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12-13 Miners take the Green Wave to Overtime, Win
Michael Perez had 15 points, John Bohannon had 10 rebounds without registering a single point to his stat column in regular time, but in overtime Bohannon, the sophomore, stepped up huge in the final minutes and scored 5 points to propel the Miners to victory by the score of 54-52. What a win. The...
Chicago Fire 3 - Real Espana 1; video highlights, preseason notes, and more
In case you missed it, the Chicago Fire defeated Real Espana 3-1 in Saturday night's international exhibition. Video highlights, goal scorers, and Fire starters are after the break. The team has a recap with some quotes from Klopas up on the website. The local paper, The Times-Picayune, had a...
Jorge Lopez Signs With the UFC, Faces Justin Edwards at UFN 25 in New Orleans
Following in the footsteps of Chad Mendes and Michael McDonald, yet another Tachi Palace Fights alum has moved up to the big leagues and signed with the UFC. Jorge Lopez, a protege of Wanderlei Silva, announced via Twitter today that he had signed with the UFC, and further reporting by MMA Weekly...
Bellator's Bjorn Rebney: Not all MMA Fans Are NFL Fans
Next week Bellator will do the unthinkable. The fledgling MMA promotion will challenge the mighty National Football League. On the same night the NFL opens its season at the Superdome as the New Orleans Saints host the Minnesotta Vikings, Bellator will be down the road at the Mahalia Jackson...
NOLA Produces Some Weird Finishes and Champions
Just a quick lunch time thought today. Take a look at the last five winners of the New Orleans event on the PGA Tour - since Zurich stepped in to sponsor the event. Tim Petrovic, Chris Couch, Nick Watney, Andres Romero, and Jerry Kelly. Petrovic beat James Driscoll in a rather bizarre...
Danny Wuerffel and Desire Street: Saving Communities and Saving Lives
Thursday in Jacksonville, former Gators quarterback and the executive director of Desire Street Ministries, Danny Wuerffel, is hosting a luncheon to raise awareness and money for the Louisiana-based charity. I exchanged a few emails with him about football and Desire Street. He was nice enough to...
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