Team: MILLERSVILLE MARAUDERS
Location: Millersville, PA
Site: http://www.millersvilleathletics.com/
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HAPPY SUPER BOWL SUNDAY! THE COOLEST HELMETS IN THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
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TODAY’S COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM: ANNA MARIA COLLEGE
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 Continue reading
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GOLD NUGGETS PICK UP DIVISION ONE TRANSFERS
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 the U.S. Naval Academy.
Hooper, a left-hander, was a California Bowl girls 16 singles champion and helped Continue reading
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TODAY’S COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM: CALUMET COLLEGE
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 Continue reading
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CUMBERLAND BULLDOGS BASEBALL COACH WOODY HUNT HONORED YET AGAIN
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 Year” award at its 87th Annual Awards Continue reading
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL – REVENGE OF THE LEADER BOARD
Let’s take a look at who the number one college basketball teams are in the Divisions Balladeer’s Blog covers. Continue reading
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TODAY’S COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM – WILLIAMS COLLEGE
WILLIAMS COLLEGE EPHS
Location: Williamstown, MA
Division: NCAA Division 3
Conference Affiliation: New England Small College Athletic Conference
Major sports: crew, football, basketball, base/soft-ball, hockey, soccer, volleyball
Site: http://williams.prestosports.com/landing/index
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TODAY’S COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM – MID AMERICA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
MID AMERICA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY EVANGELS
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Division: NAIA
Conference Affiliation: Sooner Athletic Conference
Major sports: basketball, baseball, soccer, volleyball
Site: http://www.macuathletics.com/
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THE LEADER BOARD STRIKES AGAIN!
Let’s take a look at who the number one college basketball teams are in the Divisions Balladeer’s Blog covers.
NAIA – FIRST DIVISION – MEN – LSU-SHREVEPORT PILOTS
NAIA – FIRST DIVISION- WOMEN – UNION (TN) LADY BULLDOGS
NAIA – SECOND DIVISION – MEN – WALSH CAVALIERS
NAIA – SECOND DIVISION – WOMEN – DAVENPORT PANTHERS
NCAA DIVISION 3 – MEN – WOOSTER SCOTS
NCAA DIVISION 3 – WOMEN – HOPE COLLEGE FLYING DUTCH
NCAA DIVISION 2 – MEN – WEST LIBERTY HILLTOPPERS
NCAA DIVISION 2- WOMEN – LANDER BEARCATS
NJCAA – MEN – CONNORS STATE COLLEGE COWBOYS
NJCAA – WOMEN – PENSACOLA STATE PIRATES
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THE 32 MOST UNIQUE TEAM NAMES IN DIVISION 1 COLLEGE SPORTS
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Before any of my regular readers get upset let me point out right off the bat that I am NOT going to start covering Division 1 sports on a regular basis. This will simply be a quick list of the most unique nicknames for D1 teams outside of the 120 schools that count as 1A (FBS for you spineless conformists) for football. There’s no contest this time and I won’t bother with pertinent details about the schools. I’ll just feature the logos and my pithy comments. Since this is the only time I’ll deal with Division 1 I’m doing more than 20 to get all the unique names in. And by unique I mean a name not shared by a team in one of the divisions I cover, hence no UTSA Roadrunners or Campbell Camels, etc.
FOR MY LOOK AT THE MANY FAULTS OF ESPN’s BROADCASTERS CLICK HERE: https://glitternight.com/2012/04/29/evaluating-espns-on-air-personalities/
FOR MY LOOK AT THE COOLEST HELMETS IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL CLICK HERE: https://glitternight.com/2012/08/11/the-coolest-helmets-in-ncaa-division-2-college-football/
32. SAINT FRANCIS (PA) RED FLASH – CONFERENCE AFFILIATION – THE NORTHEAST CONFERENCE – The name and logo can’t help but make you think of the superhero The Flash from DC Comics which lends the nickname a certain kind of Neo-Nerd Chic. Sort of like the Blue Streaks from a few divisions down in the college sports world. Plus this school plays football, always a plus with me. Continue reading
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