C2M Sports and Recreation Editor Pat Carroll
Shorthanded Patriots survive Bowie State in 76-72 exhibition win
|In their first game against outside competition, the George Mason Patriots were able to squeak past the Bowie State Bulldogs, 76-72 in an exhibition game on Thursday night at the Patriot Center.
Without preseason All-CAA selection Sherrod Wright (athletic department violation) and junior starting point guard Bryon Allen (shoulder/neck injury), Mason had to make up for their absence with sophomore guard Corey Edwards and Seton Hall transfer Anali Okoloji filling in.
[COLUMN] Robert Griffin III has mine and the District's approval
|Washington, D.C. has been through a whirlwind of emotion over the past week. Postseason baseball returned to the nation's capital for the first time since the FDR administration. The Nationals won an exhilarating Game 4 in walk-off fashion on Jayson Werth’s home run, all before a heart-breaking collapse in the ninth inning of Game 5, roughly 24 hours later, putting an end to the team's promising season.
[VIDEO] Mason Madness opens the college basketball season in style
|The start of a new season welcomes in the hope and anticipation of success. On Friday night the entire college basketball world opened the door to the 2012-2013 season around the country. At the Patriot Center at George Mason University, the men's and women's basketball teams ushered in the next chapter of the Mason basketball story at the annual Mason Madness event.
COLUMN: College football and partying aren't always hand-in-hand
|Partying and college are synonymous with each other. Popular culture tells us that the purpose of college is to have as much fun as possible while managing to earn a degree before facing the everyday struggles of life in the “real world.” Throw in a successful football team and you have a cornucopia of emotions, rolled into one. But when does this mixture of partying, football and college become detrimental to a student’s academics?
Young Wizards bond, build for the future at Mason training camp
|After finishing the 2011-2012 regular season with a dismal 20-46 record, Washington Wizards owner Ted Leonsis needed to make some changes. The changes that had to be made were a priority for a team that had become a laughingstock in the National Basketball Association over the past few seasons. His main focus shifted to building a contender through the draft and by developing young, talented and character players.
COLUMN: 'New' refs are superstars after new deal
|Referees have always been sport’s whipping boys—the scapegoat one minute and virtually nonexistent the next. However, Thursday night in Baltimore in a game between the Cleveland Browns and the Baltimore Ravens, the referees were treated like royalty. Like Mick Jagger and the Stones running out onto a stadium stage, Gene Staratore and crew were welcomed to thousands of cheers and applause at M&T Bank Stadium.
Washington Wizards to hold training camp at Patriot Center
|The Washington Wizards will be hosting their annual training camp at the Patriot Center on the Fairfax campus of George Mason University starting Tuesday, Oct. 2.
The team will have two-a-day practices in the mornings and evenings from Oct. 2 to the following Tuesday, Oct. 9. After a week of practice, the Wizards travel to Charlotte, N.C. Sunday, Oct. 7 at 1 pm to face the Bobcats in a pre-season game at Time Warner Cable Arena before returning to Fairfax for the final two days of camp.
COLUMN: NFL, not replacement referees to blame for poor officiating
|The first two weeks of the NFL season have come and gone. There are new faces in new places, swapping old digs for new Nike-sponsored jerseys. But not only have there been player swaps but referee swaps as well.
An Evening with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at Nationals Park
|Witnessing Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band live is a religious experience. Like a preacher spreading the good news from the pulpit, Springsteen commands your attention from beginning to end with a passion and presence unaccustomed for a 62-year old rocker. With gospel and rock melodies coupled with the powerful lyrics of his songs, Springsteen intends to enlighten and console even the most down-trodden follower. The congregation, young and old, feed off this empowering energy, with arms held high and voices to the heavens.
COLUMN: Basketball non-conference schedule strenghthened amid depleted CAA
|The official release of the men's basketball schedule marks the moment when basketball fans pin down which games are the best competition, home games and any major conference foes. This season, more than any other in the past decade, will ride heavily on the non-conference opponents that Mason will play at the early onset.