Columbus Crew SC (0-0-2, 2 pts.) logged its second consecutive shutout in League play as the Black & Gold drew CF Montréal 0-0 on Saturday afternoon from DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The draw marks the second straight nil-nil result for Columbus, while Montréal […]
Day: May 2, 2021
Virginia Cavaliers also added Indiana transfer Armaan Franklin in month of April
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Dean and Markel Families Men’s Head Basketball Coach Tony Bennett announced Tuesday (April 13) the addition of Armaan Franklin (Indianapolis, Ind.) to the Cavaliers’ program. Armaan (pronounced Ar-mon) Franklin has signed a financial aid agreement and is transferring to Virginia after playing the […]
Virginia Cavaliers men’s basketball adds East Carolina’s best player in transfer Jayden Gardner
April 27, 2021 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Dean and Markel Families Men’s Head Basketball Coach Tony Bennett announced Tuesday (April 27) the addition of forward Jayden Gardner (Wake Forest, N.C.) to the Cavaliers’ program. Gardner has signed a financial aid agreement and is transferring to Virginia after […]
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions lose thrilling, tense SWAC Football Championship Game to Alabama A&M, 40-33
5/1/2021 JACKSON, Miss. – The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff football team overcame nearly every obstacle in its path during this unprecedented 2021 spring football season, but could not overcome the Alabama A&M Bulldogs, falling 40-33 in the Cricket Wireless SWAC Football Championship Game […]
Golden Lions of Arkansas-Pine Bluff has Eight Football Players earning BOXTOROW HBCU National Honors
4/29/2021 The honors continue to roll in for the Spring 2021 SWAC Western Division Champion University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff football team Thursday, as eight standouts were named to the BOXTOROW HBCU All-America Team. UAPB Head Coach Doc Gamble was named National Coach of the Year. […]
Arkansas-Pine Bluff has 10 players on All-SWAC Spring Football Teams; Gamble, Evans II, Thigpen, Ralph lead way
4/29/2021 University of Arkansas At Pine Bluff head football coach Doc Gamble, along with OL Mark Evans II, DB Jalon Thigpen, and RS Tyrin Ralph highlight a school-record 10 selections to the Spring 2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference All-Conference team. Gamble was named SWAC Coach of the Year, while Evans, Thigpen, […]
Alabama A&M Bulldogs end 15-year drought with 40-33 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff in SWAC Championship Game
5/1/2021 JACKSON, Miss. – In a history making season for so many reasons, No. 22 Alabama A&M (5-0, 3-0 SWAC) capped it off with one of the biggest wins in program history as they claimed the Spring 2021 Cricket Wireless Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Football Championship […]
Alabama A&M Athletics gives head football coach Connell Maynor a Four-Year Extension
4/29/2021 HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Alabama A&M Director of Athletics Bryan Hicks has announced that the Department has reached agreement on terms for a four-year extension with head football coach Connell Maynor following a successful three-year run that has the program in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Championship Game for the […]
Blue Jackets sign 2020 First Round pick Yegor Chinakhov to Three-Year Entry Level Contract
MAY 2, 2021 The 21st pick in the 2020 NHL Draft helped Avangard Omsk capture KHL’s 2021 Gagarin Cup championship COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed forward Yegor Chinakhov (EE-Gohr Chihn-AH-Kawf) to a three-year entry level contract beginning in the 2020-21 season, club General […]
New York Islanders back to the NHL Playoffs a third straight year
Ten #NHLStats about the New York Islanders, who are headed to the postseason for the third consecutive season and 27th time in franchise history. 1. The Islanders will participate in the postseason for a third consecutive season, tying the second-longest run in franchise history (3 from 2002 to […]
NHL Announces April 2021 ‘Stars,’ Frontline Healthcare Heroes
NEW YORK (May 1, 2021) – Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho and Wake County chief operating officer Johnna Sharpe (Discover NHL Central Division), Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon and associate nurse manager Alyssa Laabs (Honda NHL West Division), Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand and registered nurse Meaghan Quinn (MassMutual NHL East Division), and Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews and clinical resource leader Sarah Rumbolt (Scotia NHL North Division) […]
NHL April 2021 ‘Rookies of the Month’ Stars’ Jason Robertson, Frontline Healthcare Hero Meghin Gomez
NEW YORK (May 1, 2021) – Dallas Stars left wing Jason Robertson and Hunt Regional Healthcare registered nurse Meghin Gomez have been named the NHL’s “Rookies of the Month” for April. Throughout the 2020-21 season the NHL is celebrating the remarkable efforts of the off-ice stars who make it possible for us to play […]
Owner Bob Baffert wins record Seventh Kentucky Derby as Medina Spirit pulls upset over Mandaloun
LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, May 1, 2021) – Zedan Racing Stables’ Medina Spirit fought back after relinquishing the lead to Mandaloun at midstretch to post a half-length to win the 147th running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (GI) before a crowd of 51,838. The victory gave trainer Bob […]
In Battle Of Unbeatens, Malathaat holds off Search Results in the 147th Running of the Longines Kentucky Oaks
Apr 30, 2021 LOUISVILLE, KY (Friday, April 30, 2021) – Shadwell Stable’s Malathaat edged Search Results by a neck after a stretch battle of undefeated fillies to win the 147th running of the $1.25 million Longines Kentucky Oaks (GI) for 3-year-old fillies before a crowd of 41,472 on a sun-drenched Friday […]
Daily Almanac for Sunday, May 2, 2021
ORTHODOX EASTER Celebration of Easter by Orthodox Christians around the world following the Julian calendar. See how Easter dates are calculated at www.Almanac.com/easter 1510s DIED 1519: LEONARDO DA VINCI (ARTIST) 1670s 1670: HUDSON’S BAY CO. CHARTERED 1840s 1843: FIRST PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST […]