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Troy alumna wins Super Bowl Steve Mclendon

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( Photo / Tampa Bay Buccaneers ) Kennedy Roy Sports Editor Troy added another Super Bowl Champion to its list on Sunday as Steve McLendon, a defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, won his first Super Bowl. McLendon joins rare company as only nine Trojans have ever held up the Lombardi Trophy. McLendon has been making an impact all year for the Buccaneers since he was traded from the New York Jets in week 7. He is an Ozark native and attended Troy from 2006-2008. While playing for the…

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Adjunct professor talks dreams of becoming writer

Sports

Andrea Hammack Lifestyle Editor Remember when you could read a story and get lost in the words in front of you?  For Katelyn Smith, a Troy alumna from Andalusia, Alabama, this is still her reality.  As an adjunct instructor in Troy’s English department currently working toward her Masters in Liberal Arts through both Troy and Auburn University at Montgomery, Smith has been writing almost her entire life.  “I started when I was in elementary school,” Smith said. “For me, it was just like – I’d read a book that I…

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Melanie Newman becomes first woman to call an MLB game

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Troy Alumna Melanie Newman has made history again as the fourth active female play-by-play broadcaster in Major League Baseball and first in Orioles franchise history last Tuesday in Baltimore’s game against the Miami Marlins. Newman was called up to the big leagues after a historic season in the minor league as part of the first all-female radio booth in baseball. The news of the first all-female radio booth broke to the national level putting all eyes on Newman and color commenter Suzie Cool during the Salem Red Sox’s 2019 playoff…

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