No shame even if you want to put on the foils: 'Slap Shot' turns 40It is not Citizen Kane but it is a classic nonetheless. Slap Shot, the Paul Newman comedy about a down-on-its-luck hockey team, can be called one of the defining sports movies of the 20th century. The vulgar, often violent film by Academy Award-winning dirREAD MORE
Ben Blacker blocks North Dakota to earn Men's Player of the WeekMEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK | Ben Blacker, Western MichiganWhat a difference a week made for the freshman goalie.After allowing 11 goals in two games against Nebraska Omaha, Blacker provided the difference this weekend in WMU's first ever sweep against North
HAT TRICK | Jockeying for conference positionWith the regular season winding down, the next few weeks are all about positioning for conference tournaments. Winning those is the only way for a team to be completely sure they make the NCAA Tournament.To do that, a team might need favorable matchups, wh
HAT TRICK | Boston ruled hockey with rivalry matchups, Frozen FenwayObservations from a big weekend of college hockey:1: The NFL Creates Schedule ChaosThe two Frozen Fenway games on Saturday were moved up in time so that people could get home in time to watch the New England Patriots play that night in an NFL divisional p
ASN ELITE EIGHT | Minnesota Duluth slides back into top spot1 | MINNESOTA DULUTH RECORD: 12-3-3 LAST WEEK: 2The Bulldogs did not compete in a holiday tournament and were idle for the first weekend of the season's second half. But they are the consensus No. 1 for several reasons. Mostly, they are consistently a tou
WMU's P.J. Fleck rowing his boat to MinnesotaP.J. Fleck, who led Western Michigan to the Cotton Bowl earlier this week, has accepted the head coaching job at Minnesota.It is with mixed emotions that I announce my decision to leave Western Michigan University for the head football coaching job at the
HAT TRICK | Teams gaining tournament experienceOne of the most important things a ranked hockey program can get is tournament experience. Midseason tournaments often prepare teams for bigger and better things, giving them a taste of elimination games and the pressure they bring.It is a common theory th
RESPECT THE BOAT | WMU shows it can play with the big boys in Cotton Bowl lossARLINGTON, Texas | First of all, let’s establish the parameters of discussion: Monday's Cotton Bowl was not a referendum on the worthiness of Group of 5 (Western Michigan) vs. Power 5 (Wisconsin).The finals score will have those who disagree with that stat
BEST OF 2016 | Western Michigan rows the boat all the way to Cotton BowlAs another year comes to a close, we take a look back at some of our favorite things from the past year. Today we catch up with Western Michigan, one of college football's best stories this season. The Broncos put together their best season in school histo
COTTON BOWL Perfect life? For Western Michigan's Zach Terrell, it's all academicGRAPEVINE, Texas | He might be the quarterback for one of the two remaining undefeated teams in the FBS and winner of the “academic Heisman” but Western Michigan’s Zach Terrell is quick to be self-deprecating about his apparent perfect life.Earlier this mo
SUPER BOWL COUNTDOWN | 26: Greg Jennings, Packers hit high note in Super Bowl XLVCounting down the weekdays to Super Bowl LI on Feb. 5 in Houston, we look back at the 50 greatest Super Bowl competitors from the ASN family of schools as calculated one year ago. Today: 26.When people talk about gathering around a piano to sing, images of
Western Michigan moves up in CFP rankings, but Navy is hot on their heelsWestern Michigan (12-0) received a boost in its effort to play in the Cotton Bowl, moving up four spots to No. 17 in the College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday night.However, WMU is looking over its shoulder at Navy (9-2) which moved up six spo
TAKEAWAYS | Let's hear it for the American Athletic ConferenceOur top four takeaways from the college football weekend:IF YOU CAN BEAT 'EM, WHY JOIN 'EM?That's the question for the American Athletic Conference teams eagerly awaiting next week's Big 12 announcement on expansion.That is, if the Big 12 expands. The conf
Goalie's helmet unmasks Lukas Hafner's story of father he lost to cancerThe last time Western Michigan goalie Lukas Hafner saw his dad was Easter weekend of 2012.As luck would have it, the Central Canadian Hockey League team Lukas was backstopping had been on a playoff roll and wrapped up its semifinal series early, so he took
ASN HONORS | Mack & MAC headline 2015 All-ASN NFL TeamThe first player in NFL history to be named an All-Pro at two positions in one season did not receive a vote for Defensive Player of the Year honors, which went to J.J. Watt of the Houston Texans. But Khalil Mack earned our NFL Player of the Year honors, h
Mercer's Lewis, Kent State's Lauer, UConn's Kay first-rounders in MLB DraftDay one of the MLB Draft saw three ASN-affiliated athletes picked in the first round and a total of five in the first two rounds. High school outfielder Mickey Moniak was taken with the top pick in the draft by Philadelphia.Mercer outfielder Kyle Lewis wa
COLLEGE HOCKEY NOW | Talking North Dakota repeatBrad Schlossman joins College Hockey Now to break down the NCHC and tell us if North Dakota will repeat as champions this season.
College Hockey Now previews Miami-WMU on ASNCollege Hockey Now's Matt Lincoln and Brendan Jones preview the NCHC matchup between Miami (Ohio) and Western Michigan Friday on ASN.
Houston vaults ahead of WMU in latest CFP rankingsWith the Dec. 4 announcement of the College Football Playoff semifinalists and most bowl bids a little under two weeks away, all eyes in the Group of 5 conferences are focusing on the Cotton Bowl bid.After Tuesday night's announcement of the latest CFP ran
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