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 […]
Month: March 2021
NASCAR NEWS: Cup Series drivers tests at Circuit of The Americas Road Course in Texas
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 […]
NASCAR NEWS: William Byron adds name to Postseason Playoffs
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 National Series News & Notes – Las Vegas Motor Speedway; NASCAR Cup Series today at 3:30 pm on FOX
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 NEWS: NASCAR Xfinity Series
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), […]
#7 Ohio Buckeyes end regular season with a 73-68 loss to #4 Illinois on Senior Day; losing streak reaches 4 games
COLUMBUS, Ohio – No. 7 Ohio State (18-8, 12-8) fell to No. 4 Illinois (20-6, 16-4) at Value City Arena Saturday. Sophomore E.J. Liddell had a big second half for the Buckeyes but it was not enough. Liddell had 14 after the break and finished with […]
NASCAR NEWS: Chandler Smith continues to lead Sunoco Rookie of the Year race
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 […]
Cincinnati Bearcats close regular season at tough, scrappy East Carolina Pirates today
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. […]
UC Bearcats can’t stop Scottie Pippen, Jr. who dropped 36 points in 78-64 Vanderbilt win
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 […]
NASCAR NEWS: Ben Rhodes opens season on positive note with a sweep
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 […]
NASCAR NEWS: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
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 […]
NASCAR News: Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award Nominations are open
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. […]
Arkansas Head Basketball Coach Eric Musselman talks about his 2020-21 Team; have won 11 straight SEC games
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 […]
Northern Illinois hires one of college basketball’s coveted assistant coaches, Rashon Burno to head Men’s Program
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 […]
Detroit Pistons and Blake Griffin reach agreement on buyout
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 […]
Big East Conference announces Attendance Plans for Men’s Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden
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 […]
Butler’s rising young star Chuck Harris named Big East Player of the Week
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 Bulldogs end February with a 73-61 upset of #8 Villanova on Senior Day; Hinkle Fieldhouse not friendly to Wildcats again
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 […]
Daily Almanac for Sunday, March 7, 2021
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: […]
It’s Senior Day for Kyle Young and C.J. Walker as #7 Ohio State hosts #4 Illinois in regular season finale
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 […]