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Blue Raiders Season Preview
Story by Ayanna Bronner / Contributing Writer “Top to bottom this may be the best group of guys,” said Coach Stockstill. They have decent size and quickness, as well as competition since they are constantly fighting for their spots. Although the defensive players are smaller, they have great running ability, while the offensive line has a lot of depth. …
Blue Raiders fall in 3-2 heartbreaker to Evansville
Story by Quenterious Mabone / Contributing Writer The Blue Raider women’s soccer team returned to the ‘Boro to start their four-game homestand, but they fell in overtime to the Evansville Purple Aces on Sunday. The Blue Raiders got off to a slow start, trailing 1-0 in the first half, but they managed to turn things …
Sidelines COVID-19 “Print” edition
Hello readers! With how crazy this semester has been, we at Sidelines were unable to provide you with your normal print editions: so we’ve come together with this semester’s final “print” edition as a special pdf format. Inside you will find stories about studying abroad amidst a pandemic, a student petition for a tuition refund, …
Tennessee bill to require students to play sports by gender assigned at birth
A new bill was proposed to the Tennessee state legislature in early December that would require students of public elementary and secondary schools to play sports based on their gender assigned at birth. Republican State Representative Bruce Griffey proposed House Bill 1572—self-dubbed as the Girls Athletic Protection Act—which would require “elementary and secondary schools that …
Esports Arena bringing the future of sports to the mid-south
Sunday, November 10 was a big day in the world of sports. Thousands of fans poured into seats and cheered for their favorite players. The catch is, the biggest and most watched event of the day wasn’t the NFL or any “normal” sport as the public would deem it, but rather the 2019 League of …
Football: MTSU grinds out C-USA opener against Marshall 24-13
In a game only a mother could love, the MTSU Blue Raiders (2-3, 1-0 C-USA) did what was needed to win over Marshall (2-3, 0-1 C-USA) Saturday afternoon in Floyd Stadium 24-13. Senior leader Jovante Moffatt had the first big play of the afternoon with an interception of Isaiah Green that set up Chaton Mobley’s …