Weekend UFC Fights

This past saturday there were some real exciting UFC 145 fights. The light heavyweight championship fight was between Jon Jones and Rashad Evans. The fight went the entire duration and Jones came out on top with a unanimous decision from the judges. Jones' overall record is now 16-1 and now has three Titles.

SRU Health and Physical Education Mini Convention

Today, on Wednesday 18th, Slippery Rock PETE Club is holding their annual mini convention. This convention brings in professionals and students from all over the state to come together about health and physical education topics. There are speakers throughout the entire day as well as activities, demonstrations, presentations, and interactive events to participate in. This is a great opportunity to network with other people in the field and share your knowledge. This is a very highly recognized and appreciated event that has a high reputation for Slippery Rock Physical Education.

New Media and Technology

I was very interested in all of the presentations done by our sport communication class last week. There several new technologies that I have not heard about and thought they were awesome. My two favorite technologies were the GoPro camera and the way they make the yellow lines on the football fields. The GoPro camera is a great way to see the athletes perspective and is a view that many audience members would love to have but normally cannot get. As for the digital imaging, it is something that has changed the face of sports all over. Without those "invisible" lines while watching football, it would not be as fun and would probably be more confusing to the viewers. Technology has enhanced how one views spots in so many great ways.

Yankees Start off with a Series Loss

The New York Yankees left Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay empty handed this opening week. The Devil Rays had a 3-0 sweep over the Yanks. Nobody wants to start a season out like this, and it is quite disappointing to see it happen to the Yanks. Teixeira, first basemen of the Yankees, says that they need to use this as a learning experience and grow from it as a team. I am personally hoping that this is not a reflection of what the Yankee's season is going to look like.

MR. and Ms. SRU Body Building Competition

Yesterday, on March 25th, SRU held their annual body building competition for men and women. I worked at the competition as an expediter from 7:30 am until 5:30 pm. As an expediter, I was working back stage to make sure every competitor was on stage when they were supposed to be and pumping up when they were supposed to be. Without my job, the show would not run smooth and the competitors would not know where to be. These competitors trained so hard for this show and put so much dedication and effort into looking their best. I wish I could have the motivation and dedication that these performers have. I do not feel that body building is really looked into that much as a sport, but training is their sport, where as for other sports, training helps them perform their sport.

Penn State cruises through the NCAA Wrestling Championships

Last weekend, the NCAA National Wrestling Championships took place. For Penn State, it turned out to be a walk in the park. They cruised through the tournament having 5 finalists. Among these finalists, 4 of them won their titles. The lone Penn State wrestler who lost was Nikko Megaludis,who is a true freshman with an extremely bright future. Penn State only graduates a small amount of seniors, which makes them the most dominating team for years to come. Head coach Cael Sanderson, who is one of Americas greatest wrestlers of all time, in 3 short years has made the team the number one school for wrestling in the nation.

UFC Face-Off

UFC 145 airs on April 24^th, and it just so happens to be one of the biggest fight cards in UFC history. It features UFCs biggest face, Jon Jones. He takes on Rashad Evans for the light heavy weight belt. Rashad and Jon used to be teammates, and close friends. However, a conflict of interest took place when Jon and Rashad had to fight each other. Evans decided to leave the camp they were both training at, and left on very bad terms. This has provided UFC 145 with such hype that it is projected to be one of the biggest and most popular venues in UFC history.