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Santana not enough to overthrow AL supremacy
by Nathan Wall, staff writer
Looking ahead to the 2008 Major League
Baseball season, one can predict that a power shift between
the American League and National League is on the horizon.
Much like the migration of talent in
the NBA from the East to the already-dominant West, one can
see a similar movement from the AL to the NL
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Season success helps Lady Texans earn share of WJCAC title
by Brant Thurmond, sports editor
The South Plains College Lady Texans
have clinched at least a share of the Western Junior College
Athletic Conference championship.
The Lady Texans downed the Howard
College Lady Hawks on Feb. 25 by a 58-40 margin.
The game was tied at 18 with 9:49 left
in the first half, but the Lady Texans held Howard scoreless
for more than six minutes.
Reputation of sports crippled by recent cheating
by Schuyler Clark, staff writer
As an avid football fan, I am fed up
and disgusted with all the scandal and dishonesty in
professional sports.
This appalling display of arrogance and
smug protestation of innocence makes my blood boil every
time I hear about it. It would be nice for once to be able
to say with confidence that my favorite team has won all
their games and competitions fair and square.
Texans holding on for post-season berth
by Cody Barron, staff writer
After beginning the season with 16 consecutive victories,
the South Plains College men’s basketball team has not been
able to put together back-to-back wins since defeating New
Mexico Junior College and Frank Phillips College at the end
of January.
Track safety becoming concern for NASCAR
by Brant Thurmond, sports editor
With the 50th running of the
Daytona 500 proving to be another exciting and action-packed
race, one can only imagine what the NASCAR Sprint Cup series
will be like.
The race came down to the final lap
once again.Tony Stewart was the leader on the final lap
until Ryan Newman got a run on the outside with help from
teammate Kyle Busch.
Spygate issue won't go away until addressed
by John Stewart, editorial assistant
All the
recent government intervention in professional sports has
caused uncertainty and confusion but might just be what is
needed.
The
current "Spygate” scandal involving the New England Patriots
and head coach Bill Belichick illegally taping opponents
possibly as far back as their Super Bowl birth in 2001, has
surfaced again and became a big issue.
Cowboy Cheerleaders help celebrate SPC homecoming
by Nathan Wall, staff writer
The Athletic Department at South Pains
College decided they needed to do something exciting to
celebrate the 50th Homecoming event.
So the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
town, and they left a lasting impression with the spectators
of the Feb. 14 game.
SPC track members sign letters of intent with four-year
schools
by John Stewart, editorial assistant
Three members of the South Plains
College track team recently signed scholarship agreements
with four-year universities to compete in track and continue
their education.
SPC sophomores Darrell Roddick, Crystal
Wilson and Asiya Iskakova all chose where they would be
attending next fall. Roddick signed with Texas Tech
University, while Wilson signed with Mississippi State
University and Iskakova signed with Texas State University.
NBA trade deadline causes roster frenzy
by Cody Barron, staff writer
When the Boston
Celtics acquired Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett during the off-
season, it appeared as if the power had shifted from the
Western Conference.
Little did they
know that that very trade would spark several blockbuster
trades among NBA teams, and as the Feb. 22 trade deadline
approached, teams were making deals all over the league
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