Lady Williamson On this date in 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. Here is Martin Luther King Jr., bottom row, right side, with leaders of the March on Washington posing in front of the Lincoln Memorial. By Rowland Scherman […]
Day: August 28, 2023
Ohio State Buckeyes Football Feature: Veteran QB Kyle McCord talks to media about being in the 2023 QB battld
By Danielle Daniels Kyle McCord OSU QB 2023 Buckeyes QB battle August 2023.mp3 The Kyle McCord File 6 Position: Quarterback Height: 6-3 Weight: 215 Hometown: Mt. Laurel, N.J. Last School: St. Joseph’s (Pa.) Prep Year: Junior Ohio State Overview • Kyle enters his […]
LPGA Tour News: Third-Round Notes – 2023 CPKC Women’s Open; Megan Khang takes control of tournament with 3 shot lead
By Carey Van Lue CPKC Women’s Open Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club | Vancouver, BC | August 24-27, 2023 Third-Round Notes Aug. 26, 2023 Course Setup: 36-36—72, 6,516 Scoring Average: R1: 75.239; R2: 74.039; R3: 73.282 Weather: Clear conditions throughout the day with a dominant array of sunshine […]
Jacksonville State, led by former Michigan and West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez, starts FBS era with win over UTEP
By Stretch Jenkinson JACKSONVILLE – On a blazing afternoon in arguably the most significant game in Jacksonville State University’s vaunted football history, the Gamecocks dug deep and won when things looked bleak in their first game as a Football Bowl Subdivision member. Veteran safety Jeremiah Harris picked […]
UMass scores 31 second half points to win on the road at New Mexico State, 41-30
By Stretch Jenkinson August 26, 2023 LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The University of Massachusetts football team scored 31 second half points to secure a 41-30 win over New Mexico State at Aggie Memorial Stadium on Saturday evening. In his UMass debut, quarterback Taisun Phommachanh threw for 192 […]
Ohio Bobcats offense up-and-down in loss at San Diego State, 20-13
By Stretch Jenkinson 8/26/2023 FOLLOW OHIO FOOTBALL: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram SAN DIEGO, Calif.—The Ohio football team (0-1) fell to the San Diego State Aztecs (1-0) at Snapdragon Stadium today (Aug. 26), 20-13. Graduate student wide receiver Sam Wiglusz (Brecksville, Ohio) led the receivers with 10 receptions on 103 yards […]
Actress Arleen Sorkin passes away at 67
By Zola Elder FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Arleen Sorkin (October 14, 1955 – August 24, 2023) was an American actress, screenwriter, television presenter and comedian. Sorkin is known for portraying Calliope Jones on the NBC daytime serial Days of Our Lives and for serving as the real-life inspiration and voice for DC Comics villain Harley Quinn, […]
Popular TV Game Show host Bob Barker dead at 99
By Zola Elder FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Robert William Barker (December 12, 1923 – August 26, 2023) was an American television game show host. He hosted CBS‘s The Price Is Right, the longest-running game show in North American television history, from 1972 to 2007. He also hosted Truth or Consequences from […]
College Football Scores from Week 0, Saturday, August 26, 2023
By Lady Williamson College football is finally back. Week 0/1 of the 2023 season is here, as No. 6 USC and No. 13 Notre Dame both played games on Saturday, Aug. 26. Notre Dame’s game against Navy in Ireland was the first game of the […]
Daily Almanac for Sunday, August 27, 2023
By Zola Elder FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Edwin Laurentine Drake (March 29, 1819 – November 9, 1880), also known as Colonel Drake, was an American businessman and the first American to successfully drill for oil. HIS CAREER Seneca Oil While petroleum oil was known prior to this, there was no appreciable […]