BY KAELYN JOHNSON / VN STAFF WRITER The tragic death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant in a helicopter crash reverberated across the Detroit Mercy campus. Bryant’s Mamba Mentality influenced many of Titans athletes. Sophomore Marquis Moore plays for Detroit Mercy men’s basketball team and is a biology major. […]
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Titan slam-dunking legend returns as a Globetrotter
BY JORGE REYNA / VN SPORTS EDITOR It had been seven years since Doug Anderson dunked a basketball near section 313 at Calihan Hall. But the former Statefarm Slam Dunk champion returned to the scene of his collegiate successes recently. He returned as “Sweet Georgia Brown” played throughout the stadium. He […]
Titans retire #24 of NBA champ Curerton
VN photo by JORGE REYNA BY JORGE REYNA / VN SPORTS EDITOR It’s every player’s dream to get his jersey retired, whether for high school, college or professional play. Earl “The Twirl” Cureton realized that honor last week, Jan. 23, as his legacy as one of the all-time Titan greats was cemented. […]
Willie Green, Eli Holman honored Saturday
BY JORGE REYNA / VN SPORTS EDITOR Sometimes, the weekend brings a busy mix of work, errands and family obligations. But for two former Titan basketball players, this past weekend brought an extraordinary honor. Eli Holman, 2012, and Willie Green, 2003, were inducted into the Titan Hall of Fame and saw […]
Kobe’s Mamba Mentality can live on in all of us
BY JORGE REYNA / VN SPORTS EDITOR On Sunday, the world was in a paused shock after hearing of the death of Kobe Bryant, who was only 41 years old. Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were among nine people who died on their way to her basketball game in […]
Women hope to make mark before departing conference
Photo courtesy of UDM SPORTS INFO BY SOPHIE TORCELLO / VN STAFF WRITER Preparations for the upcoming women’s lacrosse season are underway at Detroit Mercy, with the team opening next week, Feb. 7, at Northwestern in Evanston, Illinois. “We just finished our first week of practice and we’ve started and ended really […]
Fencing team aims to honor rich Titan tradition
Photo courtesy of UDM SPORTS INFO BY ANTHONY OCCHIUTO / VN STAFF WRITER With some key members returning to the fencing team, the Titans hope they can do something special this year. Todd Dressell is entering his 21st season as coach of the Detroit Mercy fencing team. When he joined this team as […]
League takes esports battles global
BY RYAN RUTKOWSKI / VN STAFF WRITER The 2020 season of the Overwatch League begins Feb. 8 as teams prepare to make their mark in the esports world. Now in its third, and arguably most important, season, the league looks to introduce localization as teams will travel around the world to […]
Occhiuto breaks out in sophomore season
BY VIRIDIANA CAMACHO VN STAFF WRITER When sophomore golfer Anthony Occhiuto set a school record in September, “it was awesome,” he said. Occhiuto, who is majoring in communication studies, reached Titan immortality by carding a 204 over 54 holes, edging Kyler Murphy’s 2005 mark by one shot. Occhiuto said he […]
Titans open this week; MSU game Friday
BY JORGE REYNA VN SPORTS EDITOR With their basketball season opening this week, the Titan women have been working nonstop. The team was projected in pre-season voting to finish ninth place in the Horizon League but head coach Bernard Scott says he definitely does not see that being the case. […]
