BOSTON, MA—The Boston Red Sox today announced the following roster moves: Catcher Ronaldo Hernández, right-handed pitcher Bryan Mata, and left-handed pitcher Jay Groome were optioned to the Alternate Training Site. Infielder Nick Yorke was reassigned to the minor leagues. Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom made the announcement. COURTESY BOSTON RED SOX […]
Month: March 2021
Atlantic Coast Conference has 7 Teams earning NCAA Tournament bids
March 14, 2021 GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Seven Atlantic Coast Conference programs earned bids to the 2021 NCAA Tournament. Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Syracuse, Virginia and Virginia Tech were selected to compete in the event, which begins Thursday, with all games this year […]
Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Champions: The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
March 13, 2021 GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Michael Devoe scored 20 points and Georgia Tech shot 52% after halftime to beat No. 15 Florida State 80-75 in Saturday night’s 2021 New York Life ACC Tournament championship game. Devoe was named the tournament MVP after making 8 of […]
ACC Men’s Basketball Awards for 2020-21 Season
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Georgia Tech senior forward Moses Wright has been selected the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year,highlighting the All-ACC Men’s Basketball Team and award winners for the 2020-21 season, as released Monday morning by the conference office. The 2020-21 All-ACC Team was determined by […]
St. Louis Cardinals signs 24 players after agreement of contract terms
JUPITER, Fla., March 13, 2021 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced that they have agreed to terms and signed one-year contracts for the 2021 season with 24 players. Agreeing to terms among the team’s 0 to 3 Major League service time players were pitchers Génesis Cabrera, […]
Kansas City Royals announce roster moves
SURPRISE, AZ – The Kansas City Royals announced a few roster moves. The Club has optioned pitchers Daniel Tillo and Angel Zerpa. Additionally, pitcher Eric Skoglund has been reassigned to minor league camp. Following today’s moves, there are 45 players in Major League Camp, including 13 non-roster invitees. COURTESY KANSAS CITY […]
Houston, Wichita State to represent American Athletic Conference in upcoming NCAA Tournament; SMU, Memphis to NIT
03.14.21 FORT WORTH, Texas — Houston and Wichita State both earned bids to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament and are headed to Indiana, as announced by the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee Sunday, March 14. Houston (24-3), which won the 2021 Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference […]
American Athletic Conference 20-21 Men’s Basketball Honors
IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the men’s basketball award winners and all-conference teams for the 2020-21 season. The selections were made by the league’s 11 head coaches. Houston junior Quentin Grimes and Wichita State sophomore Tyson Etienne both earned Player of the Year […]
American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Champion: The Houston Cougars
03.14.21 FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Quentin Grimes scored 21 points with five 3-pointers, Marcus Sasser had 16 points and No. 7 Houston beat Cincinnati 91-54 on Sunday in the third consecutive American Athletic Conference tournament championship game between the two teams. The Cougars (24-3) were a […]
Daily Almanac for Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Every Year ST. URHO’S DAY 1630s 1630: FIRST RECORDED FIRE IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 1730s BORN 1739: GEORGE CLYMER (MERCHANT) 1750s BORN 1750: CAROLINE HERSCHEL (ASTRONOMER) BORN 1751: JAMES MADISON (4TH U.S. PRESIDENT ) 1770s BORN 1774: MATTHEW FLINDERS (NAVIGATOR & EXPLORER) 1780s BORN 1789: GEORG […]
Atlantic 10 Conference Basketball News: St. Bonaventure, VCU to NCAA; Dayton, Davidson, Richmond and St. Louis to NIT
3/14/2021 Atlantic 10 Champion St. Bonaventure and A-10 runner-up VCU were both selected to the the NCAA Tournament Field Sunday night, and four Atlantic 10 teams were named to the 16-team NIT field. Four of the Atlantic 10’s six postseason opponents are teams that an […]
Atlantic 10 Basketball News: St. Bonaventure Bonnies win first Tournament title since 2012
3/14/2021 DAYTON, OHIO — St. Bonaventure has not had the opportunity to play in front of fans this season, but Sunday afternoon at Dayton’s UD Arena, after securing a 74-65 victory to earn its second-ever Atlantic 10 Championship title, the players acknowledge those who made the […]
Atlantic 10 Runnerup VCU earns At-Large bid to NCAA Tournament as 10th seed taking on 7th-seeded Oregon
3/14/2021 2021 NCAA BRACKET INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – VCU will dance again. The Rams are headed to a second consecutive NCAA Tournament after they were selected as an at-large berth Sunday. VCU is seeded 10th in the West Region and will take on seventh-seeded Oregon in the first […]
VCU Rams comes up short in A-10 Championship Game to St. Bonaventure, 74-65
3/14/2021 Atlantic 10 Conference ChampionshipScore: #1 St. Bonaventure 74, #2 VCU 65Location: Dayton, Ohio (UD Arena)Records: St. Bonaventure 16-4, VCU 19-7 The short story: Sophomore guard Bones Hyland scored all 21 of his points in the second half to aid VCU’s comeback effort, but the Rams were unable to overcome top-seeded […]
A 12-15 record, Four Years of no NCAA Tournaments leads Indiana to fire basketball coach Archie Miller
3/15/2021 Statement from Indiana University Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Scott Dolson “As the Director of Athletics, I wanted to wait until the conclusion of the season before evaluating the leadership of our men’s basketball program. In the days following the completion of […]
As expected, Minnesota parts ways with Richard Pitino
3/15/2021 University of Minnesota Athletics Director Mark Coyle announced this evening that the University has parted ways with men’s basketball coach Richard Pitino. Statement from Mark Coyle “I recently met with Richard and told him that we were moving in a different direction. Richard is a tremendous person […]
Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota collect Big Ten Weekly Women’s Gymnastics Awards
March 15, 2021 Hawkeyes’ Kenlin, Wolverines’ Heiskell and Gophers’ Ramler earn final weekly conference honors of 2020-21 season Gymnast of the Week Lexy Ramler, Minnesota Sr. – St. Michael, Minn. – Winona – Major: Entrepreneurial Management & Human Resources • Won the all-around title for […]
Michigan’s Bock and Ohio State’s Nelson collect Big Ten Weekly Men’s Gymnastics Honors
March 15, 2021 Gymnast of the Week Cameron Bock, Michigan Sr. – Tustin, Calif. – Connections Academy – Major: Economics • Earned three event titles in second-ranked Michigan’s Senior Day win over No. 10 Minnesota on Sunday • Won the pommel horse (14.200) and parallel […]
Big Ten sets conference record for most teams selected to the 2021 NCAA Men’s Tournament with Nine
Sun, Mar 14, 2021 ROSEMONT, Ill. — A record-setting nine Big Ten schools have been chosen to compete in the 2021 NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball Championship, it was announced Sunday on the NCAA Men’s Basketball Selection Show on CBS. Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, […]
A-10 Champion 9th-seeded St. Bonaventure to play 8th-seeded LSU in NCAA First Round
Posted: Mar 14, 2021 Printable Bracket From the very start of this unprecedented college basketball season, this year’s edition of the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team has added itself to the list of history-making squads in Bonnies history. St. Bonaventure added another moment for the […]