June 15th, 2009, 2:18 pm by RANDY YOUNGMAN, OCREGISTER.COM
OMAHA — A season of great expectations came to a premature end for the third-ranked Cal State Fullerton baseball team during a 7-5 loss to Virginia in Monday’s losers’ bracket game at the College World Series.
The Titans lost their first two CWS games and became the first team eliminated from the eight-team, double-elimination tournament.
Fullerton (47-16), the No. 2 national seed, arrived in Omaha on a nine-game winning streak but fell into the losers’ bracket after a 10-6 loss to Arkansas in Saturday’s opener.
Against Virginia, the Titans took a 2-0 lead on a two-run homer by Dustin Garneau in the top of the second inning, but the Cavaliers answered with a four-run rally in the bottom of the second to take the lead for good.
The Titans rallied for two runs in the ninth and had the tying runs on first and second when Khris Davis grounded into an inning-ending force play.
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June 13th, 2009, 2:28 pm by RANDY YOUNGMAN, OCREGISTER.COM
OMAHA — Cal State Fullerton’s perfect postseason and nine-game winning streak came to an end in the first game of the College World Series as unseeded Arkansas rolled to a 10-6 victory on Saturday afternoon at Rosenblatt Stadium.
The Titans (47-15), the No. 2 national seed, had won all five NCAA Tournament games to get to Omaha, but Arkansas also had cruised through regional and super regional play without a loss. And the Razorbacks (40-22) continued their streak by scoring two runs in the first, two in the third and five in the fourth to break open a close game and send Fullerton into the losers’ bracket in the double-elimination tournament.
The losing pitcher for Fullerton was freshman Noe Ramirez (9-2), who gave up five hits and seven earned runs in 3 2/3 innings while walking three and hitting a batter. Freshman Tyler Pill relieved Ramirez with the bases loaded in the fourth inning and gave up a two-run single on his first pitch. The next batter, Arkansas first baseman Andy Wilkins, hit a three-run homer deep into the bleacher seats in right field.
Cal State Fullerton will try to stave off elimination Monday when it plays the loser of Saturday’s late game between Virginia and LSU.
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March 19th, 2009, 7:53 am by MARCIA C. SMITH/THE REGISTER
PHILADELPHIA - Sixth-seeded UCLA better hope it doesn’t have its NCAA Tournament first-round game against 11th-seeded VCU end with this scenario: the Bruins get the ball, with 2 seconds left and trailing by three points. Somebody’s going to take a half-court shot, right?
Here’s the problem. When the Bruins horsed around at the end of Wednesday’s shootaround at Wachovia Center, all the players — except the tailbone-nursing Darren Collison – launched a shot from half court — and missed. See the video here:
Sharpshooter Nikola Dragovic saw his efforts hit the rim and bounce away. Senior Josh Shipp hit the glass with his shot. Freshman Jrue Holiday sunk half-court buckets twice in about a dozen attempts. But can you see Coach Ben Howland giving Holiday the ball for UCLA’s last heave?
– Marcia C. Smith/The Register
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January 30th, 2009, 9:33 am by Brian Perdue
Check out the raciest ads in Super Bowl history. Did we leave one out? Leave a comment below, and we’ll try to find it.
Doritos with Ali Landry, 1998. Did the former Miss USA do this in the talent portion?
Britney Spears and Pepsi, pre-K-Fed divorce and pre-shaved head.
Miller Lite “Catfight,” 2003. Totally mindless, but highly effective. Right, guys? The follow-up with Pamela Anderson, although not a Super Bowl ad, is worth a mention.
GoDaddy.com, 2008. There are several longer, racier virals around the Net, but this one made the big game:
PETA wanted to air an ad for Sunday’s Super Bowl, but NBC said no. The reason?: “rubbing pelvic region with pumpkin.”
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January 28th, 2009, 2:00 pm by Brian Perdue
It’s like macaroni and cheese, Simon and Garfunkel.
Super Bowls and beer commercials are joined at the hip.
To honor this marriage of sports and suds, here are five memorable Super Bowl ads from beer companies. Vote on your favorite at the bottom of this post. Classic commercials were posted Tuesday. Commercials featuring animals will be posted Thursday.
Did we leave out a favorite? List it in the comments below:
Budweiser, “Referee Tune Out,” 2004
Miller Lite “Catfight,” 2003
(The follow-up with Pamela Anderson, although not a Super Bowl ad, is worth a mention)
Budweiser, “Bud Bowls” (here is BB I, 4th quarter, 1988)
Budweiser, “Rocky,”
Bud Light, “Foreign accents,” 2008
Budweiser, “Wassup,” 2000
Which is your favorite Super Bowl beer commercial?
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January 27th, 2009, 12:27 pm by Brian Perdue
An injured Mean Joe Green tossing his Steelers jersey to a young fan.
Farrah Fawcett’s sultry application of shaving cream to Joe Namath.
These are some of the “classic” Super Bowl ads that set a standard - one that sometimes creates a greater buzz than the game itself.
Here are five “classic’ Super Bowl ads. After viewing the videos, scroll to the bottom to vote for your favorite one. More Super Bowl ads to come …
Mean Joe Green, Coca-Cola (1979)
Farrah Fawcett and Joe Namath for Noxema (1973)
Apple introduces Macintosh via “1984″ (1984)
Master Lock’s “Marskman” (1974)
Michael Jordan and Larry Byrd for McDonald’s (1993)
What is your favorite classic Super Bowl ad?
More Super Bowl ads to come …
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