By Lydia Jane Allison   For the third straight year, Bengals Ring of Honor member Willie Anderson has reached the finals of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Modern Era balloting for the 2024 class. Anderson, the first right tackle to be named to three […]

By Danielle Daniels The Buckeyes travel to Ann Arbor to wrap up 2023 with a Saturday noon tip.       No. 17/13 Ohio State at Michigan   Date: Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023 Venue: Crisler Center (Ann Arbor, Mich.) Game: at -/RV Michigan (12 p.m. ET) | Live Stats | FOX […]

By Bert Leeson BOWL GUIDE https://scarletknights.com/documents/2023/12/11/23_PinstripeBowl.pdf PINSTRIPE BOWL https://www.mlb.com/yankees/pinstripe-bowl MEDIA GUIDE https://scarletknights.com/news/2023/8/17/2023-football-media-guide.aspx   RUTGERS (6-6) vs. MIAMI (7-5) December 28, 2023 • 2:15 p.m. ET • ESPN Yankee Stadium • Bronx, N.Y. PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers football heads to New York to take on Miami in […]

By Bert Leeson CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami football program announced Sunday that it has accepted a bid to the 2023 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl and will take on Rutgers at Yankee Stadium in New York on Thurs., Dec. 28. The game […]

By Reggie Gatlin-Holt   IRVING, Texas (The American/SMU)— SMU senior forward Amirah Abdur-Rahim was named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll, the league announced on Tuesday. Abdur-Rahim posted two double-doubles last week to lead SMU in both victories. Abdur-Rahim scored 15 points and grabbed a […]

By R.G. Mason The Day’s News Year in Review: Numbers, Trends, and Data from All 35 Division I AD Hires Throw Your Excuses Out the Window, the New Reality Is What It Is   Looking at the Finances FGCU’s Next AD Will Have to Work […]

By Reggie Gatlin-Holt FENWAY BOWL SITE https://www.mlb.com/redsox/fenway-bowl   GAME NOTES https://bceagles.com/documents/2023/12/15/Game13_SMU_Notes_v2.pdf   CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College football team has accepted an invitation to the 2023 Wasabi Fenway Bowl. The Eagles face SMU on Thursday, Dec. 28 at Fenway Park in Boston. The game […]

By Reggie Gatlin-Holt Thursday, December 28, 2023 – 10 a.m. CT [17/19] SMU (11-2, 8-0 AAC) vs. Boston College (6-6, 3-5 ACC) Fenway Park – Boston, Mass. TV: ESPN Radio: KTCK 96.7 FM / 1310 AM | Audio Streaming: SMU App (Google Play | Apple App Store) Gameday Central | Live Stats | Ticket […]

By Marisol Nicholson FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Thomas Bolyn Smothers III (February 2, 1937 – December 26, 2023) was an American comedian, actor, composer, and musician, best known as half of the musical comedy duo the Smothers Brothers, alongside his younger brother Dick. In 2023, Smothers announced he had […]

By Marisol Nicholson FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, producer and director. In a career spanning over four decades, Washington has received numerous accolades, including a Tony Award, two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and two Silver Bears. He was honored with the Cecil […]

By Marie Reader Team USA to face Switzerland Thursday   GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Gavin Brindley (Estero, Fla./University of Michigan) tallied a pair of goals and Trey Augustine (South Lyon, Mich./Michigan State University) made 22 saves to help the U.S. National Junior Team to a 4-1 victory over Norway in its […]

By Lady Houston       ARLINGTON, Texas – Seattle U’s Cameron Tyson and Grand Canyon’s Duke Brennan have been named the TicketSmarter Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Men’s Basketball Player and Newcomer of the Week, for the game week ending on Sunday, Dec. 24. Tyson, a redshirt senior guard, lit […]

By Lydia Jane Allison NEW YORK — Dec. 25, 2023   NEW YORK JETS at CLEVELAND BROWNS on Thursday night NEW YORK JETS  The Jets did not practice Monday. The Monday practice report is an estimation. Practice Report   DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE   […]

By Vickie Sellers UNLV GAME NOTES https://unlvrebels.com/documents/2023/12/23/UNLV_FB_Game_14_Guaranteed_Rate_Bowl_vs_Kansas.pdf   KANSAS GAME NOTES https://unlvrebels.com/documents/2023/12/23/Kansas_Game_Notes.pdf   GAME 14: Guaranteed Rate Bowl UNLV REBELS (9-4/6-2 Mountain West) Vs. Kansas (8-4/5-4 Big 12) DATE: Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023 KICKOFF: 6:00 pm PT (7:00 pm local) SITE: Chase Field (39,056/Natural Grass) Phoenix TV: ESPN (Beth […]

By Vickie Sellers   GAME NOTES https://kuathletics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/23-FB-GameNotes13-UNLV.pdf   BOWL GUIDE https://kuathletics.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Kansas-Football-Bowl-Guide_Compressed-1.pdf   BOWL GAME PROGRAM https://publogix.com/e/23-GUARATEBWL   LAWRENCE, Kan. – Playing in its second bowl game in as many years, the Kansas Jayhawks will take on the UNLV Rebels in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl in Phoenix, […]

By Annie Walker FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Kamar de los Reyes (November 8, 1967 – December 24, 2023) was a Puerto Rican actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Antonio Vega on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, and as Raul Menendez, the primary antagonist of the 2012 video […]

By Sanderson “Snuffy” Smith Game #13 Who: Rice (6-6) vs. Texas State (6-6) When: Tuesday 4:30 p.m. CT Where: Dallas, Texas Stadium:  Gerald Ford Stadium Television: ESPN: Dave Neal (PXP); Aaron Murray (Analyst); Morgan Uber (Sidelines) Where to Find the Game: ESPN Rice Radio: JP Heath (play-by-play); Nate Griffin (analyst); […]

By Sanderson “Snuffy” Smith   The Bobcats will play in a bowl for the first time in program history   SAN MARCOS, Texas – For the first time in program history, Texas State is officially heading to a bowl game as it was announced on Sunday […]

By Brenda June Temple BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic University’s men’s basketball team (9-2) continues to climb the Associated Press Top 25, moving up to No. 14 in the latest rankings as announced by the AP on Monday afternoon. The Owls are coming off another […]

By Uncle Tom George MINNESOTA BOWL GAME NOTES https://gophersports.com/documents/2023/12/18/12.26.23_BowlingGreen_Notes.pdf   THE ESSENTIALS Date/Time: Dec. 26, 2023 / 1 p.m. CT Site: Detroit, Mich. Stadium: Ford Field Surface: FieldTurf Capacity: 65,000 Series Overall: Series Tied 2-2 Streak Overall: Minnesota Lost 1 Series at Neutral Site: Never Met First Meeting: Minnesota Won 31-7 in Minneapolis (9/13/1986) […]