Category: Sports

Equestrian rides into Texas ready for NCEA Championships

The UTM Equestrian team has had yet another fruitful season, being nationally ranked yet again. However, the National Collegiate Equestrian Association championships are closing in right around the corner. At the United Equestrian Conference Championship in Dallas, Texas, UTM came in as the number two seed, behind hosts Southern Methodist University and followed by three… Continue reading Equestrian rides into Texas ready for NCEA Championships

Nashville Predators 2018 season overview & playoff preview

The Nashville Predators have clinched the first playoff spot in the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs after defeating the Colorado Avalanche on March 4. The Predators have led the Central Division and even the entire league for large chunks of the season. Currently, the Predators are the first seed in the entire Western Conference. The… Continue reading Nashville Predators 2018 season overview & playoff preview

Women’s basketball heads to Indiana for WNIT

The UTM women’s basketball team has finished their regular season and will begin postseason play in the WNIT tournament tonight at 6 p.m. against Indiana. Tip off will be from Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall at Indiana University. UTM will be coming into the game after falling to one seed Belmont in an overtime defeat in… Continue reading Women’s basketball heads to Indiana for WNIT

UTM baseball team preps for triple header against SEMO

On Tuesday, March 13, the Skyhawk baseball team achieved their fourth win of the season. The Skyhawks bested Union University with a final score of 11-3, with Collin Edwards leading the way. Edwards, a senior business management major from Arnold, Missouri, scored a perfect 3-3, meaning he fairly hit the ball and was able to… Continue reading UTM baseball team preps for triple header against SEMO

How XFL can compete with the NFL

Vince McMahon is reviving the Xtreme Football League, otherwise known as the XFL. The current professional wrestling executive started the XFL in 1999, but the league folded in 2001. The XFL was marketed as a tougher and more extreme version of the original NFL. The brief stint of the XFL doesn’t paint a good outlook… Continue reading How XFL can compete with the NFL

Skyhawk basketball closes season with pair of games

The Skyhawk men’s basketball team hopes to put disappointment behind them as they approach the final leg of their season. After losing six of their last seven games, the Skyhawk’s go on the road to face Morehead State on Thursday and then move on to Southeast Missouri on Saturday. Once the season is wrapped up… Continue reading Skyhawk basketball closes season with pair of games

Equestrian team maintains No. 10 ranking

After a rough start to the semester, the UTM Equestrian team maintains No. 10 in NCEA rankings. This past week, the UTM Equestrian team competed at home against No. 7 ranked Texas Christian University but suffered a 13-6 loss. The Skyhawks posted great scores with several team members posting seasonal or team records, however the… Continue reading Equestrian team maintains No. 10 ranking

Weekend starts spring Rodeo season for UTM

The UTM Rodeo Team kicks off their first rodeo competition of the semester this Thursday, Feb. 22. Last semester, both the men’s and women’s rodeo teams placed in the top four in every rodeo they competed in. With that impressive record and the momentum of last semester, the UTM Rodeo Team launches into their spring… Continue reading Weekend starts spring Rodeo season for UTM

Mike Fisher returns to the Nashville Predators

Former team captain Mike Fisher has announced that he will return to the Nashville Predators. According to ESPN, Fisher signed a professional tryout contract in order to start working out with the team again. The Predators hope to sign him before the postseason roster deadlines are due. Fisher, now 37 years old, captained the Predators… Continue reading Mike Fisher returns to the Nashville Predators