Archive for December, 2009
Thursday, December 31st, 2009
Youngstown State faced off against a lesser-known yet qualitive opponent on Wednesday night at Beeghly Center. Robert Morris already had a victory against Cleveland State on the road and looked to knock off another Horizon League team in the Penguins. Free throw shooting (65.7%) and rebounding proved to be enough ...
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Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
The Youngstown Phantoms returned to action following a ten-day layoff, a mandatory break that the USHL takes each year for the Christmas Holiday. The Phanoms unwrapped a 4-3 win over the visiting Waterloo Black Hawks before a good crowd at the Covelli Centre as Jordan Tibbett made 41 saves and ...
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Sunday, December 27th, 2009
Cleveland has recently announced that Mike Holmgren is the new Browns Team President. The deal was very generous as the former Packers and Seahawks Coach is set to make $10 million per year. Some say it is a great move because Holmgren is battle-tested and knows the steps that have ...
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Sunday, December 27th, 2009
One of the most eventful parts of the boxing card held at Beeghly Center was the pro debut of Chris 'Christo' Hazimihalis. Hazimihalis received a warm greeting from the very partial hometown crowd.
Admittedly, Hazimihalis came out nervous and tentative. "I had some jitters, but once I got in there and started ...
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Sunday, December 20th, 2009
Kelly Pavlik returned home to get back in the ring and defend his championships against Miguel Espino. Pavlik needed to have a good showing to merit the favor of his critics. The mission was accomplished, at least partially. Pavlik used his power, body shots, and some timely uppercuts to turn ...
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Friday, December 18th, 2009
With Kelly Pavlik getting ready to defend his championships Saturday, I leaf around the internet looking for articles. There is so much negative stuff written about Pavlik because he is not fighting Paul Williams. Instead, the opponent is little-known, but ranked, Miguel Espino. The thing that surprised me most was the ...
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Thursday, December 17th, 2009
The first conversation I ever had with Luke Eibler took place in the elevator at The Covelli Centre before a Youngstown Phantoms game. Granted, there are not many things you can talk about with someone you do not know when descending one floor in an elevator. However, one floor on ...
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Monday, December 14th, 2009
Being halfway between Cleveland and Pittsburgh, I always seem to hear more from the Steelers fans. I do not really like or dislike either team, but the Steeler fans who have run their mouths for the past twelve months (on their latest run) sicken me.
I respect the way that the ...
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