The Phil Naessens Show 5-22-2013 The Cleveland Cavaliers Win the Lottery

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The Cleveland Cavaliers hit the Lottery and the Indiana Pacers travel to Miami to take on the Heat in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Please join host Phil Naessens and special guest Andy Flint preview this series, discuss the NBA lottery, Phil Jackson, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Vinny Del Negro, the New York Knicks and much more on Wednesday’s Phil Naessens Show.

History Trivia - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia

May 22

334 BC The Macedonian army of Alexander the Great defeated Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus.

337 Constantine the Great, the first Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity died.

 760 - 14th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.

1377 Pope Gregory XI issued five papal bulls to denounce the doctrines of English theologian John Wycliffe.

1455 Wars of the Roses: at the First Battle of St Albans, Richard, Duke of York, defeated and captured King Henry VI of England.

The Phil Naessens Show 5-21-2013 Fantasy Baseball Tuesday

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Would you trade Mike Trout for Troy Tulowitski and Clayton Kershaw? Rotowire Fantasy Baseball Writer Nick Falk joins host Phil Naessens to discuss this possible trade plus listener questions regarding James Loney, Jayson Werth, Travis Wood, Jon Jay, Daniel Nava and Scott Kazmir plus sleepers and options and much more on the Fantasy Baseball Tuesday edition of The Phil Naessens Show.

History Trivia - Picts defeat Northumbrians at Nachtansmere

May 21

On this day The Agonalia was held. It was held on January 9th, March 17th, May 21st, and December 11th.  On each day a ram was sacrificed, probably as an offering to Janus.

685 English settlement was halted at the Firth of Forth when Picts defeated Northumbrians at Nachtansmere.

878 Syracuse, Italy was captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. 

996 Sixteen-year-old Otto III, king of Germany and fourth ruler of the Ottonian (Saxon) dynasty was crowned Holy Roman Emperor.

987 Louis V, last Carlovingian King of France (966-987), died. 

1420 Charles VI ceded France to Henry V of England in the Treaty of Troyes, after Henry's victory at Agincourt.

1471 King Henry VI was killed in the Tower of London.  Edward IV took the throne.

1481 Christian I, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, died.

1553 English Lady Jane Grey married Guildford Dudley.

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The Phil Naessens Show 5-20-2013 The Jurickson Profar Era Begins in Texas!

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The Jurickson Profar era begins tonight in Texas. Please join host Phil Naessens and special guest David Whitlock as they tell you who Jurickson Profar is, discuss injuries to Andy Pettite, Ian Kinsler, Jaime Garcia and David Price, Instant Replay, Reuben’s Rockies and the guys begin to look at MLB Commissioner Bud Selig and the legacy he will leave behind when he retires in 2014.

History Trivia - Picts defeat Northumbrians in Battle of Dunnichen

May 20

325 Roman emperor Constantine called the Council of Nicaea, the first ecumenical Christian council.

526 An earthquake killed about 300,000 people in Syria and Antiochia.

685 The Battle of Dunnichen or Nechtansmere was fought between a Pictish army under King Bridei III and the invading Northumbrians under King Ecgfrith, who were decisively defeated.

1217 The Second Battle of Lincoln was fought near Lincoln, England, resulting in the defeat of Prince Louis of France by William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke.