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Deacon Spotlight: Anne Van Hoof

Will Zimmerman, Sports Editor • October 15, 2020

Van Hoof is looking forward to what she hopes will be her team’s most successful season yet (Photo courtesy of @WakeHockey Twitter)

King Henrik, the New York Rangers part ways

Will Zimmerman • October 8, 2020

Bought out of the final year on his contract, Henrik Lundqvist becomes unrestricted free agent (Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photo/Getty Images/TNS)

Playing football amid a pandemic

Will Zimmerman • October 1, 2020

It hasn't been the start the Deacons hoped for, but things could be a whole lot worse (Photo courtesy of GoDeacs.com)

WFU falls in shootout to NC State

Will Zimmerman • September 24, 2020

The football team saw considerable improvement, but were defeated by the Wolfpack for the first time since 2016 (Photo Credit: Norm Hall/Getty Images/TNS)

Tigers trounce Deacs 37-13 in opener

Will Zimmerman, Sports Editor • September 17, 2020

Clemson beat out Wake Forest in an eerily empty Truist stadium on Saturday (Photo Credit: Will Zimmerman/Old Gold & Black)

NHL ramps up inclusion efforts

Will Zimmerman • September 10, 2020

By any measure, the past summer has been unusually busy for the NHL (Photo Credit: Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)

For professional athletes across the United States, the stakes have never been higher

Will Zimmerman • September 3, 2020

When the Milwaukee Bucks refused to take the court to protest the shooting of Jacob Blake, the world took notice. Athletes and their teams all across the country followed suit, leaving little doubt about where the priorities of today’s generation of professional athletes lie (Photo Credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images/TNS)