easy) for the Atlanta squad who have been slipping away from their aggressive style of play. This trend of roller coaster play from the Hawks is not something new.The Hawks have historically been a team that you ...
New head coach James DeFeo and the Bears softball team officially hit the diamond for their first action of the 2012 season. Being tested on the road, the Mercer team visited KSU for the Kennesaw State Classic Tournament Tallahassee with the Florida State Tournament. Austin Peay 11, Mercer 9 As Head ...
Bob Hoffman and the Mercer Bears extended their Cinderella Story win streak to nine games with a win over the hometown KSU Owls before disappointingly falling at the hands of Jacksonville on the road. With the A-Sun tournament in sight, the Bears must stay focused and hopeful in the games to come. Mercer ...
Recently, Claude Smith Field was updated with brick terraces for seating and tailgating out past the back fence. Now, the newest addition to this historic field has been added: a new LED jumbotron that is the best in the entire Atlantic Sun conference. Coach Craig Gibson was very excited about the ...
Mercer Intramurals and Quadworks are partnering up this year for basketball’s Championship Night on Monday, Feb. 27. The Intramural staff hopes it will be their largest turnout ever. “These are obviously the best basketball teams in their respective divisions so we’re looking forward to giving ...
In an age where teams continue to change conferences in order to bring the most money to their program with little regard to tradition or historical rivalries/match-ups, Mercer University might face the choice of whether to stay in the Atlantic Sun or not. The Atlantic Sun is a great conference, but ...
The Mercer women’s golf team and Head Coach Gary Guyer recently pulled out a much-needed victory in the JU Classic hosted by Jacksonville University. On day one, Mercer sophomore Lacey Fears fired a score of 71, one under par, to lead the entire tournament. Junior Aurelie Wiriath was tied for second ...
As part of the kickoff to the baseball team’s season, Mercer University was proud to welcome Atlanta Braves third baseman and future Hall of Famer Chipper Jones as this year’s First Pitch Classic speaker. Coming on to the Macon campus for a short visit, Chipper was glad to sign autographs for the ...
In 2009, the NCAA Division I Legislative Council added sand volleyball to the list of emerging sports for women, clearing the way for schools to use the sport toward minimum sponsorship requirements and minimum financial aid awards. “The opportunity to play sand volleyball in the spring will spur ...
First there was Tebow time. Now there’s Linsanity. In case you’ve been living under a sports rock for the last two weeks or so, Jeremy Lin, who plays for the New York Knicks, has taken over sports media. Jeremy Lin, an undrafted Harvard graduate, spent most of the 2010-2011 season on the Golden ...
After ending the 13-game losing streak, the Mercer Bears’ Women’s Basketball team looked to three games on the road that would either let them win their way back into postseason contention or fade back away into the cellar of the Atlantic Sun conference standings. Unfortunately, the Bears were ...
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