COLUMN: A conference change will greatly benefit Oakland athletics
The change in conference would greatly benefit Oakland in this respect, as the Summit teams are spread between Michigan and the Dakota’s after this year.
The change in conference would greatly benefit Oakland in this respect, as the Summit teams are spread between Michigan and the Dakota’s after this year.
While there is no indication that the Golden Grizzlies will even be offered an invitation to the Horizon League, those in the athletics department are strongly interested in the chance of moving to a more regional league.
One Oakland University team has risen to the occasion this season. Composed of 17 student-athletes, this team has successfully defended a division title for the sixth year in a row and has beaten powerhouse teams such as the University of Michigan and West Virginia.
When I look around Oakland University, a 1964 lyric by folk legend Bob Dylan runs through my head. “… The times they are a-changin’.” When you first pull into the University entrance, you immediately see the construction of the new Health Science building, which is ironic because Oakland’s image is also under the knife.
Behind Ryan’s play, Grizzlies move into first place; Women’s golf takes second at Bowling Green tourney; Coriasso leads men’s golf in Louisiana competition; Lithuanian big-man signs with men’s basketball team
While Reggie Hamilton may have grabbed the most headlines in the program and caused other performers to be lost in the shadow of his play, the Oakland women’s basketball team was led by a dominant force that cast a large shadow of her own.
Men's basketball guard Reggie Hamilton aspires to make it to the big leagues
After a disappointing 3-21 record to start the 2012 season, the Oakland University baseball team is back on the right track.
Women’s golf wins Detroit Titans Invitational tourney; Oakland falls to local rival Detroit in dual-meet finale; Coriasso leads men’s golf team in Indiana
The Oakland University baseball team faces the Western Michigan Broncos this afternoon at 3 p.m. While this is the twenty-fifth game of the season for the Golden Grizzlies, it marks the first contest of the year held in the friendly confines of the OU baseball field.