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A view of the Olympic rings monument Tuesday at Rainbow Bridge, Odaiba, Tokyo. The IOC announced this week that the 2020 Tokyo Games have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. [Yukihito Taguchi/USA TODAY Sports]

Tokyo Olympics Postponed to 2021

Nick Lalli March 29, 2020
Though the Olympics have been postponed to 2021, it is unknown exactly when they will take place, which may render American athletes unable to participate
Deacon Spotlight: John Ernst

Deacon Spotlight: John Ernst

Nick Lalli March 5, 2020
John Ernst is a sophomore from Loveland, Ohio entering his second year as a baseball manager for the Wake Forest’s Men’s Baseball team.
LEMOORE, CALIF. -- FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2018: Team U.S.A. captain Kelly Slater, who is a 11-time WSL Mens Champion, throws spray as he turns off the top of a wave during practice with Team U.S.A. at his Surf Ranch, which is hosting its first World Surfing League competition; The Founders Cup Saturday and Sunday in Lemoore, Calif., on May 4, 2018. The Founders Cub is a historic region-versus-region teams event featuring a cross-section of the worlds best surfers. This same (or similar) technology may be used in Tokyo for the 2020 Olympics. Kelly Slater (USA), 11-time WSL Mens Champion, will lead the US mens and womens team at the Founders Cup. Five teams - USA, Brazil, Australia, Europe and World - made up of mens and womens surfers from the elite WSL Championship Tour, will compete over the two-day event at the world-class, man-made wave venue of Surf Ranch in Lemoore, California. The competition will be hosted against a festival backdrop honoring the culture of surfing - food, music, beverage, art and special guests. The Surf Ranch facility, which was revealed online to the public in December 2015, boasts the best man-made wave in history - a 700-yard, high-performance, bi-directional wave featuring barrel sections and maneuver sections. Primarily existing as a testing facility, the Lemoore site has spent the past two years dialing in the technology under the guidance of 11-time WSL Champion Kelly Slater (USA) and feedback from visiting WSL surfers. A private test event last September proved very successful, paving the way for the May Founders Cup of Surfing to be the first time the public will be allowed onto the grounds. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

2020 Summer Olympics Adds Five New Sports

Nick Lalli February 27, 2020
Baseball/softball, karate, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing will bring the sport total to 30
Passengers of the Diamond Princess cruise ship stand on their cabins balconies at the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, Japan, on February 13, 2020. (Alessandro Di Ciommo/NurPhoto/Zuma Press/TNS)

Coronavirus May Impact Olympics, Officials Say

Nick Lalli February 20, 2020
The influx of athletes and fans from around the world has sparked concern about the spread of the disease in Japan
Detroit Pistons forward Blake Griffin (23) drives against Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) in the third quarter of their NBA game at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, on Wednesday, December 4, 2019. The Bucks won the game, 127-103.

An Analysis Of NBA All-Star Starters

Nick Lalli January 30, 2020
Antetokounmpo, Embiid, Siakam, Walker and Young will lead the East; James heads star-studded list of starters for the West
Camille Fine/Chicago Tribune/TNS

Predicting This Season’s NBA Award Winners

Nick Lalli January 23, 2020
Possible contenders include Giannis Antetokounmpo for MVP and Ja Morant for Rookie of the Year
Photo courtesy of Camille Fine/Chicago Tribune/TNS

Reflecting On Surprises Of The NBA Season

Nick Lalli January 16, 2020
As the NBA season reaches its midpoint, now seems an appropriate time to reflect on what this season has brought us.
Volleyball Team Loses To Pittsburgh And Virginia

Volleyball Team Loses To Pittsburgh And Virginia

Nick Lalli November 7, 2019

Wake Forest Volleyball continued its descent down the ACC standings, as two consecutive losses to No. 2 Pittsburgh 23-1 (12-0) and Virginia 10-15 (2-10) dropped the Demon Deacons into last place in the...

Volleyball Loses To Duke, Virginia Tech

Volleyball Loses To Duke, Virginia Tech

Nick Lalli October 31, 2019

Wake Forest women’s volleyball 11-10 (1-9) continued what has been a terrible calendar month of ACC play. Nearly four weeks have passed since the last Deacon victory, a 3-1 win over Syracuse on Oct....

Womens Volleyball Loses Weekend Series

Women’s Volleyball Loses Weekend Series

Nick Lalli October 24, 2019

Wake Forest women’s volleyball 11-8 (1-7) continued to falter in ACC play this past weekend, losing six consecutive sets to Georgia Tech 12-7 (5-3) and Clemson 9-10 (3-5). The losing streak now stands...

Wake Forest Continues To Struggle In ACC Play

Wake Forest Continues To Struggle In ACC Play

Nick Lalli October 17, 2019

Wake Forest volleyball 11-6 (1-5) entered the past weekend on a 1-3 skid since beginning conference play, with their only victory coming against Syracuse on Oct. 4. Two tough opponents in Notre Dame 13-3...

Volleyball Team Stumbles In ACC Play

Volleyball Team Stumbles In ACC Play

Nick Lalli October 3, 2019

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons 10-3 (0-2) suffered two surprisingly lopsided losses this past weekend against Miami 6-4 (2-0) and No. 23 Florida State 8-3 (2-0) to begin ACC play. The losses came on the...

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