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Super Bowl LV
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- February 11, 2021
Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs faced off in Super Bowl LV. The Super Bowl was a showdown between the two best teams in their respective conferences. This was a game to be remembered. To begin, in the first quarter, Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker drove a 49 yard
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A brief Super Bowl history
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- February 11, 2021
The Super Bowl is not a new thing to hit popular sports culture. It grew out of a rivalry between the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL) in 1966. The two divisions were rivals in every way except for one: they agreed that the end-of-season championship game, then called the AFL-NFL
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Wilma Rudolph
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- February 11, 2021
Wilma Glodean Rudolph was born June 23, 1940, in Saint Bethlehem, Tennessee. She was the 20th out of 22 children. As a child, Rudolph suffered chicken pox, measles, scarlet fever, whooping cough and polio. The doctors at the time said that she will never be able to walk again because of the polio. She wore
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Fantasy Sports
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- December 3, 2020
As the picks for week 12 begin, there is one player who is ranked highly this week. Texans wide receiver Brandin Cooks has been averaging 13.5 yards per reception this season and in the last six games, Cook has recorded at least 80 receiving yards. One of the reasons that Cook is ranked so highly
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A Look Back in Etown Sports History: 2 Years Ago, Jays make History as Men’s Soccer Clenches First Landmark Championship
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- December 3, 2020
A little over two years ago on Halloween 2018, Elizabethtown College men’s soccer made history as they beat Moravian College 2-1 in the Landmark Conference Championship Semifinal. Moravian scored and took a lead early, but the Blue Jays’ goalkeeper, senior Brian Gately, denied any further shots. Senior Gilbert Waso and sophomore Clark Williamson both scored
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Athletics Spotlight: Britt Moore Returned to Coach Basketball after Accomplished Career at Elizabethtown
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- December 3, 2020
Current men’s basketball Coach Britt Moore came to Elizabethtown College in 2017, making him the 12th coach in the c College’s history. Before coaching at Etown, Moore had done so at the University of Pittsburgh-Bradford and had been an assistant coach for Albright College. Moore had played in 25 games for Etown his sophomore year
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How pros keep in shape during COVID-19
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- November 19, 2020
Despite having to stay home to prevent the spread of COVID-19, pro athletes have found ways to keep in shape. For example: Dutch elite swimmer and Olympic gold medalist Sharon van Rouwendaal has resorted to swimming in a kiddie pool while tied to a tree so she can stay in one place. One of the
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A look back in sports history: 2008-2009 men’s lacrosse team has strong season
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- November 19, 2020
Elizabethtown College’s men’s lacrosse team had a terrific run in the 2008-09 school year, beginning the season with a 14-5 win against Moravian College March 8, 2009. Senior and Captain Ryan McCaffery described the team’s defense and resilience as primary keys to getting ahead. “We’ve had some good offensive output, and our defense has obviously
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Fantasy sports update
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- November 19, 2020
As week 11 of fantasy sports is among us, there is one question on every Philadelphia sports fan’s minds: can Baker Mayfield carry the Eagles to a win against the Cleveland Browns Sunday, Nov. 22? In terms of recent gameplay, Nick Chubb, the running back for the Browns, currently ranks number one in the league
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