Muleskinner, University of Central Missouri, MO
2 days ago by By Dustan Sedgwick, For the Muleskinner
In the past decade, football has been as big as the sun in the sky. "America's pastime" has evolved from a sport played on a diamond, to a sport involving a grueling 60-minute bout between opposing physical forces played on the gridiron. Even more so, football has developed from a rough-and-tough style of play to a quick-striking offensive attack.
Muleskinner, University of Central Missouri, MO
2 days ago by By Danny Pyle, for the Muleskinner
There is a new face on the sidelines this year working with Mules and Jennies athletes. Is it a coach? No, it's new head athletics trainer Ron DuBuque.
DuBuque has been a trainer for more than 30 years at the college and professional levels. Before arriving at UCM in August, he was the director of sports medicine at the University of Missouri-St.
Collegio, Pittsburg State University, KS
3 days ago by Tyler Smith
As Paul Hartfield stared into his opponent's eyes, set in. The time for talking was over and all he could hear was his coach's instructions and thecrowd's roar. As the cage door shuts and the horn sounds off, it was finally time to fight.
"Fighting is definitely the most stressful experience I have gone through.
Collegio, Pittsburg State University, KS
4 days ago by JAKE FABER
Eleven years after parting ways with the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association, Lincoln University is back.
For those of you who aren't conference history buffs, here's the story:
The two went their separate ways after the 1999 season when Lincoln wasn't going to be able to field a football team, which is one of the requirements MIAA members have to meet.
Gateway, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE
6 days ago by John Jeansonne - Newsday (MCT)
At least the NFL leopard has changed some of its spots by at last acknowledging the risk of permanent brain damage inherent in its sport. Now comes the tough part, actually transforming a culture that so values the headhunter ethic.
After years of denial, the NFL's announcement last week - that it will hang posters in all 32 team locker rooms warning players about the long-term dangers of head trauma - would seem a drastic leap forward if it weren't so obviously overdue.
2008 Woodie Awards
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