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Gus Wenner’s recipe for achieving success in life: go to Brown University and play in a band with Bruce Willis’ kid. Oh, and be the son of Rolling Stone co-founder and owner Jann Wenner. If you do that, you too could be running RollingStone.com at age 22:
Date: Monday, May 20, 2013 2:52 PM
Subject: Gus Wenner
Dear all:
David Kang and I are very pleased —and I am very proud...
Brown player in critical condition
Police in Providence, R.I., say a Brown University basketball player is in critical condition after being punched in the head in what appeared to be an unprovoked assault.
Deputy Police Chief Thomas Oates says 21-year-old sophomore Joseph Sharkey suffered severe head injuries when a man came up to him and hit him early Sunday morning while he was talking to a group of women on Providence...
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Minor league hockey coach mimics blind man to mock referees
We here at Laugh At Sports love when professional/minor league coaches freak out over bad calls and over the weekend, there was an epic reaction from Wenatchee Wild assistant Chris Clarke after a bad call.As the Wild trailed the Kenai River Brown Bears by the score of 2-1 in WAHL regular season game, the Brown Bears were given a seven-minutes of powerplay time.That drew the ire of...
Junior Hockey Coach Impersonates Blind Man
In a recent game between North American Hockey League teams Kenai River Brown Bears and the Wenatchee Wild… a coach for the Wild decided to make a statement to the refs. After his team received 7 minutes of penalty time in what i assume was a definite loss, the coach threw on some sunglasses, grabbed a players stick and did an impersonation of a blind man on the ice… bow tie...
Did this Tier II Junior A associate coach go too far with his “blind ref” bit?
Chris Clark, associate coach of the Tier II Junior A Wenatchee Wild of the North American Hockey League, might be in a little hot water after this bit. Upset with a call late in a game against the Kenai River Brown Bears, Clark dons a pair of dark sunglasses, grabs a stick, and parades around the ice acting as if he’s visually impaired, in an effort to mock the officials. The bow...
You have never, ever seen a hockey coach imitate a blind ref...on the ice with sunglasses
Chris Clark, an assistant coach for the Wenatchee Wild junior A hockey team, was not happy with the officials during their Saturday night match with the Kenai River Brown Bears. Following a third...
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Junior hockey coach mocks “blind” referee (VIDEO)
Chris Clark, an associate coach of the Wenatchee Wild juniors team showed his displeasure of the referees with a one-of-a-kind display as he escorted himself off the ice near the end of Saturday’s game against the Kenai River Brown Bears.
The Wenatchee Wild are a Tier II Junior A team in Washington state made up of kids that are 16-20 years old. Way to be a role model, Mr. Clark.
Final possession: Brown stuns Providence
Brown and Providence, who play within walking distance of one another, have been competing on the basketball court for over 90 years. The Friars have dominated of late, and haven't lost to the Bears since 2006. But that all changed tonight. Senior Tucker Halpern is the only real 3-point threat the Bears have, and tonight he made 8 from behind the arc on his way to 28 points....
Brown loses 84-57 at No. 22 Notre Dame
Matt Sullivan and Sean McGonagill played pretty well on a rough night for Brown.
Sullivan scored 18 and McGonagill had 15 points, but the Bears lost 84-57 at No. 22 Notre Dame on Saturday.
The captain guards each were 6 for 12 from the field. Sullivan made four 3-pointers and also had six rebounds and three assists. McGonagill made three 3s.
Sullivan and McGonagill entered the...
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December 08, 2012
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John Brown University's Annual 'Toilet Paper Game' Lives Up to Reputation (Video)
College sports is full of all kinds of wacky, offbeat traditions that make everyone rethink their college choices. John Brown University in Arkansas has one such tradition that actually has basketball-related consequences.
When John Brown opens their home basketball slate, it is tradition that when the first basket is scored fans respond by hurling thousands of rolls...
College basketball team receives technical foul after fans shower court with toilet paper
Behold one of the most outrageous celebrations in all of basketball. Watch as the boisterous crowd at John Brown University lets the toilet paper fly during Thursday night's affair against Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College. As odd as it may seem, the act has been a long-standing tradition at John Brown for over two decades.Fans annually hurl several thousand rolls of toilet...
Brown University Removing Joe Paterno's Name From Program
The fallout from the Freeh Report continues and now Joe Paterno's alma mater, Brown University, is beginning to remove his name from the entire football program.
Brown is removing Paterno's name from the title of its head coaching position and the renaming of an award presented to the school's most outstanding freshman male athlete.
According to WJAR, a TV station out...
Brown Bears battle vs Johnson & Wales Wildcats highlights college odds menu
Nov 11, 5:00 PM | Pizzitola Sports Center
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The Bears hope to be lousy hosts on Friday as the Johnson & Wales Wildcats pay a visit to Pizzitola Sports Center on the college basketball betting menu.
Brown battles the Wildcats, currently sitting with a 0-0 mark (0-0 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always...
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November 11, 2011
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College basketball’s best technical foul requires lots of toilet paper
With growing impatience, they stood and waited.
Hundreds of blue-and-gold-clad John Brown University students craned their necks in anticipation of their team's first basket Tuesday night, rolls of toilet paper in one hand and cell phone cameras poised to capture the moment in the other.
When John Brown senior Andy Garcia put back a teammate's botched alley-oop attempt 75...
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November 02, 2011
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Cedric Kuakumensah Talks Decision to Head to Brown in 2012
Cedric KuakumensahBy Paul Seaver (TheArenaPulse) Cedric Kuakumensah, a native of Worcester, Massachusetts, verbally committed to Brown University on Sunday night. He become the first addition for the Bears and head coach Jesse Agel from the class of 2012.Prior to his announcment, the 6-foot-8 forward had also been considering Penn and Holy Cross.With a decision in place, Kuakumensah...
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October 04, 2011
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