Sparks
WESTERN CONFERENCE – 1. MINNESOTA LYNX (11-3) Have won last four games in a row ### 2. LOS ANGELES SPARKS (9-4) Have also won their last four games in a row ### 3. PHOENIX MERCURY (8-6) ### 4. SEATTLE STORM (5-8) ### 5. SAN ANTONIO SILVER STARS (4-9) ### 6. TULSA SHOCK (3-13) Have lost last six games in a row Continue reading
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EASTERN CONFERENCE – 1. ATLANTA DREAM (10-1) * Have won last 6 games in a row ### 2. CHICAGO SKY (7-4) ### 3. WASHINGTON MYSTICS (6-6) ### 4. NEW YORK LIBERTY (5-6) ### 5. INDIANA FEVER (4-7) ### 6. CONNECTICUT SUN (3-8) ### Continue reading
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NORTHWEST COLLEGE TRAPPERS
Location: Powell, WY
Conference Affiliation: American Frontier Conference
Comment: “Your future, our focus” is the motto for this excellent institution in Wyoming. Not only does NWC boast a Continue reading
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WESTERN CONFERENCE – 1. MINNESOTA LYNX (6-2) ### 2. LOS ANGELES SPARKS (5-2) ### 3. SEATTLE STORM (4-4) ### 4. PHOENIX MERCURY (4-4) ### 5. SAN ANTONIO SILVER STARS (3-5) ### 6. TULSA SHOCK Continue reading
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With the WNBA season well underway what better time for a look at the coolest team names in the league’s history. This list will include franchises that folded along with teams that are still active.
Comets
12. HOUSTON COMETS
Established: 1997
Comment: The Comets were one of the Original Eight WNBA franchises and were the league’s very first dynasty. The Comets won the WNBA championship for the first four years of the league’s existence. To put that in perspective not even the NBA’s Jordan/Pippin Bulls or Kobe/Shaq Lakers were able to win four titles in a row. Continue reading
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Avengers
The ASA College Avengers football team has only been around for a handful of years but last year made their first Bowl appearance and now they’ve already gotten their first player into the NFL!
Gilbert Pena, standout defensive lineman for the Avengers, was signed as an undrafted free agent by the storied Green Bay Packers franchise. Pena is a Yonkers, NY native and delayed the start of his college career by 4 years to care for his mother as she battled cancer.
Gilbert was an impact player for Head Coach Dennis Orlando’s ASA College team and earned all-conference honors after a Continue reading
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EASTERN CONFERENCE: 1. ATLANTA DREAM (6-1) ### 2. WASHINGTON MYSTICS (4-1) ### 3. NEW YORK LIBERTY (4-2) ### 4. CHICAGO SKY (4-2) ### 5. CONNECTICUT SUN (2-5) ### 6. Continue reading
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It’s that time of year again! Time to cover the list of college baseball players drafted from some of the divisions covered by Balladeer’s Blog and present their Official Balladeer’s Blog Nicknames. As always these nicknames are purely tongue-in-cheek and bear no resemblance to any actual nicknames ever applied to these players.
NAIA – The LEE UNIVERSITY FLAMES led the NAIA with five players selected: Myles “O’Keefe” Smith – Boston Red Sox ### Jose Samayoa, “The Right-Handed Throwa” – Texas Rangers ### Andy “Hollywood” Hills – Milwaukee Brewers ### “Clobberin'” Clint Terry – also Milwaukee ### And Alex “One Lee Player” Moore – also Milwaukee.
LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY CHAPARRALS – LCU had four players selected: Fabian “Civis Romanus Sum” Roman – Cinci Reds ### Christian “The Bad CV” Vasquez – Toronto Blue Jays ### Jace “The Ace” Chancellor – San Diego Padres ### And Derek “The Domino” Loera – Tampa Bay Rays Continue reading
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Balladeer’s Blog presents one last round of congratulations for the 2013 champions in each division of college baseball covered here.
NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics)
Champions: FAULKNER UNIVERSITY EAGLES
Runners-up: Lewis-Clark State Warriors
2012 Champions: Tennessee Wesleyan College Bulldogs
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NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) Division One
Champions: CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY LANCERS
Runners-up: Southeastern University Fire
2012 Champions: California Baptist University Lancers Continue reading
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The CYPRESS COLLEGE CHARGERS won the CCCAA baseball championship for the FIFTH time and the first time since 2003. Their opponents were the FULLERTON COLLEGE HORNETS, who led 1-0 after the 1st inning, the last time they would lead in the game. The Chargers put up multiple runs in the 2nd, 4th, 5th and 8th while giving up just 2 more runs themselves for a 10-3 victory. On their way to the title Cypress also took down Mount San Antonio College, the College of the Canyons and Continue reading
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