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Last Updated: Alternative Titles: Battle of Adowa, Battle of Adua Battle of Adwa, Adwa also spelled Adowa or Italian Adua, (March 1, 1896), military clash at Adwa, in north-central Ethiopia, between the Ethiopian army of Emperor Menilek II and Italian forces. The Ethiopian army’s victory checked Italy’s attempt to build an empire in Africa. The victory had further significance for being the first crushing defeat of a European power by African forces during the colonial era. Prel...

By Tom Ponzo Feb 27, 2021 Beckles and Recher is comin at you from Tampa Catholic High School on a TGIF! The boys are there to see the diamond rivalry between the Crusaders and the Jesuit Tigers, still bringing it with Fox Sports Florida reporter and host Kailey Mizelle, Captain Mike Andersons fishing report on this beautiful weekend, Rays Radio pre- and post-game host Neil Solondz and the weekend checkdown with Greg Wolf! Plus, Mr. Know It All, Halftime Heat, On This Day in Sports History, and...

By Tom Ponzo Feb 26, 2021 We definitely make up for Wednesdays abbreviated Beckles and Recher show on Thursday! First, NHL Network analyst and former Bolts GM Brian Lawton joins us! We then speak with Spectrum Sports anchor Chris Torello to talk all things Tampa Bay sports. Then the hall-of-famer Phil Esposito joins us for his weekly banter on all things Lightning, then we debut a new segment, Flavor of Tampa Bay, where this week, we discuss our favorite burgers! We speak with Wayne Hogan abo...

By Tom Ponzo Feb 24, 2021 Lots happening on Tuesdays Beckles and Recher show, especially in the wake of Tiger Woods auto accident, which we discussed a lot on the show. But there were other things going on as well, as Mike Cairns from Spectrum 360 Sports joins us to talk a little Rays baseball, then our weekly chat with Bobby "The Chief" Taylor, recapping Monday nights 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Then we got a surprise call from NBA great Tracy McGrady as he opens a new restaurant in...

By Tom Ponzo Feb 22, 2021 On Mondays Beckles & Recher Show, we had a half-hour shortened show, but there was a lot to talk about! Our first guest Monday is Tampa Bay Times Lightning beat reporter Eduardo A. Encina! Then we chat with UFC Featherweight and Tampas own Aalon Cruz as he preps for his UFC 259 matchup Saturday, March 6! Then a Tampa Bay Rays discussion with Fox Sports Suns Rich Hollenberg! Also, Halftime Heat, On This Day in Sports History and Pick to Click. All that and MORE!!  

Happy Birthday Azhar Ali The Pakistan Test Skipper turns 35 today. Should lead until hes aged 38 up until the second World Test Championship final in 2023. Big Match player: 205* at the MCG boxing day Test 2016. 50 vs India in the Champions Trophy pool game 2017. 76 vs England in the Champions Trophy semi final 2017. 59 vs India in the Champions Trophy final 2017. Crucial half century in the Test win at Lords in 2018 to set up the foundations for an impressive lead. Greatest Pakistan p...

Pictures from space! Our image of the day Space 16/02/2021 Space.com Staff © Provided by Space Valentine Island in northern Western Australia is a swirling mix of blues and reddish browns, as seen from space by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. The mission, which is made up of two satellites, imaged the tiny island for Valentines Day. Valentine Island is just about 1 mile (1.60 kilometers) long and 0.15 miles (250 meters) wide and can be found in the King Sound, a large gu...

By Tom Ponzo Feb 13, 2021 On the first non-football Friday with Beckles & Recher, the boys pondered rumors of both JJ Watt and Odell Beckham joining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the limited possibility of those scenarios happening. Guests on todays show include NHL Network analyst Dave Reid, Captain Mike Anderson, The Athletics Greg Auman, the mother of Leukemia-stricken 8-year-old Kobe, Meme Price, FOX Sports Rays analyst Doug Waechter, and Greg Wolf, to give us the Checkdown on this weekend...

By Tom Ponzo Feb 11, 2021 On Wednesdays Beckles & Recher Show, the guys closed out boat parade coverage as we said goodbye and thank you to the Buccaneers for providing us a special season! Joining us after the parade was Buccaneers COO Brian Ford! Also joining us Wednesday: Lightning Insider Erik Erlendsson, Tampa Bay Times Rays beat writer Marc Topkin, and UFC Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman! Plus, Halftime Heat, the Birthday Challenge, On This Day in Sports History, Pick to Click and a ...

A Freedom-Fighter Forever Celebrated 31 years ago today, February 11, the South African icon Nelson Mandela walked through Victor Verster Prison gate to freedom after having been incarcerated for 27 years. A prison sentence that the lawyer and social activist had received — along with several others including Andrew Mlangeni and Govan Mbeki, for leading the movement to end the racist, brutal and segragative apartheid regime in the country. A highly oppressive white-supremacist system that exi...