By Marisol Nicholson BROOKLYN – Playing in the NCAA Tournament in consecutive seasons for the first time in program history, No. 9-seed Northwestern meets No. 8-seed Florida Atlantic in a First Round matchup at 11:15 a.m. CT at Barclays Center on Friday, March 22. Ian Eagle […]

By Joe Coopersmith Avalanche to Watch «  C Nathan MacKinnon ranks second in the NHL in points, third in assists and fifth in goals with 42-75-117 in 69 contests this season and has notched 4-15-19 in 17 career games against the Blue Jackets. «  D Cale Makar ranks second among NHL […]

By Mariana Smithfield FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976) is an American actress and producer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the […]

by StephanieLee Elliott     March 21, 2024   DALLAS (SMU) – SMU Director of Athletics Rick Hart has announced a change in leadership for the Mustang men’s basketball program. “We want to thank Rob (Lanier) and his staff for their positive contributions to SMU and our men’s basketball […]

By Chris Garvin Drake men’s basketball as the No. 10 seed will make the 2-hour trip to Omaha for its NCAA Tournament matchup   DES MOINES, Iowa — The Drake men’s basketball team learned it will play Washington State on Thursday, March 21 at 9:05 p.m. […]

By Chris Garvin SAMFORD VS. KANSAS GAME NOTES https://samfordsports.com/documents/2024/3/17/35_NCAA_First_Round.pdf   BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The 13th-seeded Samford men’s basketball team will open play in the NCAA Tournament by taking on the fourth-seeded Kansas Jayhawks Thursday at 8:55 p.m. (CT) at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. […]

By Brenda June Temple   NC State Game Notes | Texas Tech Game Notes PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The NC State men’s basketball team opens the NCAA Tournament Thursday evening when it takes on Texas Tech at PPG Paints Arena. Tipoff against the Red Raiders is scheduled for 9:40 […]

By Brenda June Temple CHARLOTTE, NC. – The Saint Peter’s Men’s Basketball team returns to the “Big Dance” Thursday night at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The No. 15-seeded Peacocks square off against No. 2 Tennessee Volunteers in round one of the 2024 NCAA […]

By Stretch Jenkinson * The NHL entered the final 30 days of its regular season with Jason Robertson, Auston Matthews and Anze Kopitar leading their team to wins. * Wednesday’s edition of #NHLStats: Live Updates featured more notes from the three-game slate, including Alex Ovechkin now needing fewer than 50 goals to tie Wayne Gretzky for […]

By Stretch Jenkinson The National Hockey League and ESPN today announced an update to the 2023-24 NHL regular-season schedule. A Pacific Division matchup between the Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks on April 16 has been added as a national exclusive game on ESPN+/Hulu. This game replaces the previously scheduled ESPN+/Hulu matchup on March 26 […]

By Stretch Jenkinson           NEW YORK (March 20, 2024) – The National Hockey League announced today a start time change to the 2023-24 regular-season schedule. Game #1199, Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars, scheduled for April 3, will now begin at 8:30 p.m. […]

By Stretch Jenkinson   Updates from the EA SPORTS NHL 24 World Championship   March 20, 2024 CHEL Intel: North American Championship Edition will provide players and fans an overview of the EA SPORTS NHL 24 North American Championship and profile the eight players who have […]

By Stretch Jenkinson March 20, 2024 Wednesday, March 20: Stars Will Collide as Alexander Ovechkin & Washington Capitals Host Auston Matthews & Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:30 p.m. ET; Kirill Kaprizov & Minnesota Wild to Visit Anže Kopitar & Los Angeles Kings at 10 p.m.  […]

By Stretch Jenkinson March 20, 2024 * David Pastrnak, Mark Scheifele and Mikko Rantanen each propelled their teams to victory with a hat trick and boosted the NHL’s total in 2023-24 to 98. Pastrnak joined elite company among active players by notching a three-goal performance against a 12th different franchise. […]

By Bert Leeson INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – South Dakota State watched its name announced as a part of the 2024 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Selection Show that aired on CBS on Sunday, March 17. The Jackrabbits were chosen as a 15-seed in the East Region […]

By Bert Leeson   ROCHESTER, Mich. – The No. 14 Golden Grizzlies men’s basketball team will look to grab its first-ever Round of 64 win in the NCAA Tournament as it’s set to face No. 3 Kentucky at the PPG Paints Arena, live on CBS with […]

By Joe Coopersmith   COLORADO STATE SERIES INFO • Thursday’s game would mark the third meeting between Texas and Colorado State but fi rst since the 1952-53 season. • The Longhorns have won the previous two matchups, both when the opponent was offi cially named […]

By Stretch Jenkinson March 19, 2024 NEW YORK (March 19, 2024) – The National Hockey League today issued the following statement regarding the passing of former forward Chris Simon: “The National Hockey League mourns the passing of Chris Simon, who played in more than 800 NHL games […]

By Stretch Jenkinson * Alex Ovechkin became the third player in NHL history to record at least 19 straight 20-goal seasons and helped the Capitals move into a playoff spot for the first time in 77 days. * Jeff Skinner scored his seventh career hat trick to help the Sabres inch closer to […]

By Joe Coopersmith GAME NOTES https://nevadawolfpack.com/documents/2024/3/19/Nevada_MBB_Game_Notes_vs_Dayton_Game_34.pdf   Nevada (26-7, 13-5 Mountain West) vs. Dayton (24-7, 14-4 Atlantic 10) Thursday, March 21 – 1:30 p.m. (PT) – Delta Center TV: TBS (Brad Nessler // Brendan Haywood // Dana Jacobson) Radio: KNEV 95.5 FM/The Varsity Network app […]