Breaking News: Sarkisian Hired as USC Football Coach

Steve Sarkisian, previously featured on HyeMarzig, takes reins as the storied USC football program's newest coach. This would be most prestigious college football coaching job held by an Armenian American since the legendary Ara Parseghian era in Notre Dame came to end. Congratulations to Steve Sarkisian!

USC Hires Sarkisian

 

Armenia's final World Cup qualifier at 11:45 a.m. Pacific Time - even though several things would have to go their way for them to qualify, they are still mathematically very much alive.

Onto Victory!

Denmark v. Armenia

Will this be it? Will Armenia beat Denmark to take over the second spot in Group B standings, putting them in prime position to qualify for Brazil 2014?

Denmark v. Armenia Article

Armenia will most certainly have to be weary of a hungry Danish team seeking revenge following a 4-0 thrashing in Copenhagen at the hands of the Armenians. Tune in to espn3.com at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time.

Onto Victory!

UCLA & Kaprielian on Verge of Championship!

UCLA is on the verge of winning its first ever College World Series baseball title, heavily relying on setup man James Kaprielian in doing so.

Kaprielian is a 6'4", hard throwing right hander who has a 1.55 ERA this season. He has spent all season setting up National Pitcher of the Year finalist David Berg.

Here is James' UCLA Player Profile: UCLA Player Profile

Kaprielian hails from Tustin, California, and grew up a die-hard USC fan. The following L.A. Times article not only highlights his wise decision to attend UCLA instead, but even talks about the support he has received from the Armenian community!: Kaprielian LA Times Article

James threw a scoreless 7th inning in yesterday's 3-1 win against Mississippi State, bringing UCLA one win away from the national title! We wish James incredible success as he vies to join the ranks of such all time Major League Baseball greats of Armenian ancestry as Steve Bedrosian, the 1987 N.L. Cy Young Award Winner. 

Here is some highlight footage on YouTube from James' successful Freshman campaign at UCLA:

 Kaprielian Freshman Highlight Footage

BREAKING NEWS: Mkhitaryan Onto Liverpool?

The Guardian is reporting Liverpool are targeting Armenian Henrikh Mkhitaryan as their top transfer target this summer.

Mkhitaryan Liverpool

More on this developing story shortly!

Kevorken & UCI Anteaters Repeat as Men's Volleyball Champions

Junior middle blocker Scott Kevorken and the UCI Anteaters successfully defended their championship by defeating BYU 3-0 on May 4, 2013, at Pauley Pvillion on UCLA's campus. Kevorken was a defensive stalwart, recording 11 block assists and 1 solo block, and was a key component of the Anteaters game plan.

Here are a couple of articles covering their championship:

ESPN Article

UCI Article

The 6'9" Kevorken has previously competed for the USA Junior Olympic squad, and played for the Pacific Palisades Volleyball Club from 2007-2009.

Congratulations to Scott on a job well done!

Armenia v. Czech Republic on espn3.com

Browse to www.espn3.com to watch Armenia take on Czech Republic in a pivotal Brazil 2014 World Cup qualifying match.

Armenia sets second-to-last in Group B standings, and is in desperate need for 3 points to keep their qualifying hopes alive.

More to come shortly! On to victory boys!

Bulgaria Wrestling Coach Nazaryan Fasts

The Associated Press is reporting that Bulgarian National Wrestling head coach Armen Nazaryan has started a fast to protest the International Olympic Committee's controversial decision last month to cut wrestling from the 2020 Olympics in Istanbul, Madrid or Tokyo.

The Gyumri-born Armenian represented Bulgaria and won gold at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney and bronze at the 2004 Athens Olympics, both in Greco-Roman Wrestling. Here is an article announcing Nazaryan's strike:

Nazaryan Fasts

The following article details how intertwined wrestling is certain cultures.

Wrestling as Cultural Heritage

This issue has even united political foes U.S. and Iran in their bid to have wrestling reinstated:

U.S., Iran Unite to Fight IOC Decision

HyeMarzig is keeping a close eye on developments on this story, especially in light of Armenia's own success at the 2012 London Olympics in wrestling.