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MBU to MLB: One Spartan’s Big League Dream Coming True

Written by Trevor Chaney on . Posted in Sports

Josh Fuentes, who played at Missouri Baptist University five years ago, is now the 11th-rated prospect in the Colorado Rockies organization, according to MLB.com, and he looks to continue his success as he got called up to the Big Leagues this week, delivering a base hit in his first-ever Major League at-bat.

Photos courtesy of MBU Athletics and the Colorado Rockies

Josh Fuentes, then and now. In the photo on the left, Fuentes fields a ball and makes the throw to first base while shoring up the infield as a Missouri Baptist University Spartan five years ago. In the photo on the right, Fuentes dons his big league uniform as he was called up this week to the Colorado Rockies.

“Uncle Drew” and the Squad Rock the Park in Hoops Hit

Written by Alexia Duncan on . Posted in Arts & Entertainment

 The old school meets the new school in “Uncle Drew,” a hilarious basketball comedy that also has a heart. Uncle Drew and his team take on the young generation in the Rucker Park Tournament and plan to show them how the game of basketball is really played.

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NBA All-Star Kyrie Irving in the 2016 playoffs against Oklahoma City, when he played with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Irving stars as Uncle Drew in the 2018 hit comedy, “Uncle Drew.”

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