USCAA (United States Collegiate Athletic Association) – DIVISION ONE
1. WASHINGTON ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY SHOCK ### 2. DAEMEN COLLEGE WILDCATS ### 3. VICTORY UNIVERSITY EAGLES ### 4. ROCHESTER COLLEGE WARRIORS ### 5. LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY AT BELLEVILLE LYNX
6. CONCORDIA (AL) HORNETS ### 7. NEWPORT NEWS APPRENTICE SCHOOL BUILDERS ### 8. TENNESSEE TEMPLE UNIVERSITY CRUSADERS ### 9. Continue reading
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TALHAE – Also called Tarhae. The wife of King Hamdalpa of Wan-Ha in Yongsong had been married to him for seven years but had yet to produce an heir to the throne. She prayed to the gods for a child and at length she produced a large egg, from which a handsome boy named Talhae emerged.
King Hamdalpa’s advisors told him a child born unnaturally from an egg was a bad omen and that he should get rid of the child. Hamdalpa had the boy placed in a large floating chest along with seven treasures plus a male and female slave. A red dragon arose from the sea to guard the chest, a red dragon sent by a dragon god who was Talhae’s real father. The chest floated at sea for seven days, during which time Talhae grew to adulthood and stood a full nine feet tall.
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DUST DEVILS SMOKE THE PATRIOTS – The TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY DUST DEVILS took it on the road yesterday against the DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY PATRIOTS and defended their top spot in the Heartland Conference.
The Dust Devils were very much in control throughout the entire game and converted a 41-34 Halftime lead into a 90-71 victory by the time all was said and done. TAMIU improves to 15-4 for the season, 8-1 in Heartland Conference play. The Patriots fall to 6-10 overall, 3-6 in conference play.
HELLO, NEWMAN! – Staying in the Heartland Conference for the moment the NEWMAN UNIVERSITY JETS played host to the UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN FALCONS. The Jets trailed at the break by a score of 45-38 and the 2nd Half didn’t look to be going much better at first. However a late run permitted Newman to walk away with a win by a final talley of Continue reading
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Death of Penthesilea
Previously Balladeer’s Blog examined Cypria, the neglected Greek epic myth that dealt with the events leading up to the Trojan War all the way up to Achilles leading the Greek forces in establishing a beachhead at Troy. The Trojan forces were then forced to retreat inside the walls of Troy itself, leaving the outside settlements to be sacked by the Greek forces. This led right into the whole Briseis/Chryseis conflict between Achilles and Agamemnon that opened up The Iliad.
The events of The Iliad are well-known enough that I will skip over a recap of that epic and move on to the very next neglected epic in the cycle: Aethiopis.
AETHIOPIS – This work is often attributed to Arctinus, by some accounts in 776 BCE to coincide with the very first ancient Olympic games. Other sources place it as late as the 740’s BCE. Very little of Aethiopis itself survives, so most of what is known about it comes from Proclus and other – often contradictory – references in ancient writings. The tale begins soon after the death of Hector which marked the end of The Iliad.
Just as the fighting is set to resume following the break in honor of Hector’s funeral the Amazons arrive on the scene to support their allies the Trojans. Needless to say they are very effective in combat and Continue reading
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FAULKNER STATE SUN CHIEFS
Location: Bay Minette, AL
Division: NJCAA
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1. FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE MOCCASINS ### 2. METRO STATE ROADRUNNERS (2013 runners-up) ### 3. WEST LIBERTY UNIVERSITY HILLTOPPERS ### 4. DRURY UNIVERSITY PANTHERS (defending champions) ### 5. TARLETON STATE TEXANS ### 6. Continue reading
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A reader sent me an email requesting that I review this movie but I already did in 2010.
Here it is again along with a reminder to check my Bad Movie Page to get immediate satisfaction for your bad movie fix.
After all, I might have already reviewed the movie you are requesting in which case you could read the review by simply clicking right here – https://glitternight.com/bad-movies
OVERLORDS OF THE UFO (1977) – Category: Hilariously lame “documentary” about conspiracies, the paranormal and/or the supernatural This little honey comes from the muck and slime encrusted bottom of the cinematic barrel of movies that followed in the wake of the ridiculous Chariots Of The Gods. None of these schlockumentaries are very convincing about their subject matter but this flick is so outrageously inept that not even the Ancient Aliens team would be suckered in by it … maybe.
Early on the fun kicks into high gear with mismatched stock footage of Continue reading
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TRITONS FISH UP A COMEBACK WIN – The UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT SAINT LOUIS TRITONS welcomed the QUINCY UNIVERSITY HAWKS yesterday. The Tritons found themselves trailing at Halftime by a score of 36-25 but came alive in the 2nd Half to win the game, led by Tylor Wimbish’s 27 points. The final score in this hardcourt epic was Tritons 75 Hawks 72.
SNAKEBITTEN IN TRIPLE OVERTIME – The SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY (TX) RATTLERS likewise pulled off a comeback victory in yesterday’s action, but theirs was done on the road. The Rattlers had traveled to take on the TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY DUST DEVILS and found themselves down 29-28 at the break. St Mary’s rallied to tie things up at 61 apiece by the end of Regulation. It took THREE OVERTIME PERIODS before the Continue reading
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Theogony, The Iliad and The Odyssey are a few of the more well-known Greek epics of the distant past. In keeping with the theme of Balladeer’s Blog I will present a look at the neglected Greek epics, many of which cover other aspects of the Trojan War. Yes, for those readers who think The Iliad is the sole epic regarding that conflict there are other tales that chronicle the mythic events from long before the opening passages of The Iliad. Here is one of those neglected works.
CYPRIA – Credited to either Stasinos of Cyprus (my bet), Hegesias or Homer himself. This epic featured the Continue reading
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