Prior to making Astros out of themselves, the Houston team thought they were "big shots" with this name
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Spartans hope Las Vegas tourney will pay off big in 21-5A - Houston ...  Dec 20, 2001 ... Just before the Stratford boys basketball team took off for the ... Stratford senior football player Brian Shelfer's name was misspelled in the Dec. ... We missed multiple shots and they were able to make some big shots. ... "We thought we had a great chance," Barreras said. ..... Houston Astros news and alerts.
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The Six Shooter April 14, 2014 - Playmaker Magazine  Apr 14, 2014 ... He stepped up and made the big shots in the final round but he didn't ... We thought we were going to see history. ... Just when we thought the Indiana Pacers might not even make it to the Eastern Conference Finals, they start looking ... Winning two out of three against a Houston Astros team destined to...
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Gonzaga has earned its place on basketball map - Houston Chronicle  Mar 14, 2002 ... Three years since the 10th-seeded Zags -- or were they the ... before losing to Connecticut, they have replaced both a head coach and ... Brad Holland: Besides having good players, they make big shots. ... When one of his players received a technical foul, a rarity, Few considered kicking the kid off the team.
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This question originally aired on November 18 - Jeopardy Questions  Category: SPORTS Question: Prior to making Astros out of themselves, the Houston team thought they were big shots with this name. Answer: Colt .45's
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A Meditation On Melo: Where He Is, Where He's Been, And Where ...  Aug 31, 2010 ... So before we talk about where he's going, we probably need to talk about ... He plays for one of the best teams in the entire league. ... Of course, making someone like Kat Stacks look bad is like Carmelo winning ... has thrown out a few suggestions on Twitter recently, and they're all ..... Yes I said thought.
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Dose of Buffa  Page 113  One Man's Thoughts  However, Pujols' bat is as confounding as this team's play. You don't know which Albert will show up from series to series. If he doesn't ... After about 13 okay, fine, thanks routines, Tiger snapped and said something like this. Steve, shut the fuck .... I do have a sick mind, but I'm in my own little world and they know me here.
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Next: Cooperstown Confidential: Resurrecting the Houston Colt .45s  Mar 16, 2012 ... Major League Baseball initially responded by saying that it would not permit the 2012 ... In 1961, the new Houston franchise held a Name The Team contest. ... After all, the Colt .45 has often been described as the gun that won the west, an ... And it's right that MLB is allowing the Astros to do just that.
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List of American League pennant winners - Wikipedia  Each season, one American League (AL) team wins the pennant, signifying that they are the ..... This does not refer to the New York Yankees, who were known as the Baltimore ... Also known as Houston Colt .45's from 1962 to 1964. ... They won the National League pennant in 2005, but this table records only the Astros'...
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Sam Houston 1793 - Texas A&M University  Rebelling at his older brothers' attempts to make him work on the farm and in ... In that capacity, he assisted Oolooteka and his clan in their removal to Indian ... Initially, too, he drank so heavily that he reportedly earned the nickname "Big Drunk. .... John Hoyt Williams, Sam Houston: A Biography of the Father of Texas (New...
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If the Tigers had nicknames from an earlier era - Detroit Athletic  Apr 25, 2012 ... In terms of nicknames, we're living in the most boring era in ... A few speedsters from other eras, including Chief Sockalexis and Clyde Milan, were called Deerfoot. ... In the past, many big players and sluggers, like Bill Skowron of the ... Could also be Scooter like famed Yankee shortstop Phil Rizzuto.
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Twin Towers elevate Spurs - tribunedigital-baltimoresun  Jun 2, 1999 ... SAN ANTONIO -- Building a team around two skyscrapers only seems like a ... That assessment was made before the Spurs seized a 2-0 lead over ... Bird -- before this Twin Towers thing carried a catchy nickname. ... been NBA champions because they were the first tandem of centers that ... June 24, 1999.
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MetSilverman.com - The Almost Official Website of Author Matthew ...  And they may be as insulted as they might be if Cleveland's team was called Krauts ..... for the Houston Astros (or at least their minor league affiliate in Troy) would .... Jim Henderson C+ Back from the baseball dead, he had some really good ..... I hadn't missed a Mets postseason game in person since the last two games of...
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Independent Lens . CHAVEZ RAVINE . Talkback | PBS  29 1958.. the first year and last home game in LA.. i have allways been a fan.. and as i ... Fans love for their team, and how we all seem'd to have stolen their Joy of the Dodgers. ... I had allways heard about the last House in Chavez Ravine. ..... to see Major League Baseball in their city and help bring L.A. big league status.
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Jeopary Questions page 812 - THE ROCKETS - TriviaBistro.com  THE ROCKETS: Probably crude gunpowder-filled tubes tied to arrow shafts, rockets appear to have originated in this country  THE GRIZZLIES: With an...
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This American League team was once known as the Plymouth ...  This American League team was once known as the Plymouth Rocks # Quiz # Question. admin. June 30, 2016. American League Images.
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Please begin Yarnell Hill Fire Chapter XXIV here - Investigative MEDIA  Aug 30, 2016 ... Losing almost an entire hotshot crew like that.under those circumstances .... I guess what I am getting atis that I don't want Sonny or Tex or ...... My Mexican wife used to say you can put a suit on a man but if he ...... him up in Mexico, gave him a shot of tequila that conked him out so I could bring him in.
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History of the Houston Rockets - Wikipedia  The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. ... He also took the Rockets to the NBA Finals in 1981, but they were defeated in six games by the Boston Celtics. .... The city's largest indoor arena was 34-year-old Sam Houston Coliseum, but the ...... "It's Just A Matter Of Time".
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The Mercury Have The Title Team Back Together, And ... - WNBA.com  Mar 11, 2016 ... The Lynx star hit one of the free throws and just like that the Mercury were ... Few teams in the league have the wealth of talent and experience...
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Does MLS realize how detrimental the Red Bull's branding is to their ...  Jun 2, 2014 ... /r/MLS Rules - Read These BEFORE Posting! ..... Then the yankees should buy the giants, rangers, and knicks, and mets, ... Are there any other teams that are named after their sponsor? .... If the New York Red Bulls were a 50+ year old team and Red Bull ..... NYCFC is doing this now and are doing it well.
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Boston Ball. a brand new site for Boston Red Sox Baseball past and ...  I think whoever wins the last game of the year, it always turns out there are some ..... He noted that the Boston Americans took up the name Red Sox last winter, .... Big Ed Delahanty and his four brothers all played major league baseball. ...... Like Pedro & Ramon, there was a period of time when Tony and Billy were both on...
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Top 25 Things Every Hoya Should Know | Georgetown Alumni Online  Many years ago, there was a team at Georgetown called the Stonewalls, and it is suggested that a student applied the Greek and Latin terms and dubbed them Hoya Saxa, meaning what rocks! Hoya has since become a nickname for Georgetown's athletic teams and students.