1480s BORN 1486: ANDREA DEL SARTO (PAINTER) 1550s DIED 1557: ANNE OF CLEVES (FOURTH WIFE OF KING HENRY VIII) 1660s BORN 1661: PIERRE LE MOYNE (FRENCH-CANADIAN EXPLORER) 1740s BORN 1746: GIUSEPPE PIAZZI (ITALIAN ASTRONOMER) 1790s 1790: CONGRESS ESTABLISHED THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ON THE POTOMAC […]

Today, the Columbus Blue Jackets, the NHL, hockey fans and the country of Latvia paid tribute to goalie Matiss Kivlenieks, who had passed away 11 days earlier in a tragic fireworks accident. Kivlenieks’ mother, Astrida, his stepfather, sister and uncle traveled to Columbus for the […]

Today was all about the celebration of the life of Blue Jackets goalie Matiss Kivlenieks, who died tragically in a fireworks accident in Novi, Michigan earlier this month. The likeable and always smiling Kivlenieks, who signed with the Blue Jackets as an undrafted free agent […]

Today was one of the saddest days in the history of the Columbus Blue Jackets history when they had the memorial service for 24-year-old goalie Matiss Kivlenieks. A young man with so much promise and figured into the future of the 20-year-old franchise. The service […]

Every Year ST. SWITHIN’S DAY 1600s BORN 1606: REMBRANDT (ARTIST) 1770s BORN 1779: CLEMENT MOORE (WRITER) 1790s 1799: IN THE EGYPTIAN VILLAGE OF RASHID, FRENCH CAPTAIN PIERRE BOUCHARD FOUND THE ROSETTA STONE 1850s BORN 1850: SAINT FRANCES XAVIER CABRINI (MISSIONARY) 1870s 1870: GEORGIA BECAME THE […]

Usually when a player gets traded, depending on where he is in the USA, time zone, etc, he most times does not play the next game due to travel, and having to learn his new team’s system. Well, veteran forward Erik Hurtado is used to […]

FOLLOW OHIO FOOTBALL: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram  2021 Ohio Football Schedule ATHENS, Ohio — The Ohio football team has announced game times and television selections for its 2021 regular season schedule today in conjunction with the Mid-American Conference office.  Ohio’s 2021 non-conference slate is scheduled to include two nationally televised […]

FOLLOW OHIO FOOTBALL: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram  2021 Ohio Football Schedule | MAC Release ATHENS, Ohio — The Ohio football team has released its 2021 regular season schedule in conjunction with the Mid-American Conference office.   The Bobcats’ 12-game slate features six home games at Peden Stadium — including four Saturday dates. Homecoming […]

7/14/2021 ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH TIM ALBIN PROMOTED TO HEAD COACH FOLLOW OHIO FOOTBALL: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Athens, OH—Ohio University Head Football Coach Frank Solich announced today that he is stepping down from his position to focus on his health, after an unprecedented successful sixteen seasons leading the Bobcats, which included […]

Every Year BASTILLE DAY 1220s 1223: LOUIS VIII BECAME KING OF FRANCE UPON THE DEATH OF HIS FATHER 1790s 1791: THE PRIESTLEY RIOTS TOOK PLACE IN BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND 1850s 1853: THE FIRST WORLD’S FAIR TO BE HELD IN THE UNITED STATES OPENED IN NEW YORK […]

The University of Michigan hockey program is always loaded with tons of potential NHL talent. This year the crop includes defenseman Owen Power, center Matty Beniers and center Kent Johnson. Will be a sophomore next season is he elects to go back to school. Born: […]

Mon, Jul 12, 2021 Flyer Running Back One Of Just Nine To Repeat As Academic All-Americans AUSTIN, Texas – For the sixth consecutive year, the University of Dayton football program has a student-athlete named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team.  Junior running back Jake Chisholm was […]

NEW YORK (Monday, July 12, 2021) – Real Salt Lake midfielder Damir Kreilach has been voted the Major League Soccer Player of the Week for Week 12 of the 2021 MLS season. Kreilach scored two goals in Real Salt Lake’s 4-0 win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC […]

July 12, 2021 WEB LINK: https://bit.ly/2UJOrCZ CINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati left-handed pitcher Evan Shawver (Amherst, Ohio/Steele) was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the seventh round of the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft. The 6-0, 175-lb junior was taken with the 200th overall pick and is the second […]

JULY 12, 2021 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets and family of Matiss Kivlenieks released the following information today regarding a memorial service and fund to honor the memory of the club’s goaltender, who passed away on July 4 at the age of 24: Memorial […]

NEW YORK (Tuesday, July 13, 2021) – The MLS Disciplinary Committee has found FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew SC in violation of the Mass Confrontation Policy in the 26th minute of their match on Friday, July 9 ( VIDEO). Both clubs have been issued a warning for their […]

JULY 13, 2021 Draft Party will begin at 6 p.m. with numerous activities, including autograph sessions with CBJ players, alumni COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets invite fans to share in the excitement of the first round of the 2021 National Hockey League Draft at […]

Every Year BORN : JULIUS CAESAR (ROMAN STATESMAN) 1780s 1787: THE AMERICAN CONTINENTAL CONGRESS PASSED THE NORTHWEST ORDINANCE, ESTABLISHING THE PROCEDURE FOR THE CREATION OF NEW STATES 1790s BORN 1793: JOHN CLARE (POET) 1810s BORN 1816: GUSTAV FREYTAG (NOVELIST) 1830s 1836: CURRENT U.S. PATENT NUMBERING […]

Born: Jan 5, 2003 in Scarborough, Ontario 20-21: Played for Olten Position: LW Height: 6’0 Weight: 174 Shoots: Left Ranked #31 by International Scouting Services Othmann was on loan from the Ontario Hockey League this past season. He played in Switzerland against men in that […]

The 2021 MLB All-Star Game was supposed to be in Atlanta at Truist Park. But politics made Commissioner Robert Manfred to change the venue to one of MLB’s home run havens, Coors Field in Denver. This will be the first all-star game in two years […]