Mega Sports News

Jalen Tate 11 | G | Gr.Sr. | 6-6 | 175 | Pickerington, Ohio | Pickerington Central HS / Northern Kentucky 2020-21 J Tate the Great• Jalen Tate has been exactly what was expected of him … a long, lock-down defender that is a strong […]

University of Notre Dame men’s basketball junior guard Prentiss Hubb has been named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Third Team, by a vote from the league coaches and media members, as announced on Monday, March 8, 2021. Hubb led the ACC in total assists (145) […]

Florida St. (15-5,11-4 ACC) VS Notre Dame (10-14,7-11 ACC) NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Notre Dame men’s basketball team (10-14, 7-11) knocked off No. 11 Florida State (15-5, 11-4) on Saturday, rolling to an 83-73 victory inside Purcell Pavilion. It marked the Fighting Irish’s first ranked win since November of […]

3/7/2021 Both players earned all-league honors for the first time. NEW YORK, N.Y. –  It was announced today (March 7) that Providence College senior center Nate Watson (Portsmouth, Va.) and junior guard David Duke (Providence, R.I.) each earned All-BIG EAST Second Team honors.  It marks the first time since […]

3/6/2021 PROVIDENCE, R.I.– The Providence College men’s basketball team defeated the No. 10 Villanova Wildcats, 54-52, on Saturday, March 6 at Alumni Hall in Providence, R.I. on Senior Night. With the win, the Friars conclude the regular season with a record of 13-12 overall and 9-10 […]

3/6/2021 AUBURN, Ala. – Allen Flanigan scored 17 of his game-high 22 points in the second half to lead Auburn to a season-ending 78-71 win over Mississippi State Saturday at Auburn Arena, giving Bruce Pearl career victory No. 600. “It was really good to finish up winning two of our […]

March 08, 2021 STILLWATER – Oklahoma State star guard Cade Cunningham earned the season’s final Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honor. This represents his ninth Big 12 weekly award of the season – seventh as the top newcomer – and his third in a row. The […]

 March 06, 2021 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Sophomore Avery Anderson III scored a career-high 31 points to lead No. 17 Oklahoma State to an 85-80 victory over No. 6 West Virginia on Saturday in their Big 12 regular-season finale. The Cowboys (18-7, 11-7 Big 12) made up for […]

MOREHEAD, Ky. – Add yet another accolade to what has been an outstanding start to Johni Broome’s college career. With his latest OVC Freshman of the Week award, the 6-10 forward now holds the MSU record for most individual OVC honors in a season. The previous mark belonged […]

MOREHEAD, Ky. — In the midst of a historically successful 2020-21 season, the Morehead State men’s basketball program has reaped the benefits of tireless work this year by earning several All-Ohio Valley Conference honors, including the Freshman of the Year and Coach of the Year. Freshman […]

3/6/2021 BOX SCORE (PDF) EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Ten years and one day after winning the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament championship, the Morehead State men’s basketball program staked its claim again to the conference title Saturday night. Facing top-seeded Belmont for the second time in a week (after […]

Rock Hill, S.C. – Winthrop’s Pat Kelsey was named the Big South Conference Coach of the Year while Chandler Vaudrin was voted the Big South Conference Player of the Year as the league office announced the annual men’s basketball awards Friday afternoon. The Eagles garnered a total of six honors. Kelsey […]

 3/7/2021 Rock Hill, S.C. –D.J. Burns Jr. scored a game-high 22 points on 11-of-12 shooting to help Winthrop to an 80-53 victory in the 2021 Hercules Tires Big South Conference Championship match, Sunday afternoon inside the Winthrop Coliseum. The Eagles have now won back-to-back championships and […]

ASUN Postseason Awards  was well-recognized on the ASUN All-Conference Postseason awards, as Darius McGhee was named the ASUN Player of the Year, Elijah Cuffee was named the ASUN Defensive Player of the Year and Head Coach Ritchie McKay was named ASUN Coach of the Year. […]

March 7, 2021  Jacksonville, Fla. For the third straight season, Liberty is crowned ASUN Tournament Champions, as the Flames defeated North Alabama 79-75 in the ASUN Championship game, Sunday afternoon at UNF Arena. Liberty clinches the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with a 23-5 […]

Every Year INTERNATIONAL (WORKING) WOMEN’S DAY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 1700s DIED 1702: KING WILLIAM III 1790s BORN 1799: SIMON CAMERON (PENNSYLVANIA POLITICAL BOSS, U.S. SENATOR, SECRETARY OF WAR) 1840s BORN 1841: OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES (SUPREME COURT JUSTICE) 1850s 1855: FIRST TRAIN CROSSED NIAGARA RAILWAY SUSPENSION […]

The American Athletic Conference has announced that the SMU-Tulsa men’s basketball game scheduled for Sunday, March 7, has been cancelled due to the suspension of activities at SMU. As this cancellation effectively ends the Mustangs’ regular season, SMU will designate Sunday as “Class of 2021 […]

Through first three races the NASCAR Cup Series season, Stewart-Haas Racing’s Chase Briscoe has held the Sunoco Rookie of the Year standings lead and following his 18th-place finish at Homestead-Miami he has extended his lead to nine points over Front Row Motorsport’s Anthony Alfredo in […]

For the first time at the Circuit of The Americas, three former NASCAR Cup Series champions – Chase Elliott, Brad Keselowski and Martin Truex Jr. – shook down the 20-turn, 3.41-mile-long course in stock cars as part of a Goodyear tire test in preparation for […]

Last weekend Hendrick Motorsport’s driver William Byron grabbed his second NASCAR Cup Series career win (Daytona, Homestead) and as a result added his name to the list of drivers locked into the Playoffs for 2021; joining Michael McDowell and Christopher Bell. Byron is currently 13th […]

NASCAR Cup Series Next Race: Pennzoil 400 Presented by Jiffy Lube The Place: Las Vegas Motor Speedway The Date: Sunday, March 7 The Time: 3:30 p.m. ET TV: FOX, 3 p.m. ET Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Distance: 400.5 miles (267 laps); Stage 1 (Ends […]

NASCAR Xfinity Series Next Race: Alsco Uniforms 300 The Place: Las Vegas Motor Speedway The Date: Saturday, March 6 The Time: 4:30 p.m. ET TV: FS1, 4 p.m. ET Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Distance: 300 miles (200 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 45), […]

Chandler Smith holds an early lead in the Sunoco Rookie of the year standings following a pair of races in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. Smith was the highest-finishing Sunoco Rookie contender in the Daytona Road Course race and now sits 15 points […]

March 05, 2021 CINCINNATI (9-10, 7-6 AAC)at  EAST CAROLINA (8-9, 2-9 AAC)Sunday, Mar. 7 // 1 p.m. ETMinges Coliseum // Greenville, N.C.SERIES INFO: 17th meeting; Cincinnati leads 14-2 overall; Cincinnati leads 8-0 at home and 6-2 in Greenville, N.C.,STREAK: Cincinnati – 2LAST YEAR’S MEETINGS: Cincinnati won 82-57 on Jan. […]

March 04, 2021 CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati men’s basketball team made a late run but came up just short in a 78-64 nonconference loss on Thursday inside Fifth Third Arena. Vanderbilt (8-14) had answers for everything Cincinnati (9-10) threw at the Commodores, sinking eight three […]

After thrice tallying one win in a season (2017, 2018, 2020), Ben Rhodes has come out of the chute on fire this season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series – sweeping the opening two races of the year on the pair of Daytona International […]

Next Race: Bucked Up 200 The Place: Las Vegas Motor Speedway The Date: Friday, March 5 The Time: 9 p.m. ET TV: FS1, 8 p.m. ET Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Distance: 201 miles (134 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 30), Stage 2 (Ends […]

Special Spotlight: Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award Nominations Are Open Nominations opened this week for The NASCAR Foundation’s 11th annual Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award, a recognition that honors the philanthropic ideals and vision of Betty Jane France, The NASCAR Foundation’s late founder and chairperson. […]

Razorbacks are 21-5, 13-4 in the Southeastern Conference. Eric Musselman was named Arkansas’ 13th head men’s basketballcoach on April 7, 2019. He has over 30 years of coaching experience,including five as a collegiate head coach and 14 as a professionalhead coach.In his five years as […]

March 6, 2021 DePaul Alum, Arizona State Assistant is 29th Man to Lead Huskie Program DeKALB, Ill. – Rashon Burno, who has spent the last six seasons at Arizona State, including the last five as associate head coach, was announced as the new Northern Illinois University […]

Mar 05, 2021 DETROIT – The Detroit Pistons announced Friday the club had reached a buyout agreement with Blake Griffin and simultaneously requested waivers on the veteran forward.  Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. “Blake has been a great representative for our franchise and […]

3/3/2021 NEW YORK — Following Governor Andrew Cuomo’s recent announcement allowing partial spectator capacity at sporting events in New York State, the BIG EAST Conference has announced that a limited number of tickets will be provided to each of the participating teams in the upcoming […]

3/1/2021 After leading the Bulldogs to a 2-0 week, Chuck Harris has been named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week. The conference office made the announcement Monday, March 1. For Harris, it is his second weekly freshman honor after also being recognized Dec. 28. Harris had a game-high 20 […]

Butler defeated No. 8/6 Villanova, 73-61, Sunday afternoon at Hinkle Fieldhouse. NOTES: The game served as Butler’s home finale and Senior Day. Butler is 8-4 at Hinkle this season, including 7-3 in BIG EAST home games. Butler has won four of the last five games […]

1830s BORN 1837: HENRY DRAPER (ASTRONOMER) 1840s 1842: QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY HELD ITS FIRST CLASSES, KINGSTON, ONTARIO BORN 1849: LUTHER BURBANK (HORTICULTURIST) 1870s BORN 1875: JOSEPH MAURICE RAVEL (COMPOSER) 1876: ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL RECEIVED A PATENT FOR HIS TELEPHONE 1878: TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE INCORPORATED 1890s 1897: […]

March 5, 2021 COLUMBUS, Ohio –No. 7 Ohio State (18-7, 12-7) is back in action at 4 p.m. Saturday vs. No. 4 Illinois (19-6, 15-4) at Value City Arena in Columbus. The game will be televised by ESPN. It’s Senior Day in Columbus. CJ Walker, Kyle […]

March 6, 2021 Fighting Illini stars Ayo Dosunmu and Kofi Cockburn are on the 2021 National Ballot for the John R. Wooden Award presented by Wendy’s, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced Saturday on ESPN College GameDay. Selected by the Wooden Award National Advisory Board, the National Ballot consists of […]

#4 ILLINOIS (19-6, 15-4) at #7 Ohio State (18-7, 12-7) Date | Time Saturday, March 6, 2021 | 3 p.m. CT (4 p.m. ET) Location Columbus, Ohio | Value City Arena Television ESPN (Bob Wischusen & Dick Vitale) Live Stream WatchESPN.com | ESPN App Radio  Busey Bank Illini Sports Network | Listen | TuneIn | Sirius (Ch 83) XM […]

Fri, Mar 5, 2021 Dayton Fights Back, But Falls 73-68 At VCU In A-10 Quarters Flyers Trailed By As Much as 19 Inside 10 Minutes To Play RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Dayton men’s basketball team couldn’t climb all the way out of the 19-point […]

March 2, 2021 COLUMBIA, S.C. – Three Razorbacks scored 20-plus points – led by a game-high 28 by Moses Moody – to give #12/13 Arkansas a 101-73 victory over South Carolina Tuesday night at Colonial Life Arena. Arkansas (20-5, 12-4 SEC) clinches the #2 seed at […]

March 4, 2021 Birmingham, Ala. – In a continuing effort to recognize the accomplishments of student-athletes beyond the field of competition, the SEC once again highlighted a Community Service Team for men’s basketball for the 2020-21 season. Freshman Moses Moody was selected as Arkansas’ representative on […]

COURTESY BLUE JACKETS COMMUNICATIONS

Fri, Mar 5, 2021 79th Running Of America’s Most Historic Motorcycle Race Kicks Off At 1 p.m. ET; Event Followed By Progressive American Flat Track Race At Volusia Half-Mile At 7 p.m. ET DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 5, 2021) – TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold announced today […]

She is the first to admit that she is not an early riser and when her alarm went off this morning at 5 a.m. ET, Carlota Ciganda would normally want to press snooze. But today was different. “I’m Spanish, so Spanish people like to sleep […]

MAR. 6, 2021 II at DALLAS STARS II AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER II 7 PM CT (8 PM ET) CBJ BROADCAST INFORMATION TV:  FOX Sports Ohio   Jeff Rimer (play-by-play), Jody Shelley (color analyst), Dave Maetzold (reporter)      Radio:  97.1 FM             Bob McElligott (play-by-play), Dylan Tyrer (host) TODAY’S MATCHUP COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Record:  10-10-5, 23 pts.  (5th, […]

Eventhough they don’t have an experienced QB on the roster, Washington is going is parting ways with Alex Smith. According to multiple reports, Washington has officially released Smith. The move comes after Smith made a remarkable comeback from his 2018 leg injury to start six […]

For the second week in a row, there’s a new team from the SEC West atop the D1Baseball Top 25 poll. Arkansas ascended to No. 1 for the first time in the seven-year history of the D1Baseball rankings after improving to 7-0 on the season. The […]

With a bogey-free, 5-under par 67 in the first round of the LPGA Drive On Championship presented by Volvik at Golden Ocala, Nelly Korda has shot under par in nine straight rounds to open the 2021 season, and owns 10 consecutive under-par rounds dating back […]

The LPGA Tour returns to Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club for the first time since 2016 when the venue hosted the second playing of the Coates Championship presented by R+L Carriers. Golden Ocala is set to host 120 players from March 4-7 including the […]

Major Champion and Two-Time LPGA Tour Winner to Provide Analysis and Insights Throughout LPGA Tour and PGA TOUR Coverage in 2021 Events Include U.S. Women’s Open, Amundi Evian Championship, Solheim Cup and PGA TOUR’s Honda Classic Pressel Makes 2021 Debut This Week at LPGA Drive […]

The Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings (WWGR) today announced a return to its “normal” historical ranking calculations beginning with tournaments staged the week of March 1, 2021. On March 20, 2020, the WWGR announced a pause in the rankings amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. On […]

Gainbridge LPGA Lake Nona Golf & Country Club | Lake Nona, Orlando, Fla. | Feb. 25-28, 2021 Hometown/Resides: Bradenton, Fla./Sarasota, Fla. Birthdate: July 28, 1998; currently 22 years, 7 months Qualified for LPGA Tour: Finished ninth on the Symetra Tour’s 2016 Volvik Race for the Card to first […]

 MARCH 5, 2021 On Friday, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced the 10 men’s basketball Naismith Men’s Coach of the Year semifinalists. The 10 semifinalists come from six different conferences, with four conferences having two of their head coaches make the exclusive list. 2020 finalists Scott […]

Mar 05, 2021 Central Connecticut State University has announced that Donyell Marshall has stepped down as head men’s basketball coach on Friday to pursue other opportunities.  Marshall spent five years as the head coach of the Blue Devils. “It has been a privilege to serve […]

1470s BORN 1475: MICHELANGELO DI LODOVICO BUONARROTI SIMONI (PAINTER & SCULPTOR) 1520s 1521: GUAM DISCOVERED BY FERDINAND MAGELLAN 1640s 1646: FIRST MACHINE PATENT ISSUED IN NORTH AMERICA WAS GRANTED TO JOSEPH JENCKES OF MASSACHUSETTS 1800s BORN 1806: ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING (POET) 1810s 1819: U.S. SUPREME […]

 MARCH 5, 2021 Collection of themed events, fundraisers throughout March encourage sustainable methods COLUMBUS, OH — The Columbus Blue Jackets invite fans to join the club in promoting environmental sustainability with a host of themed events and fundraisers in March as the club celebrates Green Month, presented by […]

2021 A-10 Championship Bracket (PDF) RICHMOND, Va. – VCU will be the No. 2 overall seed in the upcoming Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament, which will commence with first, second, quarterfinal and semifinal rounds March 3-6 at the Robins Center and Siegel Center. The 2021 A-10 Championship […]

Thu, Mar 4, 2021 Second-Seeded Rams Won First Two Meetings During The Season RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Dayton Flyers will meet VCU in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Championships Friday.  Game time is 3:30 p.m. ET.  The Flyers are the […]

Thu, Mar 4, 2021 Ibi Watson & Jalen Crutcher Combine For 39 Points In 84-72 Win RICHMOND, Va. – Ibi Watson scored a season-high 25 points, while Jalen Crutcher added 14 points and seven assists to lead the University of Dayton men’s basketball team to an […]

1770s 1770: BOSTON MASSACRE. FIVE AMERICAN RIOTERS KILLED IN SKIRMISH WITH BRITISH TROOPS DIED 1770: CRISPUS ATTUCKS (FIRST CASUALTY OF BOSTON MASSACRE) 1830s BORN 1835: WILLIAM STEINWAY (PIANO MANUFACTURER) 1840s 1849: ZACHARY TAYLOR WAS INAUGURATED AS THE 12TH U.S. PRESIDENT; MILLARD FILLMORE BECAME VICE PRESIDENT […]

Wed, Mar 3, 2021 The Atlantic 10 announced last month that the 2021 men’s basketball championship final, which will air on CBS Sports on Sunday, March 14 at 1 p.m., will be hosted by the University of Dayton at UD Arena.  The majority of tickets […]

MARCH 3, 2021 Season Ticket Holder presales begin Thursday; Limited number of tickets will be reserved for public on-sale Saturday COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets announced today that tickets to games beginning with the March 9 matchup vs. the Florida Panthers will go on […]

March 3, 2021 26-year-old defender is a seven-year MLS veteran who has made 116 regular-season appearances COLUMBUS – Columbus Crew SC today announced that it has signed free agent defender Marlon Hairston. The seven-year veteran joins the reigning MLS Cup champions after having most recently played […]

On season-long loan to Austin FC in exchange for $50,000 in General Allocation Money; Crew to receive an additional $50,000 in Allocation Money should Berhalter meet certain performance conditions in 2021 March 3, 2021 COLUMBUS – Columbus Crew SC today announced that it has acquired $50,000 […]

March 03, 2021 Home Finale VANDERBILT (7-14, 3-12 SEC)at CINCINNATI (9-9, 7-6 AAC)Thursday, Mar. 4 // 7 p.m. ETFifth Third Arena // Cincinnati, OhioSERIES INFO: Eighth meeting; Cincinnati leads 6-1 overall; UC leads 3-0 in Cincinnati;UC leads 2-0 in Nashville; Series is tied 1-1 at neutral […]

March 04, 2021 Forward One Of 10 Student-Athletes On The List For Player Of The Year USC men’s basketball freshman forward Evan Mobley has been named a 2021 Naismith Trophy Men’s Player of the Year Semifinalist, it was announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club today (March 4). […]

Thu, Mar 4, 2021 Regular-Season Finale Mid-American Conference Official Statement Regarding Upcoming Men’s Basketball Games“The Miami University at University of Akron and Ohio University at Bowling Green State University men’s basketball games on Friday, March 5 have been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. The games […]

MAR. 2, 2021 II VS. DETROIT RED WINGS II NATIONWIDE ARENA II 7 PM ET GAME AT A GLANCE GOAL SCORERSColumbus: SH – C. Atkinson (10), R. Nash (2), PP – J. Roslovic (5), B. Jenner (7)Detroit: PP – A. Mantha (6) GOALTENDERSColumbus: J. Korpisalo (19 saves, W)Detroit: J. Bernier (23 saves on 27 shots […]

MAR. 4, 2021 II at DALLAS STARS II AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER II 7:30 PM CT (8:30 PM ET) CBJ BROADCAST INFORMATION TV:  FOX Sports Ohio   Jeff Rimer (play-by-play), Jody Shelley (color analyst), Dave Maetzold (reporter)      Radio:  97.1 FM             Bob McElligott (play-by-play), Dylan Tyrer (host) TODAY’S MATCHUP COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Record:  9-10-5, 23 pts.  (5th, […]

The study published today by JAMA Cardiology is an illustration of the collaboration amongst medical experts at MLB, MLS, NBA, NHL, NFL and WNBA and our respective players associations over the past year. Since the onset of the pandemic, we have worked more closely together […]

2IBIWATSONG • R-Sr. • 6-5 • 195Pickerington, Ohio2020-21: 15.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg, .417 3-pt.%• Averages 17.2 points (49.4% 3-pt.) in UD’s win this season• Had 18 points (12 in the second half) in the win at Saint Louis• Played in all 31 games with one […]

March 3rd, 2021 The New York Yankees Wednesday announced that Manager Aaron Boone is taking an immediate medical leave of absence to receive a pacemaker. Surgery is expected to be performed later today at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa. “As many of you know, I underwent open-heart […]

Two iconic Pittsburgh brands extend long-standing agreement with 10-year renewal The Pittsburgh Pirates and PNC Bank today announced a 10-year extension to their current agreement, the centerpiece of which is the continued naming rights of PNC Park. Financial terms were not disclosed. PNC has maintained […]

OAKLAND, Calif. – The inaugural Lou Gehrig Day will be celebrated throughout Major League Baseball on Wednesday, June 2, as announced by the League today. The dedicated date will forever commemorate the legacy of the Hall of Famer who has inspired the ongoing movement to […]

loanDepot Announces “Home Means Everything” RBI Campaign Designed to Donate $500,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of America Baseball’s Official Mortgage Provider Also Doubles Prize of Opening Day Pick ‘Em Presented by loanDepot to $200,000 In Celebration of Baseball Fans Major League Baseball today announced that new […]

The University of Dayton Flyers travel to Richmond, Va. for the Atlantic 10 Men’s BasketballChampionships. The Flyers, the tournament’s seventh seed, will play their first game against10 seed Rhode Island on Thursday, March 4. Game time is 3:30 p.m. ET.Dayton is 13-8, and finished 9-7 […]

3/3/2021 Flyers Are The Tournament’s Seventh Seed DAYTON – The University of Dayton Flyers travel to Richmond, Va. for the Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Championships.  The Flyers, the tournament’s seventh seed, will play their first game against 10 seed Rhode Island on Thursday, March 4.  Game […]

Mar 2, 2021 SAN FRANCISCO – The Pac-12 Conference today announced its 2021 football schedule during a special three-hour broadcast on Pac-12 Network and SiriusXM Pac-12 Radio. Pairing a competitive nine-game Conference schedule with a slate of marquee non-conference matchups, the 2021 schedule includes:  Nine games […]

DAY AIR BALLPARK TO HOST 34 HIGH SCHOOL GAMES FROM MARCH TO MAY PROGRAM SPONSORED BY ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATES DAYTON, OH – Back for 2021, the Dayton Dragons and Day Air Ballpark will host 34 high school baseball games, as 68 area high schools will move a regular […]

DAYTONRecord in 2020-2113-8 The University of Dayton Flyers travel to Richmond, Va. for the Atlantic 10 Men’s BasketballChampionships. The Flyers, the tournament’s seventh seed, will play their first game against10 seed Rhode Island on Thursday, March 4. Game time is 3:30 p.m. ET.Dayton is 13-8, […]

Every Year VERMONT ADMISSION DAY 1670s BORN 1678: ANTONIO VIVALDI (COMPOSER) 1680s 1681: WILLIAM PENN WAS GIVEN A CHARTER FOR LANDS IN THE NEW WORLD BY KING CHARLES II 1750s BORN 1754: BENJAMIN WATERHOUSE (PHYSICIAN) 1780s 1789: THE FIRST CONGRESS MET IN NY 1790s 1791: […]

3/2/2021 Grant Basile turned in a new career-high 35 points and 14 rebounds, but it was not enough as the Wright State men’s basketball team fell to Milwaukee 94-92 in overtime in the quarterfinals of the 2021 Horizon League Championship on Tuesday night. Basile’s 35 points were […]

March 03, 2021 Capacity increased for sports venues up to 25 percent, allowing an additional 2,200 seats LOUISVILLE, Ky. – An additional group of tickets have been released for sale for the University of Louisville’s men’s basketball game against No. 20 Virginia in the KFC […]

March 02, 2021 New residence hall — Denny Crum Hall made possible by L&N Federal Credit Union – named for Hall of Fame Coach LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of Louisville staged a ceremonial groundbreaking on Tuesday for Denny Crum Hall made possible by L&N […]

March 01, 2021 Cards’ forward averaged 14 points and 11 rebounds in a pair of UofL victories last week GREENSBORO, N.C. — University of Louisville forward Jae’Lyn Withers has been named ACC Co-Freshman of the Week for games Feb. 22-28.  He shared the honor with North Carolina […]

March 01, 2021 Senior co-captain reinjured his right foot in the second half at Duke LOUISVILLE, Ky. — University of Louisville senior forward/center Malik Williams reinjured his right foot in the second half at Duke and will be sidelined for 4-6 weeks.  The injury will not require […]

1810s 1812: FIRST U.S. FOREIGN AID BILL AUTHORIZED $50,000 FOR RELIEF OF VICTIMS OF AN EARTHQUAKE IN VENEZUELA 1820s 1820: MISSOURI COMPROMISE WAS PASSED BY U.S. CONGRESS, ADMITTING MAINE AS A FREE STATE AND MISSOURI AS A SLAVE STATE 1830s BORN 1831: GEORGE MORTIMER PULLMAN […]

2/28/21 When Nelly Korda’s final putt dropped at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club, the emotions took over. Tears welled in her eyes, as she realized the day’s reward. The 22-year-old had won her fourth victory on the LPGA Tour since joining in 2017 at […]

MAR. 2, 2021 II vs. DETROIT RED WINGS II NATIONWIDE ARENA II 7 PM ET CBJ BROADCAST INFORMATION TV:  FOX Sports Ohio   Jeff Rimer (play-by-play), Jody Shelley (color analyst), Dave Maetzold (reporter)      Radio:  97.1 FM             Bob McElligott (play-by-play), Dylan Tyrer (host) TONIGHT’S MATCHUP COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Record:  8-10-5, 21 pts.  (5th, Discover Central Division)  […]

3/1/2021 ATLANTA -– Atlanta Hawks President of Basketball Operations/General Manager Travis Schlenk announced today that assistant coach Nate McMillan has been named interim head coach of the team. McMillan joined the Hawks coaching staff on Nov. 11, 2020. As head coach with Seattle (2000-05), Portland (2005-12) […]

3/1/2021 ATLANTA – Atlanta Hawks President of Basketball Operations/General Manager Travis Schlenk announced today that Lloyd Pierce has been relieved of his head coaching duties. “We would like to thank Lloyd for his work and commitment to not only the Hawks organization but the city of […]

Panthers and Raiders playing for semifinal spot in Indianapolis The Milwaukee men’s basketball team continues postseason play Tuesday, heading to Ohio to take on Wright State in Horizon League Basketball Championship quarterfinal action. The Panthers will be looking for some revenge after the Raiders – […]

February 25, 2021 Milwaukee advances in the Horizon League Tournament MILWAUKEE – Te’Jon Lucas led four players in double-figures and the Milwaukee men’s basketball team opened the 2021 Horizon League Tournament with an 84-72 victory over IUPUI Thursday night at the Klotsche Center. The Panthers (9-11) used a […]

Back-to-back seasons Lucas recognized MILWAUKEE – Te’Jon Lucas of the Milwaukee men’s basketball team was named to the All-Horizon League Third Team today when the league announced its postseason awards. Lucas remains a key team leader in his second season on the court for the Panthers, sitting […]

The Wright State men’s basketball team begins postseason play at home on Tuesday night, as the No. 2-seeded Raiders host No. 8 Milwaukee inside the Nutter Center in the 2021 Horizon League Championship quarterfinals. Wright State clinched at least a share of the Horizon League regular […]

INFORMATION CENTER BRACKET ROBINS CENTER (RICHMOND) VISIT RICHMOND SAFELY (COVID-19 INFO) BUY ONLINE MERCHANDISE! SIEGEL CENTER (VCU) GAME SCHEDULE/RESULTS Wednesday, March 3 FIRST ROUND (SIEGEL CENTER) Game 1: #12 La Salle vs. #13 Saint Joseph’s, 11:00 AM |  Watch Live on ESPN+  |  Live Stats  |  Recap  |  Box […]

BRACKET (PDF) CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL LINK March 01, 2021 NEWPORT NEWS, Va.— St. Bonaventure has won the 2021 Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Regular Season title, and will be the No. 1 seed for next week’s A-10 Men’s Basketball Championship, presented by Air Force Reserve. The 14-team event begins […]

Mon, Mar 1, 2021 Flyers Hand A-10 Regular Season Champs Their First Homecourt Loss in 2020-21 OLEAN, N.Y. – The University of Dayton men’s basketball team closed the regular season with a hard-fought 55-52 win over the 2020-21 Atlantic 10 regular season champion St. Bonaventure Bonnies. […]

3/1/2021 Serbian set to break record on 8 March Novak Djokovic has today equalled Roger Federer’s all-time record for most weeks at No. 1 in the FedEx ATP Rankings. The Serbian has now held the top spot for 310 weeks over five different stints. Djokovic first rose […]

3/1/2021 VESTAL, N.Y. – Binghamton University athletics will have a new men’s basketball coach, the school announced Monday.  Tommy Dempsey will not have his contract renewed after nine years at the helm. Assistant coach Levell Sanders will be elevated to interim head coach for the 2021-22 season. A […]

3/1/2021 ALBANY, N.Y. – “After nearly 20 years coaching at UAlbany, I have decided that it is time for me to seek a new challenge and after meeting with Mark Benson, we have agreed to mutually part ways,” said head men’s basketball coach Will Brown. “Anyone who knows me […]

MARCH 1, 2021 INDIANAPOLIS — The 2021 National Invitation Tournament will feature 16 teams with all games being played in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The decision to conduct the NIT in one geographic location was made with the interests of having a safe and healthy […]

3/1/2021 The University of Denver will begin a national search for his replacement DENVER – Vice Chancellor for Athletics, Recreation and Ritchie Center Operations Karlton Creech has announced that there will be a change in leadership for the University of Denver men’s basketball program after Rodney Billups‘ fifth season came […]

March 1, 2021 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (seminoles.com) — Florida State University Vice President and Director of Athletics David Coburn announced today that Florida State has extended the contract with head basketball coach Leonard Hamilton through the 2024-25 season. “Coach Hamilton has done so much for this […]

TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAY Texas Independence Day celebrates the signing of the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2, 1836, in Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas. The document listed grievances against the Mexican government by the citizens of this Mexican territory, and then declared Texas a “free, sovereign, and […]

After Saturday’s third round action at Lake Nona, Patty Tavatanakit was one shot behind the leader Nelly Korda heading to Sunday’s final round. Tavatanakit closed with four birdies over her last five holes, including the last three, for a 66. She will be in the […]

Nelly Korda surged into the lead Saturday in the Gainbridge LPGA with a 4-under 68 that left her in position to win on Sunday if she can hold off her competitors. Korda was at 13-under 203, one shot ahead of Tavatanakit, the blossoming Thai star […]

Sun, Feb 28, 2021 Last Year’s Regular Season Champion Visits This Year’s Regular Season Champion DAYTON – The University of Dayton Flyers travel to St. Bonaventure on Monday to close out the regular season.  Game time is 5 p.m. ET.  Dayton is 12-8, and 8-7 in […]

Feb. 28, 2021 DAYTON – The University of Dayton women’s soccer team improves to 3-1-0 after a 1-0 shutout of visiting Marshall (1-1-0) in a non-conference match Sunday afternoon at Baujan Field. It marked the first NCAA Division I women’s soccer match at Baujan Field in […]

Jim Jackson, one of the all-time great players in Ohio State men’s basketball history and currently the program’s seventh all-time leading scorer, is among six former players and two coaches who have been selected to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2021. […]

Sun, Feb 28, 2021 FINAL: #9 Iowa 73, #4 Ohio State 57 ·       Iowa has won five of its last six games. ·       Today was Iowa’s sixth conference road win of the season and its first win in Columbus since 2014. ·       Today was Iowa’s first win on the […]

Feb. 28, 2020 CINCINNATI – The American Athletic Conference has announced that the SMU-Cincinnati men’s basketball game scheduled for Thursday, Mar. 4, has been canceled due to a continuation of a suspension of activities at SMU. The game will not be made up. Bearcats fans who […]

February 28, 2021 Ohio State gets a third-quarter goal from Emma Goldean VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Sixty minutes wasn’t enough to decide a winner on Sunday between Ohio State and Rutgers in the Buckeyes’ season opener in Virginia Beach, Va. And after waiting over 400 days to […]

Feb. 28, 2021 ADDITIONAL INFO Online Release | Box Score | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Ohio State returns home to host Johns Hopkins Friday and Sunday COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 19 Ohio State women’s lacrosse team dropped a Big Ten Conference game to Rutgers, 10-9, Sunday in SHI Stadium in Piscataway, N.J. […]

Feb. 28, 2021 Ohio State suffers first Big Ten loss ADDITIONAL INFO Online Release | Results | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram COLUMBUS, Ohio – In a match that came down to a third-set tiebreaker on court one, the No. 8-ranked Ohio State women’s tennis team fell to Michigan, 4-3, Sunday in the Ty […]

February 28, 2021 Buckeyes Split Third Consecutive Doubleheader in Florida Ohio State takes game one from Nebraska, 4-2, behind another gem from Payton Buresch LEESBURG, Fla. – The third day of Ohio State’s opening-weekend at the Sleepy Hollow Complex in Leesburg, Fla. produced similar results. For the […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio-No. 4 Ohio State (18-7, 12-7) struggled early, battled back but could not overcome No. 9 Iowa (18-7, 12-6) in a 73-57 loss to the Hawkeyes Sunday at Value City Arena. The Buckeyes jumped out of the second-half gates with a 14-2 run to […]

ST. DAVID’S DAY This day commemorates the patron saint of Wales, St. David, who was born in the sixth century at Henfynw, Cardigan. St. David’s Day also celebrates the Welsh victory over the Saxons in 640. Legend has it that the clever Welsh farmers pinned […]

50-year-old Annika Sorenstam’s return to golf took a hit yesterday at the Gainbridge LPGA in Orlando, Florida. Battling the wind at Boca Rio Golf Club, she dropped out of contention. Sorenstam, playing for the first time in more than 12 years after retiring, had no […]

9 IOWA (17-7, 11-6) at #4 OHIO STATE (18-6, 12-6) Feb. 28, 2021 // Columbus, Ohio // Value City Center // 3:05 p.m. CT IOWA HAWKEYES (Previous Game Starters)Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Statistical SummaryG 3 Jordan Bohannon 6-1 175 RS-Sr. Marion, Iowa […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio –No. 4 Ohio State (18-6, 12-6) is back in action at 4 p.m. Sunday vs. No. 9 Iowa (17-7, 11-6) at Value City Arena in Columbus. The game will be televised by CBS Sports. GAME BASICS ·       No. 4 Ohio State and No. 9 Iowa […]

News Release – Ohio High School Athletic Association Executive Director Doug Ute www.OHSAA.org  |  twitter.com/OHSAASports  |  facebook.com/OHSAASports For Immediate Release – February 28, 2021 Girls basketball enters regional tournaments; wrestling, ice hockey and boys basketball wrap up district tournaments this week COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High […]

Sat, Feb 27, 2021 OXFORD, Ohio–The Miami University men’s basketball team dropped a 64-51 decision to the Kent State Golden Flashes on Saturday afternoon inside Millett Hall. Redshirt sophomore guard Myja White led Miami with a career-high 14 points. Miami drops to 11-10 overall and […]

With two races in the books, there is no question the NASCAR Cup Series 2021 Sunoco Rookie of the Year class is full of talent, despite only being two drivers – Front Row Motorsports Anthony Alfredo and Stewart-Haas Racing’s Chase Briscoe. Following a 22nd-place finish […]

NBA Legend Michael Jordan made it very clear he wanted to be successful in NASCAR in his pre-season interviews and the new team he started in conjunction with Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin, 23XI Racing, is starting off the season in the right direction. […]

Bell can make history this week It must have been a celebratory week at the Joe Gibbs Racing complex after a successful weekend of racing at the Daytona Road Course that saw not only Joe Gibbs’ grandson Ty Gibbs, son of Coy Gibbs, get his […]

NASCAR Cup Series Next Race: Dixie Vodka 400 The Place: Homestead-Miami Speedway The Date: Sunday, February 28 The Time: 3:30 p.m. ET TV: FOX, 2 p.m. ET Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Distance: 400.5 miles (267 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 80), Stage 2 […]

FEBRUARY 28, 2021 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have assigned centers Zac Dalpe and Ryan MacInnis to the Cleveland Monsters, the club’s American Hockey League affiliate, General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen announced today.  The forwards were recalled to the club’s taxi squad […]

FEB. 28, 2021 II at NASHVILLE PREDATORS II NATIONWIDE ARENA II 2 PM CT (3 PM ET) CBJ BROADCAST INFORMATION TV:  FOX Sports Ohio   Jeff Rimer (play-by-play), Jody Shelley (color analyst), Dave Maetzold (reporter)      Radio:  105.7 FM           Bob McElligott (play-by-play), Dylan Tyrer (host) TONIGHT’S MATCHUP COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Record:  8-9-5, 21 pts.  (5th, Discover […]

Twitter/Instagram: @RutgersWBB   Web Release:  go.rutgers.edu/nlkqpiu1 Senior CLASS Award Release: t.ly/XgEP OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Rutgers women’s basketball’s Arella Guirantes has been named one of 10 national finalists for the 2020-21 Senior CLASS Award®, which honors excellence in community, classroom, character and competition among the best-of-the-best across the country. […]

GOBEARCATS.COM LINK: https://bit.ly/3ujZ5Oi VOTE NOW CINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati senior forward IImar’I Thomas (first name pronounced ee-MAR-ee) has been named one of 10 finalists for the 2020-21 Senior CLASS Award, given annually to a women’s basketball student-athlete who excels both on and off the court. Thomas is […]

Black & Gold preseason includes training camps in Chula Vista, California and Orlando, Florida;Following training camp in Orlando, Crew SC opens the 2021 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League against Real Esteli FC of Nicaragua COLUMBUS – Columbus Crew SC today announced its preseason schedule ahead of the 2021 […]

View Online: https://bit.ly/3qExdlL Iowa, Michigan and Ohio State Earn Weekly Men’s Basketball Honors Iowa’s Luka Garza and Ohio State’s Duane Washington Jr. named Co-Players of the Week; Michigan’s Hunter Dickinson named Freshman of the Week Co-Player of the Week Luka Garza, Iowa C – Sr. – 6-11 […]

Online Release: https://bit.ly/3sgC8JT Big Ten Release: https://bit.ly/2NNzvAD Vote Clark Campaign: updated information on Iowa freshman Caitlin Clark: www.hawkeyesports.com/voteclark IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa freshman Caitlin Clark was named Big Ten Women’s Basketball Freshman of the Week and Player of the Week Honor Roll, the conference announced Monday. Clark […]

View Online: https://bit.ly/3aH11Zf Iowa and Nebraska Earn Big Ten Weekly Women’s Basketball Awards Huskers’ Bourne and Hawkeyes’ Clark selected for honors; Clark set conference record with 11th Big Ten Freshman of the Week accolade Player of the Week Isabelle Bourne, Nebraska So. – F – Canberra, […]

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women’s basketball moved up three spots in the Week 14 Associated Press Top 25 to No. 11 and its highest ever ranking among both national polls on Monday. The Hoosiers previously checked in at No. 12 in the 2019-20 season in three […]

Feb. 22, 2021 bit.ly/3qL4egf IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa men’s basketball All-American Luka Garza was tabbed the Naismith Trophy Player of the Week on Monday for his efforts in Iowa’s two victories last week. Garza (6-foot-11, 265 pounds) helped lead the nationally-ranked Hawkeyes to a pair […]

Twitter/Instagram: @RutgersWBB   Web Release:  go.rutgers.edu/tuv3xmcu Rutgers rises in national ranks following five consecutive wins by an average margin of 22.5 points  PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers women’s basketball made its debut in the Associated Press Poll on Monday with a No. 25 national ranking. The Scarlet […]

Feb. 22, 2021 bit.ly/3aKxu17 IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa men’s basketball senior All-American Luka Garza is one of 10 NCAA men’s basketball finalists for the 2020-21 Senior CLASS Award in collegiate basketball. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Senior CLASS Award […]

WEB LINK: https://bit.ly/37C3xxY CINCINNATI – Darren Paige was named the University of Cincinnati football program’s running backs coach, Head Coach Luke Fickell announced Wednesday. Paige, entering his second decade in coaching, came to UC after spending 2019-20 mentoring wide receivers at Eastern Michigan. “Happy to complete our […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio-Duane Washington Jr. was named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week Monday after posting a career best 30 points vs. Michigan and averaging 25.5 points over two games last week, the conference office announced. Washington Jr. made 18-of-27 shots from the field last week […]

ADDITIONAL INFO Facebook | Twitter | Instagram It is her first weekly honor COLUMBUS, Ohio – Sophomore Mac Podraza earned the first weekly honor of her career after being tabbed as the Big Ten Setter of the Week, the conference announced today. Podraza averaged 9.21 assists per set and totaled […]

This Week in WAC Men’s Basketball – Feb. 22 GCU’S MIDTGAARD NAMED TICKETSMARTER PLAYER OF THE WEEK Grand Canyon’s Asbjørn Midtgaard has been named TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for February 15 through February 21. Midtgaard, a senior from Helsingør, Denmark, continued […]

NCAC WEEKLY NEWSLETTER & ATHLETES OF THE WEEK  Men’s Basketball Athlete of the Week – Grant Spicer, Ohio WesleyanOhio Wesleyan sophomore Grant Spicer (Cincinnati, OH/Lakota East) helped the Battling Bishops to a pair of victories over Wittenberg last week. In Thursday’s 66-53 win, Spicer collected 16 points, […]

NCAA STATISTICS | BIG TEN STATISTICS | BIG TEN SCHEDULE | BIG TEN STANDINGS | BIG TEN BASKETBALL • The Big Ten currently has five teams in the Associated Press Top-25 poll, including four teams in the top 10. The conference made history on Monday, Feb. 15, with Michigan (No. 3), Ohio State (No. 4) […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Nebraska women’s soccer game scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 28 against Ohio State has been postponed out of an abundance of caution for both teams. The institutions will work with the Big Ten Conference to identify rescheduling options. Ohio State plays next at […]

EAST LANSING—The No. 4 Ohio State men’s basketball team (18-6, 12-6) fell 71-67 in a physical battle at Michigan State (13-9, 7-9) Thursday at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. The Buckeyes went on a 9-0 run and led 49-40 with more than 13 minutes […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has called her “the first lady of civil rights” and “the mother of the freedom movement”. […]

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Atlantic 10 Conference has named University of Dayton freshman Itala Gemelli the Women’s Soccer Rookie of the Week. The award is for games played Feb. 15-21. Gemelli, a 5-foot-4 forward from Rochester, Mich., scored her first collegiate goals this week. Her first-ever goal […]

WEB LINK: http://bit.ly/2NvieMw CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati Department of Athletics announced additional ticket availability inside Fifth Third Arena for upcoming men’s basketball games and volleyball matches. Athletics was granted an attendance variance by the State of Ohio which allows for crowds of around 1,135 fans inside the […]

NASCAR Xfinity Series Next Race: Contender Boats 250 The Place: Homestead-Miami Speedway The Date: Saturday, February 27 The Time: 4:30 p.m. ET TV: FS1, 4 p.m. ET Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Distance: 250.5 miles (167 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 40), Stage 2 […]

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Next Race: Silver State 200 The Place: Las Vegas Motor Speedway The Date: Friday, March 5 The Time: 9 p.m. ET TV: FS1, 8 p.m. ET Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Distance: 201 miles (134 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on […]

Currently leads the Buckeyes with eight assists COLUMBUS, Ohio – For the second year in a row, Ohio State’s Emma Maltais has been named a Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award Top 10 Finalist. Maltais is the seventh Buckeye in program history to be named a finalist. An award of the […]

www.OHSAA.org  |  twitter.com/OHSAASports  |  facebook.com/OHSAAsports  February 25, 2021 Partnership includes Varsity Spirit, BSN SPORTS and Herff Jones COLUMBUS, Ohio and DALLAS, Texas – The Ohio High School Athletic Association and Varsity Brands, the market leader in team sports, school spirit and achievement recognition, have announced a comprehensive partnership under […]

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Winning its third-straight road game, the Miami University men’s basketball team clinched a spot in the Mid-American Conference Tournament in Cleveland with three regular-season games remaining on its schedule. A pair of 20-point scoring efforts by senior forward Dalonte Brown and junior guard Mekhi Lairy helped lift Miami to […]

Feb 26, 2021 GLENDORA, Calif. (Feb. 26, 2021) – Tickets are now on sale for the 34th annual Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil, scheduled for May 21-23 in the Houston suburb of Baytown. The largest annual sporting event in Southeast Texas will feature professional […]

 Feb 26, 2021 The Miami University football team has announced its 2021 schedule, highlighted by trips to Cincinnati and Army combined with five home games at Yager Stadium. Following the Sept. 4 contest versus UC, Miami travels to Minnesota (Sept. 11) before hosting LIU Post […]

2/26/2021 Story Links Complete A-10 Release NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – University of Dayton senior Hayden Zimmerer has been named the Atlantic 10 Golfer of the Week as announced by the conference office Friday. George Mason freshman Nikita Gubenko took Rookie of the Week honors. The awards were for […]

FEBRUARY 26, 2021 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have assigned goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks and defenseman Gavin Bayreuther to the Cleveland Monsters, the club’s American Hockey League affiliate, and recalled goaltender Veini Vehvilainen from the Monsters, General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen announced today. […]

FEB. 27, 2021 II at NASHVILLE PREDATORS II NATIONWIDE ARENA II 2 PM CT (3 PM ET) CBJ BROADCAST INFORMATION TV:  FOX Sports Ohio   Jeff Rimer (play-by-play), Jody Shelley (color analyst), Dave Maetzold (reporter)      Radio:  97.1 FM             Bob McElligott (play-by-play), Dylan Tyrer (host) TONIGHT’S MATCHUP COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Record:  8-8-5, 21 pts.  (5th, Discover […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 ·         Link to complete release: http://boile.rs/022721_Clisby MELBOURNE, Fla. – Longtime voice of Purdue Basketball Larry Clisby died this morning in his home in Florida his family announced. He was 74 years old.   Clisby was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung and […]

Fri, Feb 26, 2021 SATURDAY’S GAME: Miami returns home to host Kent State at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 27 in the second meeting between the teams this season. It is the final home game for the RedHawks this season. ABOUT KENT STATE: The Golden Flashes enter Saturday’s game […]

Sat, Feb 27, 2021 DAYTON – The University of Dayton’s men’s basketball game on Monday at St. Bonaventure will tip-off at 5 p.m. ET, it was announced today.  The game will be televised on ESPNU. It will be the last regular season game for both […]

Don’t miss out, this limited time offer ends tomorrow. Try NBA League Pass for 3 days free and watch the action, live and on-demand. MORE DETAILS AT NBA.com COURTESY THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Bobcats were picked 5th in Pre-season Poll 2/26/2021 SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State claimed its first Sun Belt Conference Championship title with a 58-49 win over ULM Friday evening at Strahan Arena.   The Bobcats (17-6, 11-3 Sun Belt) become conference champions for the first time […]

2/23/2021 BOSTON, Mass. – Texas State improves to No. 17 in the CollegeInsider.com (CIT) Men’s Mid-Major Top 25 Poll released Monday evening. It is the Bobcats highest ranking in the poll this season. The Bobcats (16-6, 10-3 Sun Belt) moved up one spot from last week’s […]

FULL SNOW MOON Usually the heaviest snows fall in February. Hunting becomes very difficult, and hence to some Native American tribes this was the Hunger Moon. 1770s 1776: DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR, LOYALISTS WERE DEFEATED IN THE BATTLE OF MOORES CREEK BRIDGE, NORTH CAROLINA […]

Ko leads after the second day for the eighth time in her career. In three of the previous seven occurrences, Ko has gone on to win, most recently at the 2016 Marathon LPGA Classic. The 15-time LPGA Tour winner said she relishes the feeling of […]

February 26, 2021 CINCINNATI – Cincinnati scored a season-high 91 points in a 20-point victory over Tulane, 91-71, in American Athletic Conference on Friday afternoon inside Fifth Third Arena. The Bearcats (9-8, 7-5 AAC) used a 31-12 run during a nine-minute stretch of the second half to […]

2/26/2021 WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita State director of athletics Darron Boatright announced Friday that he will remove the interim tag from men’s basketball coach Isaac Brown. Brown has verbally agreed to a five-year deal and will be formally introduced on Monday as the 26th full-time coach in program history. Brown will also […]

Cleveland will begin second half with three-game from March 12-16; will host Boston Celtics at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on March 17 for first home matchup. CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Cavaliers have announced the Second Half of the 2020-21 NBA regular season schedule presented by SeatGeek, […]

*Cavs completely blew past the slumping, flat-footed and vertically-challenged Houston Rockets for a 112-96 win at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. *The Rockets, who have a completely turned over roster since the James Harden, Chris Paul days, have lost 9 in a row. Not the championship team […]

February 24, 2021 CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Cavaliers have waived Two-Way center Marques Bolden and signed guard Brodric Thomas to a Two-Way contract, General Manager Koby Altman announced from Cleveland Clinic Courts. Bolden (6-10, 249) played in six games with the Cavaliers this season and was a member of Cleveland’s […]

*Cavaliers would snap their 10-game streak on a Lamar Stevens dunk in the game’s final seconds on February 23. *Cleveland scored the game’s final five points, including the dunk by Cleveland’s undrafted rookie, to take the 112-111 victory on Tuesday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. […]

Lake Nona Golf & Country Club member Lydia Ko continued to show her comfortability on her home course at the Gainbridge LPGA, taking the 36-hole lead as the first to double digits at -10. Compared to her eagle start on her first hole yesterday, Ko […]

Four of the 14 reserves are first-time All-Star selections: Jaylen Brown, Zach LaVine, Julius Randle and Zion Williamson. NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden and Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul lead the list of 14 players selected by the NBA’s head coaches as reserves […]

Lakers’ LeBron James and Nets’ Kevin Durant named as team captains for the 70th All-Star Game. NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James and the Brooklyn Nets’ Kevin Durant lead the list of 10 players who have been selected by fans, current NBA players […]

Minneapolis/St. Paul – Minnesota Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations Gersson Rosas Thursday released the following statement following the NBA’s announcement of Malik Beasley’s 12-game suspension: “As an organization, we fully support today’s decision by the NBA. As we work together with Malik to advance his development […]

NEW YORK, Feb. 25, 2021 – Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley has been suspended 12 games without pay for pleading guilty to a felony charge of threatening to commit a crime of violence for the purpose of terrorizing another person, in violation of the law of […]

February 26, 2021 34-year-old ex-Dream star Renee Montgomery part of the team’s new investor group  ATLANTA — The WNBA and NBA Boards of Governors have unanimously approved the sale of the Atlanta Dream to Larry Gottesdiener, Chairman of Northland, an industry-leading national real estate firm. The three-member investor […]

February 26, 2021 NEW YORK– Indiana Pacers forward Domantas Sabonis has been named by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to replace injured Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant in the 2021 NBA All-Star Game, which will be played on Sunday, March 7 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. […]

February 26, 2021  Both veterans were waived Tuesday ahead of the league deadline for contract guarantees. BROOKLYN — The Brooklyn Nets have signed guard/forward Andre Roberson and guard Iman Shumpert to 10-day contracts. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not released. Roberson (6’7”, 210) […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Benjamin Banneker (November 9, 1731 – October 19, 1806) was a free African-American almanac author, surveyor, landowner and farmer who had knowledge of mathematics and natural history. Born in Baltimore County, Maryland, to a free African-American woman and a former slave, Banneker had little or no formal education and was largely self-taught. He became known for assisting Major […]

February 25, 2021 More affordable tickets for many as 14,000 season ticket locations won’t require an annual contribution COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State Department of Athletics’ annual giving program and the process for purchasing football season tickets and parking passes through the Buckeye Club will […]

Thu, Feb 25, 2021 The Day’s News ‘It’s Not About Safety, It’s About the Hassle’ — Sources Break Down What You Won’t Hear From Ivy League Press Releases On Yet Another Canceled Season Tennessee Expects $28M Operating Loss, Here’s How UT Will Cover That Deficit Tennessee […]

FEBRUARY 25, 2021 COLUMBUS, OHIO – Earlier this week, the Columbus Blue Jackets outlined on-sale procedures for tickets to games beginning March 2nd vs. the Detroit Red Wings following approval by the State of Ohio to allow 1,953 fans, or 10 percent of Nationwide Arena capacity, to […]

February 24, 2021 NBA announces second half of regular-season schedule, which begins on March 10 and concludes May 16. NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2021 – The NBA today released its game schedule and broadcast schedules for TNT, ESPN, ABC, NBA TV and ESPN Radio for the Second Half of the 2020-21 regular season, which […]

February 24, 2021 Dominique Ducharme is appointed as interim head coach and Alex Burrows joins the coaching staff MONTREAL – Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin announced on Wednesday that head coach Claude Julien and associate coach Kirk Muller were relieved of their coaching duties […]

2/25/2021 PITTSBURGH – University of Pittsburgh head coach Jeff Capel announced the departure of junior Au’Diese Toney Thursday. Toney will enter the NCAA Transfer Portal. “We have come to the mutual agreement that Au’Diese [Toney] will be leaving the Pitt Men’s Basketball program effective immediately,” said Capel. “We appreciate his […]

2/24/2021 PITTSBURGH – University of Pittsburgh head coach Jeff Capel announced the departure of junior guard Xavier Johnson Wednesday afternoon. Johnson will enter the NCAA Transfer Portal immediately. “The Pitt men’s basketball program and Xavier Johnson have mutually agreed that it is in everyone’s best interest to part ways,” said Capel. “He will […]

 FEB 24, 2021 The Sacramento Kings have waived forward Glenn Robinson III. Robinson III appeared in 23 games (two starts) with the Kings, averaging 5.3 points (.424 FG%, .364 3pt%, .913 FT%), 2.0 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 16.1 minutes per game. A seven-year veteran from […]

Columbus Blue Jackets: Media Notes THE LAST GAME: Feb. 23, 2021 – CBJ (5) vs. CHI (6) (SO)CBJ Goal Scorers: Atkinson, PP – Laine, PP – Laine, PP – Bjorkstrand, BjorkstrandCHI Goal Scorers: PP – Soderberg, Kane, Hagel, Kubalik, PP – Boqvist, SO – DeBrincatGoalies: […]

Chicago BlackhawksTeam Game: 21Road Game: 1310 – 6 – 4 (24 pts)5 – 2 – 1 (Home)5 – 4 – 3 (Road) Chicago Blackhawks: Media Notes TODAY’S BROADCAST INFORMATION:TV: NBCSCH – Pat Foley (play-by-play); Eddie Olczyk (analyst)RADIO: WGN Radio – John Wiedeman (play-by-play); Troy Murray […]

FEB. 25, 2021 II vs. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS II NATIONWIDE ARENA II 7 PM ET CBJ BROADCAST INFORMATION TV:  FOX Sports Ohio   Jeff Rimer (play-by-play), Jody Shelley (color analyst), Dave Maetzold (reporter)      Radio:  105.7 FM           Bob McElligott (play-by-play), Dylan Tyrer (host) TONIGHT’S MATCHUP COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Record: 8-7-5, 21 pts. (5th, Discover Central Division) Goals:  2.95 […]

 FEBRUARY 25, 2021 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have recalled right wing Emil Bemstrom to the roster from the taxi squad, club General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen announced today.  The Blue Jackets have also recalled center Zac Dalpe and center Ryan MacInnis […]

2/24/2021 One Female And One Male Student-Athlete Will Be Recognized Weekly DAYTON – Men’s basketball freshman Zimi Nwokeji and women’s tennis sophomore Erica Wojcikiewicz have been named the Ohio’s College Advantage Student-Athletes of the Week for games played during the week of Feb. 15-21. A forward out of Quincy, Fla., Nwokeji averaged […]

2IBIWATSONG • R-Sr. • 6-5 • 195Pickerington, Ohio2020-21: 15.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg, .430 3-pt.%• Averages 17.5 points (49% 3-pt.) in UD’s win this season• Had 18 points (12 in the second half) in the win at Saint Louis• Played in all 31 games with one […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Muhammad Ali (/ɑːˈliː/; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer, activist, entertainer and philanthropist. Nicknamed The Greatest, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated figures of the 20th century and as one of […]

February 24, 2021 View Online: https://bit.ly/3bG95sS Three networks to carry tournament games from March 9-13 in Indianapolis ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has released the game times and television outlets for the 2021 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament that will be played March 9-13 at […]

Wed, Feb 24, 2021 By Tim Glon | 2020 AVCA Coaches Poll – Week 1 | ADA — The Ohio Northern volleyball team is ranked No. 6 in the first weekly American Volleyball Coaches Association Poll on Wednesday.  The Polar Bears (0-0 overall) received 285 points to […]

Wed, Feb 24, 2021 THURSDAY’S GAME: Miami returns to action when the RedHawks play at Western Michigan at noon on Thursday, Feb. 25. This game was rescheduled from a previously postponed game in January.  ABOUT WESTERN MICHIGAN: The Broncos enter Thursday’s game with a 4-13 overall record and 3-9 […]

Tue, Feb 23, 2021 MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich.—Bolstered by a program single-game record 18 three-pointers in a dominant performance, the Miami University men’s basketball team rolled to a 96-54 win at Central Michigan University on Tuesday evening. It was the second-straight road win for the RedHawks, who […]

2/22/2021 Redshirt Freshman Center Will Rehab For 3-4 Months DAYTON – The University of Dayton has announced that redshirt freshman center Moulaye Sissoko had a successful surgery Monday on his left knee. He will begin the rehabilitation process immediately and is expected to miss the next 3 to […]

DAYTON – The University of Dayton Flyers will close out the regular season with a pair of road games, beginning Wednesday at Saint Joseph’s.  Game time is 6 p.m. ET.   Dayton is 12-7, and 8-6 in the Atlantic 10 after Friday’s 76-53 Senior Day win […]

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Atlantic 10 Conference has announced that the men’s basketball game in Olean, New York between the University of Dayton and St. Bonaventure University has a date change. The game, which is the final regular season game for both teams, will now […]

Feb. 24, 2021 DAYTON– University of Dayton’s Doug Hauschild has been named the recipient of the 2021 Lester Jordan Award. This award is presented to an individual for exemplary service to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® Program and to the promotion of the ideals of being a student-athlete. The […]

The Big Ten Network and CBS Sports to carry tournament games from March 10-14 in Indianapolis ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has released the game times and television outlets for the 2021 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament presented by SoFi that will be played […]

February 24, 2021 Buckeye sophomore finished runner-up at the Gators Invitational at 2-under par  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State sophomore Aneka Seumanutafa finished runner-up at the Gators Invitational this week and has been named the Big Ten Women’s Golfer of the Week. Seumanutafa fired rounds of […]

February 22, 2021 The Buckeyes finished ninth as a team FINAL RESULTS GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Another great tournament for Ohio State sophomore Aneka Seumanutafa as the sophomore finished runner-up at the Gators Invitational this week. Seumanautafa was one of just four players under-par for the 54-hole […]

February 22, 2021 Aneka Seumanutafa is in a three-way tie at the top at 2-under par  ROUND 2 RESULTS GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Ohio State sophomore Aneka Seumanutafa fired a round of 2-under 68 on Monday to vault to the top of the individual leaderboard at the […]

February 21, 2021 Aneka Seumanutafa and Lauren Peter each card rounds of even-par 70  ROUND 1 RESULTS GAINESVILLE, Fla. – On a tough day for scoring, Ohio State got a couple of even-par rounds from Aneka Seumanutafa and Lauren Peter and currently sit in fourth place […]

February 21, 2021 The win is the eighth consecutive against Illinois CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – In the lone regular season matchup between the top two teams in the Big Ten, No. 9 Ohio State dominated in a 4-1 victory at No. 6 Illinois. The win lifts the […]

February 21, 2021 By Tim Glon BEXLEY — The Ohio Northern women’s indoor track and field team won the Capital Rick Meindl Invitational on Sunday at the Capital Center. The Polar Bears (13-8 overall) edged Wilmington 98-84 with Capital finishing third with 40 points. Ohio Northern […]

FEBRUARY 24, 2021 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have assigned defenseman Andrew Peeke to the Cleveland Monsters, the team’s American Hockey League affiliate, club General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen announced today. Peeke, 22, has registered two assists with four shots and an […]

GAME AT A GLANCE GOAL SCORERSColumbus: C. Atkinson (8), PP – P. Laine (7), PP – P. Laine (8), PP – O. Bjorkstrand (5), O. Bjorkstrand (6)Chicago: PP – C. Soderberg (3), P. Kane (9), B. Hagel (1), D. Kubalik (6), PP – A. Boqvist (1), SO […]

“HOCKEY IS FOR EVERYONE” NIGHT, PRESENTED BY VORYS FEBRUARY 24, 2021 COLUMBUS, OHIO — The Columbus Blue Jackets will host Hockey Is For Everyone Night, presented by Vorys, on Thursday when they face off against the Chicago Blackhawks at Nationwide Arena.  This annual game-night celebration of diversity and […]

​Three players awarded additional funding for their non-profit foundations ​ The NFL today announced the 2021 Legends Impact Grant recipients, which recognize the outstanding and ongoing philanthropic efforts of NFL Legends. Created in 2018, the award is a component of the NFL Foundation’s Player Foundation Grant […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915) was an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to multiple presidents of the United States. Between 1890 and 1915, Washington was the dominant leader in the African American community and of the contemporary black elite. Washington was from […]

Becomes the third player in HL history with multiple Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year awards INDIANAPOLIS/DAYTON – After clinching at least a share of the Horizon League regular season championship for the third consecutive season and setting a new program record for […]

INDIANAPOLIS/DAYTON – Fresh off capturing its second Horizon League regular season championship in three seasons, the Wright State women’s basketball has received five Horizon League honors, the league announced Monday morning, headlined by Coach of the Year selection Katrina Merriweather. The honor is the second in […]

 FEBRUARY 23, 2021 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The National Hockey League announced today two changes for the Columbus Blue Jackets 2020-21 schedule with the two-game series against the Dallas Stars at Nationwide Arena on March 13 and 15 modified.  The game on Saturday, March 13 originally scheduled […]

FEBRUARY 23, 2021 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have placed goaltender Elvis Merzlikins on Injured Reserve retroactive to February 20 and recalled goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks to the roster from the club’s taxi squad, General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen announced today. Merzlikins, 26, […]

Today, February 23, 2021, FOX Sports Ohio is airing the Cavs – Hawks game (7:00 p.m.) andthe Blue Jackets – Blackhawks game (7:00 p.m.) Please refer to these programming details. Tuesday, February 23, 2021 Cavaliers vs. Hawks at 7:00 p.m. | Pregame at 6:30 p.m. Blue Jackets vs. Blackhawks […]

FEB. 23, 2021 II vs. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS II NATIONWIDE ARENA II 7 PM ET CBJ BROADCAST INFORMATION TV:  FOX Sports Ohio   Jeff Rimer (play-by-play), Jody Shelley (color analyst), Dave Maetzold (reporter)      Radio:  97.1 The Fan    Bob McElligott (play-by-play), Dylan Tyrer (host) TONIGHT’S MATCHUP COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Record: 8-7-4, 22 pts. (5th, Discover Central Division) […]

COURTESY BLUE JACKETS COMMUNICATIONS

 FEBRUARY 22, 2021 Series of Season Ticket Holder presales begin Tuesday; Remaining tickets to go on sale to the public Friday COLUMBUS, OHIO – Following the announcement that the State of Ohio approved a request of variance to allow 1,953 fans, or 10 percent of Nationwide […]

 FEBRUARY 21, 2021 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have recalled goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks from the Cleveland Monsters, the team’s American Hockey League Affiliate, and added him to the club’s taxi squad, announced by General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen. Kivlenieks, 24, went 1-1-2 […]

FEB. 20, 2021 II VS. NASHVILLE PREDATORS II NATIONWIDE ARENA II 7 PM ET GAME AT A GLANCE GOAL SCORERSColumbus: SHG – B. Jenner (6), G. Carlsson (1)Nashville: PP – C. Jarnkrok (3), C. Sissons (3), C. Jarnkrok (4), F. Forsberg (8) GOALTENDERSColumbus: E. Merzlikins (35 saves on 39 shots on 42:46, L), J. […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Crispus Attucks (c.1723 – March 5, 1770) was an American stevedore of African and Native American descent, widely regarded as the first person killed in the Boston Massacre and thus the first American killed in the American Revolution. Historians disagree on whether he was a free man or an […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio — In the highest ranked matchup between two longtime rivals, No. 3 Michigan (16-1, 11-1) outlasted No. 4 Ohio State (18-5, 12-5) 92-87 Sunday in Value City Arena. The loss snapped the Buckeyes’ seven-game win streak. Michigan had not won in Columbus in the […]

2/20/2021 The Wright State women’s basketball team wrapped up the regular season as co-regular season champions with Milwaukee, and based off tiebreakers, will be the No. 1 seed for the 2021 Horizon League Championship that begins next week. The Raiders (15-7) will await the lowest remaining […]

The Wright State women’s basketball fought but fell to the visiting Green Bay Phoenix, 61-56 Saturday afternoon inside the Nutter Center. Despite the loss, the Raiders earned a share of the Horizon League Regular Season title with Milwaukee. With the loss, Wright State falls to […]

FRIDAY NIGHT WAS SENIOR NIGHT AT UD ARENA. FLYERS ALWAYS PLAY A GOOD TEAM OVER THE YEARS. AND THIS YEAR, THEY PLAYED THE ST. LOUIS BILLIKENS, THE BEST TEAM IN THE A-10 THIS YEAR. FLYERS BLEW THEM OUT 76-53. THAT IS 10 STRAIGHT WINS ON SENIOR […]

2/15/2021 DAYTON/INDIANAPOLIS – Wright State women’s basketball freshman Emani Jefferson has been named the Horizon League’s Freshman of the Week for the second time this season, the league announced Monday Afternoon. Jefferson led the Raiders to a weekend sweep of Northern Kentucky on the road, as the freshman […]

Feb 20, 2021 Raiders will host Quarterfinal game on March 2 DAYTON/INDIANAPOLIS – The Wright State men’s basketball team clinched at least a share of the Horizon League regular season championship for the third consecutive season on Saturday night, and found out later in the evening […]

Dayton improves to 12-7 overall and 8-6 in the Atlantic 10. Saint Louis saw its four-game winning streak snapped, falling to 11-4 over and 4-3 in A-10 play. Dayton shot 64% from the field in the first half, the best percentage from the Flyers in […]

 2/19/2021 Flyer Seniors Combine For 50 Points DAYTON – The University of Dayton men’s basketball team defeated the Saint Louis Billikens 76-53 Friday at UD Arena. The Flyers picked up their first win since Feb. 5 On senior night, senior Jalen Crutcher led the Flyers with 19 points. […]

 2/20/2021 The Wright State men’s basketball team defeated Northern Kentucky 77-71 on the road Saturday night, clinching at least a share of the Horizon League regular season championship for the third consecutive season in the process. Despite the pandemic-shortened season, the Raiders (18-5 overall, 16-4 HL) […]

Every Year INDEPENDENCE DAY (SAINT LUCIA) 1510s DIED 1512: AMERIGO VESPUCCI (EXPLORER) 1630s 1630: POPCORN WAS FIRST INTRODUCED TO ENGLISH COLONISTS BY NATIVE AMERICANS 1730s BORN 1732: GEORGE WASHINGTON (1ST U.S. PRESIDENT) 1770s BORN 1778: REMBRANDT PEALE (ARTIST) 1810s 1819: “FLORIDA PURCHASE” TREATY SIGNED 1870s […]

The NASCAR Cup Series debut at the Daytona Road Course last season was a wild event that saw wet and dry conditions resulting in 13 lead changes among six different leaders across the 14-turn, 3.61-mile road course.   Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin looked like the […]

With only two drivers vying for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors, the class might be small but is definitely not short on talent and has the potential to make quite a splash this season. Stewart-Haas Racing’s Chase Briscoe grabbed […]

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch and new crew chief Ben Beshore were gifted with a win last Tuesday night in the 2021 Busch Clash, when Chase Elliott and Ryan Blaney took each other out in the last turn (Turn 14) opening the winning door […]

Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Dillon didn’t win the Daytona 500 last weekend, but his third-place finish was enough to give him the NASCAR Cup Series driver standings points lead for the first time in his career. Hi previous career-best points position in the series was […]

No active driver has more wins on road courses in the NASCAR Cup Series than Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott. What’s even more impressive is Elliott’s ascension to the ‘King of the Road’ in the series has all happened since 2018. In the last seven NASCAR […]

After bagging the biggest race in NASCAR, the Daytona 500, Front Row Motorsports’ Michael McDowell must come back down from the Cloud-9-type celebration all week and return his focus to battle it out on the 3.61-mile, 14-turn Daytona International Speedway Road Course in the O’Reilly […]

Every season (1995-2021), except a small stint between 2001-2012, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series has had a road course on the schedule in some form or fashion. This season, the series has embraced road racing like never before. The 2021 Truck Series schedule has […]

Austin Cindric claims season-opener at Daytona Road course ace Austin Cindric finally got a superspeedway win at Daytona International Speedway in the season-opener on Saturday. After rain canceled qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Cindric started in the first position with JR Motorsports’ Justin Allgaier […]

NASCAR Cup Series Next Race: O’Reilly Auto Parts 253 At Daytona The Place: Daytona Road Course The Date: Sunday, February 21 The Time: 3 p.m. ET TV: FOX, 2:30 p.m. ET Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Distance: 252.7 miles (70 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey; c. February 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, becoming famous for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings. Accordingly, he was described by abolitionists in his time […]