Shoot Your Shot: Three-Peat Complete
Avery Braxton, Staff Writer
February 21, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Sports Columns
Mercer Women’s Basketball (25-2, 12-0) has done it again, using their last three victories to secure their third consecutive Southern Conference regular season title. In the last week, they have defeated Samford University, Western Carolina University and University of North Carolina-Greensboro to...
Shoot Your Shot: Big wins in Tar Heel State cap non-conference schedule
Avery Braxton, Staff Writer
January 8, 2018
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Sports Columns
Santa Claus must have put hot shooting under the Bears Christmas tree this year, because they put up two of the three highest scoring games of the year in the Tar Heel State. Speaking of Tar Heels, Mercer (13-2, 0-0) put up 97 points in Chapel Hill to stun North Carolina, 97-86, en route to their bigges...
The Ruling: You’re the only ten I see
Hayes Rule, Lead Writer
November 28, 2017
Filed under Basketball, Showcase, Sports, Sports Columns
Mercer football has been the team receiving recognition for playing high-level opponents recently, but now it’s men’s basketball’s turn to jump into the action. The Bears (5-2, 0-0) will continue non-conference play this week as they swing into Tennessee to face the Tennessee Volunteers and...
Shoot Your Shot: Georgia Bulldogs just the first of many tough opponents
Avery Braxton, Staff Writer
November 21, 2017
Filed under Basketball, Showcase, Sports, Sports Columns
Mercer Women’s Basketball (3-1) wrapped up its second week of action and the Bears found out a few things about themselves on their chase for a third conference championship. After toughing out two wins on the road to begin the season at UCF and Florida Atlantic, the Bears came back to Macon l...
The Ruling: #WeWantBama
Hayes Rule, Lead Writer
November 16, 2017
Filed under Football, Sports, Sports Columns
Alabama is about to be the sweet home of the Mercer Bears. Picture this: Mercer trails No. 1 Alabama 27-24 with six seconds remaining. The Bears have the ball on Alabama’s 42 yard line. Mercer has one shot. One opportunity. To seize everything they ever wanted. Will they capture it, or will they let i...
The Ruling: Basketball is back!
Hayes Rule, Lead Writer
November 15, 2017
Filed under Basketball, Showcase, Sports, Sports Columns
IT’S BASKETBALL SZN! I’m going to continue writing my column on a weekly basis during basketball season — that means my columns will cover several games instead of just one like I have been doing with football. But the format will still be the same. You’ll still see terrible, punny headlines. ...
Bax Trax: Three things to watch for Tennessee Tech
Justin Baxley, Sports Editor
September 17, 2016
Filed under Football, Sports, Sports Columns
The Mercer Bears have started the season 0-2 after a heartbreaking one point loss to conference rival The Citadel and a 35-10 loss to FBS opponent Georgia Tech. The Bears will look to notch a W in the win column as they take on the Golden Eagles from Tennessee Tech. Here are three things to watch...
This or That: Jittery Joe's or Starbucks
September 26, 2012
Filed under Opinions, Sports Columns
If you’re like me, you have established your series of ideal study places and know exactly which places works for what type of studying you’re doing. If one of your study places is an establishment where you can order food or drinks, you may have even become one of the regulars -- those loyal customers...
Viva la sport!
April 25, 2012
Filed under Sports, Sports Columns
After three years of covering college sports and 22 years of watching them, I am sad to say that I no longer respect the sanctity of big powerhouse programs. These financial nightmares do nothing more than destroy the student-athlete program and legacy. I love the small programs. While I have always...
Mind over matters
April 25, 2012
Filed under Sports, Sports Columns
At the end of the 2011 regular season, the Phillies won the National League Eastern Division, the Braves collapsed just as bad as the Red Sox, the Nationals were one game below .500, the Mets were 25 games back from the first place Phillies and the Marlins were in dead last. Throughout the first 14 games...
Behind the Jersey
April 25, 2012
Filed under Sports, Sports Columns
Since the ripe age of two, I have been taught the mechanics and commitment of many sports. Whether it was baseball, swimming, water polo, track, football or basketball, I never stayed with it. I failed myself time and time again. It wasn’t for a lack of talent or effort, but rather a fear of devotion. Playing...
Coaching Spotlight: Craig Gibson
April 25, 2012
Filed under Sports, Sports Columns
Mercer head baseball coach Craig Gibson is in his ninth year as the Bears’ skipper. Throughout his time at the helm, the Bears have a 239-212 record, including the 2010 Atlantic Sun Conference Championship, as well as wins against then No. 1 Florida and No. 1 Clemson in back-to-back weeks in 2006. In 2011...