When many college students think of spring break, they likely picture sunny days at the beach. For the Concordia baseball and softball teams, spring break is exactly that, except the beach is diamond-shaped and covered with bases. Every spring break, Concordia’s baseball and softball teams head to Florida to prepare for their seasons outside of…
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USA Curling Nationals come to Fargo amidst height of national relevance
John Shuster and his Duluth-based curling team had been scheduled to make an appearance in Fargo last week for a chance at a national championship. Then their plans changed. Team Shuster went on a tear through the final rounds of the Olympic men’s curling tournament in Pyeongchang, South Korea, ending with a decisive victory over…
Ross’s Four Point Play: A look at the world of NBA basketball
The 2018 NBA All-Star Game happened this past Sunday night, and if you did not watch it, I do not blame you. This “game” that was supposed to start at 7 p.m. did not start on time. Instead, one of the wackiest and most uncalled for pregame shows of all time took place. I am…
The Olympics deserve prop bets, too
For some reason, Olympic prop bets have not caught on. We get hundreds for the Super Bowl, but we do not even get to bet on what color board Chloe Kim is going to use. This is a disgrace, and I am here to fix it. I have compiled a list of Olympic prop bets…
‘It takes a village’: Recruiting is a team effort for Concordia football
It is midnight on a cold February day and Concordia’s head football coach Terry Horan is pulling into the driveway after a long day at work. He has just spent the past few hours driving home from having dinner with a recruit in Chanhassen. Earlier in the day, he had been at Concordia visiting with…
Coste to return to Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, this time as hitting coach
Concordia’s head baseball coach Chris Coste will once again don a Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks’ jersey, only this time, he will wear it as a coach. Coste was a catcher for the RedHawks from 1996-1999 and later played on the Philadelphia Phillies with whom he won a World Series in 2008. Though Coste has been away from…
Setting the Olympic alarm clock: A breakdown of early morning events
With the games of the XXIII Olympiad underway in Pyeongchang, South Korea, my sleep schedule — or what is left of it after a month and a half of leaving schoolwork to the last possible second time and time again — is completely shot. The 6:10 a.m. start times have killed me, and I am…
Ross’s Four Point Play: A look at the word of NBA basketball
Story of the Week @KingJames: “Stop trying to find a way to FIT-OUT and just FIT-IN. Be apart of something special! Just my thoughts.” On Feb. 7, 2015, notable modern philosopher Lebron James unleashed this now-famous subtweet. At the time, James was in the midst of his first season back with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and…
An open letter to Patriots fans
Dear Five-Time Super Bowl Champions, Congratulations, you did it. You finally did it. Some of you literally didn’t know what losing in the playoffs felt like until Sunday, but boy, do you know it now. I will be honest, I thought you had it in the bag with Tom Brady coming out for the two-minute…
Tennis season in full swing for Toivonen after semester in Spain
Senior Isaac Toivonen may have missed the fall tennis season to study abroad in Alicante, Spain, but the hiatus did not stop him from winning his first two matches against St. Scholastica and the University of Wisconsin-Superior on Jan. 27 and Jan. 28. Though Toivonen was absent from tennis practice at Concordia, he still had…