Any boy who grew up with his hand in a baseball glove and a bat on his shoulder dreams of making it to the big leagues. For Belmont senior Nate Woods, the past four years has brought him even closer to reaching his dream. Even before he came to Belmont, [...]
When I walked onto the court at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan., my senses heightened. I scanned my surroundings, looking up in the rafters and then down to the floor—which is named after basketball creator James Naismith. My spine tingled. It was the second game I covered for the Belmont [...]
After a nomadic stint using fields at Columbia State, Tennessee State and rival Lipscomb, Belmont’s softball team played the inaugural game at the new E.S. Rose Park and Sports Complex, winning the first game of a doubleheader against North Florida. The 1-0 win gave the Bruins their first Atlantic Sun [...]
After 16 years on the Belmont basketball bench, associate head coach Casey Alexander will be moving on. Alexander texted players on April 19 and told them he would be taking the head coach job at Stetson. “Stetson is gaining a person who has a great work ethic, a keen understanding [...]
The NFL lockout won’t be keeping the likes of Terrell Owens, Chris Johnson, Andre Johnson, Cam Newton, and more off the Gentry Center basketball court in Friday night’s Celebrity Slam Jam at Tennessee State University. The game is part of a charity event that was founded by TSU-alum and Arizona [...]
Five years ago, Joe Frye came to Belmont with a focus on music business and an aspiration to throw shot put on the side. Flash forward to 2011, and Frye would be the first to say that times have changed. As a walk-on for the 2007 season, Frye set the [...]
It was the day of the big game. I scurried around my hotel room, quickly gathering everything I needed to properly cover Belmont and Wisconsin. Laptop, charger, pen, notepad, wallet, press pass. Check, check, check … I walked out into the dry heat of Tucson to wait for the bus. [...]
The metallic “pings” and “clanks” of ball on bat are some of the most identifiable sounds attached to college baseball. But this year, those sounds will disappear because of new NCAA regulations on baseball bats that went into effect on Jan. 1. NCAA officials changed the regulations on composite aluminum [...]
Belmont head coach Rick Byrd is not commenting on speculation that he may be a candidate for the head coaching vacancy at the University of Tennessee. ESPN’s Chris Low reported that former Vols coach Bruce Pearl was fired this morning. “Coach Byrd has a standing policy not to comment on [...]
Flickr Gallery: NCAA ’11 Belmont vs. Wisconsin When Wisconsin guard Jordan Taylor elevated off the ground for a long-range shot, his arms, legs, and hands worked in perfect harmony. For five out of the nine times he shot, the ball split the net. After a while, all you could do [...]
After earning a berth to the NCAA tournament, the Belmont Bruins were rewarded with new shoes: colorful Nike’s with red, blue, and a stripe of white. America’s colors. Coincidental. Especially considering that Bruins are the golden boys of this year’s NCAA tournament—and they haven’t even hit the floor yet. ESPN [...]
After a week of waiting, the Belmont Bruins finally learned the details of their Big Dance invitation in front of a packed Beaman Student Life Center Sunday evening. The Bruins, a No. 13 seed in the Southeast Region, will play the Wisconsin Badgers Thursday night in Tuscon, Ariz. The game [...]
It’s almost 24 hours until Greg Gumbel bellows “Belmont” during the CBS Selection Show. Live cameras will be fixated on the Beaman Student Life Center to broadcast Belmont’s reaction on national television. In the meantime, the sports staff at the Belmont Vision has been crunching numbers to give you a preview [...]
Storify from Belmont’s A-Sun Championship Game It’s been 1,080 days since the last time Belmont played in the NCAA tournament. Since then, 1.5 million minutes have passed—that’s 93,312,000 seconds. After a record-setting victory over the University of North Florida in the Atlantic Sun championship game, the Bruins are back. “I [...]
Flickr Photo Gallery The Mercer student section erupted into chants of “We want Belmont!” after their win against Lipscomb in their Atlantic Sun tournament quarterfinal game. The Bruins heard Mercer fans loud and clear. And Mercer got what they asked for. ““We heard them, but we embrace those challenges,” Belmont [...]
04/19/2012
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