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UNF women’s hoops hungry for title after historic 2019 campaign

UNF women’s hoops hungry for title after historic 2019 campaign

Zach Yearwood, Sports Reporter Apr 7, 2020

Video by: Zach Yearwood Featured image by: Darvin Nelson A gloomy aura surrounded the locker room after the UNF women’s basketball team dropped it’s final home game of the season. The loss to...

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The NCAA’s new eligibility rule from a coach and student-athlete’s perspective

The NCAA’s new eligibility rule from a coach and student-athlete’s perspective

John Watson, News Director Apr 7, 2020

Featured image by: Darvin Nelson COVID-19 has put seniors' collegiate careers in jeopardy but a recent announcement from the NCAA could provide athletes with another opportunity to take the field. The...

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Roller skating, ping pong and a kiddie pool: how student-athletes are social distancing

Roller skating, ping pong and a kiddie pool: how student-athletes are social distancing

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor Apr 6, 2020

Featured image by: Darvin Nelson The UNF beach volleyball team played just three tournaments before COVID-19 became a pandemic. Student-athletes are trying to find ways to stay active during this...

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Drafting UNF’s first dodgeball team

Drafting UNF’s first dodgeball team

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor Apr 2, 2020

Featured image courtesy of: MCAS Beaufort Since there are no sports happening right now due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this is a projection of which UNF student-athletes would make the perfect dodgeball...

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Renovations begin at UNF Arena

Renovations begin at UNF Arena

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor Apr 1, 2020

Images courtesy of: UNF Men's Basketball Assistant Coach Stephen Perkins  The entire lower bowl seating of the UNF Arena is currently being renovated to be redesigned under ADA accessibility guidelines.  According...

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WWE, Esports highlight live sporting events still taking place

Zach Yearwood, Sports Reporter Apr 1, 2020

Although most sporting events have been canceled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there are still some events occurring that you can watch. WrestleMania 36 Death, taxes and Vince McMahon...

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Photogallery: UNF Osprey's 2019-2020 Sports Season

Photogallery: UNF Osprey’s 2019-2020 Sports Season

Darvin Nelson, Features Editor Apr 1, 2020

Even with spring semester cut short, this has been an amazing season of enjoyable games. Spinnaker want to express our appreciation by sharing some of our favorite photos of some sports teams. Although...

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Women's History Month: Dr. Jennifer Welter as the first woman to coach in the NFL

Women’s History Month: Dr. Jennifer Welter as the first woman to coach in the NFL

Darvin Nelson, Features Editor Mar 30, 2020

Dr. Jennifer Welter became the first woman to hold a coaching position in the NFL when she interned as the linebacker coach for the Arizona Cardinals in the 2015 preseason.  Dr. Welter was born...

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The Walk-Ons' 2020 NFL mock draft: first round edition

The Walk-Ons’ 2020 NFL mock draft: first round edition

Spinnaker Sports Mar 30, 2020

Video by: John Watson With the 2020 NFL Draft a couple of weeks away, the Spinnaker Sports team went through their list of all 32 picks of the first round. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgyWa5f0oZs[/embedyt] Drew...

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Vazquez raises eyebrows with impressive mile time

Vazquez raises eyebrows with impressive mile time

John Watson, News Director Mar 26, 2020

Featured image by: Romario Gardner Back in middle school, Jared Vazquez would rather ball on the court than run relays. Fast forward to his junior year at UNF and Vazquez has one of the best mile times...

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Ryan Burkhardt recorded eight points (two treys) in the 76-67 loss to Creighton.

A look back at the Birds of Trey’s historic season

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor Mar 25, 2020

Featured image by: Darvin Nelson UNF men’s basketball head coach Matthew Driscoll has a routine every day when he goes to work.  “If it’s a non-lifting day, I’ll just get up and run, eat...

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AP: Abe says IOC agrees '100%' that Olympics should be postponed

AP: Abe says IOC agrees ‘100%’ that Olympics should be postponed

Associated Press Mar 24, 2020

TOKYO (AP) — IOC President Thomas Bach has agreed "100%" to a proposal of postponing the Tokyo Olympics for about one year until 2021 because of the coronavirus outbreak, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo...

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