NEW YORK (June 5, 2021) – Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews, Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin and Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon are the three finalists for the 2020-21 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, awarded “to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability,” […]

NEW YORK (June 5, 2021) – The National Hockey League today announced the following updates to the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round schedule: Tuesday, June 8 The start time of Game 5 of the Second Round series between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Carolina Hurricanes has been set for 6:30 p.m. ET on […]

NEW YORK (June 4, 2021) – San Jose Sharks right wing Kurtis Gabriel, Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne and New Jersey Devils defenseman P.K. Subban are the three finalists for the 2020‑21 King Clancy Memorial Trophy, which is presented “to the player who best exemplifies leadership qualities on and off the ice […]

NEW YORK (June 3, 2021) – Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele has been suspended for four games for charging Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans during Game 1 of the teams’ Second Round series in Winnipeg on Wednesday, June 2, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today. If […]

1650s 1654: LOUIS XIV CROWNED KING OF FRANCE 1770s 1776: IN THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, RICHARD HENRY LEE OF VIRGINIA PROPOSED A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE BORN 1778: BEAU BRUMMEL (FASHION LEADER) 1810s BORN 1811: SIR JAMES YOUNG SIMPSON (ONE OF THE FOUNDERS […]

6/3/2021 The United States Football League, an upstart spring league that launched in 1983 and lasted for three seasons, will officially return next spring, the USFL announced Thursday morning.  The new league will target at least eight teams and will retain the rights to key […]

June 4, 2021 The Penguins announced earlier this weekend that forward Evgeni Malkin underwent successful surgery on his right knee.   The procedure was performed by head team physician Dr. Dharmesh Vyas and Freddie H Fu of UPMC Sports Medicine, at UPMC Montefiore Hospital.  Malkin was […]

1430s BORN 1436: REGIOMONTANUS, AKA JOHANN MULLER (ASTRONOMER) 1750s BORN 1755: NATHAN HALE (PATRIOT) 1790s BORN 1799: ALEXANDER PUSHKIN (POET) 1820s 1829: POINSETTIA DEBUTED AT THE FIRST PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURE SOCIETY EXHIBITION 1840s 1844: THE YMCA WAS ORGANIZED IN LONDON BY GEORGE WILLIAMS 1860s BORN 1868: […]

Jon Rahm was having a great day finishing off Friday’s 2nd round and the 3rd round on Saturday. He was at 18-under for the tournament and was at -6 for the 3rd round. Then he walks off the 18th green at the Memorial after tying […]

6/5/2021 The Wright State baseball team saw its 2021 season come to an end on Saturday afternoon in the Knoxville Regional, falling to Duke 14-6. Wright State finishes the season with a 35-13 record and won their fourth Horizon League Championship in the last six seasons. On […]

 The 2021 Memorial Tournament has seen alot in two days of action. There was a rainy day on Thursday that led to play being suspended and a fog delay early Friday morning, and the second round was suspended once again at 8:44 p.m. Friday due […]

 6/4/2021 Despite five home runs, the Wright State baseball team dropped a heartbreaker on Friday night thanks to a walkoff grand slam from regional host Tennessee to hand the Raiders a 9-8 loss in the opening game of the NCAA Knoxville Regional. Wright State (35-12) now […]

June 4, 2021 MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin men’s basketball program officially announced the latest addition to its roster, as head coach Greg Gard shared Friday that Chris Vogt will transfer to Wisconsin and play basketball for the Badgers beginning in the fall of 2021. A […]

 JUNE 4, 2021 COLUMBUS, OHIO – Columbus Blue Jackets center Max Domi underwent successful surgery on Thursday to repair a labral tear of his right shoulder and is expected to make a full recovery in five to six months, Blue Jackets General Manager and Alternate Governor […]

Friday, June 4, 2021 CLEVELAND, Ohio—For a Mid-American Conference record 25th time, Miami University Athletics has captured the Reese Trophy as the top men’s athletic program during the 2020-21 academic year. The RedHawks have seized back-to-back honors as the top men’s athletic program, marking the […]

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY One Day to Save the World. In 1972, the United Nations General Assembly established this observance to raise environmental awareness across the globe. Beginning in 1974, the observance has been held annually on June 5, a date that commemorates the start of […]

May 2021 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Villanova head coach Jay Wright will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of its class of 2021, it was announced by ESPN.                 In 27 seasons as head […]

The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee will feature five new members for the 2021-22 season, thanks in part to the Division I Council’s approval in January of a proposal of the Men’s and Women’s Basketball Oversight Committees to expand the basketball committees from 10 […]

Stubblefield takes over program after working at Oregon for last 11 seasons CHICAGO – DePaul University announced a few weeks ago that Tony Stubblefield has been named head coach of the men’s basketball program. Stubblefield comes to DePaul after spending the last 11 seasons at the University of […]

6/2/2021 NEW YORK — The BIG EAST and Big 12 Conferences have announced the dates and matchups for the third year of the BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle.  The matchups, which will be played in December, were jointly determined by the two conferences. The home school has […]