Day: February 21, 2024

Cincinnati Bearcats News: Fifth Third Arena to Host TBT Regional July 19-24

TICKET WAITLIST https://gobearcats.com/news/2024/2/16/thetournament.com/tbt/tickets/   CINCINNATI – The Basketball Tournament (TBT), the 64-team, $1 million winner-take-all event, today announced that the University of Cincinnati and Fifth Third Arena will serve as a host site for one of TBT’s regional events in 2024. Nasty Nati, the Cincinnati alumni […]

Cincinnati Bearcats News: Men’s Basketball Hosts Oklahoma State Wednesday Night; Cowboys usually struggle on road

By Bert Leeson 2 21 2024   GAME NOTES https://gobearcats.com/documents/2024/2/19/2023-24_MBB_Game_Notes.pdf   CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati basketball team is back home Wednesday to host Oklahoma State at 7 p.m. Fans are asked to arrive early due to high traffic. One benefit is $5 Cincy Light beer and […]

Xavier Musketeers News: Men’s Basketball Returns To Cintas Center Tonight For Matchup against Providence

By Stretch Jenkinson 2 21 2024   Musketeers are playing their first game since Feb. 14.   GAME NOTES VS. PROVIDENCE https://goxavier.com/documents/2024/2/19/2023-24_NOTES_GAME_26_VS._PROVIDENCE.pdf   CINCINNATI — The Xavier University Musketeers, 13-12 overall and 7-7 in the BIG EAST Conference, return home on Wednesday night to host the […]

George Mason Men’s Basketball News: Patriots Welcome #16/16 Dayton to Fairfax Tonight, 7 PM

By R.G. Mason 2 21 2024   WHERE: EagleBank Arena – Fairfax, Va. WHEN: Wednesday, 7 p.m. RECORDS: George Mason (17-8, 6-6), #16/16 Dayton (21-4, 11-2) SERIES: Dayton leads, 10-5 TELEVISION: MASN LIVE VIDEO: Click here LIVE AUDIO: Click here LIVE STATS: Click here TICKETS: Click here GAME NOTES: Click here (PDF) FAIRFAX, Va. […]

Black History Month Feature: John H. Johnson, Publisher of Negro Digest, Jet and Ebony Magazines

By Lady Houston FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS John Harold Johnson (January 19, 1918 – August 8, 2005) was an American businessman and publisher. Johnson was the founder in 1942 of the Johnson Publishing Company, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Johnson’s company, with its Ebony (1945) and Jet (1951) magazines, was among the most influential African-American business in […]

Columbus Crew Week Feature: Goalkeeper Patrick Schulte, MLS Next Pro Championship, MLS Cup Championship first two seasons in Pro Soccer

By Sasha Colcheck   Patrick Schulte Crew Goalkeeper 1 29 2024 Winter Training Camp.mp3 FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS COLLEGE AT ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY In 2019, Schulte committed to playing college soccer at Saint Louis University. In three seasons with the Billikens, Schulte went on to make 51 appearances. In his […]

Houston Rockets mourn loss of longtime swingman Robert Reid, dead at 68

By Reggie Gatlin-Holt FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Robert Keith Reid (August 30, 1955 – February 19, 2024) was an American professional basketball player who played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). An Atlanta-born 6’8″ forward from St. Mary’s University, Texas, Robert “Bobby Joe” Reid played 13 seasons (1977–1982; 1983–1991) in the NBA as a […]

Black History Month Feature: Marcus Garvey, Jamaican Political Activist, Founder of UNIA-ACL

By Lady Houston FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. ONH (17 August 1887 – 10 June 1940) was a Jamaican political activist. He was the founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL, commonly known as UNIA), through which he declared himself […]