Being a student-athlete comes with its challenges and responsibilities. It is often glorified as an achievement to be a part of any sports team, but what people often overlook is the significant academic load that comes with it. Balancing both sports and academics can be extremely challengin…
This Week in Sports: Southern DIGEST
In all professional sports, there is a playoff. One of the most rigorous playoffs in professional sports is the NBA playoffs. For all the basketball fanatics, the playoffs are a time if your favorite has made it to the dance; there is more yelling at the TV than usual. As a fan of the game, …
Today’s generation of athletes is held to a higher standard, especially if they have a high media presence.
It has been thirty-five years since the last SWAC Golf championship was won by the Jags and nineteen years since the Lady Jags took home a SWAC Golf Championship. After some rumors surfacing around campus, the wait is now over; Golf is coming back to Southern University. Our Athletic Departm…
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Historically speaking, the Southern University Baseball team is the best Division 1 sports team we have at the university. With 96 Major League Draft Pick Selections, 31 regular season SWAC conference championships, and 2 Major League Baseball Hall of Famers, Southern has a long history when…
With only 1.2% of collegiate athletes that get drafted, the NCAA tournament is the end all be all in the sport of basketball. There is 32 division I conferences that send the best of their best to hopefully, bring home the national championship. However, this does not hold the same for footb…
A dream deferred is a tale the Southern University's women's basketball program should be familiar with. It perfectly describes the obstacles the Lady Jags had to endure all season to finally prove to the world that they deserved to play the Sacred Heart University Lady Pioneers for the 16th…
How much does a dollar cost? To some, it may be four quarters, ten dimes, or twenty nickels. To others, it’s putting your entire life's work on display for people to watch. For 115 years, the NCAA has profited off the backs of athletes. They prohibited them from pocketing a lot of the money …
As sports fans, we love to yell and critique our favorite players when they’re in the game whether it’s through the screen or live in the stands. At times fans can be overbearing making smart or rude remarks because they want their team to win, but do it without thinking about how it will af…
What makes a champion a champion? What makes a great team a great team? Moreover, what takes a great team to the championship during a perfect season?