Despite a solid showing in the first half against ETSU, the Lady Bruins failed to carry momentum into the second half and fell to the Lady Bucs, 77-63. It looked like ETSU, the No. 1 seed in the tournament, would run away with it early in the game as the Lady Bucs jumped out to a quick 11-0 lead. But...

With 4:10 left, Mercer guard Jeff Smith hit a long three-pointer to give the Bears their first lead of the game, 71-68.  Mercer rode the momentum—and their home crowd—through the end of the game and into the semifinals of the Atlantic Sun tournament, eliminating Belmont 87-81. The Bruins started...

Trey Flowers and the rest of his church group were running late to a 4:45 dinner. They just got in the van parked outside the grocery store when it started shaking. He barely had time to think. His body went into “survival mode.” Maybe someone was after them, trying to turn over the van. He heard...

When Belmont junior guard Shaunda Strayhorn plays basketball, her passion is evident. There’s a fire in her eyes as she pounds the ball hard into the floor with each deliberate dribble. The sound echoes throughout the Curb Event Center. Every pass is sharp; every shot is well-calculated. If things...

Last week I had the privilege of sitting down with Eric Schlosser, acclaimed “Fast Food Nation” author and producer of the documentary “Food, Inc.,” the assassination of America’s corporate food industry that has been creating considerable hype among socially conscious 20-somethings. Sitting...

Sports veterans have traditionally dominated the world of sports radio. In Nashville, men with decades in the business of sports broadcasting like George Plaster and Joe Biddle make up a significant part of local sports radio. The old guard of sports radio speak to a similar demographic of older devotees...

January 26, 2010. That night, the sold-out Curb Event Center became a sea of red as thousands of students watched the Belmont Bruins lose a heartbreaker Battle of the Boulevard against Lipscomb. Flash forward to February 5. Nearly 1,500 people saw the Bruins defeat then-conference leader Jacksonville...

Several Belmont students were involved in a series of wrecks earlier today on Compton Avenue near campus. More than six cars were involved in at least two wrecks on the street adjacent to Belmont’s Troutt Theater around 10:30 a.m. due to icy roads. One driver suffered a bloody lip after, as one responding...

Five Belmont public relations students are competing in the nationally recognized Bateman Case Study competition. Named for J. Carroll Bateman, the competition challenges teams of students to devise the best public relations campaigns for a given client. This year’s competition is focused on the...

Buzzy’s Candy Store on Belmont Boulevard had its first jolt of sweet-toothed customers on January 28 during their grand opening. Areej Rabie, freshman, Julia Cecere, sophomore, and Mandy Strader, sophomore, are co-owners of the shop, but this multi-colored, sugar-filled, lively shop isn’t just any...