Full-time freelance sportswriter, covering mostly SIU sports. Umpire, jack of some trades and awesomely sarcastic according to a friend.
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James (Bucky) Dent retweeted
Illinois State coach Brock Spack said Monday that his team will "have some interesting practices ahead" for its bye week following an 0-2 start in the Missouri Valley. "We've got to get a feel for the QB situation." ISU has used Gage Roy and Beckham Pellant as starters this year.
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James (Bucky) Dent retweeted
Another one! Congratulations to senior libero Jillian Shaneyfelt on her second MVC libero of the week selection of the season!
#MaroonMade | #Salukis
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James (Bucky) Dent retweeted
20% of the remaining unbeaten teams in the FBS are coached by current/former James Madison coaches:
Bob Chesney, UCLA: 4-0
Curt Cignetti, Indiana: 5-0
Billy Napier, JMU: 5-0
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High school sports participation is at an all-time high. Local sports journalism staffs are shrinking. A look at the changing business of high school sports media — and what gets lost when local coverage disappears.
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James (Bucky) Dent retweeted
Trump: “We were a dumb, stupid country led by a very, very stupid person a year ago.”
Fun fact: Donald Trump was president a year ago.
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James (Bucky) Dent retweeted
The top 4 #NFL insiders using the exact same wording in their tweets about officials being suspended. Who handed them the script: ESPN or the NFL?? Wow.
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James (Bucky) Dent retweeted
Why does Elon Musk keep showing up at the White House every time there are elections being held?
Why is Trump suddenly handing him a position of unlimited profit with the "War Dept?"
You don't need to be a genius to see what's going on.
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James (Bucky) Dent retweeted
Trump just told Ohio he may not help them if they vote Democrat.
Read that slowly.
The President of the United States is threatening voters with less federal help if they choose the wrong party.
That’s not politics.
That’s a fucking protection racket.
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James (Bucky) Dent retweeted
You know what’s more dangerous than an undocumented immigrant in America?
A Christian nationalist Nazi with a messiah complex in charge of the U.S. military.
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Charles Barkley puts hammer to nail.
Charles Barkley on Trump: “The thing that bothers me the most is like yo man it’s the United States of America, you’re supposed to take care of everybody even if they didn’t vote for you. How can we lower health costs, get rid of crime, lower gas prices. You’re getting mad at Jimmy Kimmel? Come on man. The thin skin is like yo man, you’re the president. Are you really worrying about Kimmel? Your job is to take care of the people”
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This one goes into the history books at 7:14 p.m. as a 28-16 Youngstown State win at SIU.
Salukis fall to 3-3 overall and 1-1 in the Valley. They travel to South Dakota next Saturday for a 1 p.m. kickoff.
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DJ Williams scrambles 14 yards for a TD with 1:54 remaining, his second score of the game. SIU went for 2 and failed, so it's 28-16 YSU.
Barring an onside kick recovery or two and two more
Saluki scores, that TD is meaningless.
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That does it. Jaden Gilbert with a 6-yard TD run with 3:37 left for a 28-10 YSU lead. Penguins used up nearly 8 1/2 minutes of clock.
SIU simply made too many mistakes on both sides of the ball in the second half to beat a good team.
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After getting 1st-and-goal at the 7, SIU commits holding and personal foul penalties to make it 3rd-and-goal at the 25. Then DJ Williams is picked by Stanley Clyne on a deflected ball in the end zone with 12:01 left.
YSU up 21-10 and has the ball. That was sub-optimal for SIU.
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The third quarter is in the books here at Saluki Stadium with YSU owning a 21-10 lead. SIU has the ball at the Penguins' 46, 2nd-and-11, as the fourth period begins.
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