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UFC Atomweights?
Earlier on this year I published an article discussing the Women's Featherweight Division in the UFC. Unfortunately this division, without question is the weakest division in the whole UFC. They don't even have an official top 10 ranking. Amanda Nunes is the Women's 145lb champ and that's it. As it stands even with the prospect of Kayla Harrison making her way to the UFC for a "super-fight" with Amanda Nunes. That's really all we have to look forward to regarding that division. Unless of course out of nowhere Dana fines an absolute monster of a woman with a following that rivals Conor McGregor. Which let's be real, what are the odds of that happening? I still have faith the division can grow given enough time and love, but while we wait on that. If we can't go heavier, let's see what would happen if we went lighter for the 5th UFC women's weight class.
Dyllon RodillonPublished 2 years ago in UnbalancedCFL Week 12 Recap: Back in the Saddle
When a team hits a rare lull, many wonder how said team will respond. Will they get back on track? Will it serve as just a blip on the radar? Or will the lull continue and turn into a skid? Those were the looming questions that hit the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, who were coming off their first loss of the season in Week 10, and a bye on Week 11. The first test came on a Thursday evening in Winnipeg, as the Bombers hosted the Calgary Stampeders in a West Division battle. It looked a bit shaky for the Bombers, as they actually trailed at halftime. It was only by one point, but still, it wasn't looking good. However, the Bombers did manage to take the lead late in the fourth, and as a result, they won 31-29 over the Stamps. A shaky return to play, but still, a win is a win.
Clyde E. DawkinsPublished 2 years ago in UnbalancedHate the Red Sox? This Yankee Fan Doesn’t Understand
Photo by Jennifer Boyer I began watching baseball in 1973 and simply followed my lineage in adopting the Yankees as my team at the age of nine. Flirting with first place briefly that year, three Bobby Murcer home runs deposited not far from where I was seated was the extent of it. However, I didn’t take kindly to the Baltimore Orioles taking the division that year. 1974 officially introduced me to the Yankees-Red Sox, and I was on the hate train with everyone else. But down the road, I have never been able to understand the disdain Yankee fans have for their rival to the north.
Rich MonettiPublished 2 years ago in UnbalancedA Look at the 2003-04 Tampa Bay Lightning
I remember the 2003-04 NHL season very vividly; for positive reasons and for a negative reason. The season started a few months after I graduated from high school, and I remember being elated and stunned when Paul Kariya and Teemu Selanne joined the Colorado Avalanche. As an Avalanche fan, I was salivating, but unfortunately, the acquisitions didn't help the team get over the hump and get back to that glory that they achieved three seasons prior. The negative reason was a big one, the dreaded "l" word was looming: lockout. There were talks of a lockout coming after that season, but I tried my best not to dwell on that. As I've done for my whole life, I focused on the positives, and one of them was the sudden rise of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Clyde E. DawkinsPublished 2 years ago in UnbalancedNOT the Ultimate Guide to Recurve Archery Equipment 2
Bowstring Bowstring is a very important piece of equipment. It affects consistency, bow feedback to the archer, and arrow speed etc. Working on the bowstring can be the easiest way to tune the bow, to a limited extend, and make the arrow spine matching the draw weight without altering the limbs or changing to another set of arrows. Bowstrings are consumable. Regular maintenance by waxing is required for most bowstrings. There are many references available online e.g. How to wax a bowstring and there is no point for me to repeat it here. It is time to consider changing to a new bowstring if you find the string frayed or the color is fading. You should act immediately if you see any strand broken. I would not consider it too frequent for leisure archers to change the bowstring annually. For archers having high training volume, it is reasonable to change strings every few months or even in a shorter period of time.
Calvin LeePublished 2 years ago in UnbalancedDouble champ is back
I'm a little late but sue me. I still have to work my day job so I'm not writing as much as I would like but I'm working on that I promise. Anyways, Amanda Nunes is back, that fight was a freaking war! Wow, that fight definitely lived up to the hype and certainly earned the UFC way more fans. I have to give it up to both Pena and Nunes. I didn't really mind who won the rematch, the narratives both ways were great. But it is amazing to literally watch history be made, as Amanda said in her post fight interview she's the only double champ to regain her double champ status after losing one of her belts.
Dyllon RodillonPublished 2 years ago in UnbalancedA Look at the 1995-96 and 2000-01 Colorado Avalanche
You know, I've been writing stories on Vocal for a little over a year, and it's hard to believe that this is my 500th story. What isn't hard to believe is the subject that #500 would be about. Something near and dear to me as a hockey fan: the Colorado Avalanche's first two Stanley Cups. First, a history lesson. Before playing in Denver, the Avalanche played their first 16 NHL seasons as the Quebec Nordiques, who were actually one of four teams who moved from the World Hockey Association to the NHL (the other three being the Edmonton Oilers, the Hartford Whalers, and the Winnipeg Jets). The Nordiques didn't have a lot of success in the NHL; in fact, they only reached the Conference Finals twice (1982 and 1985). Their only Adams Division championship came in the 1985-86 season, and in their final season in Quebec, the Nordiques would win the renamed Northeast Division, but both division titles resulted in first round exits.
Clyde E. DawkinsPublished 2 years ago in UnbalancedBasketball Shot Names & Types
Basketball is a shooting game in which command on fundamentals truly pays back. To stand invincible in the game, players along with their team need to make as many shots as they can – this increases the probability for the ball to go in the net which is the only thing that can bring victory. Meanwhile, to accomplish victory, you have to stand out from your opponents in rebounding and defensive expertise – for this, you must know about different basketball shots name, and their methods of execution.
Catherine DavisPublished 2 years ago in Unbalanced