Going to any type of sporting event is usually followed with most of the same things; large crowds and screaming fans. However, if you really think about it, most of all of those games are men's games. As a female student athlete, I can tell you that...

Well, that was disappointing. If there are any Kansas City Chiefs fans on campus, just know that I feel your pain. For a fan to say this team is not heading in the right direction would be a fault, but there are some serious problems that need to be ...

The Ottawa Braves website has been redesigned and revamped. When asked about the new web site, Sports Information Director Katie Tooley said OU's contract with SideArm Sports provides a new web design every three years. 'SideArm is a wonderful ...

The Braves Athletic Council is attempting to kill two birds with one stone. The Braves Athletic Council (BAC) is a new student group on campus which consists of Ottawa University athletes who demonstrate the positive characteristics of a Champion of ...

In a season of ups and downs, the men's basketball team has come out with a record that doesn't have big numbers in the win column. The team has only three seniors though, and head coach Andy Carrier said the team is still growing together and gell...

Will Smith once had a song where he said 'party in the city where the heat is on, all night on the beach till the break of dawn.' If anyone remembers that was the single 'Miami' off of one his first solo album, 'Big Willie Style.' The whole poi...

\After winning the KCAC championship in 2010 the Ottawa University softball team has begun offseason training for the next season, hoping to continue what they have started. Head coach Jay Kahnt said that the team should be working for nothing less...

Chris Tate isn't giving any excuses. He says there are certain things the OU men's basketball team can do better to improve upon their 2-5 record through roughly the first quarter of the regular season. One thing he said they are having trouble...

Social media games have begun to turn into something of a phenomenon over the last couple of years. I don't know what happened, but all of a sudden it was the thing to get on Facebook and pretend to be a farmer on a pretend farm, with pretend anima...

The lady Braves won their second consecutive KCAC Championship after defeating Friends University 1-0 last week. Eight players earned All-KCAC selection and Coach Marc Gordon earned KCAC Co-Coach of the year. Their season ended with a 14-2-2 ov...

As the football season nears its end, coaches and players look hopefully towards the playoffs and look back on what the season has looked like so far. Assistant coach Wendell Smith said the team has had a very good year, despite struggling a little...

The OU women's volleyball team is heading to the KCAC conference tournament with a No. 2 rank in the conference after being picked fourth in the preseason polls. With a 17-8 record overall and a 13-5 record in conference play, the Lady B...

The OU men's and women's basketball teams are getting ready for a fresh start this year after suffering losing seasons last year. The men's team finished 6-23 last year and was picked to finish seventh in league play in the preseason co...

The 2010-2011 NBA season started yesterday, and it is going slightly under the radar with the Major League Baseball postseason underway and the NFL season in full swing. In my opinion, it's time to give the league some attention, because there are ...

There is a new group on campus that will be stepping to a new beat. The Ottawa University Step Team (O.U.S.T.) was created by sophomores Aaprara Mills and Jocelyn Clardy, as a school organization to entertain and have fun. 'The reas...

The Ottawa Braves golf team has high expectations for the 2010-2011 season. Head Coach Wendell Smith said the season has already begun with two tournaments in which a couple of the players have placed third and fifth in their conference....

Fantasy sports are great for any type of fan of the game. Whether you have ever played the sport or not, it gives you a chance to be the almighty decision-maker for your own team in your own league. It also makes other games more imp...

Fantasy football has become something that is more anticipated and more focused on since it came on the internet scene in the late 1990s. Web sites like Yahoo!, NFL.com and CBS Sports.com advertise their fantasy football leagues often on their home...

Even though it's the fall sports season, spring and winter sports teams have recently began off-season workouts and games in preparation of their respective seasons. These offseason sports are baseball, basketball, cross country, softball and tr...

To senior Brayonda Powell, the Fellowship of Christians Athletes means 'hope.' Powell, who has been a member of FCA for four years and is a leader this year, said FCA is a great way to develop one's faith and gain friendships. She said FCA, along w...