Year: 2023

MLB mourns loss of former player/broadcaster Tim McCarver at age 81

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS James Timothy McCarver (October 16, 1941 – February 16, 2023) was an American catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) and television sports commentator who played from 1959 to 1980 for four teams, spending almost all of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies. A two-time All-Star, he helped the Cardinals to the 1964 World Series title, batting .478 […]

Actress/Model Stella Stevens dead at age 84

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Stella Stevens (born Estelle Eggleston; October 1, 1938 – February 18, 2023) was an American actress and model. She began her acting career in 1959 and starred in films such as Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962), The Nutty Professor (1963), The Courtship of Eddie’s Father (1963), The Silencers (1966), Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows (1968), The […]

Purdue Athletic News: John Purdue Club introduces the Lamar Lundy League to further recognize capital gift support

LEARN MORE 2/16/2023 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Lamar Lundy was a two-sport star at Purdue and the first African-American student-athlete to receive a football scholarship at the university. Among his many notable accomplishments as a Boilermaker, he earned recognition as an All-Big Ten student-athlete and was […]

#3 Purdue hosts Ohio State this afternoon in return to Mackey Arena after two tough road losses

GAME NOTES https://purduesports.com/documents/2023/2/18/GAME28_Purdue_Game_Notes.pdf GAMEDAY INFOSunday, February 19, 2023 | 1 p.m. ET[3] Purdue (23-4, 12-4) vs. Ohio State (11-15, 3-12)West Lafayette, Ind. | Mackey Arena (14,876)TELEVISION: CBS | RADIO: Purdue Sports NetworkANNOUNCERS: Spero Dedes, Jim Spanarkel THE NOTES TO KNOW• Beginning the stretch run, the No. 3-ranked Purdue Boilermakers return […]

Bewildered Buckeyes looking to upset #3 Purdue who is coming off back-back road losses at Northwestern and Purdue; Game time 1:00 on CBS-TV

Ohio State at #3 PurdueDate: February 19, 2023Time: 1 p.m.Venue: Mackey Arena – West Lafayette, Ind.Watch: CBSListen: Ohio State Radio Network from LearfieldLive Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.comGame Notes: Ohio State | PurdueRosters: Ohio State | PurdueSeason Stats: Ohio State | Purdue TICKETS: Single-game and group tickets are available for all remaining men’s basketball games this season. Visit OhioStateBuckeyes.com or call the Ohio State Athletics Ticket […]

Washington Commanders give Eric Bienemy a chance to be sole offensive coordinator along with assistant head coach to Ron Rivera

Feb 18, 2023 LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. – The Washington Commanders today announced Eric Bieniemy as the team’s assistant head coach/offensive coordinator. Bieniemy enters his 25th NFL season and first with Washington after serving as the Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator the past five seasons. Prior to […]

Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame News: HOLLY ROWE, MARC SPEARS AND CBS SPORTS NAMED RECIPIENTS OF BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME’S 2023 CURT GOWDY MEDIA AWARD

Friday, February 17, 2023 – Tom Konchalski Named Winner of 2023 John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award – SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced the recipients of the 2023 Curt Gowdy Media Award and John Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award at NBA All-Star Weekend. ESPN […]

XFL News: ANNOUNCES GENIUS SPORTS OFFICIAL DATA DISTRIBUTION AND FAN ENGAGEMENT PARTNERSHIP

Genius Sports granted exclusive data distribution rights for all XFL gamesNew “XFL Pick’Em” game to drive digital fan engagement strategy ARLINGTON, TX & LONDON, UK – February 17, 2023 – The XFL announced today that Genius Sports Limited (“Genius Sports”) (NYSE:GENI), has been named the Official Betting Data Distribution Partner […]