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CLAYTON STATE LAKERS WIN NCAA DIVISION 2 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

These Lakers may not have a Zen Master for a coach but they know how to win a championship game. The Clayton State Lakers won the women’s D2 title with a comfortable 69-50 win over the Michigan Tech Huskies. The Lakers Continue reading

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BELLARMINE KNIGHTS WIN NCAA DIVISION 2 BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

The Bellarmine University Knights won the NCAA Division 2 men’s basketball championship by defeating the BYU-Hawaii Seasiders by a score of 71-68. The final minutes of this thoroughly exciting game became an awkward comedy of errors with turnovers galore by both teams. The Seasiders have Continue reading

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SEASIDERS TO PLAY THE KNIGHTS FOR THE D2 BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TODAY

The NCAA Division 2 basketball championship game will be televised on CBS today at 1PM ET. Proving that cool-named teams often have the makings of a champion the BYU-Hawaii Seasiders won their Final Four matchup and will play the Continue reading

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PIKEVILLE BEARS MEN AND AZUSA PACIFIC COUGARS WOMEN WIN NAIA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Pikeville College Bears, who last night defeated the 3rd- seeded Mountain State Cougars in overtime 83-76, were the story of the tournament on the men’s side. Anyone outside of Pikeville’s immediate fan base who says they Continue reading

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ST THOMAS TOMMIES AND AMHERST LORD JEFFS ARE NCAA DIVISION 3 BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS

The NCAA Division 3 basketball tournaments for the men and women are now over. On the men’s side the St Thomas Tommies won the title game by defeating the Wooster Scots by a score of 78-54. Wooster was not able to duplicate their incredible comeback in the semifinals. The Tommies dominated this Continue reading

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NAIA DIVISION ONE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT QUARTER FINALS TODAY (SCORES UPDATED AS THE DAY GOES ON)

Well, the NAIA tournament, the OLDEST college basketball tournament in the world, resumes today with the quarter finals pitting the teams of the Elite 8 against each other for the opportunity to move on. Readers of Balladeer’s Blog always Continue reading

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NAIA DIVISION ONE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT UNDERWAY TODAY

The 74th Annual NAIA Division One Basketball Tournament, the country’s OLDEST college basketball tournament, tipped off today. Oklahoma Baptist University, the defending champions, got knocked out by Pikeville in the first game today. Scores are listed below: Keep checking back for updates.

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CORNERSTONE GOLDEN EAGLES WIN NAIA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

The Cornerstone University Golden Eagles won their 2nd National Championship in basketball last night by taking down the defending champions, the St Francis (IN) Cougars 80-71. I’ve been getting e-mails from dogs who are pleased that a cat nicknamed team did not win it all after the way feline nicknames dominated the Continue reading

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AS CATS BASK IN VICTORY, LITTLEGIRL LOOKS AT TONIGHT’S NAIA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

The frisky feline delivering a Xena-kick to the face of the cute little pooch in this picture is Littlegirl The Spoiled from the famous cat-lover’s blog Life With 4 Cats at http://lifewith4cats.com/

Littlegirl is here to gloat over the way the cat- nicknamed teams crushed the dog-  nicknamed teams in the NAIA Division 2 basketball tournament over the past week. Cat teams won Continue reading

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OBU BISON TIP OFF THE NAIA’S DIVISION 1 TOURNAMENT MARCH 16TH

The Oklahoma Baptist Bison, the defending champions in the First Division of NAIA  basketball, will play in the national tournament’s tip-off game this coming Wednesday at 9am against the Pikeville Bears. For people unfamiliar with the NAIA tournament, all the games are played at the Continue reading

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