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:
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:
This has to go down as one of Hyemarzig's better finds in a long time - Vic "Raging Bull" Darchinyan entering the ring to famous Armenian Pop star Tata's song dedicated to Darchinyan!
We'll be keeping a close eye on Darchinyan's next fight, which he still hasn't announced. Here are so potential opponents he will be considering:
The NCAA basketball season is now in full swing, and there are several athletes of Armenian descent competing across the country. We will be showcasing a few of our favorite athletes.
What better place to kick things off than in Bruin land, where Sooren Derboghosian has become the first Armenian to compete for UCLA.
This 6'10", 240 lb. center hails from Teheran, Iran, and got his start in the Iranian national basketball program. However, Coach Ben Howland recruited him while he was playing at Glendale Community College in Glendale, CA. This article details his long journey to California:
For those of you following Major League Baseball postseason play, you may have come across Matt Vasgergian announcing games. Vasgergian has been a host on MLB Network since its inception in 2009, and has previously served as a play-by-play announcer for such teams as the Milwaukee Brewers.
Matt originally hails from California, started his career as an actor, and went to USC.
Keep an eye and ear out for Matt as the baseball postseason heats up the next few weeks!
Brazil 2014 Fifa World Cup qualifying continues this Friday for Armenia, as they face Italy at 9:00 p.m Yerevan time (9 a.m. Los Angeles time) at Hrazdan stadium. For our readers in Yerevan who attend this game, we would greatly appreciate picture uploads in the comment section. Balotelli v. Mkhitaryan. Pirlo v. Movsisyan.Wishing nothing but the best of luck and tremendous strength to our boys on this historic day!
