By Dan Hock CHICAGO – The Chicago Cubs are expanding the 2024 promotional calendar for the upcoming regular season to include a new cap series that honors and recognizes the culture and diversity of individuals from seven different cultures, including Caribbean, Greek, Irish, Italian, Mexican, Polish […]
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Chicago Cubs News: Agreed to a new contract with outfielder Cody Bellinger
By Dan Hock February 27, 2024 MESA, Ariz. – The Chicago Cubs today have agreed to terms with outfielder Cody Bellinger on a three-year major league contract. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 40-man roster now stands at 40. Bellinger, 28, […]
Dayton Flyers Basketball News: Anthony Grant Named To Werner Ladder Naismith National Coach Of The Year Late-Season Watch List
By Chris Garvin 2/23/2024 Flyers Are 22-5 & Ranked 21st In The Country 2024 Naismith National Coach of the Year Watchlist https://daytonflyers.com/documents/2024/2/23/2024_Men_s_College_COY_Watch_List_FINAL__1_.xlsx ATLANTA – The Atlanta Tipoff Club has announced that University of Dayton men’s basketball coach Anthony Grant has been named to the Werner […]
Dayton Flyers Basketball News: DaRon Holmes II Named To USBWA Oscar Robertson Trophy & All-America Watch Lists
By Chris Garvin 2/27/2024 Holmes One Of 40 Top Players Named To Watch Lists FULL USBWA RELEASE https://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/2024/02/27/usbwa-unveils-2023-24-oscar-robertson-trophy-and-all-america-watch-list?preview=1 INDIANAPOLIS – University of Dayton junior forward DaRon Holmes II has been named to the U.S. Basketball Writers’ Oscar Robertson Trophy and All-America Watch Lists. Members of […]
Dayton Flyers News: Men’s Basketball Visits Loyola Chicago Tonight at 9 PM
By Chris Garvin 3/1/2024 GAME NOTES https://daytonflyers.com/documents/2024/2/28/Loyola_Game.pdf DAYTON — The University of Dayton men’s basketball team, ranked 21st/20th in the AP and Coaches polls this week, is at Loyola Chicago for one of the biggest games of the home stretch of the Atlantic […]
Loyola Chicago Ramblers Welcomes #21 Dayton Flyers to Gentile Arena Tonight, 9:00
By Chris Garvin 3/1/2024 LOYOLA GAME NOTES https://loyolaramblers.com/documents/2024/2/28/2023-24_MBB_Notes_-_Dayton.pdf CHICAGO – Loyola Chicago is set to host No. 21 Dayton Friday night for an 8 p.m tipoff inside Gentile Arena. The Ramblers and Flyers are tied for second in the Atlantic 10 standings at […]
Welcome to March 2024!
By Vickie Sellers FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March. The March equinox on the 20 or 21 marks the astronomical beginning of spring […]
Daily Almanac for Friday, March 1, 2024
By Vickie Sellers FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS The Peace Corps is an independent agency and program of the United States government that trains and deploys volunteers to provide international development assistance. It was established in March 1961 by an executive order (10924) of President John F. Kennedy and authorized by Congress the following September […]
Columbus Fury starts 0-2, improves to 3-2 after win over Vegas Thrill
By Marisol Nicholson Angel Perez Columbus Fury head coach Post-match News Conference 2 26, 2024 Fury 3 Vegas 1.mp3 THE ANGEL PEREZ FILE Pérez is a distinguished former international player and one of the best-ever male players in Puerto Rico, having played in France, Germany, […]
Ohio State Buckeyes Women’s Basketball Team Clinches Outright Big Ten Regular Season Crown
By Danielle Daniels 2/28/2024 GAME BOX SCORE https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/womens-basketball/stats/2023-24/michigan/boxscore/19687 Ohio State beat Michigan by a 67-51 margin on Wednesday to clinch its first outright regular season title since 2009-10. COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 2/2 Ohio State Buckeyes (25-3, 16-1 B1G) defeated Michigan (17-12, […]
Comedian, Actor, Ohio State graduate Richard Lewis dead at age 76
By Danielle Daniels FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Richard Philip Lewis (June 29, 1947 – February 27, 2024) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. Lewis came to prominence in the 1980s and became known for his dark, neurotic, and self-deprecating humor. As an actor, he was known for having […]
Improved, Inspired Ohio State Buckeyes Welcome Nebraska to Value City Arena Thursday Night 6:30 PM
By Danielle Daniels 2 29 2024 Ohio State vs. Nebraska Date: February 29, 2024 Time: 6:30 p.m. Venue: Value City Arena – Columbus, Ohio Watch: FS1 Listen: Ohio State Radio Network from Learfield Live Stats: OhioStateBuckeyes.com Game Notes: Ohio State | Nebraska Rosters: Ohio State | Nebraska Season Stats: Ohio State | Nebraska TICKETS: Single-game, group and mini plans are […]
NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS LOOK FOR FIFTH STRAIGHT WIN THURSDAY NIGHT AT OHIO STATE, 6:30 PM ET
By Danielle Daniels 2 29 2024 GAME NOTES PDF https://storage.googleapis.com/huskers-com-prod/2024/02/27/IbWqVjR9sBRCRgoSJthymUMII93FkKC0FD2nLAlm.pdf At a Glance Game 29: at Ohio State Date: Thursday, Feb. 29 Tipoff: 5:31 p.m. (central) Location: Columbus, Ohio Arena: Schottenstein Center On the Air Radio: Thursday’s game will be carried on the Huskers […]
Columbus Crew 2 Signs Forward Jayden Da
By Sasha Colcheck Feb. 29, 2024 COLUMBUS – Columbus Crew 2 have signed 2024 MLS SuperDraft pick Jayden Da for the 2024 MLS NEXT Pro season. Selected in the First Round (29th overall), the 21-year-old forward joins the reigning MLS NEXT Pro Eastern Conference champions following a […]
Columbus Crew 2 Signs Midfielder Christopher Pearson
By Sasha Colcheck Feb. 28, 2024 COLUMBUS – Columbus Crew 2 have signed midfielder Christopher Pearson for the 2024 MLS NEXT Pro season. The 21-year-old joins the Black & Gold after most recently competing with FC Tulsa in USL Championship and Huntsville City FC in MLS NEXT […]
Blue Jackets return home as they host Metropolitan Division foe, the Carolina Hurricanes
By Joe Coopersmith Hurricanes to Watch « C Sebastian Aho leads the Hurricanes in goals, assists and points with 22-39-61 in 56 appearances and has totaled 11-13-24 in 31 career games against the Blue Jackets. « D Brent Burns leads club blueliners in goals and points (tied) with 9-22-31 in 59 […]
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Black History Month Feature: We end February with a look at American Muslim minister and human rights activist, Malcolm X
By Lady Houston FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little, later el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz; May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965) was an American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement. A spokesman for the Nation of Islam (NOI) until 1964, he was a vocal advocate […]
Daily Almanac for Thursday, February 29, 2024
By Marisol Nicholson FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893 – October 26, 1952) was an American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedienne. For her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939), she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first African American to win an Oscar. She […]
Ohio State’s Celeste Taylor Named to Big Ten Weekly Honor Roll
By Danielle Daniels 2/26/2024 Celeste Taylor averaged 18.0 points, 5.0 steals, 4.5 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game in wins at Penn State and against Maryland. COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Big Ten Conference announced its weekly awards on Monday. Graduate guard Celeste Taylor was named to […]