Sports from a Girl's Perspective

Mario Williams (March 15)

Kyle Williams, Buffalo defensive lineman, was part of the Bill’s recruitment committee this week for the biggest defensive name in the free agency, Mario Williams. Buffalo landed the first visit from Mario and players, coaches; everyone was there to help try to land him. The contract was absolutely insane, six years for $100 million. Mario Williams could have chosen any team, but he chose Buffalo, which was surprising to most. Mario Williams seemed to like everything about the team even the mood of the locker room, which is pretty important to players. Williams had stated that he wanted to be a part of taking a team to the next level and Buffalo would be perfect to do that for.

Ray Sr. & Ray Jr. (March 12)

Ray McCallum Sr. and Ray McCallum Jr. are a dynamic father son duo; Ray Sr. is the coach of the University of Detroit and Ray Jr. is his star point guard. The two tuned in to watch the NCAA tournament selection show and sure enough one of the teams was their very own Titans. The father and son tuned into the show every year together, but this year’s was that much more special to them. It wasn’t as simple as some may have thought to get Ray Jr. onto the team; it took a recruitment trip, and much hard work on Ray Junior’s part, but hearing their team called made it all worth it. Ray Sr. had stated that he wanted the best for his son, but he obviously wanted the best player for his team and he decided that the two could coexist. Ray Sr. and Ray Jr. are one heck of a father son duo and will go very far together.

Ray Sr. & Ray Jr.

Sports Media Coverage (February 28)

Sports media reporter, Michael Silver, believes that the NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and the league’s competition committee need to loosen up and let people with media passes take advantage of the events that take place on the field. He believes that more media exposure will create more viewer interest, benefitting all involved. He believes the media needs more exposure so they can make more technological advances in the sports community.

Justin Tuck (February 2nd)

Justin Tuck is known for his one-ups on his teammates; he’s always saying how he knows more than everyone else and that he is better than fellow players. He likes to surprise people who are biased against athletes, calling them dumb jocks and such. Tuck believes that he is a jock with a brain, which is hard to come across. Tuck hopes to have a successful season as he had to endure neck pain, groin, ankle, toe and shoulder injuries in this past season. He also hopes to give Brady a run for his money, stating that he saw Brady get frustrated at a prior game they played against one another and Brady threw a bottle on the sideline. Tuck isn’t quite sure if Brady is rattle-able though.

Justin Tuck

Soccer Riot in Egypt- February

Sporting events can be fun and exciting for those who have good sportsmanship, but for those who are poor sports, it is another story all together.

This post is a bit outside our world of sports; however, it was an event that should not go unnoticed. It is a perfect example of poor sportsmanship. A tragic event happened in Egypt as 73 people were killed and 100 were injured in February at a soccer game. The home team fans rushed the field in a riot, a fire broke out in the stadium as well. This event was the most violence ever seen on Egypt’s soccer fields. The two teams have been rivals for quite some time, but never seen anything that bad. Ambulance staff was not able to get into the field, which was a tragedy in itself. Victims were flown out in military helicopters to hospitals in hopes of saving some injured victims. After the initial tragedy, rioters took to the streets accusing the security that were present at the event, for not doing their part in stopping the riot.

Riot in Egypt

Notre Dame Coaching Staff- February 10

Many would argue that the coaching staff is the most important element to any team sport, so when the coaches are bringing the team down there are obviously some changes that need to be made.

Notre Dame was having a hard time with their coaching staff; goals were not being met, so it was decided to make changes on some changes regarding this issue. First, Notre Dame did not reach their goals offensively so they moved Chuck Martin over from the defensive side to take over as offensive coordinator. Martin is a great teacher said Brian Kelly as he was announcing the change made with Chuck Martin’s position on the team. Kelly also stated that Martin was fitting for the position because he’s experienced and him and Kelly have a good line of communication, which is just as important as playing the game. The changes being made were all on hopes of transforming the team into a BCS football team. Scott Booker, an intern, will take over the tight end position. He has a great understanding of the offensive, and relationship with the players. Harry Hestad will also be an offensive coach for the team. Brian Kelly stated that it is crucial to have a good technique for the offensive line, which he believes Hestad also understands and agrees with. Continuity and change are also important for the coaching staff stated Kelly. He believes that having new ideas brought to the table is very important for the team.

Brian Kelly Interview

NHL Trades

Most of the NHL trades happened after the deadline; it wasn’t until an hour and a half before the deadline that things heated up.

Rick Nash is still with the Columbus Blue Jackets, which surprises some and others not so much. Nash stated that he would only go to five different teams and landed on the Blue Jackets team. Some would bluntly say that Columbus “sucks,” but hopefully a miracle might bring them to win a Stanley Cup or just a few wins at that.

The Canucks traded Cody Hodgson, a leading candidate for the Calder Trophy, to the Buffalo Sabres right before the Monday deadline and they received Zack Kassian in exchange.

The Colorado Avalanche traded Daniel Winnik and T.J. Galiardi with the San Jose Sharks, which will hopefully help the Sharks. Winnik can help on the penalty kill, which has been the Sharks low point. As for Colorado they received a physical player, which will hopefully help them rebuild their team.