WESTERN CONFERENCE – 1. MINNESOTA LYNX (8-2) ### 2. TULSA SHOCK (9-4) ### 3. PHOENIX MERCURY (6-5) ### 4. SAN ANTONIO SILVER STARS (3-8) ### 5. SEATTLE STORM (3-10) ### 6. LOS ANGELES SPARKS (2-9) ### Continue reading
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WNBA STANDINGS: THE LATEST
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WNBA STANDINGS
WESTERN CONFERENCE – 1. TULSA SHOCK (8-1) ### 2. MINNESOTA LYNX (7-2) ### 3. PHOENIX MERCURY (3-5) ### 4. SAN ANTONIO SILVER STARS (2-6) ### 5. SEATTLE STORM (2-7) ### 6. LOS ANGELES SPARKS (0-7) ### Continue reading
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CCCAA BASEBALL PLAYERS TO MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Previously Balladeer’s Blog featured NAIA college baseball players who were drafted by Major League Baseball teams. Now it’s the CCCAA’s turn, starting with the 2015 Champions.
ORANGE COAST COLLEGE PIRATES
David Hill to the Rockies
Chris Iriart to the Athletics
Kyle Dowdy to the Tigers
Zach Nehrir to the Diamondbacks
Collin Yelich to the Braves
Jacob Hill to the Indians Continue reading
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COLLEGE RODEO CHAMPIONS FOR 2015
Congratulations to the College Rodeo Champions for 2015!
National Champions – TARLETON STATE TEXANS
Runners-Up – Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies
2014 Champions – Tarleton State Texans
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LATEST WNBA STANDINGS
EASTERN CONFERENCE – 1. CONNECTICUT SUN (6-1) ### 2. WASHINGTON MYSTICS (4-2) ### 3. NEW YORK LIBERTY (4-3) ### 4. CHICAGO SKY (3-3) ### 5. INDIANA FEVER (3-5) ### 6. ATLANTA DREAM (3-5) ### Continue reading
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NAIA, D2 AND D3 PLAYERS TO THE NFL FOR 2015
As always several dozen REAL student- athletes from the divisions covered here at Balladeer’s Blog moved on to the NFL. The most-taken position was Wide Receiver for the second year in a row.
As just one example, the NAIA’s OTTAWA (KS) UNIVERSITY BRAVES Wide Receiver Joshua Stangby moved on to the Atlanta Falcons.
Continuing with the Falcons here’s a look at all the NFL teams and the players taken from the divisions covered here at Balladeer’s Blog.
Atlanta Falcons
Joshua Stangby (see above)
Chris Brown (OT from the TARLETON STATE TEXANS)
Cody Clay (OL from the AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY COUGARS) Continue reading
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POLO: WATERBURY CUP SECOND WEEK ACTION
From Greenwich Polo Club in Connecticut came Week Two action in the battle for the Monty Waterbury Cup.
Balladeer’s Blog continues its coverage of the world’s OLDEST team sport.
When White Birch wins my female readers like to see pics of their player Hilario Ulloa.
MATCH ONE – The storied WHITE BIRCH team took on TUPUNGATO (The Volcano) to start things off. The 1st Chukker ended with the score tied at 2 Goals for each team. White Birch shut out Tupungato in the 2nd Chukker while taking a 4-2 lead. The 3rd Chukker started with that becoming a 5-2 lead but Tupungato came charging back to score 3 unanswered Goals. This tied the game at 5-5 but White Birch swatted in another score for a 6-5 edge going into Halftime. Continue reading
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LATEST WNBA STANDINGS
WESTERN CONFERENCE
1. TULSA SHOCK (3-1) 2. MINNESOTA LYNX (3-1) 3. PHOENIX MERCURY (2-2) 4. SEATTLE STORM (2-2) 5. LOS ANGELES SPARKS (0-2) 6. SAN ANTONIO SILVER STARS (0-3) Continue reading
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2015’s NAIA PLAYERS DRAFTED BY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
It’s once again time for Balladeer’s Blog’s annual ritual of listing NAIA college baseball players taken in the MLB draft.
OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY BISON
Taylor Hearn to the Washington Nationals ### Kelvin Rivas to the Miami Marlins ### Keach Ballard to the Houston Astros ###
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POLO: WATERBURY CUP FIRST ROUND ACTION
From Connecticut’s Greenwich Polo Club it’s the 2015 Waterbury Cup. My coverage of the world’s OLDEST team sport continues.
GAME ONE – White Birch took on Airstream in First Round action. Playing for White Birch, possibly the most storied Polo team in American history, were: Santino Magrini (Ace), Hilario Ulloa (Deuce), Mariano Aguerre (Chevy) and Peter Brant (Back). Airstream’s roster was: Peter Orthwein (Ace), Guillermo Aguero (Deuce), Michel Dorignac (Chevy) and Mariano Gonzalez (Back).
White Birch’s Hilario Ulloa
When the 6 Chukkers were in the books White Birch had won this defense-heavy match by a final score of 10 goals to 7. Best-Playing Pony was Mezquiete, ridden and owned by White Birch’s Hilario Ulloa. (Pictured) Continue reading
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