By Joe Coopersmith Blue Jackets, Red Wings to play first outdoor hockey game at Ohio Stadium on Saturday, March 1, 2025 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets will face off against the Detroit Red Wings in the 2025 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series™ at historic Ohio […]
Year: 2024
NASCAR National Series New & Notes – Atlanta Motor Speedway this Weekend; Michael McDowell on the Pole for today’s race
By Reggie Gatlin-Holt NASCAR Cup Series Next Race: Ambetter Health 400 The Place: Atlanta Motor Speedway The Date: Sunday, February 25 The Time: 3 p.m. ET The Purse: $9,137,793 TV: FOX, 2 p.m. ET Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Distance: 400 miles (260 laps); Stage […]
MLS Statement on Match Officials
By Mariana Smithfield NEW YORK (Saturday, February 17, 2024) – Earlier this week, representatives of the Professional Referee Organization (PRO) and Professional Soccer Referees Association (PSRA) reached a landmark Collective Bargaining Agreement that included the largest compensation increase in PRO referee CBA history, representing a 25 percent overall increase […]
Major League Soccer Announces Partnership with Iconic Audio Brand Beats by Dr. Dre
By Mariana Smithfield NEW YORK, N.Y. (February 19, 2024) – Major League Soccer (MLS) and Beats by Dr. Dre (Beats), the iconic audio brand, today announced a global agreement that designates Beats as the official consumer audio products partner of MLS. As part of the multi-year agreement, MLS […]
Major League Soccer Statement on Kai Wagner, Philadelphia Union Left-back
By Mariana Smithfield NEW YORK, N.Y. (Monday, February 19, 2024) – Following Kai Wagner’s completion of MLS’ restorative practices program and in keeping with the MLS-MLSPA Joint Anti-Discrimination Policy, Major League Soccer announced today that Wagner’s previously announced three-game suspension will no longer carry forward into the first match of the 2024 season. Wagner […]
College Football Playoff News: Teams 5-7 Format Confirmed for 12-Team Playoff
By Lydia Jane Allison IRVING, Texas – The College Football Playoff (CFP) Board of Managers today unanimously revised the qualifying criteria for the 12-team event to now include the five highest-ranked conference champions, plus the next seven highest-ranked teams as determined by the CFP Selection Committee. […]
Good News Soccer Fans! 2024 Columbus Crew matches to air on Alt 105.7, La Grande 102.5
By Mariana Smith Crew’s new partnerships with iHeartMedia Columbus, Urban One Columbus provide Black & Gold supporters with live game broadcasts and additional programming. COLUMBUS – The Columbus Crew today announced multi-year radio broadcast partnerships with iHeartMedia Columbus and Urban One Columbus. Beginning this […]
Dayton Athletics News: University of Dayton And UD Arena To Host 2024 TBT Regional
By Stretch Jenkinson 2022 Dayton Regional Champion Red Scare To Defend Home Court Again This Summer DAYTON — The Basketball Tournament (TBT), the 64-team, $1 million winner-take-all event, announced today that the University of Dayton and UD Arena will host a TBT regional in […]
Columbus Blue Jackets News: ACQUIRE FORWARD ALEX NYLANDER AND CONDITIONAL 2026 SIXTH ROUND DRAFT PICK FROM THE PITTSBURGH PENGUINS IN EXCHANGE FOR FORWARD EMIL BEMSTROM
By Joe Coopersmith FEBRUARY 22, 2024 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired left wing Alex Nylander and a conditional sixth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for right wing Emil Bemstrom, President of Hockey Operations and […]
Oakland Men’s Basketball News: Golden Grizzlies Host Wright State Raiders in 3 PM Matinee Today
By Annie Walker 2 25 2024 GAME NOTES https://goldengrizzlies.com/documents/2024/2/23/2_25_vs_WSU.pdf ROCHESTER, Mich. – The Golden Grizzlies men’s basketball team looks to extend its home win streak to eight and will play for the season sweep over Wright State as it hosts the Raiders Sunday inside […]
Wright State Raiders News: Men’s Basketball set for regular season road finale Sunday, 3 PM at Oakland
By Annie Walker 2 25 2024 DAYTON – The Wright State men’s basketball team wraps up its regular season road slate with a Sunday afternoon contest at Oakland, with tipoff set for 3 p.m. in metro Detroit. Fans can follow the action several ways – via live […]
Trey Calvin’s 25 points fuels Wright State’s 2nd half run in win at Detroit Mercy, 93-78
By Annie Walker 2/22/2024 DETROIT – The Wright State men’s basketball team used a big scoring stretch early in the second half as the Raiders pulled away from Detroit Mercy 93-78 on Thursday night behind five players in double figures scoring. Wright State (16-12, 11-6 […]
Columbus Crew Feature: Defender Mo Farsi, Back-to-Back Champion, 2022 MLS Next Pro and 2023 MLS Cup; will be with team through 2028
By Mariana Smith Mo Farsi Crew Defender Talks 2024 Season Outlook 2 22 2024 .mp3 COLUMBUS – Columbus Crew have signed 24-year-old defender Mohamed Farsi to a multi-year contract extension through the 2027 season with a Club option for 2028. The 2023 MLS Cup champion, 2022 […]
South Carolina Women’s Basketball News: No. 1 Gamecocks win share of SEC regular-season title with 72-44 victory over Alabama
By Brenda June Temple FEBRUARY 22, 2024 PDF BOX SCORE https://storage.googleapis.com/gamecocksonline-com/2024/02/65794eca-vsalabama_240222.pdf POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-QWr4e1FJ65nU920NU3WzwMiP_urM5Wq GAME HIGHLIGHTS: *Ashlyn Watkins had 14 points and 10 rebounds and No. 1 South Carolina clinched a share of its third straight Southeastern Conference regular-season championship […]
Blue Jackets back in action hosting Metropolitan Division foe, New York Rangers today at 6 PM
By Joe Coopersmith Rangers to Watch « D Adam Fox entered play on Saturday seventh among league blueliners in points and eighth in assists with 9-37-46 in 47 appearances and has collected 0-13-13 in 11 career games against CBJ. « LW Artemi Panarin enters Saturday’s games fifth in the NHL […]
Columbus Crew News: Jostens Honors the Columbus Crew and their Third MLS Cup Victory with a Spectacular Ring that Celebrates their Championship Season
By Mariana Smithfield News Release Ring is crafted in stunning 10-karat yellow gold with hand-set diamonds. Columbus, OH, February 24, 2024 – In collaboration with Jostens, the Columbus Crew players, coaches, and Club leadership received their 2023 MLS Cup Rings prior to their 2024 […]
A Kickoff Letter from Columbus Crew President & GM Tim Bezbatchenko to Crew Supporters
By Mariana Smithfield Crew supporters, It’s always special to start a new season, but tomorrow is a day I know I’ll always cherish as we commemorate our 2023 MLS Cup championship together at Lower.com Field and begin 2024 with a constant mission in mind […]
Buffalo Sabres nip Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1; Head coach Pascal Vincent Post-game News Conference
by Joe Coopersmith Pascal Vincent CBJ HC 2 23 2024 Postgame News Conference Sabres 2 Blue Jackets 1.mp3 BLUE JACKETS TEAM NOTES The Blue Jackets fell to 2-2-0 in the past four games following tonight’s loss to the Sabres. CBJ failed to record […]
Black History Month Feature: Labor Unionist, Civil Rights Activist A. Philip Randolph
By Lady Houston FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Asa Philip Randolph (April 15, 1889 – May 16, 1979) was an American labor unionist and civil rights activist. In 1925, he organized and led the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first successful African-American-led labor union. In the early Civil Rights Movement and the Labor Movement, […]
Daily Almanac for Sunday, February 25, 2024
By StephanieLee Elliott FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Sean Astin (born Sean Patrick Duke; born February 25, 1971) is an American actor. His acting roles include Mikey Walsh in The Goonies (1985), Billy Tepper in Toy Soldiers (1991), Daniel Ruettiger in Rudy (1993), Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003), Doug Whitmore in 50 First Dates (2004), Bill in Click (2006), Lynn McGill in […]