Men’s baseball avoids three-game sweep against crosstown rivals

By Giancarlo Santoro, Sports Writer Game 1 Four hours, 442 pitches and 15 innings later, the Pacific Lutheran University men's baseball team fell at home to crosstown rival University of Puget...

Sam Says: Baseball team looking like perennial national champions

It hasn’t even been two years, but the scent of a national champion is in the air at Pacific Lutheran University. In 2012, the PLU softball team won the...

Softball team splits the weekend against powerhouse Linfield

By Nick Barene In a pair of games against 5th ranked Linfield this past weekend, the Pacific Lutheran University softball team managed a 7-5 win in the first game and a...

The Madness of the Final Four

It isn't called March Madness for no reason, and this year's NCAA division I college basketball tournament has not disappointed. When billionaire investor Warren Buffett offered $1 billion to anyone...

Power ball wasn’t always in Nilson’s repertoire

By Nick Barene, Sports Writer When junior Collin Nilson hits the ball, he hits it hard. Really hard. The pitcher and outfielder is the Pacific Lutheran University baseball team’s leader...

Sam Says: Unionization shouldn’t be the norm in college athletics

A football locker room is rife with tension. Chairs are being thrown in every direction and angry voices can be heard booming in the nearby hallways. Chaos ensues. This...

Final baseball game of the weekend comes down to the wire

By John Tveter The theme of the series between PLU and Whitworth was pitching, and the final game of the series proved to be no exception.  As the scoreless game...

NFL free agency market is bustling

With the 2013 NFL season over, football fans are licking their chops for any scrap of pro football news they can find. With many veteran players changing teams, this...

Injuries lead to new outlook on life for multi-sport athlete

As each second passes, senior Matt VanEaton widens his smile and tightens his grip on a medieval death device. Don’t be fooled. He’s not a serial killer. Far from it....