A rare college basketball sports post. My undergraduate alma mater, the University of Tennessee, has the #1 men's basketball team in the country this week! This hasn't happened in a decade, & it may not last long -- things change quickly -- but it sure feels good for the moment. It's time for a UT …
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Long Beach State: A Brief History by Barbara Kingsley-Wilson Scott Holstad's review 4 out of 5 stars As an alumnus of Long Beach State, or California State University Long Beach, as it's officially known, I was really excited to hear this book existed, to get it and read it. And I largely, mostly enjoyed …
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As I've blogged about recently, a couple of weeks ago, I came across 16 old diaries of mine in an old box. These diaries date from 1984 to 1992 -- mostly my college years. I'm remembering some things I'd forgotten, I'm trying to remember some things I wrote about but have no clue what was …
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My high school alma mater, Knoxville's Farragut, is off to another great start to their baseball season. They're currently ranked sixth in the country by MaxPreps. They're going after their fifth straight state championships, and eighth of the last 10 years. Go Admirals! (BTW, I think we're something like 12-0 now....) 6. Farragut Knoxville, Tenn., …
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Today, my grad school alma mater Long Beach State University, plays the University of New Mexico in the first round of the NCAA basketball tournament. Long Beach State won the Big West conference with a 25-8 record. However, LBSU played the toughest non-conference schedule in the country, so we are battle tested. We beat #9 …
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