The writer, senior golfer Scott Sparks, woud like the chance to end his college career with competition. / Photo courtesy of Detroit Titans Sports Info   BY SCOTT SPARKS  / VN STAFF WRITER Our campus sports world has turned upside down. The coronavirus rattled the lives of all student-athletes at Detroit Mercy […]

KYRI JACKSON / Photo courtesy of Detroit Titans Sports Info   BY JORGE REYNA / VN SPORTS EDITOR Senior sprinter Kyri Jackson was a monster in the Horizon League Track and Field Championship. She placed first in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.61, setting a new school record, […]

KENDALL PAYNE / Photo courtesy of UDM Sports Info   BY SCOTT SPARKS / VN STAFF WRITER Five members of the Detroit Mercy women’s golf team have been playing together for three years now – and they have big goals for their season. The lineup also includes two freshmen. There are […]

AMBER GEETING / Photo courtesy of UDM Sports Info   BY ANTHONY OCCHIUTO /  VN STAFF WRITER The Titans track teams have quite the journey ahead as they continue into their outdoor spring schedule.  As conference championships at the end of February near, they will be looking to up their performance to get […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]