MILWAUKEE BREWERS (38-27) vs. CINCINNATI REDS (32-31)LHP Eric Lauer (1-2, 4.82) vs. RHP Vladimir Gutierrez (2-1, 2.65)Monday, June 14, 2021 – 7:10 p.m. CT – American Family Field – Milwaukee, WIGame #66 – Home Game #36 STREAK: Won 4 LAST FIVE: 4-1 LAST TEN: 9-1 […]
Month: June 2021
Daily Almanac for Monday, June 14, 2021: Flag Day
FLAG DAY (UNITED STATES) What we know fondly as the “Stars and Stripes” was adopted by the Continental Congress as the official American flag on June 14, 1777, in the midst of the Revolutionary War. Colonial troops fought under many different flags with various symbols […]
Toronto Blue Jays announce roster moves
6/13/21 The Toronto Blue Jays have placed LHP Steven Matz on the COVID-related injured list. RHP Jeremy Beasley has been recalled from Triple-A Buffalo. COURTESY TORONTO BLUE JAYS & MLBpressbox.com
Boston Red Sox select right-handed pitcher Ryan Weber from Triple-A Worcester
613/21 Club designates right-handed pitcher Brandon Brennan for assignment BOSTON, MA – The Boston Red Sox today selected right-handed pitcher Ryan Weber to the active major league roster from Triple-A Worcester. To make room on the 40-man roster, the Red Sox designated right-handed pitcher Brandon Brennan for assignment. Chief Baseball […]
Los Angeles Dodgers recall OF Luke Raley
June 12th, 2021 Dodgers place INF Max Muncy on IL LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled outfielder Luke Raley from Triple-A Oklahoma City and placed infielder Max Muncy on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain. Raley, 26, returns for his […]
Cleveland Indians mourn loss of AL’s first black 20-game winner and former pitcher Jim ‘Mudcat’ Grant
June 12th, 2021 Cleveland, OH — The Cleveland Indians organization, its players, and fans everywhere are saddened by the death of James Timothy “Mudcat” Grant, who passed away peacefully last night in Los Angeles, California. He was 85. “The Cleveland Indians family is deeply saddened […]
Chicago Cubs recall RHP Trevor Megill from Triple-A Iowa, option RHP Kohl Stewart to Iowa
June 12th, 2021 CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs today recalled right-handed pitcher Trevor Megill from Triple-A Iowa and optioned right-handed pitcher Kohl Stewart to Iowa. Megill will wear uniform number 74 and will be available for tonight’s 6:15 p.m. CT game against the St. Louis […]
Cleveland Indians Game Notes vs. Mariners June 13
CLEVELAND INDIANS (34-27) vs. SEATTLE MARINERS (31-34)RHP Shane Bieber (7-3, 2.96) vs. RHP Logan Gilbert (1-2, 4.98)Game #62/Home #29 » Sunday, June 13, 2021 » Progressive Field » 1:10 p.m. (ET) » Bally Sports Great Lakes, WTAM/WMMS/IRN WILD, WACKY, WALKOFF» The Clevelanders (34-27, 2nd, -4.5G) […]
Seattle Mariners Game Notes at Indians for June 13
Sunday, June 13, 2021 Game #67 (31-35)Progressive Field SEATTLE MARINERS (31-35) at CLEVELAND (34-27) Road #36 (14-21) TODAY’S GAME INFORMATIONStarting Pitchers: RHP Logan Gilbert (1-2, 4.98) vs. RHP Shane Bieber (7-3, 2.96)First Pitch: 1:10 pm ET / 10:10 am PT • Radio: 710 ESPN / […]
Arizona State hires one of their all-time greats to run baseball program, ex-MLB utilityman Willie Bloomquist
June 11, 2021 TEMPE – Willie Bloomquist – among the legendary players in Sun Devil school history and a staple in the baseball world both locally and nationally – has been named the head coach for the Arizona State University baseball program, on June 11, 2021, as […]
UCLA star P/1B Rachel Garcia Wins 2021 Honda Sport Award for Softball
June 11, 2021 For the third year in a row, Rachel Garcia has been named the Honda Sport Award winner for Softball, as announced on Friday by Chris Voelz, Executive Director of THE Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA). Garcia becomes the second Bruin to be named a […]
Cincinnati Reds Game Notes for June 13 against Rockies
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERSSun vs Col: RHP Tony Santillan (ML debut) vs RHP Antonio Senzatela (2-6, 4.62) 700 wlw, bsoh, 1:10etMon at Mil: RHP Vladimir Gutierrez (2-1, 2.65) vs LHP Eric Lauer (1-2, 4.82) 700 wlw, bsoh, 8:10etTue at Mil: RHP Luis Castillo (2-9, 6.47) vs […]
Colorado Rockies News: Albuquerque Isotopes manager Warren Schaeffer named the winner of the 2020 P.J. Carey Player Development Award
Annual award given to the top player development staff member in the Rockies organization DENVER — The Colorado Rockies announced during May that Triple-A Albuquerque Manager Warren Schaeffer has been named the recipient of the seventh annual P.J. Carey Player Development Award. Schaeffer joins Andy Stover […]
Colorado Rockies Game Notes for June 13 at the Reds
COLORADO ROCKIES (25-40) at CINCINNATI REDS (31-31)Sunday, June 13 • 11:10 a.m. MT / 1:10 p.m. ET • Great American Ballpark • Cincinnati, OhioRHP Antonio Senzatela (2-6, 4.62) vs. RHP Tony Santillan (0-0, -.–)TV: AT&T Sportsnet • Radio: KOA NewsRadio ROAD TRIPPIN’• The Colorado Rockies […]
Daily Almanac for Sunday, June 13, 2021
Every Year DIED : ALEXANDER THE GREAT (KING OF MACEDONIA) 1520s 1525: THEOLOGIAN MARTIN LUTHER WED KATHARINA VON BORA 1860s BORN 1865: WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS (POET) 1900s 1900: THE BOXER REBELLION BEGAN IN CHINA 1920s BORN 1926: PAUL LYNDE (ACTOR) 1930s 1933: THE FIRST SODIUM […]
2021 NFL Draft very popular with Fans; Coverage Delivers Second-Highest Day 1 Viewership
Average Audience of 12.6 Million Viewers (TV + Digital) – Up +11% vs. 2019 Digital AMA of 598K Across NFL O&O, ESPN, ESPN Deportes & ABC – Up +54% vs. 2019 Round 1 coverage of the 2021 NFL Draft in Cleveland was seen by an […]
NFL News: 2021 NFL Draft Round 1 Notes
OFFENSE RULES THE FIRST: The 2021 NFL Draft featured 18 offensive players selected in the first round, tied for the fourth-most in the common-draft era, trailing only the 1968, 2004 and 2009 NFL Drafts (19). With each of the first seven picks on the offensive […]
National Hockey League releases June 14 as the start of announcing 2020-21 award winners
NEW YORK (June 11, 2021) – The National Hockey League announced today that it will reveal winners of 2021 NHL Awards presented by Bridgestone throughout the 2021 Stanley Cup Semifinals and Stanley Cup Final. Beginning this Monday, June 14, NBC Sports, Sportsnet and TVA Sports will […]
NHL announces Jack Adams Award Finalists: Canes’ Brind’Amour, Wild’s Evason and Panthers’ Quenneville
NEW YORK (June 11, 2021) – Rod Brind’Amour of the Carolina Hurricanes, Dean Evason of the Minnesota Wild and Joel Quenneville of the Florida Panthers are the three finalists for the 2020‑21 Jack Adams Award, presented to the head coach who has “contributed the most to his team’s success,” the National Hockey League […]
NHL 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Second Round Recap
The 2021 Second Round concluded Thursday, June 10 after the Golden Knights eliminated the Avalanche in Game 6 and advanced to the final four for the third time since joining the NHL 18,149 – Fans at T-Mobile Arena during Game 6, when the Golden Knights earned […]