The University of Tennessee at Martin women’s basketball team picked up its first Ohio Valley Conference victory at Eastern Illinois since 2008 with a 93-69 win over the host Panthers on Senior Night. The Skyhawks (21-7, 14-1 OVC) forced 20 turnovers on the night, leading to 31 points, while shooting 57 percent from the floor.… Continue reading Skyhawk women close road slate with victory over Eastern Illinois
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UTM earns OVC Team Sportsmanship Award for rifle
On Tuesday the Ohio Valley Conference announced that the University of Tennessee at Martin is the recipient of the 2013-14 Team Sportsmanship Award for rifle. Voted on by the student-athletes and coaches of the respective sports, the team awards are bestowed upon the Conference squads deemed to have best exhibited the standards of sportsmanship and… Continue reading UTM earns OVC Team Sportsmanship Award for rifle
Hosts’ real Olympic challenge: After the games
LONDON (AP) — For athletes and spectators at Sochi, it’s time to pack up. But for the host cities, the real challenge begins with the end of the Olympics. How do they continue to use the expensive stadiums after the party’s over? What happens to the athletes’ villages? What is the legacy of the games?… Continue reading Hosts’ real Olympic challenge: After the games
Half-court shot sinks UTM’s chances of OVC Tournament
Southeast Missouri State’s Antonius Cleveland sent Redhawk fans home happy after he hit a half-court buzzer-beater to defeat the UTM and ended their chances of going to the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament. The game started with the Skyhawks (8-21, 3-11 OVC) and the Redhawks (15-13, 6-8 OVC) swapping the lead a couple of times. It… Continue reading Half-court shot sinks UTM’s chances of OVC Tournament
Women’s basketball claims second outright OVC title
The UTM Skyhawks defeated the Murray State Racers to clinch UTM’s second outright Ohio Valley Conference regular season Championship in the program’s history. Coming into the contest, the Skyhawks were 19-7 and 12-1 in conference play as they took on the Racers (10-16, 3-11 OVC) on UTM Appreciation day. The previous time these schools played… Continue reading Women’s basketball claims second outright OVC title
Whiteout: Doubleheader expected to be largest athletic event of year
This Saturday, the UTM athletics department is hosting a whiteout game for one of the last doubleheaders of the season. The move is one of the first major ones led by new athletics director Julio Freire. On Feb. 22, the women’s basketball team (19-7, 12-1 OVC) will host conference foe Murray State with tipoff set… Continue reading Whiteout: Doubleheader expected to be largest athletic event of year
Women’s hoops clinches OVC Championship
For the seventh time this season and second straight game, the UTM women’s basketball scored in the triple digits to pick up the Ohio Valley Conference victory over Tennessee State 104-65. With the win, the Skyhawks clinched at least a share of the OVC season championship and secured the No. 1 seed in the upcoming… Continue reading Women’s hoops clinches OVC Championship
Oshie’s 4 shootout goals lead US past Russia 3-2
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — T.J. Oshie brainstormed while he skated to center ice, desperately trying to come up with one last move to end an epic shootout. He had already taken five shots at Sergei Bobrovsky, and the Russians were still even. Yet Oshie was chosen for the U.S. men’s hockey team with just such… Continue reading Oshie’s 4 shootout goals lead US past Russia 3-2
In rare winter sweep, US rules Olympic slopestyle
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — For only the third time in Winter Games history, the United States swept the podium, capturing the top three spots Thursday in slopestyle skiing’s Olympic debut to revive the country’s showing in Sochi. Joss Christensen, a 22-year-old making his first appearance on the Olympic stage, won the gold in a dominating… Continue reading In rare winter sweep, US rules Olympic slopestyle
Skyhawk golf opens spring season this weekend
The UTM golf team will be hoping for a little déjà vu when it opens its 2014 spring slate at the Frito Lay/All-State Intercollegiate, hosted by Jackson State University at the Dancing Rabbit Golf Club in Philadelphia, Miss. on Feb. 15-17. The Skyhawks set the tone for a successful 2013 spring with a victory at… Continue reading Skyhawk golf opens spring season this weekend