Year: 2024

NFL News: 2024 Opponents Announced

By Lydia Jane Allison NEW YORK ­— Jan. 12, 2024 — The NFL has determined each team’s 2024 regular-season opponents, the league announced today. Under the NFL scheduling formula, every team plays 17 games as follows: Home and away against its three division opponents (six games). The four […]

Daily Almanac for Sunday, January 14, 2024

By StephanieLee Elliott   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), known professionally as LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is one of the earliest rappers to achieve commercial success, alongside fellow new school hip hop acts Beastie Boys and Run-DMC. Signed to Def […]

1969 “Miracle Mets” Shortstop Bud Harrelson dead at age 79

By Doc McElroy FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Derrel McKinley “Bud” Harrelson (June 6, 1944 – January 11, 2024) was an American professional baseball shortstop, coach, and manager. He played for the New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, and Texas Rangers from 1965 to 1980. After his retirement as a player, he served as a coach for the World Champion 1986 Mets, and as manager of […]

Xavier Musketeers, having a tough year at 7-8, Visits Providence On Saturday Afternoon at 2 PM

By Marisol Nicholson 1 13 2024   XAVIER GAME NOTES https://goxavier.com/documents/2024/1/11/2023-24_NOTES_GAME_16_VS._PROVIDENCE.pdf   Both teams are coming off tough Wednesday losses.   PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Xavier University Musketeers, 7-8 overall and 1-3 in the BIG EAST Conference, take on the Providence College Friars, 11-5 overall […]