Day: December 11, 2021

Penn State hires former Hurricanes coach Manny Diaz as new Defensive Coordinator

12/11/2021 Diaz brings 24 years of coaching experience to Happy Valley, including three years as head coach at the University of Miami UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State Football head coach James Franklin announced the hiring of Manny Diaz as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for the Nittany Lions. “We are […]

NCAA FCS Playoffs: Defending champion Sam Houston State has work cut out against tough, physical Montana State (Bearkats Game Notes)

HUNTSVILLE — Sam Houston’s defense came up with a clutch stop on fourth and goal to hold off a late rally in a 49-42 victory over Incarnate Word in the second round of the FCS playoffs at Bowers Stadium on Saturday. After quarterback Eric Schmid scored what would prove […]

NCAA FCS Playoffs: Montana State invades defending champion Sam Houston State tonight at 8:30 (Bobcats Game Notes)

MSU’s outstanding defense squares off with explosive Bearkat offense THE STORYLINEMontana State rode its stifling defense and the legs of Isaiah Ifanse and Tommy Mellott to a 26-7 win against UT Martin in Saturday’s FCS Playoffs Second Round contest, and the reward is a trip to Huntsville, Texas, and […]

NCAA FCS Playoffs: Today at 2:00 p.m., South Dakota State travels to Philadelphia facing Villanova (Jackrabbits Game Notes)

The South Dakota State University football team continues its attempt for another deep run in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs by traveling Saturday to fifth-seeded Villanova in quarterfinal action. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. Eastern Time (1 p.m. Central) at Villanova Stadium in the […]

NWSL News: San Diego Wave FC acquires rights to Washington Spirit defender Tegan McGrady, 2022 international spot, natural first-round pick in exchange for expansion protection

CHICAGO (December 1, 2021) – The Washington Spirit and San Diego Wave FC have agreed to a transaction which includes full protection from San Diego in the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft presented by Ally in exchange for the rights to Spirit defender Tegan McGrady, an international […]

Daily Almanac for Saturday, December 11, 2021; Day 345 of the Year

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Joseph Paul DiMaggio (November 25, 1914 – March 8, 1999), nicknamed “Joltin’ Joe“, “The Yankee Clipper” and “Joe D.” was an American baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees. Born to Sicilian Italian immigrants in California, he is widely considered one […]