7 Minute Sports: Ravens Haruki Nakamura
When you think of NFL Greatness, what team comes to mind? The Ravens seem to, every year, rise to the top of the AFC North. Along with the Steelers, both teams always find themselves fighting their way into the AFC Conference Championship or at least try to fight their way into the championship. This year, things did not go completely in the Ravens favor. They fell to the Steelers in the Divisional round after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs. However, the Ravens had a great season overall. They played extremely well and their defense was absolutely the best it had been in years. They did have problems that cost them near the end of the season that ended up costing them a chance to get to the Superbowl. However, when evaluating a team, it is good to keep notes on the positive and not just the negative. One player ended up being a surprise to many Ravens fans.
Loyola University’s men’s and women’s lacrosse teams kick off the 2011 season on Saturday February 19, 2011 at Ridley Athletic Complex. The women’s team will host the University of Virginia at noon, followed with the men’s team hosting the U.S. Naval Academy at 2 p.m. Both teams are ranked in the Inside Lacrosse Preseason Polls with the women’s team ranked 12th and the men’s team ranked 14th. This will mark the 30th meeting between Loyola and Virginia, while it will only be the 8th meeting between the men’s team and the U.S. Naval Academy. The University of Virginia and Navy both hold advantages in the all-time series held between the two teams.
For the fourth week this season, Justin Drummond, Freshman Guard, has been honored as being named MAAC Player of the Week. The call was announced earlier this week from the conference. But why has this happened? Clearly, Drummond is doing something spectacular that the entire league is willingly to give him recognition but what is it? 