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@ESPN College Basketball, College Baseball PBP | Play-by-play voice for @PrincetonMBB | @RowanRadio Station Manager

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@DerekJones79
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4 years
Here is the Bob Costas sign-off at the conclusion of the 1998 Finals. He knew it was probably over. #TheLastDance
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Lil Nas X performed Old Town Road at an elementary school. These kids lost it once the beat dropped...and knew all the lyrics.
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2 years
When Charles Barkley no longer wants the word “Lakers” said on TV, you get this 😂. #InsideTheNBA
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6 years
Nothing but respect for the defending and reigning Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles.
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4 months
Respectfully, stop sleeping on Ivy League hoops. They are not “nerds.” They can ball, period.
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10 months
Tonight’s #WinningTime covered the 1984 #NBAFinals between the Celtics and Lakers. Here’s the CBS open from Game 7. Classic.
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2 years
A big thanks to @TiffanyDCross of @MSNBC for being the keynote speaker at the 36th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Breakfast & Day of Service at @RowanUniversity . I had a chance to speak with her today about journalism, Dr. King, and more for @RowanRadio .
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The Ivy League has reached GQ. This is a look at how Princeton's Xaivian Lee, Harvard's Malik Mack, and others are changing the perception of Ivy League hoops. What a time.
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2 years
Besides his amazing baseball work, Vin Scully called the 1981 NFC Championship Game between the Cowboys and 49ers, which is famously known for The Catch.
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6 years
Seth Towns, Ivy League Player of the Year and accidental three-point shooter in the second half. Everything is turning up Harvard since late first half. #IvyMadness
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5 years
Tonight’s #MarchMadness summary: Charles Barkley 1, Kenny Smith 0.
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3 years
Reds pitcher Wade Miley throws a no-hitter with @johnsadak on the call! Awesome stuff, John!
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7 years
Vontaze Burfict is no saint on the field but this is terrible. Bad job here by Juju Smith-Schuster. Should have been ejected. #PITvsCIN
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3 years
That documentary perfectly summed up John Madden’s contributions to football. I’m glad I still have my #AllMadden sweatshirt.
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5 years
Per @d3football , Salisbury's 83-0 win over SUNY-Maritime today was the biggest shutout in D-III postseason history. Ouch. #d3fb
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1 year
Simply put, one of the greatest Princeton Tigers of all-time. Best of luck to Tosan Evbuomwan.
@DraftExpress
Jonathan Givony
1 year
Princeton's Tosan Evbuomwan, the Ivy league player of the year and a breakout star of the NCAA tournament, will forgo his remaining college eligibility and enter the NBA draft, he told ESPN. He will sign with George S. Langberg of GSL Sports Group for representation.
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This is the shot that put Caitlin Clark over the 3,000 point mark. She loads up significantly closer to being out of bounds than the three point line. A generational talent personified.
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3 years
Pat Summerall and John Madden. The best. #AllMadden
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5 months
Princeton, Yale, and Cornell are all NCAA Tournament worthy teams. Only one will make it to the Big Dance. All three are among the 68 best teams in the nation.
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1 year
Stating the obvious but this is an all-time week for Princeton Basketball…two Ivy League title wins at home and two NCAA first round wins…and we’ve got more hoops to go.
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Princeton men's and women's basketball combined to go 23-0 at Jadwin Gym during the regular season. Pretty cool stuff.
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7 months
I know he’s not feeling well but Hurts got outplayed by Drew Lock in money time. Unbelievable.
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7 months
Shoutout to @GCU_MBB and Lopes Nation. About 150-200 fans traveled from Phoenix to Lynchburg…and were very loud. Great atmosphere/game in Virginia today.
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8 years
The Last Professional Broadcaster, @notsam . Anyone who does analyst work with a pencil means business. Much respect.
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3 years
FINAL: Princeton 72, Cornell 70. Matt Allocco hits a buzzer-beating three to win it....on his birthday. WHAT. A. GAME. The Tigers win their seventh game in a row and sweep their first Ivy League weekend.
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Matt Allocco is heading to Notre Dame to join @NDmbb . Allocco posted a rare 50-40-90 year last season and is one of eight players in NCAA history to average at least 12 ppg and play 30+ minutes per game. He was the heartbeat of Princeton’s team and one of the toughest players in
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6 years
Another successful title defense by Nick Foles, the heavyweigjht champion of the world. #Eagles #FlyEaglesFly
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6 years
Let’s check in on Michael Irvin: #NOvsDAL #Cowboys
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5 months
The Princeton community has been amazing this season. Two sellouts in less than a month. Also, the staff in charge of marketing and in-game entertainment has been great as well. There is a special vibe at Jadwin right now.
@PrincetonMBB
Princeton Men’s Basketball
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Senior night sell out. So grateful to Tiger fans for packing Jadwin again, always an honor to play in this incredible atmosphere! #MakeShots 🐯🏀
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I covered games during the first five years of Courtney Banghart’s run with @PrincetonWBB . Watching her turn the program into an Ivy League power and continuously bringing in great student-athletes was remarkable. @CoachBanghart is one of a kind. UNC has the real deal.
@PrinceSports
Daily Princetonian Sports
5 years
After 12 years, 7 Ivy titles, and 8 NCAA tournament appearances, Courtney Banghart is leaving Princeton to become the next UNC women's basketball coach
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1 year
The turnout from Princeton fans in Louisville was phenomenal. The atmosphere in the building last night and at the team hotel was electric.
@PrincetonMBB
Princeton Men’s Basketball
1 year
THANK YOU, TIGER FANS! Nobody does it quite like Princeton. The support all season long has been tremendous - we couldn’t have done it without you! #MakeShots 🐯🏀
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The SEC has lost two straight games to the Ivy League in the NCAA Tournament.
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9 months
Honored to represent @RowanRadio at yesterday’s @collegemedia Pinnacle Awards in Atlanta. Congratulations to our amazing staff for bringing home College Radio Station of the Year again!
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7 years
Sean Payton with a broom and some awkward dancing to celebrate a Saints season sweep of the Panthers. 👀 #CARvsNO
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1 year
The Princeton Tigers are in the house ahead of their Sweet 16 game against Creighton on Friday.
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6 years
Elijah Rehm returned kicks tonight for 100 yards (TD), 83 yards (TD), and 71 yards for @Rowan_Football tonight. Let that sink in. That’s an all-time performance.
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Last November, I had a couple of Northwestern games and got a chance to catch up with Ryan Langborg. Great to see him get another chance to shine in March.
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3 months
This is a great gesture by Seton Hall’s Shaheen Holloway. He sees Robbie Avila disappointed over losing and consoles him. Class act.
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8 years
"Either you run the day or the day runs you."
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3 years
Excited to be calling NIT action with @CoryAlexanderVA on @espn starting Thursday at 7 with Davidson taking on North Carolina St. It should be a blast!
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5 months
You will need to knockout this Princeton team to beat them. After last season's run, they have championship DNA.
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5 years
You now have plans on October 1. Time manage accordingly. Charles Barkley is coming to @RowanUniversity .
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Princeton has won its 30th Ivy League title and earned at least a share of the Ivy League crown for the third straight season. The last time Princeton won three straight Ivy League titles was from 1996 to 1998. Head coach Mitch Henderson played on all three of those teams.
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1 year
Another banner is coming to Jadwin soon…
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4 months
UNLV returns to New Jersey to take on Seton Hall on Wednesday in the NIT Quarterfinals. A trip to Hinkle Fieldhouse is at stake. I'll have the call with Perry Clark from Walsh Gymnasium on ESPN2 at 7pm!
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1 year
Shoutout to the great @yoitsthesav . One of my favorite photos ever. I took this pic right before the Princeton/Arizona game. Little did we know the fun and chaos that was about to ensue. The Captain made this run even more enjoyable.
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Goodnight from South Orange. Seton Hall advances to the NIT semifinals at Hinkle Fieldhouse with a sensational effort in a 91-68 win over UNLV. Really impressed with The Hall’s guard play in-person. Also, the atmosphere at Walsh Gym was electric.
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2 years
Jordan Poole is probably questionable for Game 6 after this shot to the face. Flop City lol.
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7 years
So happy I got to meet @tonyschiavone24 last night! You'd be proud @HeyHeyItsConrad . We talked some Klondike Bill!
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6 years
Red Sox fans watching Craig Kimbrel in the 9th like...
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4 months
All-Ivy League First Team: Kino Lilly Jr. - Brown Chris Manon - Cornell Xaivian Lee - Princeton Caden Pierce - Princeton Danny Wolf - Yale Three of the five All-Ivy First Team members are sophomores, which is a great sign for the league's future.
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3 years
Here's the @shrinershosp Charleston Classic All-Tournament Team: @WVUhoops - Taz Sherman @MarquetteMBB - Justin Lewis @BroncoSportsMBB - Emmanuel Akot @BonniesMBB - Jaren Holmes, Kyle Lofton Lofton won tournament MVP honors.
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What a finish at Jadwin! Princeton beats Furman 70-69 on a last second three by Matt Allocco. The Tigers trailed 65-54 with 3:57 left. Once again, Xaivian Lee was a monster with 24 points. Caden Pierce finished with 22 points, 15 rebounds, and a team-high 4 assists. The 8-0 start
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6 years
When you find out you’ll be calling games from Madison Square Garden and Cameron Indoor Stadium this year...
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3 years
Congratulations to @RowanBaseball_ on heading to the D-III World Series! It’s an amazing accomplishment for Coach Dickson and the Profs to win the region and beat one of the nation’s top teams on their field twice.
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1 year
The Henry Rowan statue is ready for the Super Bowl. #ItsAPhillyThing #FlyEaglesFly
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4 years
Since leading the Chiefs 24-0 during the AFC Divisional playoffs last January, the Texans have been outscored 82-14 by Kansas City. Ouch. #NFL
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7 years
The @MichaelRapaport take on Hamilton during the @BillSimmons Podcast is one of the great moments in podcasting history. Straight fire.
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3 months
Today marks the 60th anniversary of @RowanRadio . Thank you to the thousands of students that entered WGLS-FM over the past 60 years. I was lucky enough to be one of them. Here’s to 60 more!
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Bonus basketball at Jadwin on Wednesday night. On the call for Princeton/UNLV with Noah Savage. Can't wait!
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5 years
Devin Cannady was one of the most enjoyable players I’ve ever had the chance to cover. Life is about more than just basketball though. Best wishes to him.
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3 years
The Asheville Championship is ready for @PrincetonMBB on Friday night.
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A full-circle moment for Princeton’s Darius Gakwasi…One year ago today, he underwent back surgery and didn’t play last season. A full year later, he scored a career-high 18 points in a Princeton win.
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2 years
It was great to meet @HannahStormESPN at #TheGracies Awards Luncheon today. I’m a big fan of her work. She did a wonderful job as host!
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6 years
A summary of NFL defense in 2018. Chris Hogan is at the bottom of the screen with the ball. Three guys follow Josh Gordon. Nobody even close. #NEvsPIT
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6 months
There is an important lesson to be learned from this photo. As we close the book on the holiday season, please remember that Die Hard is NOT a Christmas movie.
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3 years
Great event last night @RowanUniversity with @BrianDawkins and @RealDGunn . It was a very inspirational and uplifting conversation. Brian Dawkins brought the energy to the crowd, just as he did as a player! Kudos to @RowanSportsCAM and @NeilHartmanTV !
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I kept this hat on long enough to call SEMO’s Josh Cameron hitting a grand slam. Somehow it didn’t fall off. I love my job. #RoadtoOmaha
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2 months
Huge news for Princeton. A returning Xaivian Lee helps set the Tigers up for another run towards another Ivy League title.
@DraftExpress
Jonathan Givony
2 months
NEWS: Princeton's Xaivian Lee will withdraw from the 2024 NBA Draft, his agent George Langberg of GSL Sports Group told ESPN. The Canadian point guard was named First-Team All-Ivy League last season.
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Always a pleasure to see @Gary_Erdelyi to doing his thing. He was @RowanRadio Sports Director for two years and served as sideline reporter last night for the TV call of Princeton vs. Penn. Keep grinding Gary!
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@mikefreemanNFL Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, Serena Williams, Tiger Woods.
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@JackFritzWIP Utley is the most popular….but Rollins and Howard were better. Both were MVPs and Howard finished top 5 in MVP voting four straight years.
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4 months
Wednesday marked the official Jadwin swan song for Princeton seniors Matt Allocco and Zach Martini. Both players embodied leadership and clutch play during their time at Princeton. Tigers fans gave them a standing ovation after exiting the game on Wednesday night.
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If you're a Princeton Basketball fan, there is a lot to be proud of after today including Myles Stephens, who played his final game with the Tigers. He had a remarkable career for Princeton. Whether it was hitting big shots or shutting down players, nobody played harder.
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7 months
Caitlin Clark from the logo. Incredible. She makes this look as easy as a layup.
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6 years
Today was one of the greatest efforts by a @Rowan_Football team I’ve ever seen on the field and by the coaches. Incredible. They just would not give up.
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FINAL: Princeton 105, Penn 83. Princeton wins the Ivy League title outright. Caden Pierce scores a career-high 32 points. Zach Martini poured in a career-best 23 points with seven three-pointers. Onto Ivy Madness for the top-seeded Tigers.
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FINAL: Princeton 78, Missouri 63. Princeton heads to the Sweet 16 for the first time in the Field of 64 and 68 era! Blake Peters with 17 in a career-defining effort. Ryan Langborg with a game-high 22 points.
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Happy Father’s Day. I’m thankful each day for this guy. He’s the best. Thanks Dad!
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4 months
Cornell also reached the NIT. They’ll take on Ohio State. Good for Brian Earl and company. The Big Red definitely deserved postseason play.
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6 months
Tosan has been killing it in the G League. A well-deserved opportunity. Can’t wait for his run in Memphis!
@PrincetonMBB
Princeton Men’s Basketball
6 months
SIGNED. #PrincetonPro Tosan Evbuomwan '23 joins the Memphis Grizzlies on a 10-day contract! 🔗: #MakeShots 🐯🏀
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In New Haven for Princeton vs. Yale tonight at 7. These teams have met in three Ivy League Tournament finals since 2017 including the last two. Over the last decade, this has developed into one of the best rivalries in college basketball. Buckle up. #CBB
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4 years
As always throughout her career, Bella Alarie will represent Princeton and the Ivy League quite well.
@WNBA
WNBA
4 years
With the No. 5 pick in the #WNBADraft 2020 presented by @StateFarm , the @DallasWings select Bella Alarie from @PrincetonWBB !
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I had so much fun working in Arkansas for the Fayetteville Regional. From the fans of all four teams to the hospitality at Baum-Walker Stadium to the baseball itself, it was a wonderful time. Not pictured: very good BBQ and Whataburger. #RoadToOmaha
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This entrance is tough. Walking out to Sirius in front of 92,000 fans? Chills. Nebraska Volleyball put on a show.
@announcerskeds
Announcer Schedules
11 months
Big Ten Network’s coverage of Nebraska Volleyball’s entrance into Memorial Stadium. @ConnorOnion (pbp), @emilyehman (analyst) & @LPunt (reporter) had the call. The match set the world record for largest attendance (92,003) at a women’s sporting event.
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While Devin Cannady and Jaelin Llewellyn’s numbers from today pop out, Drew Friberg’s 9 second-half points were huge. Princeton desperately needed a lift at the time and he gave it to them.
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1 year
I see the SEC had trouble with an Ivy League opponent in an NCAA Tournament game again. Go figure!
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4 months
Coach Earl did a phenomenal job with Cornell during his tenure. Great hire by William & Mary.
@jeffborzello
Jeff Borzello
4 months
William & Mary has hired Cornell’s Brian Earl as its next head coach, per the school. Earl guided the Big Red to an 11-3 record in the Ivy this season, earning the program’s first-ever trip to the NIT.
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Zach Martini is among Princeton's unsung heroes on the floor. Great to see him honored for his work in the classroom.
@PrincetonMBB
Princeton Men’s Basketball
4 months
Academic All-Ivy League! English major @zachmartini5587 is rewarded for his high performance on the court & in the classroom! 🔗: #MakeShots 🐯🏀
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1 year
This is cool. #MarchMadness
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2 years
Excited to be on the call tonight with Dei Lynam for @blue_coats and @greensboroswarm ! Tip-off at 7pm on @ESPNPlus . #GetYourCoatsOn
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5 years
Meanwhile, let’s check in on the #WorldSeries in Houston as Adam Eaton goes deep for the #Nationals ....
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A shocker in New Haven: Brown overcame a 15-point second half deficit to beat Yale in OT. The 84-81 Brown win guarantees a share of the Ivy League title for Princeton and the number one seed in the Ivy League Tournament.
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3 years
It was great to have @marczumoff on campus last night! What an experience to learn from one of the all-time greats. He provided lots of wisdom. Kudos to the students as well for asking great questions!
@RowanSportsCAM
Sports Communication & Media
3 years
“You have to develop a style that suits your personality”- Wise words from @marczumoff 🎙 #Sixers #rowan #PizzawiththePros #sports #broadcasting
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6 years
The keys scene was amazing. "Where are those keys, Rose?...You know I can't give you the keys right babe?" My favorite by far...and there were some great scenes.
@BlackGirlNerds
Black Girl Nerds
6 years
In honor of #GetOutOneYearLater , we want to know from you the fans, some of your favorite moments in the film.
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Greetings from Hagan Arena in Philly. The last time the Tigers were 9-0, something called the National Football League had yet to play a single game. Today, Princeton goes for a school record 10th win in a row to start the season. They face St. Joe’s at 1pm!
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1 year
It’s been fun watching Darius McGhee play in-person over the last week. Fearless and selfless on the court, which is one of the reasons why Liberty has been successful. Unlimited range as a shooter.
@LibertyMBB
Liberty Men's Basketball
1 year
Forever thankful for you, 2.
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