After thrice tallying one win in a season (2017, 2018, 2020), Ben Rhodes has come out of the chute on fire this season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series – sweeping the opening two races of the year on the pair of Daytona International […]
Year: 2021
NASCAR NEWS: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Next Race: Bucked Up 200 The Place: Las Vegas Motor Speedway The Date: Friday, March 5 The Time: 9 p.m. ET TV: FS1, 8 p.m. ET Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Distance: 201 miles (134 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 30), Stage 2 (Ends […]
NASCAR News: Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award Nominations are open
Special Spotlight: Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award Nominations Are Open Nominations opened this week for The NASCAR Foundation’s 11th annual Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award, a recognition that honors the philanthropic ideals and vision of Betty Jane France, The NASCAR Foundation’s late founder and chairperson. […]
Arkansas Head Basketball Coach Eric Musselman talks about his 2020-21 Team; have won 11 straight SEC games
Razorbacks are 21-5, 13-4 in the Southeastern Conference. Eric Musselman was named Arkansas’ 13th head men’s basketballcoach on April 7, 2019. He has over 30 years of coaching experience,including five as a collegiate head coach and 14 as a professionalhead coach.In his five years as […]
Northern Illinois hires one of college basketball’s coveted assistant coaches, Rashon Burno to head Men’s Program
March 6, 2021 DePaul Alum, Arizona State Assistant is 29th Man to Lead Huskie Program DeKALB, Ill. – Rashon Burno, who has spent the last six seasons at Arizona State, including the last five as associate head coach, was announced as the new Northern Illinois University […]
Detroit Pistons and Blake Griffin reach agreement on buyout
Mar 05, 2021 DETROIT – The Detroit Pistons announced Friday the club had reached a buyout agreement with Blake Griffin and simultaneously requested waivers on the veteran forward. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. “Blake has been a great representative for our franchise and […]
Big East Conference announces Attendance Plans for Men’s Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden
3/3/2021 NEW YORK — Following Governor Andrew Cuomo’s recent announcement allowing partial spectator capacity at sporting events in New York State, the BIG EAST Conference has announced that a limited number of tickets will be provided to each of the participating teams in the upcoming […]
Butler’s rising young star Chuck Harris named Big East Player of the Week
3/1/2021 After leading the Bulldogs to a 2-0 week, Chuck Harris has been named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week. The conference office made the announcement Monday, March 1. For Harris, it is his second weekly freshman honor after also being recognized Dec. 28. Harris had a game-high 20 […]
Butler Bulldogs end February with a 73-61 upset of #8 Villanova on Senior Day; Hinkle Fieldhouse not friendly to Wildcats again
Butler defeated No. 8/6 Villanova, 73-61, Sunday afternoon at Hinkle Fieldhouse. NOTES: The game served as Butler’s home finale and Senior Day. Butler is 8-4 at Hinkle this season, including 7-3 in BIG EAST home games. Butler has won four of the last five games […]
Daily Almanac for Sunday, March 7, 2021
1830s BORN 1837: HENRY DRAPER (ASTRONOMER) 1840s 1842: QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY HELD ITS FIRST CLASSES, KINGSTON, ONTARIO BORN 1849: LUTHER BURBANK (HORTICULTURIST) 1870s BORN 1875: JOSEPH MAURICE RAVEL (COMPOSER) 1876: ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL RECEIVED A PATENT FOR HIS TELEPHONE 1878: TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE INCORPORATED 1890s 1897: […]
It’s Senior Day for Kyle Young and C.J. Walker as #7 Ohio State hosts #4 Illinois in regular season finale
March 5, 2021 COLUMBUS, Ohio –No. 7 Ohio State (18-7, 12-7) is back in action at 4 p.m. Saturday vs. No. 4 Illinois (19-6, 15-4) at Value City Arena in Columbus. The game will be televised by ESPN. It’s Senior Day in Columbus. CJ Walker, Kyle […]
Illinois duo, Cockburn & Dosunmu part of 15-player list for Wooden Award
March 6, 2021 Fighting Illini stars Ayo Dosunmu and Kofi Cockburn are on the 2021 National Ballot for the John R. Wooden Award presented by Wendy’s, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced Saturday on ESPN College GameDay. Selected by the Wooden Award National Advisory Board, the National Ballot consists of […]
#4 Illinois plays at #7 Ohio State today 4 PM: Game Notes
#4 ILLINOIS (19-6, 15-4) at #7 Ohio State (18-7, 12-7) Date | Time Saturday, March 6, 2021 | 3 p.m. CT (4 p.m. ET) Location Columbus, Ohio | Value City Arena Television ESPN (Bob Wischusen & Dick Vitale) Live Stream WatchESPN.com | ESPN App Radio Busey Bank Illini Sports Network | Listen | TuneIn | Sirius (Ch 83) XM […]
VCU too tough this year for Dayton Flyers; Rams go 3-0 against defending A-10 Champs with 73-68 win in tournament quarterfinals
Fri, Mar 5, 2021 Dayton Fights Back, But Falls 73-68 At VCU In A-10 Quarters Flyers Trailed By As Much as 19 Inside 10 Minutes To Play RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Dayton men’s basketball team couldn’t climb all the way out of the 19-point […]
Hottest team in College Basketball currently? The Arkansas Razorbacks with 10 in a row; routed South Carolina 101-73 on Tuesday night
March 2, 2021 COLUMBIA, S.C. – Three Razorbacks scored 20-plus points – led by a game-high 28 by Moses Moody – to give #12/13 Arkansas a 101-73 victory over South Carolina Tuesday night at Colonial Life Arena. Arkansas (20-5, 12-4 SEC) clinches the #2 seed at […]
Arkansas Freshman Moses Moody named to SEC Community Service Team
March 4, 2021 Birmingham, Ala. – In a continuing effort to recognize the accomplishments of student-athletes beyond the field of competition, the SEC once again highlighted a Community Service Team for men’s basketball for the 2020-21 season. Freshman Moses Moody was selected as Arkansas’ representative on […]
#12/13 Arkansas Men’s Basketball hosts Texas A&M this afternoon at 4 PM CT
FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2021 Who: #12/13 Arkansas Razorbacks (20-5, 12-4 SEC) at Texas A&M (8-8, 2-7 SEC) What: This is the regular-season finale for both programs before heading to the SEC Tournament next week. When: Saturday – Mar. 5 – 4:00 pm (CT) Where: Fayetteville, Ark. – Bud Walton […]
Columbus Blue Jackets Weekly Report: March 1-7; Wins over Detroit & Dallas this week
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Fri, Mar 5, 2021 79th Running Of America’s Most Historic Motorcycle Race Kicks Off At 1 p.m. ET; Event Followed By Progressive American Flat Track Race At Volusia Half-Mile At 7 p.m. ET DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 5, 2021) – TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold announced today […]
Carlota Ciganda doesn’t like early wake-up calls which golfers get on LPGA Tour; didn’t stop her from being among leaders at Drive On Championship in Ocala
She is the first to admit that she is not an early riser and when her alarm went off this morning at 5 a.m. ET, Carlota Ciganda would normally want to press snooze. But today was different. “I’m Spanish, so Spanish people like to sleep […]