By Broadside Assistant Sports Editor Danny Hotochin

Every spring, the NFL Draft offers hope for every professional football fan across the nation, continent and world.

Whether you root for the 18-1 New England Patriots or the 1-15 Miami Dolphins, the draft gives fan bases from all over, a reason to believe in their teams after a two-day period in which franchises build for the future with promising college prospects.

Given the circumstances that surround the draft, the event sounds like a can’t-miss event for NFL fans to witness live, right? One would think so, being that so much emotion is exuded from the fans present at Radio City Music Hall at every draft — you know who you are, Jets fans.

By Broadside Staff Writer Will Scullion

For George Mason University women’s lacrosse team, giving up a last minute goal was a bitter way to end their Colonial Athletic Association title hopes and their best season ever.

Mason (12-5, 5-2) lost 8-7 to Towson (12-5, 5-2) Friday night in the semifinal round of the CAA tournament on the campus of William & Mary in Williamsburg.

Throughout the entire game, neither team led by more than one goal.

By Connect2Mason Director Grace Kendall. Photographs by Hilary Walsh, Courtesy of Carolina Liar

Carolina Liar is putting it all out there with their debut album, Coming to Terms. Full of straightforward lyrics and steady guitars, it’s a strong opening effort from the California-Stockholm based band.

Sounding a bit like The Killers and The Bravery, Carolina Liar takes use of lead singer Chad Wolf’s deeper voice and mixes it up nicely with a collection of simple guitar riffs and sweeping keys.