University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) beat Iowa State Cyclones 59-60. Many people where mad about this but Junior Robert Brown really gave the fans something to cheer about. He is a junior ant UAB. Iowa State is ranked 3 seed and UAB is ranked 14 seed. So UAB played smart and concentrated closely. Iowa probably assumed that they had the game and just got ahead of them selfs. http://www.nbcsports.com//college-basketball/ncaab/robert-brown-wanted-give-uab-something-cheer
Last Sunday Georgia State coach Ron Hunter tore his achilles tendon in the excitement after a victory that gave Georgia a spot in the March madness NCAA tournament. The fans were understandably excited to celebrate the victory. Even with his leg in a cast, and on a "wheelie stool" he came to coach at the Georgia State vs. Baylor game. The game was very close, and Ron's son R.J. scored the winning three point shot. with only 2.8 seconds left.
Georgia State a 14 seed in the NCAA Tournament upsets the 3 seed Baylor 57-56. R.J. Hunter from Georgia State made a three pointer with 2.7 seconds left. Hunter has scored nine straight points before hitting the game winning three.
Georgia State knocks out Baylor seed 3 when Hunter from Georgia State made a 3 point shot 30 feet away with 2.6 seconds left in the NCAA Basketball Tournament. The No. 3 seed school operates with an athletic budget of $100 million. Georgia State has made its 3rd NCAA tournament apperance in university history. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/20/sports/ncaabasketball/georgia-states-long-3-pointer-eliminates-no-3-baylor.html?_r=0
On Saturday Chuck Bednarik passed away at 89. He was Philadelphia Eagle's legend and Hall of Fame. He is a member of both the College Football and Pro Football Halls of Fame. Along with his football career, Bednarik spent time in the military during World War II as part of the Army Air Corps as a B-24 waist gunner.
Major League Baseball is looking at an expanded roster. With a 162 game schedule, injuries among players are all too common. The game especially takes a toll on pitchers, and this would allow teams to manage the health and well-being of their players more efficiently.
Brewer's general manager Doug Melvin said, "You play 80 percent of your season with even rosters," Melvin said, "and then all of a sudden, you throw that out. It's like playing three-on-six in basketball or 11-on-18 in football. I don't know of any sport in the world that does it like ours, with this kind of imbalance of rosters. I'd like to find out if there's any other sport that does that at the most important time of the year."
In the NCAA tournament, the Utah Utes is going to the Sweet 16 after winning against Georgetown last Saturday.They are moving on to the third round of the NCAA. Last Thurday Utah barely defeated Stephen F. Austin, but they showed more effort against Georgetown. They were fluid on the offensive end. The Utah Utes are the latest members of the elite club in this season.
The general manager of the Seahawks, John Schneider, stated Monday that the team hopes to work out a contract extension for Russell Wilson, but refuses to release any details on the matter. However, Schneider has released that he hopes to use the same methods in the negotiations as last year.
In NCAAW College Basketball undefeated Princeton basketball team lost to Maryland 85-70. They were the only women's basketball team that was undefeated before the game. Princeton was a 8 seed in the tournament. Maryland will go on and go up against Duke.
In baseball right now they have 25 players. They are now trying to make it so that there is 28 people. That way when people get hurt during a game there will be a back up.
Mo'Ne Davis went to bat on Monday for college star, Joey Casselberry, who got kicked off his team for a nasty tweet about Davis. The 13-year-old, reportedly wrote to Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania asking the school to reconsider its decision to eject Joey. "He made one dumb mistake," Mo'Ne wrote in an e-mail to the university. "I’m sure he would go back and change it if he could."
In the NCAA men's basketball Tournament, the ACC has 5 teams in the sweet sixteen. Norte Dame, North Carolina State, North Carolina, Duke, and Louisville. The ACC teams are 11-1 in this years tournament, this is the best record by any conference in tournament history. With the great success this year the ACC conference will be making over $28 million in profit.
Three Iowa wrestlers were arrested for burglary charges. All three are suspended indefinitely. Police say they broke into many cars in the Marion area.
Former NFL star Darren Sharper removed all doubt Monday that he drugged and raped women, taking the first of several steps to own up to sex assaults in four states that will send him to federal prison for nine years. In two separate court cases, Sharper pleaded guilty to sexual assault in Arizona and no contest in California to raping two women he knocked out with a sedative mixed with booze.
Monday night at Princeton-Maryland NCAA tournament women's basketball game security was increased after a man made phone call threatening Obama's niece. A woman called the police when she noticed a man on campus carrying a handgun. Undercover officers and secret services were there for extra protection.
Clint Dempsey will miss matches for club and country teams after suffering a hamstring injury in United States men’s national team training on Monday. He’ll be out for 2-3 weeks, and that no replacement will be named for the USMNT’s friendlies against Denmark. http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2015/03/24/clint-dempsey-injures-hamstring-in-usmnt-training-to-miss-2-3-weeks/related/
Campbell County sports center is where a nine year old girl was almost abducted. Around 5:45 pm, a mother was talking to the coach when an unidentified woman took the daughter of the mother. The woman took hold of the girl's arm and started to drag her towards the exit. The little girl scream so the woman let go.
On monday, for the NCAA womens 2nd round championship. North Carolina played Ohio St. At the end of the 1st half North carolina had 50 points while Ohio st. had 32 points at the end of the 1st half. The game was neck & neck threw out the game. With seconces left of the game, freshman guard Jamie Cherry makes the final shot to win the game for North Carolina. The ending score was 84 to 86. North Carolina moves on to the sweet 16.
adrain peterson wants to quit playing for the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings will not let Adrain go because of his contract. Adrain wants to play with the Cowboys.
Two lower-ranked tennis players were suspended and fined for violating the rule which states that no player should "directly or indirectly, contrive or attempt to contrive the outcome or any other aspect of any event."
No details on what happened were given.
Trusendi was suspended for six months and fined $5,000. Rousset was also suspended six months, with three months suspended subject to good behavior and also fined $5,000.
This is obviously a big deal considering Trusendi is currently ranked 425 and Rousset is 576.
Joey Casselberry who tweeted calling Mo'Ne Davis a slut on Friday and make fun of the idea of a movie. Mo'Ne sent an email out to tell slotz to let joey back on his team
Joey Casselberry who tweeted calling Mo'Ne Davis a slut on Friday and make fun of the idea of a movie. Mo'Ne sent an email out to tell slotz to let joey back on his team
Last Tuesday the Milwaukee Bucks mad one of the most incredible comebacks of the 2014-15 NBA season over the Miami Heat with a 89-88 home win. Milwaukee trailed by 12 points with 5 minutes remaining. Khris Middleton shot a 3 pointer and made it as the buzzer sounded following a broken play & kick out from Zaza Pachulia. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2408349-bucks-khris-middleton-sinks-game-winner-3-on-broken-play-to-beat-heat-at-buzzer
UAB freshman William Lee drained a jumper by 23.6 seconds this gave the Blazers a one-point lead. William also hit a pair of free throws to protect the victory of the Blazers. They beat Tennessee in their tournament final. http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2015/03/19/iowa-state-uab-ncaa-tournament-upset-bracket-buster/25026397/
UAB freshman forward William Lee drained a jumper with 23.6 seconds to play to give the Blazers a one-point lead. Lee also hit a pair of free throws with 12.1 seconds left to secure the victory for the Blazers, who snuck into the big dance by beating Middle Tennessee State in their conference tournament final.
Two former basketball players at the University of Toledo were charged with point shaving after taking money from gamblers. These crimes occurred between 2004 and 2006. The players both received $4,000 for their roles.
Some coaches go to great lengths to try to get a certain recruit. From guaranteeing playing time to maybe even violating NCAA recruiting regulations. Michigan head coach Coach Jim Harbaugh went as far as writing a hand written letter to a recruits girlfriend! She tweeted a picture of the letter.
Sarah Kardonsky of Division Avenue High School in Levittown, New York, asked a friend, Michael Pagano, to prom with a video proposal. This was no ordinary proposal and included player from the New York Jets football team. Pagano originally asked Kardonsky to prom but she already had a date. She talked to the other friends and decided to find a great way to ask. http://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/12558278/high-school-girl-asks-friend-prom-help-new-york-jets-players
In the NCAA men's basketball Tournament, the ACC has 5 teams in the sweet sixteen. The ACC teams are 11-1 in this years tournament, and it's the best record by any conference in tournament history. With the great success this year the ACC conference will be making over $28 million in profit.
Australia beats India in the semifinal game in the Cricket world cup. India the holder of Border-Gavaskar Trophy and the World Cup went vs Australia. Now Australia has to go against New Zealand in the Finals on Sunday.
Kentucky Wildcats are 36-0. West Virginia is going up aginst them in the sweet 16. WVU thinks that they can hand the first lost to UK. The WVU coach Wes Miles has and 8-2 recored agains the UK coach John Caliparie. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/2015/story/_/id/12557302/west-virginia-mountaineers-feeling-confident-going-ncaa-tournament-game-kentucky-wildcats
Tonight, Thursday, half of the Sweet Sixteen games were held for the NCAA March Madness tournament games. The match ups were; Kentucky vs West Virginia, Noter Dame vs Wichita State, Wisconsin vs North Carolina, and Xavier vs Arizona. The teams to come out on top were Kentucky, Noter Dame, Wisconsin, and Arizona. In the Elite Eight games the teams going head to head will be Kentucky vs Noter Dame, and Wisconsin vs Arizona. The other four teams will be decided in the games tomorrow, Friday, night. After the Elite Eight the teams who come out on top play in the Final Four, then after that they play for the Championship.
The 2015 NCAA tournament is in the book with UAB winning against Iowa State on Thursday March 19,2015. Very close game 60-59!
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University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) beat Iowa State Cyclones 59-60. Many people where mad about this but Junior Robert Brown really gave the fans something to cheer about. He is a junior ant UAB. Iowa State is ranked 3 seed and UAB is ranked 14 seed. So UAB played smart and concentrated closely. Iowa probably assumed that they had the game and just got ahead of them selfs.
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Last Sunday Georgia State coach Ron Hunter tore his achilles tendon in the excitement after a victory that gave Georgia a spot in the March madness NCAA tournament. The fans were understandably excited to celebrate the victory. Even with his leg in a cast, and on a "wheelie stool" he came to coach at the Georgia State vs. Baylor game. The game was very close, and Ron's son R.J. scored the winning three point shot. with only 2.8 seconds left.
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Georgia State a 14 seed in the NCAA Tournament upsets the 3 seed Baylor 57-56. R.J. Hunter from Georgia State made a three pointer with 2.7 seconds left. Hunter has scored nine straight points before hitting the game winning three.
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Georgia State knocks out Baylor seed 3 when Hunter from Georgia State made a 3 point shot 30 feet away with 2.6 seconds left in the NCAA Basketball Tournament. The No. 3 seed school operates with an athletic budget of $100 million. Georgia State has made its 3rd NCAA tournament apperance in university history.
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On Saturday Chuck Bednarik passed away at 89. He was Philadelphia Eagle's legend and Hall of Fame. He is a member of both the College Football and Pro Football Halls of Fame. Along with his football career, Bednarik spent time in the military during World War II as part of the Army Air Corps as a B-24 waist gunner.
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Major League Baseball is looking at an expanded roster. With a 162 game schedule, injuries among players are all too common. The game especially takes a toll on pitchers, and this would allow teams to manage the health and well-being of their players more efficiently.
ReplyDeleteBrewer's general manager Doug Melvin said, "You play 80 percent of your season with even rosters," Melvin said, "and then all of a sudden, you throw that out. It's like playing three-on-six in basketball or 11-on-18 in football. I don't know of any sport in the world that does it like ours, with this kind of imbalance of rosters. I'd like to find out if there's any other sport that does that at the most important time of the year."
http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2015/03/21/time-for-baseball-expand-rosters/tARtvIe7GPGR9Bs7cfM8LI/story.html
In the NCAA tournament, the Utah Utes is going to the Sweet 16 after winning against Georgetown last Saturday.They are moving on to the third round of the NCAA. Last Thurday Utah barely defeated Stephen F. Austin, but they showed more effort against Georgetown. They were fluid on the offensive end. The Utah Utes are the latest members of the elite club in this season.
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The general manager of the Seahawks, John Schneider, stated Monday that the team hopes to work out a contract extension for Russell Wilson, but refuses to release any details on the matter. However, Schneider has released that he hopes to use the same methods in the negotiations as last year.
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In NCAAW College Basketball undefeated Princeton basketball team lost to Maryland 85-70. They were the only women's basketball team that was undefeated before the game. Princeton was a 8 seed in the tournament. Maryland will go on and go up against Duke.
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DeleteThe first upset in the NCAA tournament was number 11 seed UAB winning against number 3 seed, Iowa State University. The overall score was 60-59.
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In baseball right now they have 25 players. They are now trying to make it so that there is 28 people. That way when people get hurt during a game there will be a back up.
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Mo'Ne Davis went to bat on Monday for college star, Joey Casselberry, who got kicked off his team for a nasty tweet about Davis. The 13-year-old, reportedly wrote to Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania asking the school to reconsider its decision to eject Joey. "He made one dumb mistake," Mo'Ne wrote in an e-mail to the university. "I’m sure he would go back and change it if he could."
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In the NCAA men's basketball Tournament, the ACC has 5 teams in the sweet sixteen. Norte Dame, North Carolina State, North Carolina, Duke, and Louisville. The ACC teams are 11-1 in this years tournament, this is the best record by any conference in tournament history. With the great success this year the ACC conference will be making over $28 million in profit.
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Three Iowa wrestlers were arrested for burglary charges. All three are suspended indefinitely. Police say they broke into many cars in the Marion area.
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Former NFL star Darren Sharper removed all doubt Monday that he drugged and raped women, taking the first of several steps to own up to sex assaults in four states that will send him to federal prison for nine years. In two separate court cases, Sharper pleaded guilty to sexual assault in Arizona and no contest in California to raping two women he knocked out with a sedative mixed with booze.
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Monday night at Princeton-Maryland NCAA tournament women's basketball game security was increased after a man made phone call threatening Obama's niece. A woman called the police when she noticed a man on campus carrying a handgun. Undercover officers and secret services were there for extra protection.
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Clint Dempsey will miss matches for club and country teams after suffering a hamstring injury in United States men’s national team training on Monday. He’ll be out for 2-3 weeks, and that no replacement will be named for the USMNT’s friendlies against Denmark.
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Campbell County sports center is where a nine year old girl was almost abducted. Around 5:45 pm, a mother was talking to the coach when an unidentified woman took the daughter of the mother. The woman took hold of the girl's arm and started to drag her towards the exit. The little girl scream so the woman let go.
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On monday, for the NCAA womens 2nd round championship. North Carolina played Ohio St. At the end of the 1st half North carolina had 50 points while Ohio st. had 32 points at the end of the 1st half. The game was neck & neck threw out the game. With seconces left of the game, freshman guard Jamie Cherry makes the final shot to win the game for North Carolina. The ending score was 84 to 86. North Carolina moves on to the sweet 16.
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DeleteBrock Lesnar announced that he had signed a contract with the WWE and would no longer finish his MMA career.
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adrain peterson wants to quit playing for the Minnesota Vikings. The Vikings will not let Adrain go because of his contract. Adrain wants to play with the Cowboys.
ReplyDeleteTwo lower-ranked tennis players were suspended and fined for violating the rule which
ReplyDeletestates that no player should "directly or indirectly, contrive or attempt to contrive the outcome or any other aspect of any event."
No details on what happened were given.
Trusendi was suspended for six months and fined $5,000. Rousset was also suspended six months, with three months suspended subject to good behavior and also fined $5,000.
This is obviously a big deal considering Trusendi is currently ranked 425 and Rousset is 576.
http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2015/03/25/2-lower-ranked-tennis-players-suspended-for-breaking-match-fixing-rules/
Joey Casselberry who tweeted calling Mo'Ne Davis a slut on Friday and make fun of the idea of a movie. Mo'Ne sent an email out to tell slotz to let joey back on his team
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Joey Casselberry who tweeted calling Mo'Ne Davis a slut on Friday and make fun of the idea of a movie. Mo'Ne sent an email out to tell slotz to let joey back on his team
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Last Tuesday the Milwaukee Bucks mad one of the most incredible comebacks of the 2014-15 NBA season over the Miami Heat with a 89-88 home win. Milwaukee trailed by 12 points with 5 minutes remaining. Khris Middleton shot a 3 pointer and made it as the buzzer sounded following a broken play & kick out from Zaza Pachulia.
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UAB freshman William Lee drained a jumper by 23.6 seconds this gave the Blazers a one-point lead. William also hit a pair of free throws to protect the victory of the Blazers. They beat Tennessee in their tournament final.
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UAB freshman forward William Lee drained a jumper with 23.6 seconds to play to give the Blazers a one-point lead. Lee also hit a pair of free throws with 12.1 seconds left to secure the victory for the Blazers, who snuck into the big dance by beating Middle Tennessee State in their conference tournament final.
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Brad Keselowski won the nascar race last sunday
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Two former basketball players at the University of Toledo were charged with point shaving after taking money from gamblers. These crimes occurred between 2004 and 2006. The players both received $4,000 for their roles.
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DeleteSome coaches go to great lengths to try to get a certain recruit. From guaranteeing playing time to maybe even violating NCAA recruiting regulations. Michigan head coach Coach Jim Harbaugh went as far as writing a hand written letter to a recruits girlfriend! She tweeted a picture of the letter.
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Sarah Kardonsky of Division Avenue High School in Levittown, New York, asked a friend, Michael Pagano, to prom with a video proposal. This was no ordinary proposal and included player from the New York Jets football team. Pagano originally asked Kardonsky to prom but she already had a date. She talked to the other friends and decided to find a great way to ask.
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In the NCAA men's basketball Tournament, the ACC has 5 teams in the sweet sixteen. The ACC teams are 11-1 in this years tournament, and it's the best record by any conference in tournament history. With the great success this year the ACC conference will be making over $28 million in profit.
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Australia beats India in the semifinal game in the Cricket world cup. India the holder of Border-Gavaskar Trophy and the World Cup went vs Australia. Now Australia has to go against New Zealand in the Finals on Sunday.
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Kentucky Wildcats are 36-0. West Virginia is going up aginst them in the sweet 16. WVU thinks that they can hand the first lost to UK. The WVU coach Wes Miles has and 8-2 recored agains the UK coach John Caliparie.
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Tonight, Thursday, half of the Sweet Sixteen games were held for the NCAA March Madness tournament games. The match ups were; Kentucky vs West Virginia, Noter Dame vs Wichita State, Wisconsin vs North Carolina, and Xavier vs Arizona. The teams to come out on top were Kentucky, Noter Dame, Wisconsin, and Arizona. In the Elite Eight games the teams going head to head will be Kentucky vs Noter Dame, and Wisconsin vs Arizona. The other four teams will be decided in the games tomorrow, Friday, night. After the Elite Eight the teams who come out on top play in the Final Four, then after that they play for the Championship.
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Yesterday was the opening day of the official mlb season with 28 teams playing. http://m.mlb.com/schedule
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