5/24/2021 Lincoln – Nebraska men’s basketball Coach Fred Hoiberg announced the addition of Shannan Lum to the Husker staff. Lum will serve as Recruiting Coordinator, a newly-created position on Nebraska’s basketball staff. In that role, she will help the Husker coaching staff in advanced scouting, including opponent and team […]

Former Zag returns to GU after spending two seasons at Illinois SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga Athletic Director Mike Roth and men’s basketball Head Coach Mark Few announced the hiring of Stephen Gentry as an assistant coach on the Zags’ coaching staff. Gentry was most recently an assistant coach at Illinois. […]

Seattle native is 22nd-ranked recruit in the Class of 2021 SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga men’s basketball head coach Mark Few announced the signing Nolan Hickman to a National Letter of Intent. Nolan Hickman, 6-2, 180, Guard, Seattle, Wash. (Wasatch Academy)Hickman is the 22nd-ranked player in the Class of 2021, […]

THREE HARD LAPS * The Jets won the first triple-overtime game of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs – the longest game in franchise history – to complete their first-ever sweep. Winnipeg became the third team to reach the 2021 Second Round. * More than one-third of contests so far […]

THREE HARD LAPS * The Avalanche completed a sweep of the Blues and the Bruins won a fourth consecutive game to eliminate the Capitals as Colorado and Boston advanced to the Second Round. * The Predators and Jets each claimed their second straight overtime win, with polarizing effects on their respective series – Nashville […]

NEW YORK (May 25, 2021) – Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for cross-checking Florida Panthers forward Mason Marchment during Game 5 of the teams’ First Round series in Sunrise, Fla., on Monday, May 24, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced […]

NEW YORK (May 25, 2021) – Tampa Bay Lightning forward Pat Maroon has been fined $3,879.31, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for unsportsmanlike conduct during Game 5 of the team’s First Round series in Sunrise, Fla., on Monday, May 24, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced […]

NEW YORK (May 24, 2021) – The National Hockey League today announced the following updates to the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round schedule: Thursday, May 27 The start time of Game 5 of the First Round series between the Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs has been set for 7 p.m. ET on […]

NEW YORK (May 24, 2021) – Edmonton Oilers forward Josh Archibald has been suspended for one game for clipping Winnipeg Jets defenseman Logan Stanley during Game 3 of the teams’ First Round series in Winnipeg on Sunday, May 23, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today. The incident occurred at 11:09 of the […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Reverend Fr. Stephen Theodore Badin (born Étienne Théodore Badin on July 17, 1768 – April 21, 1853) was the first Catholic priest ordained in the United States. He spent most of his long career ministering to widely dispersed Catholics in Canada and in what […]

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Jordan Weber threw Mizzou’s 40th no-hitter in program history to send Mizzou to the Super Regionals for the first time since 2016. Weber and Laurin Krings fired back-to-back one-hitters to open the Columbia Regional. The Tigers defeated Iowa State 5-0 in the Final. As the designated visitors for […]

Illinois native comes from Horizon League foe Milwaukee Monday, May 24, 2021 DAYTON – Wright State head coach Scott Nagy has announced the addition of C.J. Wilbourn to join the Raider program. Wilborn, a 6-7 forward-center, has three years of eligibility remaining and joins the Raiders […]

Three-time World Series champion to lead U.S. into final qualifying for the Tokyo Olympic Games,  CARY, N.C. – USA Baseball named Mike Scioscia its manager for the 2021 Professional National Team on Tuesday. A three-time World Series Champion as both a manager and a player, Scioscia […]

CARY, N.C. — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced the schedule for the 2021 Baseball Americas Qualification Event for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020. Team USA, currently ranked No. 2 in the world rankings, will open the tournament against Nicaragua (No. 15) in […]

Jerry Weinstein, Dave Wallace, Ernie Young, Darren Fenster, and Roly de Armas complete the Olympic qualifying staff CARY, N.C. – USA Baseball Professional National Team Manager Mike Scioscia finalized the coaching staff for the 2021 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Baseball Americas Qualification Event for the […]

USA Baseball announced its 28-man training camp roster for the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Baseball Americas Qualifier. The final 26-man roster will be announced on Sunday, May 30. Stay tuned to @USABaseball on Twitter for the latest roster news. HIGHLIGHTED PROFESSIONAL TEAM ROSTER Nick Allen, infielder, […]

DAYTON DRAGONS HOMESTAND PREVIEW May 25 – May 30, 2021 Day Air Ballpark Dayton, Ohio **Game and Radio Broadcast Schedule** Tuesday, May 25– Quad Cities River Bandits (Royals) at Dayton Dragons (Reds), 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, May 26– Quad Cities River Bandits (Royals) at Dayton Dragons […]

May 23, 2021 South Bend, Ind.—The South Bend Cubs broke a 3-3 tie with two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning and then held off a Dayton comeback bid in the ninth to defeat the Dragons 5-4. The Cubs won four of six […]

VICTORIA DAY (CANADA) Victoria Day commemorates the May 24, 1819, birthday of Britain’s Queen Victoria (who since has had a whole era named for her–the Victorian era). The British have always celebrated the birthday of the ruling monarch. After Queen Victoria’s death in 1901, the […]

Jarmo Kekalainen was named the third general manager in Columbus Blue Jackets history on February 13, 2013. Since his arrival, the Blue Jackets have enjoyed their best stretch in club history, posting the three best records in franchise history: 2016-17 (50-24-8, 108 pts), 2018-19 (47-31-4, […]