Press Box: You can bet I hate sports betting
Kyler Gilliam, Contributing Writer Both the NFL and College Football are gearing up for the season, but a true evil is rearing its ugly head once again: sports betting. Sports betting is everywhere, and to be quite frank I am sick of it. Every show, network and podcast has some type of sportsbook sponsorship. Want […]
Scouting Report: VCU vs. University of Virginia
VCU women’s soccer will face the undefeated ranked No.7 University of Virginia here in Richmond at Sports Backers Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 5. The CT Sports staff chose their notable players for this upcoming matchup. VCU Alexis Washington, Contributing Writer Kanna Matsuhisa – The fourth-year midfielder already put up stats to start her season. She […]
Press Box: Khelif stands triumphant over a culture war
Kyler Gilliam, Contributing Writer The Olympics is a time for sportsmanship and togetherness from the best athletes across the world representing their countries, but this year’s games were stained by a controversy. At the center of this controversy is an Algerian female boxer, Imane Khelif. Her first bout was in the second round against Italian […]
Press box: Racism in women’s college basketball
Kyler Gilliam, Contributing Writer Head coach Dawn Staley and the South Carolina Gamecocks defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes in the National Championship to cap off a historic season for women’s college basketball. The game saw a peak of 24 million viewers, the most of any basketball broadcast since 2019, according to NPR. Even after this renaissance […]
VCU men’s tennis defeats Liberty, wins four straight singles matches
Andrew McGhan. Contributing Writer Kyler Glliam, Contributing Writer The International Tennis Association’s No. 39 VCU men’s tennis faced off against the No. 45 Liberty University Flames on Friday, April 5, where the Rams defeated the Flames 4-1. VCU head coach Anthony Rossi said his message to the team was to go out and win Friday’s […]