Fantasy focus: Week four
BY MITCHELL WESTALL, STAFF WRITER What We Learned: Matty Ice is the real deal. Coming into last week, there was a lot of doubt about whether or not Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan’s strong start to the season is…
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Erin Mitchell, Kirsten Glad named Atlantic 10 Players of the Week
BY MICHAEL ABLER, STAFF WRITER Women’s soccer forward Erin Mitchell and goalie Kirsten Glad netted Atlantic 10 honors Sept. 19, when they were named Atlantic 10 Players of the Week. Mitchell won the Offensive Player of the Week, while…
Club sport of the week: Soccer
BY DAVE SCHRACK, SPORTS EDITOR The field was overrun with mosquitoes and gnats, even as day turned to dusk turned to night. Cleats and shoes drifting through the natural grass gradually collected loose blades and trimmings with the glue…
Fantasy focus week three
BY MITCHELL WESTALL, STAFF WRITER What we learned: Stafford and the Lions are just fine without Megatron. Upon the shocking announcement of wide receiver Calvin Johnson’s retirement this March, pundits figured Detroit’s offense would suffer. This offseason, they signed…
Meet Darrell Green, Mason’s Associate Athletics Director
BY BEN CRISWELL, STAFF WRITER Standing 5 feet 8 (and three-quarters, as he’ll tell you) inches, dressed in a green-collared shirt, dark pants and dress shoes, he blends right into a campus of more than 35,000 students and faculty….
Cross-country races to triumph at James Madison Invitational
BY JAMES STEMPLE, STAFF WRITER George Mason’s cross-country teams secured first and third place during the James Madison Invitational on Sept. 10. The men secured first place, winning their first title of the year, and the women narrowly came…
Club Sport of the Week: Football
BY MICHAEL ABLER, STAFF WRITER Few people think of George Mason as a football school. That’s because Mason does not have a NCAA Division 1, or D1, football program, despite attempts to create one. But Mason does have a…
Fantasy focus week two
BY MITCHELL WESTALL What we learned: Le’veon Bell is very valuable. Even though the Pittsburgh Steelers running back hasn’t played a single down, his stock has improved since the preseason for two reasons. First, he only has to…
CrossFit booms countywide
BY DEVAN FISHBURNE, LOCAL NEWS EDITOR Many supposed “fitness fads” have claimed to have what it takes to sweep the nation, but the most recent style of fitness to reach popularity, CrossFit, is far from a fad according…
Men’s basketball schedule released
BY DAVE SCHRACK, SPORTS EDITOR The men’s basketball team’s regular season schedule was released on Sept. 6, and it features nine games that the Green and Gold will contest on national television. “We’re going to play a lot…