By Lydia Jane Allison Minneapolis, MN [May 22, 2023] – The NFL announced that the 2025 NFL Draft presented by Bud Light will take place in Green Bay, inside and around iconic Lambeau Field and Titletown. The announcement was made today at the NFL Spring League Meeting in […]

By Lydia Jane Allison The entire NFL family is deeply saddened by the passing of Norma Hunt, who was a significant presence in the NFL for the last seven decades. I was fortunate to know Norma for nearly 40 years and was always struck by […]

By Lydia Jane Allison FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Norma Lynn Knobel Hunt (née Knobel, March 28, 1938 – June 4, 2023) was an American football executive who was a minority owner of the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL) from 2006 to 2023. Hunt was married to Lamar Hunt who founded the Chiefs. At […]

By Reggie Mason With the 38th pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, the Cincinnati Reds select RHP Ty Floyd. With the 43rd pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, the Cincinnati Reds select SS Sammy Stafura. COURTESY REDS MEDIA RELATIONS

By Reggie Mason 7/10/2023 The top two MLB All-Star vote getters, Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. and Angels DH and pitcher Shohei Ohtani, also lead MLB with the most popular MLB player jerseys of the first half of the 2023 season. The list, released jointly today by Major […]

By Kim McGuire FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Andrea Lynn Evans (June 18, 1957 – July 9, 2023) was an American actress and producer. She was most recognized for her portrayal of Tina Lord on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, a role she played from 1978 to 1981 and from 1985 […]

By Reggie Mason July 9th, 2023 The Pittsburgh Pirates today announced the club has selected right-handed pitcher Paul Skenes with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 First-Year Player Draft. The 21-year-old Skenes was rated by MLB Pipeline as the No. 1 prospect in […]

By Reggie Mason 7/10/2023 The Cleveland Guardians today announced the selection of C RALPHY VELAZQUEZ with the 23rd overall pick in the first round of the 2023 MLB Draft. Velazquez, 18, is a 6-2, 235-pound left-handed hitting catcher out of Huntington Beach, California where he attended Huntington Beach […]

By Reggie Mason Six-Time All-Star Gerrit Cole Receives First Starting Nod at Midsummer Classic; First-Time All-Star Zac Gallen Draws Start For National League 7/9/2023 Seattle, WA – Earlier today, the 2023 All-Star Game managers, Dusty Baker of the American League and Rob Thomson of the National […]

By J.Y. Mortimer July 9th, 2023 The New York Yankees today announced that Dillon Lawson has been relieved of his duties as hitting coach. The announcement was made by Yankees Senior Vice President and General Manager Brian Cashman. “It has been well documented that I have been […]

By J.Y. Mortimer FLUSHING, N.Y., July 8, 2023 – Major League Baseball today announced that RHP Kodai Senga was added to the 2023 National League All-Star team. The 93rd All-Star Game will take place on Tuesday, July 11 in Seattle. Senga, 30, becomes the fifth rookie to […]

By J.Y. Mortimer July 8th, 2023 MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MN – Major League Baseball announced today that right-handed pitcher Pablo López has been named to the American League All-Star team. López, 27, has made 18 starts for the Twins this season, going 5-5 with a 3.89 ERA (111.0 IP, […]

By J.Y. Mortimer D-backs infielder Geraldo Perdomo was named a National League All-Star, replacing the Cubs’ Dansby Swanson, in the 2023 All-Star Game on Tuesday in Seattle, as announced this afternoon by Major League Baseball on social media. Perdomo becomes the D-backs’ fourth All-Star, joining starting outfielder Corbin Carroll, […]

By Reggie Mason HOUSTON – The Astros Foundation College Classic returns to Minute Maid Park from March 1-3, 2024. The 24th annual three-day, six-team, nine-game tournament will feature the 2023 College World Series Champions, the LSU Tigers, who’ll play Texas, UL Lafayette and Texas State […]

By Reggie Mason TUCSON, Ariz. —LSU coach Jay Johnson has been named 2023 National Coach of The Year by Collegiate Baseball newspaper. Johnson, in just his second season at LSU, led the Tigers to their seventh national baseball championship at the College World Series. LSU […]

By Reggie Mason LSU captured its seventh NCAA baseball championship, and its first since 2009, as the Tigers posted an 18-4 win over Florida Monday night June 26 at Charles Schwab Field. THE KEY FIGURES DURING 2023 SEASON 2023 BASEBALL SEASON RECAP The 2023 season […]

By Kim McGuire FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS George Ritchie Hodgson (October 12, 1893 – May 1, 1983) was a Canadian competition swimmer of the early 20th century, and considered by many to be the greatest swimmer in Canadian history. Hodgson won the two longer freestyle swimming gold medals at the 1912 Olympics, […]