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Cougars’ Van Pelt to play professional basketball after graduation

This year Spring Arbor University (SAU) Cougars will be saying goodbye to a student leader and athlete. Senior basketball guard and English writing major Matthew Van Pelt’s departure is met with a number of accolades, including an opportunity to play professional basketball. Van Pelt, a native of Rockford, Mich., made his debut in a Cougars [...]

Bracketology

Joining the March Madness phenomenonIt’s the culmination of everything that college basketball teams work for and the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s National Tournament. It’s March Madness. There’s a reason it’s called March Madness. Sixty eight teams make it to the “postseason”—more than any other sport. It’s chaos, Cinderella stories, massive upsets and dramatic wins. Teams [...]

PEDs changing baseball

At the end of January, the Baseball Writer’s Association of America failed to elect any members to the Baseball Hall of Fame. The next day, the front page of the sports section on “The New York Times” only had the headline, “Welcome to Cooperstown.” The rest of the page was blank until an article about [...]

Spring Arbor Athletic Updates

Photos courtesy of SAU Athletics Women’s Basketball 1 2 Total Spring Arbor University University of Saint Francis Next Game: Dec. 1 vs. Marian University at 1 p.m. Men’s Basketball 1 2 Total University of Saint Francis 31 canadian viagra 25 56 Spring Arbor University 18 26 44 Next Game: Dec. 1 @ Marian University at [...]

Rugby on the rise

Lloyd Chia, professor of psychology and sociology at Spring Arbor University (SAU), picked up the sport of rugby in high school and also played collegiately and in the military. He said he has never lost his love for the sport. Last spring after a conversation with former SAU student Mike Kuhl, Chia decided he would [...]

Pink in October

NFL raises awarenessEvery Sunday during the month of October, National Football League (NFL) games look a little different. Pink may not be a color that is often thought of when thinking football, but October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and the NFL has chosen add pink with the following: game balls with pink ribbon decals [...]

Cheer program cut, team still cheering

Due to University-wide budget cuts this summer, the Spring Arbor University (SAU) Athletics Department pulled funding from the cheerleading program. Outside funding allowed the program to b order cialis online no prescription egin three years ago. The cheer budget formerly included athletic scholarships for the team members, funds for the coach, uniforms and giveaways for [...]