By Sasha Colcheck   1/29/2024   ROSEMONT, Ill. – For the second time this season, Northwestern guard Boo Buie has been named Big Ten Conference Player of the Week after leading the Wildcats to wins over No. 10 Illinois and Ohio State. Buie led the Big Ten by […]

By Sasha Colcheck 1/29/2024   FULL BOB COUSY RELEASE https://www.hoophall.com/news/naismith-basketball-hall-of-fame-announces-top-10-candidates-for-the-2024-bob-cousy-award/   EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern guard Boo Buie has been named one of the top 10 candidates for the 2024 Bob Cousy Award, The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Monday. Named after Class of 1971 Hall […]

By Marie Reader Donald Patrick Murray (July 31, 1929 – February 2, 2024) was an American actor best known for his breakout performance in the film Bus Stop (1956, with Marilyn Monroe), which earned him a nomination for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His other films include A Hatful of […]

By Brenda June Temple   2 2 2023   Per league rules, Chippewas receive loss in conference standings   CLEVELAND – The Mid-American Conference has announced that Saturday’s women’s basketball contest between Central Michigan University and Kent State University has been canceled as Central Michigan does […]

By Stretch Jenkinson 2 3 2024   Musketeers are looking for their second-straight win.   GAME NOTES https://goxavier.com/documents/2024/2/1/2023-24_NOTES_GAME_22_VS._DEPAUL.pdf   CINCINNATI — The Xavier University Musketeers, 11-10 overall and 5-5 in the BIG EAST Conference, will be looking for their second-straight win when they travel to […]

By Danielle Daniels   1 30 2024 Brad Underwood Illinois M BKB coach Postgame Press Conference 1 30 2024 #14 Illinois 87 OSU 75.mp3 COLUMBUS, Ohio – No. 14 Illinois pulled away in the second half to pick up a valuable road victory and take down Ohio […]

By StephanieLee Elliott FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Carl Weathers (January 14, 1948 – February 1, 2024) was an American actor, director and football linebacker. His roles included boxer Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky films (1976–1985), Colonel Al Dillon in Predator (1987), and Combat Carl in the Toy Story franchise. He also portrayed Det. Beaudreaux in the television series Street […]

By Skip Coopersmith 2 3 2024   GAME NOTES https://gobearcats.com/documents/2024/2/1/2023-24_Game_Notes-TTU.pdf   CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati men’s basketball team, after a quick visit home, will continue its road swing Saturday evening at No. 15 Texas Tech. Tip-off is at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+. THE RUNDOWN Cincinnati […]

By Danielle Daniels FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has honored her as “the first lady of civil rights” and “the mother […]

By Marisol Nicholson 2 3 2024   OHIO GAME NOTES https://ohiobobcats.com/documents/2024/2/2/20324_Ohio_Miami_Notes.pdf   MIAMI GAME NOTES https://ohiobobcats.com/documents/2024/2/2/2023-24_mbk_Ohio.pdf   FOLLOW OHIO MEN’S BASKETBALL: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram ATHENS, Ohio — The Ohio men’s basketball team (11-10, 5-4 MAC) is back in Athens for a Sibs Weekend ‘Battle of the Bricks’ on Saturday, […]

By Marisol Nicholson 2 3 2023   MIAMI GAME NOTES https://miamiredhawks.com/documents/2024/2/2/2023-24_mbk_Ohio.pdf OHIO GAME NOTES https://miamiredhawks.com/documents/2024/2/2/20324_Ohio_Miami_Notes.pdf   THIS SATURDAY: The RedHawks travel to Ohio for the Battle of the Bricks on Saturday, Feb. 3 at 2 p.m. The game will take place at the Convocation Center and […]

By Danielle Daniels FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Morgan Fairchild (born Patsy Ann McClenny; February 3, 1950, ) is an American actress. She began acting in the early 1970s and has had roles in several television series since. Fairchild began her career on the CBS daytime soap opera Search for Tomorrow as Jennifer Pace from 1973 […]

By Dan Hock   2 2 2024   TALLAHASSEE – Florida State University will host a memorial service for former baseball coach Mike Martin Saturday, February 10 at 12:00 p.m. on Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium.   More details will be provided as they […]

By Dan Hock 2 1 2024   Mike Martin, Florida State baseball’s head coach for 40 seasons and the winningest coach in college baseball history, died Thursday, February 1, 2024, after a three-year battle with Lewy body dementia. He was 79 years old. Martin is […]

By Stretch Jenkinson 2 2 2024   GAME NOTES https://gobonnies.com/documents/2024/2/1/Game_21_Notes_-_Dayton.pdf   ST. BONAVENTURE (13-7, 4-4 A-10) at #21/19 DAYTON (17-3, 7-1 A-10) Friday, Feb. 2 – 7:00 p.m. Dayton, Ohio TV: ESPN2 Radio: Bonnies Online Network OPENING TIP St. Bonaventure scored a pair of big wins […]

By Stretch Jenkinson   2 2 2024   GAME NOTES https://daytonflyers.com/documents/2024/1/31/SBU_Game.pdf   DAYTON — The University of Dayton men’s basketball team, ranked 21st/19th in this week’s AP and Coaches polls, is back home Friday night when St. Bonaventure visits UD Arena.  Game time is 7:00 p.m. […]

By Lady Houston Benjamin Banneker (November 9, 1731 – October 19, 1806) was an African-American naturalist, mathematician, astronomer and almanac author. A landowner, he also worked as a surveyor and farmer. Born in Baltimore County, Maryland, to a free African-American mother and a father who had formerly been enslaved, Banneker had little or no formal education and was largely self-taught. […]

By Lady Houston FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Christie Lee Brinkley (née Hudson; born February 2, 1954) is an American model, actress, and entrepreneur. Brinkley gained worldwide fame with her appearances in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues, ultimately appearing on an unprecedented three consecutive covers in 1979, 1980, and 1981. She spent 25 […]

By Vickie Sellers EVANSTON, Ill. – The third-ranked University of Iowa women’s basketball team rolled to a 1110-74 road victory at Northwestern on Wednesday night inside a sold-out Welsh Ryan Arena. The Hawkeyes improve to 20-2 overall and 9-1 in conference play this season. All-American Caitlin Clark had […]

By Stretch Jenkinson January 31, 2024   Vancouver, B.C. – Vancouver Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that the club acquired forward Elias Lindholm from the Calgary Flames in exchange for Andrei Kuzmenko, Hunter Brzustewicz, Joni Jurmo, a first-round pick and a conditional fourth-round pick […]