Tonight’s sell-out crowd was an announced attendance of 20,371 at Lower.com Field. This weekend marks the first April sell-out for a regular-season Crew home match since the inaugural season (1996) of the Club — 26 years ago when the team played at Ohio Stadium (1996-1998) […]
Day: April 6, 2022
Philadelphia area native Fran Dunphy, resurfaces at another school in City of the Brotherly Love, La Salle; also coached at Penn and Temple
4/5/2022 PHILADELPHIA – La Salle University has announced Fran Dunphy, a 1970 graduate and the all-time winningest coach in Philadelphia Big 5 history, as the 20th head coach in the history of its men’s basketball program. Dunphy, a member of the Philadelphia Big 5, La Salle […]
George Washington Colonials hires Chris Caputo as new Men’s Basketball Coach
Seasoned Associate Ready to Lead Historic Program 4/1/2022 WASHINGTON – GW Director of Athletics Tanya Vogel proudly named today Chris Caputo as Head Coach of The George Washington University’s men’s basketball team. Caputo comes to the District as the next step in a coaching career that spans more than two […]
NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament: Kansas Jayhawks beats North Carolina to gain 6th National Championship; rallied from 15 point deficit
April 04, 2022 NEW ORLEANS – The Kansas Jayhawks captured their sixth national championship in school history Monday night at the Caesars Superdome, topping North Carolina 72-69 in the National Championship game. The Jayhawks erased a 15-point halftime deficit to capture their second national championship under […]
Xavier behind interim coach Jonas Hayes, runs through NIT to win championship
03.31.22 Colby Jones leads Xavier with career-high 21 points NEW YORK – Xavier held off Texas A&M to take a 73-72 win in the 2022 NIT Finals at Madison Square Garden on Thursday evening. The title marks the program’s second NIT Championship, also winning the title in […]
Columbus Crew loses frustrating game to tough defensive team in Nashville SC
Saturday, Apr 2, 2022 Alex Muyl headed in Taylor Washington’s cross for his first goal of the season to lift Nashville SC to a 1-0 victory over the Columbus Crew at Lower.com Field on Saturday evening. Muyl’s open header — thanks to a slip from […]
Thad Matta waited for the right job to open; gets it in return to head Butler Men’s Basketball Program
4/3/2022 Thad Matta has returned to his alma mater to lead the Butler men’s basketball program as head coach for a second time. Butler Vice President/Director of Athletics Barry Collier made the announcement Sunday, April 3. In his 17 years as a college head coach, […]
Bellarmine University in Louisville, KY. added to Atlantic 10 Conference as 16th member
The Atlantic 10 Conference has made bold moves over the years to secure its standing as one of the premier athletic conferences in college basketball. They recently made a move that no other conference was considering. They added new Division I Bellarmine University as the […]
After Xavier firing, Travis Steele moves up the road to nearby Miami, Ohio to coach the tradition-rich RedHawks
3/31/2022 OXFORD, Ohio – Miami University Athletics has hired Travis Steele as the 28th men’s basketball head coach in program history, Director of Athletics David Sayler announced today. Steele joins Miami after completing a four-year stint as the head coach at rival Xavier University. He posted a 70-50 mark while at […]
Mike Krzyzewski gives final press conference as career ends in Duke’s Final Four loss to arch-rival North Carolina
NEW ORLEANS – No. 2-seeded Duke held a one-point lead with just over a minute left, but a pair of RJ Davis free throws followed by a three-pointer by Caleb Love lifted No. 8-seed North Carolina over the Blue Devils, 81-77, Saturday night in the national […]
Daily Almanac for Wednesday, April 6, 2020
Question of the Day Where did the phrase “mad as a hatter” come from? Why was the “hatter” considered mad?Madness was not a prerequisite for the milliner’s craft, but, unfortunately, in the 19th century mercurous nitrate was used in the making of felt hats, and it […]