Broadside Sports

By Rashad Mulla, Broadside Correspondent In March, a George Mason University sports team was on the verge of securing a spot in the semifinals of a national tournament. But it is not a team anyone would suspect. Mason’s cricket team came only a point away from advancing past the preliminary round of the 2010 American […]

By John Powell, Asst. Sports Editor I watched way too much Comedy Central on Saturday night, when this was written. I consider myself a southern boy and get a kick out everyone on the Blue Collar Comedy Tour (coming on April 24 to the Patriot Center, might I add). No jokes here, please. I did […]

By Brian T. Chan, Sports Editor Senior Becky Anderson does not wear a mask or cape, but she is still a superhero in many respects. Whether pitching on the field for the George Mason University softball team or helping save homeless animals, Anderson exemplifies the key qualities of a student-athlete. Entering the 2010 season as […]

By Fernanda Bartels, Staff Writer Today, junior Lindsay Gray is in the pages of Broadside. Tomorrow, she will make headlines in Hollywood. Casted as one of the top players on the George Mason University women’s tennis team, Gray is an English major with a concentration in non-fiction writing, with a communication minor. Mason is the […]

By Fernanda Bartels, Staff Writer The George Mason University’s men’s volleyball team lost its fifth consecutive match to the Ball State Cardinals in four sets (25-30, 30-27, 22-30, 23-30) last Friday. With the loss, the Patriots fall to a 4-11 overall record, as the Cardinals improve to 11-7. Mason fought until the end of every […]

By Cody Norman, Staff Writer Duquesne University Dukes catcher Jared Bowser did not get much of a chance to hit the ball after getting hit by a pitch twice as the George Mason University’s baseball team and Dukes totaled seven hit batsmen. Although the Patriots were responsible for six of them, the team rallied from […]

By Cody Norman, Staff Writer and Brian T. Chan, Sports Editor Foster opts to transfer George Mason University men’s basketball redshirt freshman forward Kevin Foster has decided to transfer to a school near his hometown in Lakeland, Fla. Foster, who was part of the freshman class with forwards Ryan Pearson and Mike Morrison and guard […]

By John Powell, Asst. Sports Editor So here, in the last column for this season, I will write about the men’s basketball team in retrospect. The first issue I will address: I was right. It turns out that the terrible Colonial Athletic Association’s postseason tournament performance was the last dagger in the season. Going to […]

By Cody Norman, Staff Writer After being rammed by VCU in the quarterfinal round of the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament, the youthful George Mason University men’s basketball team settled for a postseason appearance in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they took on the Fairfield Scags. And their inexperience showed as the Scags rallied from a 27-point […]

By Chris DeMarco, Staff Writer There were certain aspects of each city that were used in making this list. The criteria used in ranking the top sports cities were based on: greatness of each professional team, the dedication of the fans, how the city related to each team and collegiate prestige. The number of championships […]