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RSS FeedCompeting against 18 full rig sailors, freshman Christopher Stocke cruised into the National Sailing Competition in Chicago this past December and brought home a second place victory. Each sailor had to place in regional competitions in order to qualify for the national event. The competition took place Dec. 4 through Dec.6 at the Chicago Yacht
USF’s Big East struggles continued as they fell to the Louisville Cardinals, 34-24 at Raymond James Stadium on Nov. 25. The victory allowed Louisville (7-5, 5-2 Big East) to clinch a share of the Big East championship. USF (5-6, 1-5 Big East) needs a victory against the 8-3 West Virginia Mountaineers on Dec. 1 in
You know how baseball players each have a song they walk out to? Well, for this year’s music issue I decided to pair some strong fantasy players with their perfect intro songs. Aaron Rodgers: “All I do is win” by DJ Khaled & others. Lyric sample: “All I do is win, win, win no matter
The USF Bulls could not stop a driving Miami Hurricane team in the final minutes, losing 6-3 in a battle of stout defenses. The drive was capped off with a 36-yard kick from Miami kicker Jake Wieclaw. The Bulls were held to 249 yards of total offense (133 passing and 116 rushing) while the Hurricanes
USF snapped a four-game losing streak and won its first Big East conference game against Syracuse 37-17 on Nov. 11 at the Carrier Dome. Bulls quarterback B.J. Daniels accounted for 371 of the 490 total yards completing 23 of 24 passes for 254 yards, ran for 117 yards and a touchdown. Running back Darrell Scott
The Penn State scandal is a terrible real-life illustration of the point I tried to make in last week’s column: off-field drama can impact on-field playing. I don’t know if it will affect NFL players, but it clearly was a presence in the Nebraska-Penn State game on Saturday afternoon. Prior to the game, both teams
USF continues to have problems playing against Rutgers and the Big East as the Scarlet Knights rallied from a late 14-point deficit to defeat the visiting Bulls 20-17 in overtime Saturday night. The Bulls had a chance to secure a victory when the game was tied at 17 late in the fourth quarter with two
Earlier this week, I felt like a fantasy football analyst for the first time. A friend asked me a straightforward “this player vs. that player” question for the first time. And I dealt with the anxiety of possibly giving the wrong answer for the first time. It’s not that I doubt my skills—my 7-1 record
For this week’s food issue, I decided to brainstorm the perfect delicacies for some of our current NFL players to promote when they retire. In real life, many athletes choose to focus on food once their NFL career ends—Lee Roy Selmon, anyone? So here are my suggested endorsements, complete with possible advertising slogans. Joe Flacco’s
St. Petersburg residents and members of the racing community gathered at a funeral service on Saturday, Oct. 22 at First Presbyterian Church to bid farewell to racing legend Dan Wheldon. The two-time Indianapolis 500 winner and St. Petersburg resident died on Oct. 16 in a 15-car pileup at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. In 2005,
