6/3/2021 OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Senior Kate Gordon drilled a full-count home run over the left-center-field wall in the top of the eighth inning to power James Madison to a 4-3 win over top-seeded Oklahoma in the opening game of the Women’s College World Series on Thursday […]

DURHAM – Head Men’s Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski has announced a pair of graduate transfers – Theo John and Bates Jones — have signed scholarship agreements to attend Duke University and play for the Blue Devils in 2021-22. John is a 6-foot-9, 245-pound forward from Minneapolis, Minn., and comes to Duke after […]

6/4/2021  DURHAM – Duke University formally announced Jon Scheyer as the next head coach of the men’s basketball program in a press conference at historic Cameron Indoor Stadium Friday morning. Scheyer will take the reins of the iconic program in April 2022, following the retirement of Mike Krzyzewski. Scheyer, […]

6/2/2021 DURHAM – Duke men’s basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski, who has won more Division I men’s college basketball games than any coach in history, announced Wednesday that the 2021-22 season will be his final year of coaching. In 46 years as a head coach at Army […]

 Collin Morikawa led the 2021 Memorial Tournament after Thursday’s weather-shortened opening round. After a play was suspended twice due to inclement weather, the first-round play was suspended for the day at 6:41 p.m. Thursday. Eventhough Morikawa is in the clubhouse with a 6-under 66, some golfers were […]

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June 3, 2021 COLUMBUS – Columbus Crew today announced that it will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of its new state-of-the-art training facility, the OhioHealth Performance Center. The ceremony is set to take place on Wednesday, June 9 at 2:00 p.m. ET at the OhioHealth […]

June 03, 2021 DAYTON, OH – Single-game tickets for all Dayton Dragons home games through the rest of the season from June – September are now available for purchase.  In accordance with the Governor’s elimination of COVID related health orders and restrictions, the Dayton Dragons are returning […]

NEW YORK (June 3, 2021) – Minnesota Wild left wing Kirill Kaprizov, Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic and Dallas Stars left wing Jason Robertson are the three finalists for the 2020‑21 Calder Memorial Trophy, awarded “to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition,” the National Hockey […]

Sports Betting Brand OlyBet and the NHL to Engage Huge Hockey Fanbase in the Region Through Online Platforms, Retail Locations and Casinos TALLINN, ESTONIA (June 3, 2021) – Olympic Entertainment Group, OlyBet and the National Hockey League (NHL) today announced a new partnership naming flagship betting […]

Third-Year Youth Program Helps Advise League on Hockey Matters NEW YORK (June 3, 2021) – For the third straight year, the National Hockey League (NHL) will accept applications for NHL Power Players™, a youth advisory board which brings together young hockey fans, ages 13-17, to help advise […]

Dublin, Ohio – Officials of the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide have announced that award-winning journalist Tim Rosaforte has been named the recipient of the 2021 Memorial Golf Journalism Award. Rosaforte, 65, who lives in Jupiter, Fla., enjoyed a successful career in both print and broadcast […]

Stephen and Ayesha Curry’s Eat. Learn. Play. joins Nationwide Children’s Hospital as primary beneficiaries of the PGA TOUR event founded and hosted by golf legend Jack Nicklaus PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA – The PGA TOUR and the Memorial Tournament have announced that Workday, Inc., a leader in enterprise […]

Community leader becomes new presenting sponsor of the Tournament’s leading philanthropic initiative, the annual Legends Luncheon Dublin, Ohio – The Memorial Tournament and Nationwide have announced that the Tournament’s longtime presenting sponsor will transition into a new role with the Memorial at the conclusion of the 2021 […]

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SECAUCUS, N.J. (June 2, 2021) — The Buffalo Sabres and Seattle Kraken own the first and second overall drafting positions, respectively, for the First Round of the 2021 NHL Draft as a result of the 2021 NHL Draft Lottery Drawing, conducted this evening at NHL Network’s Secaucus, N.J., studio. Participants […]

Top Three Vote-Getters from Their Peers as the Most Outstanding Player in the Regular Season TORONTO (June 2, 2021) – The National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) announced today the three finalists for the 2020-21 Ted Lindsay Award (TLA) are forwards Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Auston Matthews of […]

NEW YORK (June 1, 2021) – The National Hockey League today announced starting times and national broadcast information for Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round games scheduled on June 7: The start time of Game 5 of the Second Round series between the New York Islanders and Boston Bruins has been set for 6:30 […]

NEW YORK (June 1, 2021) – Boston Bruins forward Jake DeBrusk has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for cross-checking New York Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield during Game 2 of the teams’ Second Round series in Boston on Monday, May 31, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today. […]

Hockey Community to Celebrate Virtual Pride Day on June 25; Visit NHL.com/Pride NEW YORK/TORONTO (June 1, 2021) – This June, the National Hockey League (NHL®) and National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) are celebrating Pride Month as part of their joint Hockey Is For Everyone™ year-round initiative. The […]