Riverboat Ron Gone
Tyler Davidson, Reporter
January 15, 2020
After coaching the Carolina Panthers for nine years, the Panthers have fired head coach Ron Rivera. Rivera had a 76-63-1 record as the head coach of the Carolina Panthers. He was the winningest head coach in Panthers history. Rivera led the team to a Super Bowl appearance after the 2015 season, and he a...
Colin, Contracts, and Controversy
Matson Montilla, Reporter
December 16, 2019
Colin Kapernick was last seen in the National Football League (NFL) three years ago. Since then he has been very active in the equal rights movement, but he has also attempted to come back to the NFL. On November 16, 2019, Kaepernick conducted a 40-minute tryout in front of eight NFL scouts and the media to try to entice teams to pick him up. Althou...
Pay for Play
Tyler Davidson, Reporter
November 28, 2019
College football is the bridge between high school football and the world of professional football in the National Football League, but college football as we know it has started to change. There has been a push to pay players, but the NCAA has remained strong in their belief that players should not ...
(N)othing (B)ut F(A)cts Award Show
Matson Montilla, Reporter
November 27, 2019
With the NBA (National Basketball Association) season underway, I always enjoy predicting who will win the end of the season awards. Thus, it lead me to write this article for everyone to read about my award picks, and so when I predict them all correctly. It will be written in ink. Now let’s get down to...
The ‘Littles’ of Little League
Annaleisa Wile, Reporter
November 25, 2019
On June 6th, 1939 the first little league game was played. Ever since, games have become a well-known event in the US for little kids. Many of today’s major league players played in little leagues as young children. “I’ve played baseball since I was nine and I have been playing ever since,...
Are Fans Really Safe at MLB Games?
Clara Cianfarano, Reporter
November 13, 2019
When going to any sort of sporting event, fans only plan for a good time. No one expects to get injured, let alone to the point of being rushed to the hospital. Throughout the recent MLB seasons, safety concerns have increased as more and more people have been getting hurt. There has been a lot of d...
Playoff Predictor
Matson Montilla, Reporter
October 29, 2019
If the playoffs were to start now, the top four teams would be the University of Alabama (UA), Louisiana State University (LSU), Clemson University (CU), and the Ohio State University (OSU). The way the rankings are set up currently, the semifinal matchups would be Alabama vs Ohio State and LSU vs Clemso...
Money is Power
Matson Montilla, Reporter
October 16, 2019
Everybody wants more money. Everybody wants power. Everybody wants to be a leader. That’s the issue with the National Football League (NFL). The players from the NFL want all of this, but the owners aren’t willing to give any of this up, or at least not as much as the players want, which is wher...
Fantasy Football Honors
Tyler Davidson, Reporter
October 14, 2019
This article is a follow-up to the article, Are You Ready for some Fantasy Football?, which was previously published in the Bengal Beat. This article will dive further into the topic of fantasy football to make you a winner. Now that you understand the basics behind fantasy football and have been through ...
Are You Ready for Some Fantasy Football?
Tyler Davidson, Reporter
September 26, 2019
Imagine having Saquon Barkley, DeAndre Hopkins, Aaron Rodgers, or any of the NFL superstars all on the same team. There are only two realistic ways to have this: play Madden or assemble a fantasy football team. But, what exactly is fantasy football? “[Fantasy football is] a game in which you...
The History of Greenville’s Pastime
Tyler Davidson, Reporter
May 16, 2019
Many different cities are known for their sports teams. Cities such as Atlanta, New York, and Los Angeles are associated with the Braves, the Yankees, and the Dodgers. These teams unite the city and give it a unique identity in the midst of creating memories and traditions. However, teams like these are n...
