“It’s only a game.” These are words that can trigger many emotions: disgust, anger and objection to name a few. However, one that should come to mind that is far simpler and requires far less effort. Realization. The world of sports is filled with different levels of fandom, some of which we can’t comprehend. But [...]
Archive for the ‘Overtime’ Category
Don’t sleep on the Shootout
January 31st, 2012 by Demetrius Preston
Every year around March, college basketball fans around the nation participate in an age-old activity. Filling out their NCAA tournament brackets. Some people throw parties in honor of this glorious pastime, while others perform extensive research in an attempt to conjure up the perfectly simulated bracket. Despite these grand efforts, however, one lady/team successfully ruins [...]
All star games have become ‘some-star’ games without meaning
January 24th, 2012 by Taylor Hall
Remember when All-Star games used to mean something? No? Me neither, sadly. In the age of big endorsements and contracts, no All-Star game is a true contest of the best against the best, as more and more All-Star games become the “some-stars” games as some athletes opt out while those who compete really have no [...]
My top 10 Shootout memories
November 15th, 2011 by Taylor Hall
I walked into the Sullivan Arena on Nov. 22, 1995 for my first ever Great Alaska Shootout session. That night, I saw the sweet stroke of UConn’s sharpshooter Ray Allen. The next night, I saw my beloved Duke Blue Devils begin their march towards the ’95 Shootout title with names like Jeff Capel, Ricky Price, [...]
Who is trending up and who is trending down in the NFL
November 8th, 2011 by Taylor Hall
This week’s sport’s Overtime focuses on items that are trending up and those that are trending down in the world of US sports.
Check out TNL’s picks for the top three and the bottom three.
Death of IndyCar Champion Dan Wheldon makes the case for enclosed cockpits
November 1st, 2011 by Kenzie Masson
Indianapolis 500 Champion Dan Wheldon lost his life in a shocking 15-car pile-up at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Oct. 16.
Shortly after the race began that Sunday, two cars touched tires and a pile up ensued.
Lessons that the NBA should learn from past lockout losses
October 25th, 2011 by Taylor Hall
This past week has seen both sides of the NBA lockout go into overdrive trying to get a deal done before the league loses even more games. So far, the lockout has led to the first two weeks of the season being canceled; a total of 100 games that will not be played.
The top ten worst official mascots in college sports
October 18th, 2011 by Kenzie Masson
TNL presents: The top ten worst official mascots in college sports.
From the GeoDuck to the Fighting Pickle, these mascots are either insanely obnoxious or questionably cool. Take a look and see if you agree.
If super conferences is embraced, new playoff system could result
October 5th, 2011 by Taylor Hall
The college football world is like a high school prom: no one wants to be that person who is going solo and watching all the other happy couples dance away while they sit next to the other outcasts and drink punch. Only difference is that in the college world, no university wants to be the [...]
Alaska gives NFL fans rare freedom to cheer whomever
September 28th, 2011 by Kenzie Masson
As I walked into work, the Bears and Giants game was playing on the big screen so I knew it was going to be busy. The purple fluorescent light that hung along the wall gleamed off the piles of emptied beer glasses and mugs. The bar was starting to fill up with people eager to [...]
Women deserve equality on fields and courts too
September 21st, 2011 by Megan Edge
Recently I started playing Intramural soccer at UAA and as much fun as I have had with the program this far I find certain rules discriminatory towards the female gender. In intramural soccer if a woman scores a point her team receives two points. If a man were to score a point he would [...]
A dark summer for the world of hockey sees worst tragedy yet
September 13th, 2011 by Taylor Hall
Just when we thought it could get no worse, we found we hadn’t even hit rock bottom yet.
The hockey world was rocked by another tragedy on Sept. 7 when a private jet carrying the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) team, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, crashed shortly after takeoff.
Top five sports rivalries
September 7th, 2011 by Megan Edge
Fairbanks joins the WCHA starting in 2013 putting both of Alaska’s D1 schools in the same conference. The rivalry is natural. At the last governor’s cup, USUAA student body president Miles Brooks made an agreement with Fairbanks; if UAA lost we would say that Fairbanks was a better hockey team. UAA lost. UAA students were [...]
Music and sports: a powerful duo
August 23rd, 2011 by Taylor Hall
Music can be a way to fight through the pain while working out. It can inspire someone to put up that extra 15 pounds when lifting weights or to stay out on the road and finish that 5-mile run early in the brisk morning air.
