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TODAY’S COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM: ANNA MARIA COLLEGE

Posted in Cool names and cool logos, tagged , , , , , , on January 31, 2011 | 8 Comments »

ANNA MARIA COLLEGE AMCATS  Location: Paxton, MA  Division: NCAA Division 3 Conference Affiliation: Commonwealth Coast Conference  Major sports: football, basketball, base/soft-ball, soccer, volleyball  Site: http://www.annamaria.edu/athletics/ Comment: No, not the AmVets, the Amcats. I love feline nicknames that

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SPOT-CHECK: HOW ARE THE USAO DROVERS DOING?

Posted in College Basketball, tagged , , , , , on January 30, 2011 | 4 Comments »

University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Drovers – MEN – The men’s team is sitting at 8-11 overall, 4-9 in the Sooner Athletic Conference. Just yesterday the Drovers defeated St Gregory’s 81-61 to end a three-game losing streak. They see action again tomorrow night against the Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm.  WOMEN – The women’s [...]

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JANUARY 30TH UPDATE OF MY VIETNAMESE MYTHOLOGY PAGE

Posted in Mythology, tagged , , on January 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

I just updated the page with the final chapter of the saga of the god Thach Sanh and with two new entries – one on Song Truong, the god of the tides and one on Ba Set, the goddess of lightning. IX. THACH SANH’S DESTINY – The soldiers returned with the trusting Thach Sanh and the stolen [...]

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THIS DATE IN ENGLISH CIVIL WAR HISTORY

Posted in English Civil War, tagged , , , , , , , on January 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

January 30th, 1649 – King Charles the First was beheaded at Whitehall

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GRENADIERS DISMEMBER CINCINNATI CHRISTIAN

Posted in College Basketball, tagged , , , , on January 30, 2011 | 4 Comments »

NEW ALBANY, Ind. – The No. 21-ranked IU Southeast men’s basketball team defeated Cincinnati Christian 106-50 Saturday afternoon in the Southeast Activities Building. The Grenadiers’ defense was the story of the first half. They forced 20 turnovers and held the Eagles to 28 percent shooting. The IU Southeast offense was strong as well. Darryl Bell

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GOLD NUGGETS PICK UP DIVISION ONE TRANSFERS

Posted in college sports, tagged , , , on January 29, 2011 | 6 Comments »

NEW ORLEANS – Women’s tennis players Yazmin Hooper of Corona, Calif., and Kourtney Howell of Cypress, Texas, have transferred to Xavier University of Louisiana from NCAA Division I schools and signed athletic scholarships. Hooper, a 2009 graduate of Corona’s Santiago High School, transferred from Howard University. Howell, a 2010 graduate of Cypress Woods High School, transferred from [...]

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THIS DATE IN ENGLISH CIVIL WAR HISTORY

Posted in English Civil War, tagged , on January 29, 2011 | 8 Comments »

JANUARY 29th, 1643 – Lord Camden and Colonel Gervase Lucas take

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BLUE JAYS PREVAIL OVER THE DIPLOMATS

Posted in College Basketball, tagged , , , , , , , , on January 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »

BALTIMORE, Md. — Johns Hopkins used a pair of late scoring runs to knock off Franklin & Marshall, 57-49, in a Centennial Conference (CC) women’s basketball game Thursday night. The Blue Jays remain atop of the CC at 12-2, 15-3 overall while the Diplomats fell to 8-5 CC, 10-8 overall. A pair of free throws [...]

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TODAY’S COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM: CALUMET COLLEGE

Posted in Cool names and cool logos, tagged , , , , , on January 28, 2011 | 4 Comments »

CALUMET COLLEGE CRIMSON WAVE Location: Hammond, IN Division: NAIA Conference Affiliation: Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Major sports: basketball, base/soft-ball, soccer, volleyball  Site: http://www.ccsj.edu/athletics/home.html Comment: As a sports team nickname the Crimson Wave is every bit as

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CUMBERLAND BULLDOGS BASEBALL COACH WOODY HUNT HONORED YET AGAIN

Posted in College Baseball, tagged , , , , , on January 27, 2011 | 4 Comments »

LEBANON, Tenn. – Cumberland University baseball coach Woody Hunt continues to add honors to his resumé this month, picking up a pair of prestigious awards from local organizations after Hunt led the Bulldogs to the 2010 NAIA National Championship last June. The Lebanon/Wilson County Chamber of Commerce presented Hunt with a special “Man of the [...]

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