Archive for July 2021
Columbus Crew News: Sold-out Match expected tonight at Lower.com Field; Supporters urged to arrive early for Inaugural Match
The Crew opens Lower.com Field against the New England Revolution in a nationally televised match tonight at 5:00 p.m. ET on ESPN July 3, 2021 COLUMBUS — Columbus Crew encourages supporters to arrive early as the team is set to open Lower.com Field before a sold-out crowd when it hosts the New England Revolution for its Inaugural Match tonight, Saturday, July 3 [5:00…
Read MoreMatchDay! Original MLS rival New England Revolution helps Crew open Lower.com Field
ABOUT: LOWER.COM FIELDSaturday’s home match against the New England Revolution will be the Inaugural Match played at Lower.com Field.The new stadium will seat 20,371 people, with the Nordeckesupporters’ section able to host 3,364 supporters, making itthe second largest supporters’ section in Major League Soccer. Located on the North end of the stadium, the Nordeckehas a…
Read MoreMississippi State blasts Vanderbilt 9-0 to win school’s first baseball championship
June 30, 2021 Mississippi State 50-18 Vanderbilt 49-18 Bednar and Sims combine to shutout Vanderbilt and offense explodes to lead Diamond Dawgs long-awaited title OMAHA, Neb. – Mississippi State is a baseball school and the program delivered the University its first-ever national title after dominating Vanderbilt in the winner-take-all game of the 2021 College World Series on…
Read MoreDaily Almanac for Saturday, July 3, 2021
DOG DAYS BEGIN The phrase “Dog Days” conjures up the hottest, most sultry days of summer. The Old Farmer’s Almanac lists the traditional timing of the Dog Days: the 40 days beginning July 3 and ending August 11, coinciding with the heliacal (at sunrise) rising of the Dog Star, Sirius. The rising of Sirius does…
Read MoreWelcome to July 2021! Historical highlights for July 2
1560s DIED 1566: NOSTRADAMUS (PHYSICIAN, ASTROLOGER) 1820s BORN 1821: SIR CHARLES TUPPER (6TH PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA) 1860s 1862: MORRILL ACT PASSED 1870s BORN 1877: HERMANN HESSE (AUTHOR) 1880s 1881: CHARLES GUITEAU SHOT AND FATALLY WOUNDED U.S. PRESIDENT JAMES GARFIELD 1890s 1890: THE SHERMAN ANTITRUST ACT WAS PASSED 1900s BORN 1904: JEAN-RENE LACOSTE (TENNIS PLAYER)…
Read MoreWelcome to July! Historical highlights for July 1
CANADA DAY Canada Day commemorates the creation of the Dominion of Canada. On July 1, 1867, the British North America Act established “one Dominion under the name of Canada” out of the colonies of Upper Canada, Lower Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, dividing it into four provinces named Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New…
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