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Posted on 26. Dec, 2009 by .

 
Ole Miss Rebels- West Virginia Mountaineers

On paper it was a good match-up between the undefeated six ranked West Virginia Mountaineers and the once beaten fifteenth ranked Mississippi Rebels.  Two powerhouses from big named conferences hooking up for a pre-Christmas showdown on National Television.  The other story line was mentor Bob Huggins facing student, and his former assistant and good friend […]


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Posted on 22. Dec, 2009 by .

 
Country Roads Take Me Home…

Almost heaven, West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River. Life is old there, older than the trees, Younger than the mountains, growin’ like a breeze. Country Roads, take me home, To the place I belong: West Virginia, mountain momma, Take me home, country roads. All my mem’ries, gather ’round her, Miner’s lady, stranger to blue […]


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Posted on 13. Dec, 2009 by .

 
Crosstown Shootout 2009- UC-XU

Forty minutes of basketball was not enough as ten extra minutes (two overtimes) was needed to decide the 2009 Skyline Chili Crosstown shootout between the University of Cincinnati Bearcats and the Xavier Musketeers.  These two teams have squaring off against one another since 1928, but this was the first time the game was decided in […]


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Posted on 11. Dec, 2009 by .

 
Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Miami Redhawks Basketball

For the past decade or so, the University of Cincinnati Men’s Basketball team has moved a regular season home game a few miles down the road to the US Bank Arena, in downtown Cincinnati.  They have had great success there, beating Miami (OH) University Redhawks last night for their 15th straight win at Bank.  The […]


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Posted on 28. Oct, 2009 by .

 
ESPN Sports Travel Passport

For the past few years I have been downloading a bunch of podcasts onto my IPod to listen to at the gym, or driving in my car.  This process happens daily as I erase the old and bring in the new.  Of course, all of the podcasts have to do with sports and mainly all […]


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Posted on 15. Sep, 2009 by .

 

The Dayton Dragons Baseball Season has been over for just over a week, and I have used some of that time to try to relax and come back to reality.  It is hard to explain the crazy schedule of a professional baseball season when you are traveling and playing 140 games in about 152 days […]


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Posted on 24. Aug, 2009 by .

 

Please click on my Dayton Dragons Clubhouse Blog to read my newest entry, talking about Dayton Dragons Outfielder Byron Wiley and the way the knobs on his baseball bats are labeled in honor of his Alma Mater Kansas State University. UPDATE:  This article and my Dragons Blog has been picked up and linked by Kansas […]


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Posted on 07. Jun, 2009 by .

 

Please CLICK HERE TO READ THIS ARTICLE FROM THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS.


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Posted on 06. Apr, 2009 by .

 

Today has to be the greatest sports day of the year.  Opening Day for the Major League Baseball season followed by the Division 1 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship.  I really cannot imagine anything better.   It all starts with the Cincinnati Reds Findlay Day Parade and ends with CBS playing “One Shinning Moment” after the champion […]


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Posted on 20. Mar, 2009 by .

 

I have admitted to anyone that asks I usually prefer a good professional baseball game over college basketball, but nothing and I mean NOTHING is better than the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. I would even go as far as to say I enjoy the opening round better than the Sweet 16 or Elite […]


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