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Column: The statistics behind NCAA Tournament success

Last month’s 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament final was one of the most exciting championship games in recent memory. The contest featured the #1 overall seed Louisville Cardinals defeating the #4 seed University of Michigan Wolverines [...]

Red Wings fight to keep playoff streak alive

Despite the strike-shortened schedule, it has been a long season for the Detroit Red Wings. After losing Captain Nicklas Lidstrom and offensive anchor Tomas Holmstrom to retirement during the off-season, the already-spotty Wings roster has been [...]

Briton football casts wide net to court recruits

College football recruiting has become big business at Albion College. Expanded blog and Twitter coverage of recruits has given fans more outlets to discuss the future of their favorite teams than ever before. Top recruits are [...]

College sports injuries enter national spotlight

In the wake of the horrific injury sustained by Louisville’s Kevin Ware during the Elite Eight, the national conversation on college sports injuries has been reignited. Ware’s injury has made the inherent risks of college athletics [...]

Kadie Koolwick, young and talented

The Albion College Women’s lacrosse team (6-4, 2-0) may be small and young, but they are loaded with potential. With hopes to continue their growth and success, six first-year athletes have hit the ground running thus [...]

Briton tennis starts MIAA season strong

With a new coach and a young team, the Albion College men (3-7, 1-1 MIAA) and women (5-6, 3-0 MIAA) tennis teams have a breath of new life. The Brits efforts are paying off in the [...]

Michigan Wolverines reach Final Four

After a wildly entertaining run through the NCAA Tournement, the Michigan Wolverines are playing in the Final Four for the first time since 1993. Michigan rolled through the first two rounds of the Tournament, beating South [...]

Hunt Seat rides to close regional victory

At the conclusion of their season in February, Albion College’s equestrian Hunt Seat team took first place in the region for the first time. The regional victory was a first for the team, leaving its members quite ecstatic. [...]

Albion men’s lacrosse program becomes potential threat

For the Albion College men’s lacrosse team, their recent success has been a long time coming. The four-year-old program started its first season with only three wins. The team now holds a 4-3 record with nine [...]

The Madness Begins: South and East Preview

THE SOUTH The One Seed: Kansas - The Jayhawks are hot. After ending the regular season with a devastating 81-58 loss at Baylor, which cost them the outright Big 12 title (they shared it with Kansas State), [...]