Ensuring compliance with Title IX was a concern in the decision to axe four men's sports teams, Duquesne University Athletic Director Greg Amodio said in a published interview last week. Amodio, who has not responded to interview requests from The Duke, told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that the cuts would ensure long-term compliance with the federal mandate and would leave more money for the remaining teams.
Attention: Atlantic 10 teams. Melquan Bolding is back. It might haven taken longer than expected. And it certainly didn't happen overnight. But after Saturday's 74-71 win over St. Joseph's, it is now evident that the sophomore swingman is ready to pick up right where he left off.
Offense, offense, offense and, well, offense. This Super Bowl seems to have everything a fan dreams about: two prolific offenses that have the ability to put up tons of points against each defense. In fact, this may be the best offensive matchup in recent years.
So people have been saying, "Peyton Manning's the best statistical quarterback of our generation! He's so cerebral! The Saints don't want him to have the ball in his hands with two minutes left!" Wasn't it about five minutes ago that Manning was the biggest choke job in pro football? He couldn't win a big game for years, and when he finally got to the big game, Super Bowl XLI, how did he do? 25-38, 247 yards, a touchdown and an interception, clearly struggling with the muggy conditions in Miami.
The Super Bowl is overrated. There, I said it. Every year, so much hype and hoopla goes into this one single game, but is it even worth it? What makes "the big game" so great? I understand that for fans of the Super Bowl's two teams, the game represents the pinnacle of the world of sports, but what about the fans of the 30 other NFL teams? They're forced to sit back and just wish that it was their team playing on that final NFL Sunday.
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