Intermural leagues are comprised of recreational sports that focus more on fun. What makes these leagues unique is the fact that they aren’t rooted too much in competition, with the focus being on the fun that you will have in playing the sport.
In the first-ever NFL game in Spain, the Miami Dolphins handed the Washington Commanders their sixth straight loss, dropping to 3-8 after overtime at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on Sunday.
American University soccer secured a milestone victory over Bucknell on Saturday, earning its first win over the Bison since 2013. The Eagles had tied Bucknell in 2019 but had fallen in each of the other 10 meetings since then. Senior Klingensmith capped her career with a team-high four goals this season and tied graduate student Jennifer McGuire for the team lead in points at 10. Junior Bella Miller scored the game’s opening goal, her first of the season, less than a minute after coming off the bench in the 27th minute. Assists on the goal came from freshman Mary DelVecchio, marking the first point of her career, and McGuire, who tied for the team lead with four assists this season.
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The tension in Bender Arena was palpable on November 17 as American University’s women’s basketball team faced off against the Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens. From tip-off to the final buzzer, the game was a rollercoaster, and as a cheerleader on the sidelines, I felt every high, every near-miss, and every surge of energy from both teams and their fans.
On a perfect seventy-degree afternoon, the American University men’s soccer team faced off against the Lehigh Mountain Hawks at Reeves Field. The Blackprint’s Erek Williams covered the game.
In the Eagle’s Eye’s debut, The BlackPrint’s Ryann Rodney sits down with sophomore defender Rex-Emmanuel Cobbina to discuss faith, family, and the mental strength behind his game. From navigating the challenges of college soccer to finding peace through spirituality, Cobbina shares how he stays grounded while chasing greatness.
Called “Love, Basketball, and African Culture,” this was the first of three games within the next week to be labeled as “Black History Month Celebration Games.”
Famous professional athletes Josh Norman and Oguchi Onyewu were taking free kicks on the quad Friday, Sept. 29. The world-class athletes came as representatives for the organization Football for Peace, an international non-governmental organization that uses sports for diplomacy and outreach. The organization aims to reduce poverty, inequality, environmental degradation and injustice via sports diplomacy.
With the recent passing of the National Basketball Association’s Media Day, the offseason has ended and the NBA season has begun.
The American University Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) honored superbowl winning quarterback Doug Williams at their annual Icons of DC Event.
Wrestling has been historically dominated by white men, but that hasn’t stopped the wrestling community in the DMV from trying to diversify the sport.
Perhaps the biggest story in college football this season is Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes.
American University has no shortage of successful Black alumni, and few encapsulate athletic and professional excellence like 2008 graduate Romone Penny.
The American University Women’s Soccer team is in the midst of a resurgence, and it is thanks in large part to the culture change brought about by head coach Marsha Harper. Harper is in her third year as head coach of the Lady Eagles soccer team, and the team’s improvement is more evident with each passing year. The proof is in the pudding, as the team went from winless in her first year as head coach to three wins and eighth in their conference this past season.
Former Notre Dame and National Football League linebacker Manti Te’o is a victim of one of the most infamous catfishing scandals to date. This scandal is so well known, Netflix created a documentary, “Untold: The Girlfriend That Doesn’t Exist”. The documentary gives an amazing backstory on his life leading up to the scandal and the fallout it precipitated.
Carsten, Max, and Breon are three students of color competing on a predominantly white team in a historically white sport, but the trio has not let the sport's noticeable lack of diversity deter them from achieving excellence.
Carsten, Max, and Breon are three students of color competing on a predominantly white team in a historically white sport, but the trio has not let the sport’s noticeable lack of diversity deter them from achieving excellence. Despite their young age, the freshman trio has racked up an abundance of accolades.
As American University’s Black community has grown there has been a large influx of Black men on the campus which has increased traction and motive to create insular and positive organizations and environments for Black men and athletes on campus to congregate and join in brotherhood. The strong sense of Blackness and commradie from freshmen Elijah Stephens [elijahstephens_], graduate students Marvin Bragg Jr. [messymarvv], and Stacky Beckton Jr. [4ep_beck] displays the pride, self-awareness, and rich experiences towards highlighting the embodiment of a Black man’s experience in America and at a PWI, such as American University.
Soccer, or commonly known to the rest of the world as “football”, was voted the #1 most popular sport in the world as of March 2022 by sports browser. With an estimated 3.5 billion fans, which is half the global population, it’s safe to say that the sport has earned its title. While it’s seen mass popularity in most parts of the world, soccer is just beginning to gain prominent notoriety in the U.S.
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