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From Timid to Tournaments: How a Video Game Changed a Life

Austin Suther | Contributing Writer | @TheSeahawk December 2, 2016

Jared Hubbard wakes up at the crack of dawn. The 20-year-old drives four hours across North Carolina and the southern United States to compete. He wins every single match, and takes home money.His uniform...

Shield Talk: Playoff picture taking shape

Brent Jansen | Contributing Writer | @TheSeahawk December 2, 2016

After 12 weeks of football, and with the National Football League playoffs looming around the corner, fans are actively calculating whether their team will have a shot at the Super Bowl come January.The...

Shield Talk: extra points no longer a gimme

Brent Jansen | Contributing Writer | @TheSeahawk November 26, 2016

Two years ago, the National Football League decided to move the extra point from the two-yard line to the fifteen-yard line. While this sounds like a simple adjustment, the place kickers throughout the...

Cacok leads Seahawks in 68-59 win over ETSU

Noah Thomas | Sports Editor | @iNoahT November 20, 2016

UNC Wilmington coach Kevin Keatts said before Sunday’s game vs. Eastern Tennessee State that it would be one of the toughest home games for the Seahawks since his time at UNCW began — and for much...

Shield Talk: MVP race heating up with Brady, Elliot in pursuit

Brent Jansen | Contributing Writer November 18, 2016

Tom Brady will go down in history as one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play the game of football. Despite missing the first four games, nothing has changed this season. But as the 2016 season crosses...

Devontae Cacok (15) slams the ball on the Claflin defense in Fridays 110-64 win. Cacok recorded the first double-double of his career with 14 points and 16 rebounds.

Flemmings, Bryce lead UNCW in dismantling Claflin

Noah Thomas | Sports Editor | @iNoahT November 11, 2016

If Sunday’s exhibition game brought out a UNC Wilmington team in midseason form, Friday’s win over Claflin featured a team that looked ready to win another championship.The Seahawks set the tone of...

Jenny DeGraaf pulls up for a three-pointer in Fridays 64-56 win over Norfolk State.

DeGraaf leads UNCW in 64-56 win over Norfolk St.

Noah Thomas | Sports Editor | @iNoahT November 11, 2016

Jenny DeGraaf delivered on her preseason promise of becoming a leader for her team.The transfer from Penn. State spent most of Friday’s 64-56 win over Norfolk State barking out signals and rallying her...

Taylor Vaughn, left, watches on as freshman Marshall Waren plays in UNCWs Seahawk Invitational over the weekend.

UNCW tennis alum Vaughn returns as assistant

Calvin Shomaker | Assistant Copy Editor | @cshomaker12 November 10, 2016

Taylor Vaughn, left, watches on as freshman Marshall Waren plays in UNCW's Seahawk Invitational over the weekend.

UNCW Club Golf headed to nationals

Brandon Sans, Staff Writer November 10, 2016

UNC Wilmington’s club golf team is heading to the National Collegiate Club Golf Association National Championships. The two-day national championship event will be held November 19-20 at Walt Disney...

Jose Canseco, left, and teammate Mark McGwire exchange their Bash Brothers salute after Canseco homered during Game 2 of the 1990 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. (Jose Luis Villegas/San Jose Mercury News/TNS)

PED use boosts careers, hurts legacies

Brandon Sans, Staff Writer November 10, 2016

Jose Canseco, left, and teammate Mark McGwire exchange their "Bash Brothers" salute after Canseco homered during Game 2 of the 1990 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. (Jose Luis Villegas/San Jose Mercury News/TNS)

C.J. Bryce (12) pulls up for a shot during a home game vs. Campbell last December.

Basketball looks to deliver on expectations without Talley

Noah Thomas | Sports Editor | @iNoahT November 10, 2016

C.J. Bryce (12) pulls up for a shot during a home game vs. Campbell last December.

JaQuel Richmond (2) sprints into one of many fast breaks UNCW would run in its 117-65 win over Mount Olive on Sunday.

UNCW dominates Mount Olive in 117-65 exhibition win

Noah Thomas | Sports Editor | @iNoahT November 6, 2016

Denzel Ingram floated a lob from half court to Chris Flemmings as time expired in the first half of Sunday’s exhibition against Mount Olive. Flemmings caught the pass just beneath the hoop and laid...

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