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Monday, May 11, 2026

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Bulls look to make big dance

The University of South Florida’s women’s basketball team played its final home game of the regular season on March 2, taking on the UConn Huskies. The Bulls celebrated Senior Day at the Sun Dome, recognizing eight graduating players during the game. However, the team couldn’t pull off an upset over No. 3 UConn, eventually falling

The fragility of athletes

The hockey micro-verse on Twitter blew up on Wednesday afternoon when a Newsday article about goaltender Rick DiPietro hit the web. My timeline was covered with quotes from New York Islanders’ goalie talking about how much it hurt that the Islanders waived him and sent him to the minors. The really disturbing part of the

Briefs

“He’s a good guy to me. As a person to person, he’s my friend. I don’t condone what he does.” Former NBA player Dennis Rodman on North Korea leader Kim Jong Un. Rodman visited North Korea earlier this year and is the first American to have met the new leader, who inherited power from his

USF Athletics so far this year

We are now halfway through the spring semester, and it has been a tough academic year for two of the three revenue sports for the South Florida Bulls. These sports are football, men’s basketball and baseball —commonly referred to as “The Big Three.” The football squad finished with a dismal three and nine record while

Justin something-or-other

“LOL @Jbrock18 plays 5 years, gets ST award & @USFAthletics @USFfootball can’t even spell name right @USFinsiderbillm.” Amy Phillips couldn’t help but tweet when Justin Brockhaus Kann, the punter on USF’s special teams unit for five years, found his name had been butchered when he received his award for Special Teams Player of the Year.

The ‘N’ in NASCAR stands for nepotism

NASCAR is a sport that remains completely foreign to me. I don’t understand the rules, the strategy or the draw. It’s a noisy affair. Sweaty masses huddled together in the warm summer sun don’t interest me at all. This past weekend, Jimmie Johnson won the Daytona 500 and I didn’t give it much of a

Briefs

“I went one day — it was a small class of 20 or 25 — and it kind of turned into more of a big deal than I thought.” Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner, on why he has decided to take all of his classes online. Manziel claims that the

Rays fans welcomed back during Fan Fest

Not even two steps inside the entrance to Tropicana Field, Tampa Bay Rays fans were greeted with “Welcome back!” Fans and employees piled into the stadium, returning to the old swing of things for Fan Fest 2013 on Feb. 16. “It’s so good to see you,” a security guard said, hugging a Rays Girl. “Don’t

Goalie flips the bird

In the third period, with his team up one goal, Austin Krause put his master plan of dissention into action. Krause stopped a soft dump in behind his net. Instead of passing to a teammate, he skated to the front of his own net and put the puck into it. He turned around gave his

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