The sports world reacts to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Nik Gable
Reporter
You can’t escape the conflict that is going on in Ukraine.
Even when I went to the local Buffalo Wild Wings, a safe place for me, there was coverage...
Basketball versus Baseball: The choice simplified
By David Mair, Staff Writer
With all due respect to comedian George Carlin, when it came to which sport is the best, I believe he had it all wrong.
On Wednesday,...
PLU Football team doubles in the span of a year
Brennan LaBrie
News Editor
Coming off of his first season as Pacific Lutheran University’s head football coach in 2018, Brant McAdams knew he wanted to expand his program. Expand it to...
Sam Says: The NBA is like a popularity contest
LeBron James tumbles to the floor Feb. 20. His nose begins to bleed. Doctors say the apex predator of the NBA is out for at least two weeks, if...
Joining the huddle: PLU gains new head football coach
By McKenna Morin
Editor-in-Chief
Out with the old and in with the new is a cliche easier said than done. However, Pacific Lutheran University’s new head football coach Brant McAdams quickly and easily jumped in the Lutes...
Cam Newton and other NFL players test positive for COVID-19
Isaiah Shim
Sports Editor
It was reported on Saturday that New England Patriots starting quarterback Cam Newton has tested positive for Covid-19, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Field Yates. Newton will...
Softball team now riding eight game losing streak
By Nick Barene, sports writer
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The Lutes softball team was unable to earn a victory against the visiting Whitworth Pirates in their weekend double header, losing 4-3 in the...
Volt app could give PLU athletes an extra edge
CAMILLE LEMKE;Â Sports Writer;Â lemkecr@plu.edu
Pacific Lutheran University recently partnered with Volt Athletics, a sports technology company, in an initiative to provide all PLU students access to professional strength and conditioning training.
“Individualized...
“Disability doesn’t mean lack of ability”: Special Olympics athletes strive for success
By Gurjot Kang & Solen Aref
News Editor & Reporter
Christopher Douglas began participating in the Special Olympics program at Pacific Lutheran University last year. It quickly became one of his...