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FLYING FLEET BASEBALL SHOOTS DOWN THE BEARCATS

Due West, SC – The #17 Flying Fleet came back from an early 3-0 hole to take a 9-8 victory over visiting Lander University in non conference baseball action.

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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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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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TODAY’S COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM – CISCO COLLEGE

CISCO COLLEGE WRANGLERS

Location: Cisco, TX

Division: JUCO

Major sports: football, basketball, base/softball, soccer, volleyball

Site: http://www.cisco.edu/s/926/athletics/athletics.aspx?sid=926&gid=1&pgid=287 

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HAPPY SUPER BOWL SUNDAY! THE COOLEST HELMETS IN THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Team: MILLERSVILLE MARAUDERS

Location: Millersville, PA

Site: http://www.millersvilleathletics.com/

Comment: The Marauders play in the conference that tv and radio announcers call “The P-SAC” and keep completely straight faces when Continue reading

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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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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

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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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RAILSPLITTERS BASKETBALL MOVES UP TO NUMBER 8

HARROGATE, TN – One day before squaring off against their biggest arch-rival, the Lincoln Memorial University men’s basketball team learned it has moved up to no. 8 in the latest National Association of Basketball Coaches poll released late Tuesday afternoon.

The announcement of the Railsplitter’s highest ranking since joining the ranks of the NCAA Division II and their second highest ranking in the program’s history comes just hours before the 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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