Category Archives: events

One bowl final, a tale of two weathers

One bowl final in today as Rice easily defeats Air Force, 33 – 14 in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas.  Meanwhile, two bowl games in progress, one on the East coast and the other on … Continue reading

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A couple of Friday night finals!

Texas Tech returned an interception to the twenty and kicked a game winning field goal with time expiring to cap a thrilling come from behind victory over Minnesota in the Meineke Car Care Bowl, 34 – 31. In College Basketball, … Continue reading

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Early Saturday Bowl preview

Saturday will offer five College Football games!  First up is the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl from Fort Worth, Texas.  This game is on at 11:45 am EST and will feature Rice vs. Air Force.  (Go Air Force!) 3:15 pm … Continue reading

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Virginia Tech avoids losing record…

Virginia Tech avoids a losing record by defeating Rutgers in the Russell Athletic Bowl in Orlando, Florida, 13 – 10 in OT.  The Virginia Tech defense kept them afloat in spite of a rather dismal offensive performance and a less … Continue reading

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Virginia Tech avoids losing record…

Virginia Tech avoids a losing record by defeating Rutgers in the Russell Athletic Bowl in Orlando, Florida, 13 – 10 in OT.  The Virginia Tech defense kept them afloat in spite of a rather dismal offensive performance and a less … Continue reading

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Finally, a final in Shreveport

The Shreveport Independence Bowl has come to an end, it seemed to last a really long time (?), and Ohio has won handily over Louisiana-Monroe, 45 – 14.  Very impressive performance on both offense and defense by the Bobcats! Next … Continue reading

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Bad news for tennis fans (Rafael Nadal)

Not good news for tennis fans.  Rafael Nadal who has not played since June when he lost in five sets to Lukas Rosel at Wimbledon will not play in the Australian Open in January due to a stomach virus. He … Continue reading

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Bad news for tennis fans (Rafael Nadal)

Not good news for tennis fans.  Rafael Nadal who has not played since June when he lost in five sets to Lukas Rosel at Wimbledon will not play in the Australian Open in January due to a stomach virus. He … Continue reading

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Holiday Bowl final

Baylor soared to victory over UCLA last night in the Holiday Bowl from beautiful San Diego, CA, 49 – 26.  Baylor QB Nick Florence surpassed RG III for most single season passing yards.  The Baylor defense came up big as … Continue reading

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Not to be for Duke…

Final from the Belk Bowl: Great effort but not to be for Duke as they fall to Cincinnati, 48 – 34.  Defense by Cincinnati, forcing critical turnovers was the deciding factor and they achieve another ten win season.  Congrats to … Continue reading

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