Every Year US: BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS DAY 1640s DIED 1642: GALILEO (ASTRONOMER) 1680s BORN 1682: JONATHAN BELCHER (COLONIAL GOVERNOR AND MERCHANT) 1730s BORN 1735: JOHN CARROL (FOUNDED GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY) 1790s 1790: FIRST STATE OF THE UNION MESSAGE, DELIVERED BY PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON 1790: PRESIDENT […]

MORE TEAMS, MORE GAMES, MORE WILD: The addition of a third Wild Card team in each conference and the subsequent expansion of the playoffs has resulted in a Super Wild Card Weekend of NFL action. For the first time ever, there will be three games on […]

The National Football League and NFL Players Association today announced the COVID-19 monitoring testing results for December 27 – January 2. ​ Individuals who test positive for COVID-19 follow the joint NFL-NFLPA Treatment Protocol. They are immediately isolated, not permitted to access club facilities, or […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars own the No. 1 pick in the 2021 National Football League Draft, which is scheduled for April 29-May 1 in Cleveland, Ohio. The tentative order of the first round was announced today by the NFL, subject to the results of the playoffs. […]

The NFL playoffs begin on Saturday and Sunday, January 9-10, with Super Wild Card Weekend. The addition of a third Wild Card team in each conference and the subsequent expansion of the playoffs has resulted in a Super Wild Card Weekend of NFL action. For […]

​​FOR FIRST TIME EVER, WILD CARD PLAYOFFS FEATURE TWO DAYS OF TRIPLEHEADER NFL ACTION The NFL has announced tonight the schedule of sites, dates, and times for Super Wild Card Weekend on January 9-10. The addition of a third Wild Card team in each conference […]

​​​A look at seven statistical highlights from games played at 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, January 3, the 17th week of the 2020 season. HIGHEST SCORING SEASON: With one game remaining, the 2020 season has had the most total points (12,658) and touchdowns scored (1,469) […]

DISTAFF DAY The day after Epiphany (January 6) was traditionally the one on which women went back to work after the 12-day Christmas celebration. A distaff is the wooden rod (staff) that holds the flax or wool on a spinning wheel. The term distaff came […]

Two teams split weekend back-to-back games The Wright State men’s basketball team faced a game of runs on Saturday night, with host Oakland coming away with the last scoring stretch to hand the Raiders an 81-71 loss in the second game of the teams’ weekend […]

INSIDE THE NUMBERS  26 – Crutcher scored a career-high 26 points.  54 – The Flyers shot 54 percent (27-of-50) from the field in the game, including 48 percent (12-of-25) from three. The Patriots shot 46 percent (24-of-52) overall and 43 percent (10-of-23) from three-point range. […]

GAME BREAKDOWN1st half: Dayton 38, George Mason 29 Dayton shot 63 percent (15-of-24) in the first half, including 58 percent (7-of-12) from three-point range. There were two ties and two lead changes in the first 6:30 of the half, however the Flyers only trailed for 20 […]

Short-Handed Flyers Shot 54% From the Floor & 48% From Three In The Win DAYTON – The University of Dayton men’s basketball team (5-2, 1-1 A-10) came from behind to earn its first Atlantic 10 Conference victory with a 74-65 win over George Mason (5-3, 1-1 […]

PENN STATE RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 5, 2021 Penn State Men’s Basketball Game at Ohio State Postponed Penn State men’s basketball’s road game against Ohio State scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed due to positive COVID-19 results. The health and safety of our student-athletes, coaches, […]

Bronx, N.Y. – The Fordham University Rams continue the 2020-2021 Atlantic 10 season by hosting the University of Dayton Flyers in the historic Rose Hill Gym on Tuesday, January 5, at 6:00 p.m. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ with Andrew Bogusch (play-by-play) and […]

Every Game This Season Has Been Decided By Nine Points Or Less DAYTON – The University of Dayton Flyers will play on an opponents’ home court for the first time this season, when they visit Fordham on Tuesday, Jan. 5.  Game time in the Bronx is […]

Amzil Averaged 18.5 Points & 6.5 Rebounds In His First Two Games NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – University of Dayton forward Mustapha Amzil has had a whirlwind 50 days as a Dayton Flyer.  He signed with UD in November, started his first college game in December and […]

TWELFTH NIGHT In the olden days, the festivities of Christmas lasted twelve days, which was the time supposed to have been taken by the three wise men or kings in their journey to Bethlehem. The final evening (January 5) was called “Twelfth Night” and marked […]

AUSTIN, Texas – The University of Texas at Austin has named Steve Sarkisian, currently offensive coordinator for the Alabama Crimson Tide, head coach of the Longhorn football team. He replaces Tom Herman, who was released earlier today. Sarkisian has a strong track record as both […]

Back in late December, the Texas Longhorns said that they had their football coach in Tom Herman, Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte announced December 19 that Herman will remain UT’s coach for 2021. “There has been a lot of speculation about the future of […]

WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM (6-9)AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (4-10-1) WEEK 17 // SUNDAY, JAN. 3, 2021 // 8:20 PM ET // LINCOLN FINANCIAL FIELD // REFEREE: RONALD TORBERT ON THE AIRWAVES: TV: NBC (8:20 PM ET): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya (field reporter)NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: […]