EASTERN CONFERENCE – 1. NEW YORK LIBERTY (18-8) ### 2. INDIANA FEVER (17-9) ### 3. CHICAGO SKY (17-11) ### 4. WASHINGTON MYSTICS (15-11) ### 5. CONNECTICUT SUN (12-14) ### 6. ATLANTA DREAM (10-16) ### Continue reading
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CURRENT WNBA STANDINGS
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL RESULTS FROM AUGUST 22nd
No matter what ESPN says THIS was opening weekend for the 2015 College Football Season for plenty of 4-year and 2-year schools.
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BLUE HAWKS RESURGENT? – Everyone has been pointing to this as the season that the DICKINSON STATE BLUE HAWKS return to gridiron prominence. There’s a long way to go of course but at least the Blue Hawks got their 2015 campaign started on a triumphant note, defeating the visiting MONTANA STATE- NORTHERN LIGHTS in a very entertaining 17-7 battle.
MAIM CANADA – The EDWARD WATERS (FL) TIGERS welcomed Canada’s LANGARA COLLEGE FALCONS but left their guests questioning their lives. The Tigers dominated the team from Vancouver on both sides of the ball, folding, spindling and mutilating the hapless Falcons to the tune of SEVENTY-SIX to SEVEN! Continue reading
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NJCAA FOOTBALL PRESEASON POLL FROM BALLADEER’S BLOG
Another of my Preseason Polls as the 2015 college football season kicks off tonight, at least in the divisions covered here at Balladeer’s Blog.
NJCAA – 1. IOWA WESTERN COLLEGE REIVERS ### 2. EAST MISSISSIPPI LIONS ### 3. ARIZONA WESTERN COLLEGE MATADORS ### 4. TRINITY VALLEY CARDINALS ### 5. HUTCHINSON COLLEGE BLUE DRAGONS ### Continue reading
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D3 FOOTBALL TOP 25
The divisions covered here kick off the 2015 season this Friday, August 21st! Here’s another of my preseason Top 25 lists.
D3 – 1. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN AT WHITEWATER WARHAWKS (Defending Champions) ### 2. UNIVERSITY OF MOUNT UNION PURPLE RAIDERS ### 3. UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN- BAYLOR CRUSADERS ### 4. LINFIELD COLLEGE WILDCATS ### 5. WARTBURG UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS ### Continue reading
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D2 FOOTBALL TOP 25 FROM BALLADEER’S BLOG
The divisions covered here kick off the 2015 season this Friday, August 21st! Here’s another of my preseason Top 25 lists.
NCAA D2 – 1. COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY AT PUEBLO THUNDER WOLVES (Defending Champions) ### 2. MINNESOTA STATE MAVERICKS ### 3. NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE BEARCATS ### 4. UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA WOLVES ### 5. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA AT DULUTH BULLDOGS ### Continue reading
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NAIA TOP 25 FROM BALLADEER’S BLOG
The divisions of college football covered here at Balladeer’s Blog kick off the 2015 season this Friday night, August 21st! Here’s my preseason Top 25 for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
NAIA – 1. MARIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS ### 2. SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY RAIDERS (Defending Champions) ### 3. SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY COUGARS ### 4. MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE MUSTANGS ### T5. CARROLL COLLEGE FIGHTING SAINTS ### T5. LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE BLUE RAIDERS ### Continue reading
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COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM: JEFFERSON COLLEGE
JEFFERSON COLLEGE CANNONEERS
Location: Watertown, NY
Division: NJCAA
Conference Affiliation: Mid-State Athletic Conference
Comment: How can any man, woman or child NOT like a name as cool and original as the Cannoneers? Plus their logo features a cartoon cannon that looks ready to sing Be Our Guest at any moment! Continue reading
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DROVERS MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SOCCER PICKED TO WIN THE CONFERENCE
The UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND ARTS OF OKLAHOMA DROVERS are picked to win the Sooner Athletic Conference title this year … and that applies to both the Men’s AND the Women’s teams.
The men and women are led by Coach Jimmy Hampton (previously profiled here at Balladeer’s Blog) and open their season with a road game on August 27th. They will face the Saints of Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio. The Drovers are hoping for a 7th straight trip to the NAIA National Tournament.
The full SAC Preseason Standings run like this:
MEN: 1. USAO Drovers
2. Oklahoma City University Stars
3. Southwestern Christian University Eagles Continue reading
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WNBA STANDINGS
WESTERN CONFERENCE – 1. MINNESOTA LYNX (16-6) ### 2. PHOENIX MERCURY (14-8) ### 3. TULSA SHOCK (10-13) ### 4. LOS ANGELES SPARKS (7-15) ### 5. SAN ANTONIO SILVER STARS (7-16) ### 6. SEATTLE STORM (5-17) ### Continue reading
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COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM: CONVERSE COLLEGE
CONVERSE COLLEGE VALKYRIES
Location: Spartanburg, SC
Division: NCAA Division 2
Conference Affiliation: Conference Carolinas
Comment: As we’ve seen I’m a sucker for team nicknames that combine my passion for college sports with my passion for mythology so this institution’s teams were a natural for this blog! Continue reading
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