Month: December 2022

Big South Conference News: UNC Asheville’s Pember Named Big South Preseason Player of the Year; Bulldogs Picked Third in Preseason Poll

BIG SOUTH RELEASE CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Big South Conference announced Wednesday that UNC Asheville men’s basketball player Drew Pember has been named the Conference’s Preseason Player of the Year. Furthermore, Tajion Jones earned a spot on the All-Big South Second Team, while the Bulldogs were picked to finish third […]

UNC Asheville Basketball News: Bobcats add Toyaz Solomon to its 2023-24 recruiting class

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – UNC Asheville Head Men’s Basketball Coach Mike Morrell announced Wednesday the signing of Toyaz Solomon (Enfield, N.C.) to his team’s recruiting class for next season. The 6-9 forward will come to Asheville after spending the past two seasons at Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute. […]

Daily Almanac for Saturday, December 10, 2022

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS The Nobel Prizes (/noʊˈbɛl/ noh-BEL; Swedish: Nobelpriset [nʊˈbɛ̂lːˌpriːsɛt]; Norwegian: Nobelprisen [nʊˈbɛ̀lːˌpriːsn̩]) are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel’s will of 1895, are awarded to “those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.” Alfred Nobel was a Swedish chemist, engineer, and industrialist most famously known for the invention of dynamite. He died […]

Blue Jackets try to shake off 9-4 Buffalo debacle; hosts Calgary tonight

DEC. 9, 2022 II NATIONWIDE ARENA II vs. CALGARY FLAMES BROADCAST INFORMATION TV:  Bally Sports Ohio           Jeff Rimer (play-by-play), Jody Shelley (analyst), Dave Maetzold (reporter)              Radio:  97.1 The Fan              Bob McElligott (play-by-play), Dylan Tyrer (host) BLUE JACKETS TEAM NOTES BLUE JACKETS PLAYER NOTES BLUE JACKETS MILESTONES OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT TOTAL MAN GAMES […]

6-0 first period lead gives Buffalo 9-4 win over Blue Jackets; fans unhappy with performance of team

GAME AT A GLANCE THREE STARS1st – Tage Thompson, BUF (5-1-6); 2nd – Alex Tuch, BUF (1-3-4); 3rd – Rasmus Dahlin, BUF (1-2-3) GOAL SCORERSColumbus: P. Laine (5), G. Nyquist (5), P. Laine (6), G. Nyquist (6)Buffalo: PP – D. Cozens (10), T. Thompson (17), R. Dahlin (9), T. Thompson (18), PP – T. […]

NFL News: NFL HOSTS SEVENTH ANNUAL CAREERS IN FOOTBALL FORUM TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HBCU STUDENTS

Career development program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities will be hosted in Atlanta, GA NEW YORK, N.Y. (December 8, 2022) – More than 50 students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been invited to attend the seventh annual 2022 NFL HBCU Careers in Football Forum. […]

NFL News: Miami QB Tua Tagovailoa Leads Pro Bowl Games Voting by Fans

– 2023 Pro Bowl Games tickets on-sale now – Miami quarterback TUA TAGOVAILOA, with 138,390 votes, leads all players in balloting for the 2023 Pro Bowl Games Vote presented by Castrol.  Minnesota wide receiver JUSTIN JEFFERSON (137,826 votes) ranks second overall, while Kansas City quarterback PATRICK MAHOMES (133,607 votes), Miami […]

NFL News: The Starting 11 — Third-Year Quarterbacks Star As NFL Enters Fourth Quarter of 2022 Season

Four quarterbacks selected in the 2020 NFL Draft – Cincinnati’s JOE BURROW (No. 1 overall), Miami’s TUA TAGOVAILOA (No. 5), the Los Angeles Chargers’ JUSTIN HERBERT (No. 6) and Philadelphia’s JALEN HURTS (No. 53) – have shined in starting roles this season and each enter Week 14 ranked among the NFL’s top 10 […]