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COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLLS WEEK OF JANUARY 30TH

Posted in College Basketball, tagged , , , , , on January 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

 The Sullivan College Generals (logo at left) are the new number 1 team in the NJCAA-3 poll. The Shorter Hawks and the Middlebury Panthers retained the top spots in the NAIA-1 and D3 polls, respectively. For a closer look at the latest rankings in the divisions of college basketball covered by Balladeer’s Blog see below: [...]

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NOT A BAD MOVIE: AMSTERDAMNED (1988)

Posted in Bad and weird movies, tagged , , , , , on January 30, 2012 | 4 Comments »

 AMSTERDAMNED (1988) – Well, this will be an unexpected twist for regular readers of Balladeer’s Blog. Usually I review bad movie classics that don’t have the following they deserve, but in this case I’m reviewing a film that has a reputation for being bad, but really isn’t. I’ve meant to write this review for awhile [...]

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NOTEWORTHY COLLEGE BASKETBALL RESULTS FROM JANUARY 28TH

Posted in College Basketball, tagged , , , , , , on January 29, 2012 | 2 Comments »

 HAWKS TRIUMPHANT – The NAIA’s 17th-ranked LEE UNIVERSITY FLAMES gave the top-ranked SHORTER HAWKS nearly all they could handle yesterday.  The Flames took the Hawks into overtime but wound up losing to them 80-77 on their own court. The Hawks remain the only undefeated team in NAIA-1 basketball. NUMBER ONE TAKES A FALL – Meanwhile, [...]

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCOREBOARDS FOR JANUARY 28TH

Posted in College Basketball, tagged , , , , , , , on January 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

 The Shorter Hawks (logo at left), the number one team in the NAIA-1 poll, take it on the road today against the Lee University Flames in a much-anticipated matchup. Noteworthy results from last night’s action found the Westminster Griffins defeating the Great Falls Argonauts 73-66, the Rocky Mountain College Battlin’ Bears take down the Montana [...]

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END OF THE WORLD MYTH: WILLIAM WHISTON

Posted in End of the World Myths, tagged , , , , , , , on January 26, 2012 | 8 Comments »

 If you believe we never landed on the moon and that the 9-11 attacks were staged by the U.S. government you probably also believe that the world will end this December 21st. Balladeer’s Blog has been examining past “end of the world” scares, and will continue to do so through at least December 22nd, 2012. [...]

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COLLEGE HOCKEY RANKINGS WEEK OF JANUARY 23RD

Posted in college hockey, tagged , , , , on January 26, 2012 | 2 Comments »

 A nice January day like today seems like a good time for Balladeer’s Blog to take a look at the college hockey rankings for the NJCAA and for NCAA Division 3. D3′s defending champs, the St Norbert College Green Knights (logo at left) come in at number 5 this week, up 3 spots from last week’s poll.  NJCAA Top [...]

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ALLEGED PEDOPHILE ENABLER JOE PATERNO BURIAL IS JUST ONE EVENT FOR “CHILD RAPE AWARENESS DAY”

Posted in opinion, tagged , , , , , , , on January 24, 2012 | 23 Comments »

 The callous, conscienceless zombies of State College, Pennsylvania, the home of Pedopohile State University and the football team called the Sodomy Lions, are so divorced from reality and so demented in their fetishistic worship of the late alleged pedophile enabler Joe Paterno that they are having a parade in honor of him right after his [...]

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLLS FOR JANUARY 23RD

Posted in College Basketball, tagged , , , , , , , , on January 23, 2012 | 2 Comments »

 The latest polls are out for the NAIA’s two divisions and for NCAA Division 3. Tomorrow the new D2 and NJCAA polls will be released. The Oregon Tech Hustlin’ Owls are the new number 1 team in the NAIA-2 poll after the previous number 1, the Northwood (FL) Seahawks, fell to the unranked Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Eagles on the [...]

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A TERRIFIC BOOK EXAMINING RELIGION VS REASON: THE CLOSING OF THE MUSLIM MIND

Posted in opinion, tagged , , , , , , , , on January 23, 2012 | 12 Comments »

 Regular readers of Balladeer’s Blog know that I consider all religion to be mythology and that none of the world’s “holy books” should be taken literally. Most religions are civilized enough that their practicioners can deal with that viewpoint, no matter how angry it makes them. We all know which religion would be the one exception [...]

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NOTEWORTHY COLLEGE BASKETBALL RESULTS FROM JANUARY 21ST

Posted in College Basketball, tagged , , , , , , , on January 22, 2012 | 4 Comments »

 GUILFORD TAKES DOWN NUMBER TWO TEAM IN THE NATION – The GUILFORD  QUAKERS shocked D3′s 2nd-ranked VIRGINIA WESLEYAN MARLINS on their own court yesterday. The Quakers pulled off a 60-55 upset for the ages. WPI DOWNS MIT – In a case of Engineer on Engineer violence the number 3 MIT ENGINEERS were likewise upset at home. Their 80-68 loss came at [...]

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