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TODAY’S COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM – UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI MULES/JENNIES

 Location:  Warrensburg, MO

Division: NCAA Division 2

Conference Affilliation: MidAmerica Intercollegiate Athletics Association

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

Site: http://www.ucmo.edu/athletics/index.cfm

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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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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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TODAY’S COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM – NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY

NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY GOTHIC KNIGHTS

 Location: Jersey City, NJ 

Division: NCAA Division 3

Conference Affiliation: New Jersey Athletic Conference

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

Site: http://www.njcugothicknights.com/index.aspx?path=

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TODAY’S COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM -ALFRED UNIVERSITY

ALFRED UNIVERSITY SAXONS

 Location: Alfred, NY

Division: NCAA Division 3

Conference Affiliation: Empire 8 Conference 

Major sports: football, basketball, softball, soccer, volleyball, Alpine skiing

Site: http://saxons.alfred.edu/

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RAILSPLITTERS ARE A 2 SEED AS THE NCAA’S DIVISION 2 BRACKETS ARE ANNOUNCED

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The 2011 NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Championship Committee announced the brackets for the Southeast Regional tonight, and the Lincoln Memorial University men’s basketball team will make their NCAA Tournament debut as a two-seed. They will face Continue reading

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TODAY’S COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM – INDIANA UNIVERSITY – PENNSYLVANIA

INDIANA UNIVERSITY – PENNSYLVANIA CRIMSON HAWKS

 Location: Indiana, PA

Division: NCAA Division 2

Conference Affiliation: Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 

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

Site: http://www.iupathletics.com/

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TODAY’S COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM – EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY

EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY GREYHOUNDS

Location: Portales, NM

Division: NCAA Division 2

Conference Affiliation: Lone Star Conference

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

Site: http://www.goeasternathletics.com/index.aspx?path

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