BY ROSS SHINBERG STAFF WRITER During Mason’s triumphant victory over VCU on Feb. 12, men’s basketball forward AJ Wilson seized his place in the team’s history by breaking a record that stood for 20 years. With just over 10 minutes…
BY WILLIAM ARMSTRONG STAFF WRITER It has been over a month since the Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred levied what amounts to unprecedented punishment on the Houston Astros organization for cheating during their championship season in 2017 and subsequent seasons….
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Men’s basketball improved to 4-10 in conference play and 15-12 on the season with a narrow win over Saint Joseph’s on Feb. 22. Javon Greene led the team with 20 points and 8 rebounds. Here…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR On Feb. 19, the women’s basketball fell to 2-11 in conference play and 8-18 after a crushing 75-70 loss to the University of Richmond. While Mason had chances to win it in the final seconds,…
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Young athletes try out for new sports for various reasons. Some athletes want to try something new or their parents make them play, but not for men’s volleyball’s Bryce Gatling. Gatling played tennis in seventh…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Women’s basketball senior Sarah Kaminski has been in a gym and playing sports since before she can remember. The youngest of four siblings, Kaminski grew up playing baseball, softball, volleyball and basketball. The Plymouth, Minn. native…
BY DANA NICKEL CO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Allie McCool sat in a folding chair in one of Mason’s practice courts for the basketball teams in the RAC. She fidgeted with her hands, her eyes darting between her fellow teammates still out on…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR Women’s basketball fell to 2-9 in conference play after losing 64-51 to Saint Louis. Here are three takeaways from the game: Marika Korpinen has sparked the stagnant offense In the last two games, Marika Korpinen has…
BY NATALIE HEAVREN SPORTS EDITOR We all saw the jokes and memes about the Patriots not being in the Super Bowl and fans being sad about it. But it was weird not watching the Patriots in the Super Bowl. Super…
BY DOMENIC ALLEGRA ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Softball On Friday, the Patriots lost their first two games of the Stetson Lead-Off Classic in Florida to Sam Houston State and Stetson. Sam Houston State got out to a 6-0 lead by the…