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Wednesday, September 17, 2008
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GOLF Ryder Cup team without Woods The Ryder Cup team will be without Tiger Woods for the first time in years. With the Europeans being favored this year, the team has to find another way to win besides relying on Woods, who has had a poor Ryder Cup record. Page 7
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OUR CALL Today in Sports History 1992—The NFL suspends the World Football League. 1967—The Saints lose their first NFL game to the Rams 27-13. 1966—Cleveland pitchers combine to strike out 19 batters in nine innings. 1961—The Vikings win their first NFL game, beating the Bears 37-13.
The List With 78 points between the two teams, you know there were some fantasy owners jumping for joy following this week’s Monday Night Football match-up between the Cowboys and Eagles. Here are the top five fantasy performers from that game: 1. Tony Romo: His three touchdowns and 312 yards easily offset the one interception he threw keeping in the upper echelon of fantasy quarterbacks for the week.
Fightin’ for the Falcons Freshman defenseman Bailen will bring skill, toughness to BG hockey By Ethan Magoc Reporter
“He’s not very big, but he sure can hit.” That’s what Wilfred Laurier players might be saying after they meet Falcon defenseman Nick Bailen on Oct. 4 when BG opens its hockey season with an exhibition game against the Golden Hawks. Bailen, a freshman who stands five feet nine inches and weighs 185 pounds, will be his team’s smallest defenseman this season, but don’t think that will stop him from having an impact. “He’s kind of the whole package,” said teammate Brian Moore, a junior and fellow defenseman. “He’s really a skilled player and he can hit pretty hard, and that’s surprising because he’s not an overly big guy.” Moore said he is excited to see
“He’s kind of the whole package. He’s really a skilled player and he can hit pretty hard, and that’s surprising because he’s not an overly big guy.” Brian Moore | Teammate what Bailen can do during the season against the tougher teams in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. “Playing the teams in our conference, especially with Notre Dame, we definitely need a physical presence to complement the rest of the team’s speed,” Moore said. Bailen, also the youngest player on the team this year, already has three years of United States Hockey League experience with the Indiana Ice. In those three years he totaled
42 points, including 13 goals. Oh yeah, and he was involved in 12 fights in juniors, including four last winter. He even lost one of his two top front teeth in a scrum this past season. “His game is equally sound at both ends of the rink,” said BG coach Scott Paluch. “With his leadership skills, he’s as well-rounded as any guy we’ve had coming into the program for a while.” Bailen sat in the penalty box for more than 300 total minutes during his three years in juniors,
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ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS: Nick Bailen lost part of one of his front teeth in a fight.
Golfers look to continue success at Ball State
2. Brian Westbrook: Westbrook was all over the field, finishing with 58 rushing yards, 45 receiving yards and three total touchdowns, giving him the top dawg status for week two running backs.
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3. Marion Barber: Not to be majorly outdone, Barber also was very active in the rushing and passing games with 114 total yards and two touchdowns. He finished second to Westbrook in RB fantasy rankings.
4. Terrell Owens: TO hauled in two of Romo’s touchdowns and finished the game with 89 receiving yards, placing him sixth among week two receivers.
5. David Akers: Whoever said that kickers aren’t an important part of a fantasy team? With four PATs and three field goals, Akers was the third best fantasy kicker of the week.
including 157 last year alone. penalties,” Bailen said. But he knows he’ll have to be Contrary to what some may more disciplined in college. believe after what happened “Now, [in the CCHA] it’s more againstWestern Michigan last year physical play and puck possession — learning how to do stuff See BAILEN | Page 7 in the corners without getting any
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FIRST SCORE: Chuko Evwaraye scored the Falcons’ first goal of the season off a Cameron Hepple assist. BG also defeated Centenary College 3-2 for their first win of the season.
Men’s soccer wins first match of season By Jason Jones Reporter
It took the Bowling Green men’s soccer team 331 minutes, 55 seconds to score a goal this season. However, when the ball finally did hit the back of the net, an offensive explosion was to follow. Over this past weekend the Falcons once again headed south, this time to the Central
Cameron Hepple Had a goal and an assist in the Falcon victory Arkansas Tournament. They faced a tough task, as it was their third trip south of the Mason Dixon line in as many weeks. The weekend was to be an
eventful one for the Falcons though. “It was a dramatic comeback,” Head Coach Fred Thompson said. His words summed up both of the Falcons victories perfectly. In the tournaments opening game, the Falcons faced off against Centenary, a team they
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Additional practice time in any sport is never a bad thing—the sport of golf is no different. The Falcons are getting in their extra practice this week as they have the week off from competition in between the John Piper Intercollegiate last Monday and Tuesday and the Earl Yestingsmeier Intercollegiate, which will be held in Muncie, Ind., next Monday and Tuesday. Junior Matt Schneider led the way at John Piper Intercollegiate, held at Stone Ridge golf club in BG, by becoming the first Falcon in coach Garry Winger’s eight seasons to win the tournament in which BG hosts by posting a two under par 214 for the three round tournament. While the victory a week ago was important for Schneider, it was also a week ago and there is still much golf to be played in the fall session of the schedule. “Just practice at Stone Ridge — get our short game going,” Schneider said of the team’s prep-
Matt Schneider Coming off a win at the John Piper Collegiate aration for the upcoming tournament at Ball State. “The Ball State course is primarily one where you need to hit wedges close and putt them in because the greens are really tricky,” he continued. “It’s not a long course at all so we are going to need to work on our wedge game and chipping and putting.” BG finished in third place in the John Piper Intercollegiate but this is where college golf is different from other collegiate athletics. In other sports, momentum plays a big role in determining a winner. In golf, there is very little momentum to be had from tournament to tournament because of the changing landscape of the
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