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FLYING FLEET OVERCOME THE RAIN TO SWEEP THE KNIGHTS

Due West, SC – The Erskine Flying Fleet battled through the rain to score four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to erase a one run deficit and take a 9-6 victory over Saint Andrews to complete a three game Conference Carolinas series sweep.  With the Continue reading

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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

Comment: Straight from the show- me state! The women’s teams are called the Jennies which is also incredibly cool. You can Continue reading

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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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RAILSPLITTERS BASEBALL HOLDS ON TO BEAT THE WOLVES 5-4

CARROLLTON, Ga. — Playing each other for the first time since the Railsplitters left the Gulf South Conference, the West Georgia Wolves put on a furious late-inning comeback, but fell just short 5-4 in the first game of a two-day series.

The Wolves got on the scoreboard first as Danny Bodziak scored off a sacrifice fly from Brett Wright in the Continue reading

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PIKEVILLE BEARS MEN AND AZUSA PACIFIC COUGARS WOMEN WIN NAIA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Pikeville College Bears, who last night defeated the 3rd- seeded Mountain State Cougars in overtime 83-76, were the story of the tournament on the men’s side. Anyone outside of Pikeville’s immediate fan base who says they 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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M SQUARED IN THE NFL? SXU’S MIKE MAHER WOWS ‘EM ON PRO DAY

Maher Intrigues NFL Scouts at Northwestern Pro Day

Evanston, Ill. – After spending the last four seasons impressing Saint Xavier University football fans on Saturday afternoons, former standout wide receiver Mike Maher (Plainfield, Ill./Providence Catholic) may get the opportunity to showcase his skills for a national audience on Sunday afternoons after impressing some National Football League (NFL) scouts at Continue reading

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NAIA DIVISION ONE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT UNDERWAY TODAY

The 74th Annual NAIA Division One Basketball Tournament, the country’s OLDEST college basketball tournament, tipped off today. Oklahoma Baptist University, the defending champions, got knocked out by Pikeville in the first game today. Scores are listed below: Keep checking back for updates.

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PIKEVILLE BEARS  76   OKLAHOMA BAPTIST BISON  Continue reading

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