Monthly Archives: February 2011

NHTI LYNX MEN’S AND WOMEN’S HOOPS TEAMS BOTH MAKE THE POST-SEASON

CONCORD, NH – The NHTI, Concord’s Community College athletics department has announced that the men’s and women’s basketball teams have both qualified for Yankee Small College Conference (YSCC) post season play.

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TODAY’S COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM – ENDICOTT COLLEGE

ENDICOTT COLLEGE GULLS

Location: Beverly, MA  

Division: NCAA Division 3

Conference Affiliation: Commonwealth Coast Conference 

Major sports: football, basketball, base/soft-ball, hockey, soccer, volleyball 

Site: http://www.ecgulls.com/ 

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THIS DATE IN ENGLISH CIVIL WAR HISTORY

February 14th, 1643 – Royalist stronghold Hoghton Tower surrenders and in a still-disputed incident a Continue reading

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JEDI KNIGHTS IN ANCIENT VIETNAM? VIETNAMESE MYTH PAGE UPDATED

I just added an entry on the Eight Diamond Generals (that’s why the “Jedi Knights in ancient Vietnam” remark) as well as on the Earth goddess Hau Tho. Plus I Continue reading

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RAILSPLITTERS BASKETBALL REMAINS PERFECT AND TAKES SAC REGULAR SEASON TITLE

HARROGATE, Tenn. — The fifth-ranked Lincoln Memorial men’s basketball team clinched the school’s first-ever South Atlantic Conference regular-season championship in men’s basketball when they defeated Newberry College 84-72. With the win, the Railsplitters improve to 22-0 on the season and 14-0 in the South Atlantic Conference. The 14 wins are a new SAC men’s basketball record Continue reading

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SPECIAL GUEST COMMENTATOR GEORGE THE WHIPPET LOOKS AT SPORTS

This incredibly handsome fellow is George the Whippet, Official Balladeer’s Blog Nickname: Gentleman George. George lives in the UK with his mum Continue reading

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TODAY’S COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM – THE UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FIREBIRDS

Location: Washington, DC 

Division: NCAA Division 2

Conference Affiliation: Independent

Major sports: basketball, soccer, volleyball, tennis 

Comment: The NAIA has the Sunbirds, D2 has the Firebirds! It seems odd that a city known for

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RED LIONS OVER THE RED DEVILS

Lincoln, IL Shooting 50% from  three point range (12-24) and 44.3% from the field the Red Lions of Lincoln Christian University defeated the Continue reading

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THIS DATE IN ENGLISH CIVIL WAR HISTORY: “IT’S COLD AGAIN, RALPH … IT’S STUCK AGAIN, TOO.”

February 10th, 1646 – With the object of relieving Exeter and of propping up the crumbling Royalist forces in the west country, Ralph Continue reading

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SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION: MY SHINTO LIST IS UP AT MAKETHELIST

Another site has been kind enough to run an item of mine. In this case a list of the Top 10 Deities In Shinto Mythology. The Shinto pantheon gets just enough attention that I didn’t feel it merited a whole page from me so I just did a Top 10 (with lots of side-references to lesser Shinto gods and goddesses) and submitted it elsewhere. Here is the link: http://www.makethelist.net/the-top-10-deities-in-shinto-mythology/

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