Broadside Sports

Ari Sinay, Broadside Correspondent Freshman outside hitter Ran Yin of the George Mason University women’s volleyball team has traveled long distances to play the game she loves. Yin, an only child, has lived in Beijing, China her whole life with her parents, YanJun and ChangXin Yin. Traveling to Mason to play volleyball and to receive […]

Ryan Dempsey,  Staff Writer NFL On Thursday, Indianapolis Colts starting cornerback Marlin Jackson confirmed Thursday that he has torn his ACL and will miss the rest of the season. This is the second straight year that Jackson has suffered a season-ending ACL injury. The injury for Jackson is worse than it is for his team […]

Chris DeMarco, Staff Writer The George Mason University men’s basketball team kicks off their 2009-10 basketball season against the Liberty Flames of the Big South Conference. The biggest difference for the Flames going into this year is the loss of Seth Curry to the Duke Blue Devils. Without Curry, the Flames lack a dominant scoring […]

It is now safe to say that the women’s volleyball team is out of the running for hosting the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament. Mason can still play for second place, but the chances of that are quite slim. If the VCU Rams were to finish as the conference leader, the Delaware Blue Hens would then […]

Situation 1: In order to host the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament, the women’s volleyball team must win their final two games and have the Delaware Blue Hens drop their final two. No matter what the VCU Rams do, Mason will have the advantage due to sweeping VCU. 1. Mason 2. Delaware 3. VCU However, it […]

The women’s volleyball team is currently in a tight battle against the William & Mary Tribe with the team pulling off a first-set win, 28-26 at Kaplan Arena. Trailing early in the second set, Mason rallied from a 12-3 deficit and gradually closed in on the Tribe. The Tribe took the final two points of […]

John Powell, Asst. Sports Editor As the clouds loomed during a murky Halloween afternoon, the George Mason University women’s soccer team recognized the nine seniors on the team during the pregame festivities, starting off the final game of the season for the Patriots. “I definitely think, since this is our best record since 1994, we’ve […]

Donald O’Mahony, Staff Writer First Round: Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Chivas USA: This matchup includes the two teams that share the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles. The star-studded Galaxy boasts players like Landon Donovan and David Beckham, along with many other players that have experience at the highest level. No team lost fewer games […]

Cody Norman, Broadside Correspondent Junior forward Ernesto Marquez led the way for the men’s soccer team as the Patriots defeated the Drexel Dragons 3-1 on Tuesday afternoon at Vidas Field in Philadelphia, Pa. Marquez gave the Patriots an immediate lead, scoring only two minutes into the game. After a foul by Drexel permitted a penalty […]

Chris DeMarco, Staff Writer Another Redskins’ loss brings more and more criticism onto the organization. In the Redskins’ first seven games, they have played six winless teams. As a result, they are only 2-5. They gave the lowly Detroit Lions their first win in 19 games. That is the closest thing to a highlight for […]