By Joe “Big Head” Coopersmith  DECEMBER 29, 2023   COLUMBUS, OHIO – Columbus Blue Jackets General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen announced today that defenseman Zach Werenski has been placed on Injured Reserve and is sidelined week-to-week due to an ankle injury suffered at New […]

By Marisol Nicholson DECEMBER 27, 2023   SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Mike Denbrock, a 36-year coaching veteran and most recently the offensive coordinator and tight ends coach at LSU, is returning to the University of Notre Dame football program as the John and Bobbie Arlotta Family […]

By Marisol Nicholson   CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State football head coach Trent Bray announced the appointment of Keith Heyward as the Beavers’ defensive coordinator on Thursday. Heyward, an Oregon State alum and letterwinner, returns to Corvallis after one season as a defensive quality control coach with the […]

By Marisol Nicholson The University of Notre Dame football team (9-3) will conclude the 2023 season in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl against Oregon State (8-4) in El Paso, Texas, on Friday, December 29 at 2 p.m. ET and the game will be broadcast […]

By Marisol Nicholson OREGON STATE GAME NOTES https://osubeavers.com/documents/2023/12/24/231229_Oregon_State_FB_Notes_vs_Notre_Dame.pdf   GAME 13: OREGON STATE VS. NOTRE DAME Dec. 29, 2023 • El Paso, Texas • Sun Bowl Stadium • 11:00 a.m. PT • CBS TV/Radio/Internet Television: CBS Play-By-Play: Brad Nessler Analyst: Gary Danielson Sideline: Jenny Dell […]

By Skip Coopersmith CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati men’s basketball program is saddened to report that Fritz Meyer, a member of the 1963 national runner-up team and prominent alumni liaison, has passed away at 80. Meyer helped lead Cincinnati’s Elder High School to its first undefeated regular […]

By Skip Coopersmith GAME NOTES https://gobearcats.com/documents/2023/12/27/2023-24_MBB_Game_Notes.pdf   CINCINNATI –– The Cincinnati men’s basketball team will look to end its non-conference slate on a high note when it hosts 10-2 Evansville at 7 p.m. on Friday night. ESPN+ | Listen Live (700 WLW) | Live Stats | Tickets THE RUNDOWN Cincinnati produced […]

By Joe “Big Head” Coopersmith Maple Leafs to Watch «  RW Mitch Marner has tallied 13-23-26 in 32 games this season, including 4-7-11 in his past eight outings.  He has posted 7-17-24 in 18 career appearances vs. the Jackets, including 0-2-2 in last Saturday’s game in Columbus. «  C Auston […]

By Chris Coopersmith   CLEMSON, S.C. — Head Coach Dabo Swinney announced at the end of the regular season that Lemanski Hall and Thomas Austin will not return to Clemson’s coaching staff in 2024. STATEMENT FROM DABO SWINNEY ON LEMANSKI HALL: “Lemanski Hall and I […]

By Chris Coopersmith Kentucky vs. Clemson | When: Fri., Dec. 29, 12 p.m. ET | Where: Everbank Stadium, Jacksonville, Fla. | TV: ESPN | Radio: UK Sports Network PREVIEW Kentucky closes its 2023 season on Friday, facing No. 22 Clemson in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl in Jacksonville (ESPN, Noon […]

By Chris Coopersmith GAME NOTES https://clemsontigers.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-13-Kentucky.pdf   MEDIA GUIDE https://data.clemsontigers.com/pdf/football/2023-24/MediaGuide.pdf   PREVIEW Clemson will make its 10th all-time Gator Bowl appearance, its most of any bowl in school history. Clemson’s Gator Bowl tradition dates to the Tigers’ perfect 11-0 season in 1948, as Southern Conference […]

By Vickie Sellers FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Edward Bridge “Ted” Danson III (born December 29, 1947) is an American actor. He achieved stardom playing the lead character Sam Malone on the NBC sitcom Cheers, for which he received two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. He was nominated for more Emmy Awards for roles in […]

By Doc McElroy The Cincinnati Reds re-signed right-handed reliever Buck Farmer on Thursday. The 32-year-old Georgia native has been a key component in an improved bullpen during the 2023 season. Farmer, who was a free agent after the 2023 season, signed a one-year, $2.25 million […]

By Doc McElroy The Cincinnati Reds announce country music star Thomas Rhett will perform a post-game concert at Great American Ball Park on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, benefiting Love One International. The concert will follow the Reds vs. Oakland A’s game (5:10 p.m. start time) and feature […]

By Doc McElroy Single-game tickets for Cincinnati Reds Spring Training home games are on sale at www.reds.com/spring. The Reds open 2024 Cactus League play on Saturday, Feb. 24 vs. the Cleveland Guardians at Goodyear Ballpark. The Reds are scheduled to play 15 home games at […]

By Doc McElroy Bally Sports Redsfest presented by PNC attracted 16,289 fans to the Duke Energy Convention Center on Dec. 1-2, 2023, with a total of 79 major league players, coaches, alumni and broadcasters in attendance. Redsfest is the largest team fan festival throughout Major […]

By Doc McElroy CINCINNATI – In early December, during Bally Sports Ohio Redsfest presented by PNC Bank at Duke Energy Convention Center downtown, the Reds and the local chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced their 2023 Major League award winners. IF/OF Spencer Steer (156g, […]

By Doc McElroy

By Lydia Jane Allison NEW YORK — Dec. 28, 2023   DETROIT LIONS at DALLAS COWBOYS on Saturday night DETROIT LIONS  The Lions did not practice Tuesday. The Tuesday practice report is an estimation. Status Report   OUT S Chauncey Gardner-Johnson (pectoral), LB James Houston […]

By Lydia Jane Allison