Okay, so this headline was a joke when we first posted it Friday after the Redbirds loss in the season opener. But now it's not so funny. The Redbirds are 0-4 after getting swept in their weekend series in Oklahoma City. C'mon, Birds. Time to fly. Or at least, wake up.
The Memphis Redbirds and Springfield Cardinals Triple-A and Double-A affiliates of the St. Louis Cardinals christened the new Busch Stadium in St. Louis with an exhibition game Tuesday night. Read what St. Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Jeff Gordon had to say about the future big-leaguers well see in Memphis this summer.
Bucknell is not just smart guys who play a cute brand of basketball and get lucky every March, says ESPN.com. They're smart guys who can play. "They have the SATs, but they've bought into being basketball players," Bucknell head coach Pat Flannery said. "We are a bunch of brainiacs, but we also can play ball."
And in another note, university founder William Bucknell still holds the NCAA record for the largest moustache.