by Daniel Kerwin in Sports
The MIAC season has begun for the men's basketball team, but there's really no telling at this point how Macalester will stack up against the competition. So far the team is winless in five games, including a close 67-65 loss to MIAC rival St. Mary's on Wednesday, but there is still much basketball to be played.
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by Daniel Kerwin in Sports
Sure it's blue, but how blue? The athletic department recently came to a consensus decision on the department's official color scheme. It may seem common knowledge that Macalester's athletic colors are orange and blue, but the department decided to clarify the exact shade of blue this should be, in the end deciding upon royal blue.
Despite a sub-par start to the season, the Timberwolves look to third-year budding star Al Jefferson and rookie Kevin Love look to return them to their playoff form of the early 2000's
by Jack Wickham in Sports
The Minnesota Timberwolves finished fourth out of five teams in their division last year. They were tied for the third worst record in the NBA. They traded their leading scorer, rebounder, and franchise star Kevin Garnett to the Celtics. Their 22-60 record was embarrassing by any account.
