January 2, 2024   Free Agent Righthander Agrees To 1-Year Contract CINCINNATI – Cincinnati Reds President of Baseball Operations Nick Krall today announced the signing of free agent RHP Frankie Montas (mone-TAHS) to a 1-year, $14 million contract through the 2024 season with a $20 […]

By Lydia Jane Allison NEW YORK — Dec. 31, 2023 — The NFL today announced the Week 18 schedule for Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 6-7. Week 18 will begin with a Saturday doubleheader on ESPN/ABC. The Pittsburgh Steelers at the Baltimore Ravens will be followed by the Houston […]

By Lydia Jane Allison NEW YORK — Jan. 1, 2024​ AFC CLINCHED: Baltimore Ravens (13-3) – AFC North division title, No. 1 seed, lone first-round bye and homefield advantage Kansas City Chiefs (10-6) – AFC West division title Cleveland Browns (11-5) – playoff berth Miami […]

By Lydia Jane Allison   ​NEW YORK –– Dec. 31, 2023 –– A look at seven statistical highlights from games played on Thursday, Dec. 28, Saturday, Dec. 30 and during the 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. ET windows on Sunday, Dec. 31, the 17th week of the 2023 […]

By R.G. Mason 12/16/2023   ALLIANCE, Ohio – The Capital University men’s basketball team will head to the holiday midseason break with a record of 8-3 overall and 2-2 in the OAC after falling 79-68 on the road at No. 13 ranked Mount Union on […]

By R.G. Mason   WESTERVILLE, Ohio – Both Otterbein University basketball programs joined to host the annual Smokey Ballenger Classic in the Rike Center back on December 29 and 30, featuring a combined eight games in two days benefiting a good cause. Instead of formal […]

By R.G. Mason   12/30/2023   WESTERVILLE, Ohio – It was a program defining way to punctuate the calendar year for Otterbein, as the Cardinals knocked off previously unbeaten (and No. 23-ranked) Illinois College in a one-possession battle to claim the 2023 Smokey Ballenger Classic […]

By Joe “Big Head” Coopersmith 1/2/2024   COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Dominican Panthers (3-9, 0-5 G-MAC) men’s basketball team began 2024 with the middle game of a three-game conference home stand. Ohio Dominican battled the Walsh Cavaliers (8-3, 2-3 G-MAC) on Tuesday (Jan. 2) evening at […]

By Marisol Nicholson 12/31/2023   MILWAUKEE – Four players finished in double figures on Sunday afternoon but the Wright State men’s basketball team couldn’t hold off a late surge from Milwaukee and fell 91-83 in Horizon League action. Wright State (6-8, 1-2 Horizon) now returns home […]

By Marisol Nicholson 12/29/2023   GREEN BAY – Three players scored in double digits on Friday afternoon but the Wright State men’s basketball team fell 88-77 at Green Bay as Trey Calvin played in his 134th game as a Raider, becoming the all-time leader in games played […]

By Marisol Nicholson OXFORD, Ohio — The Miami University men’s basketball team fell 83-74 versus Western Michigan University Tuesday night in conference play. Anderson Mirambeaux scored a game-high 20 points to lead the RedHawks (6-7, 0-1 MAC). Seth Hubbard scored 17 points, and B. Artis White added 16 […]

By Stretch Jenkinson GAMEBOOK https://ohiobobcats.com/documents/2024/1/2/Ohio77_Tol86.PDF   FOLLOW OHIO MEN’S BASKETBALL: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram ATHENS, Ohio — The Ohio men’s basketball team fell to Toledo 86-77 in its Mid-American Conference opener on Tuesday (Jan. 2). “The tone was set in the first four minutes of really each each half. In […]

By Danielle Daniels Ohio State vs. Rutgers Date: January 2, 2024 Time: 7 p.m. Venue: Value City Arena – Columbus, Ohio Watch: BTN Game Notes: Ohio State | Rutgers Rosters: Ohio State | Rutgers Season Stats: Ohio State | Rutgers   TICKETS: Season, single-game, group and mini plans are available men’s basketball games this season. Visit OhioStateBuckeyes.com or […]

By Danielle Daniels CLEVELAND, Ohio – Sophomore guard Roddy Gayle Jr. scored a career-high 32 points and Ohio State held on for a gritty 78-75 overtime victory over West Virginia in the Legends of Basketball Showcase at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday. The win was […]

By Marisol Nicholson Holmes Had 27 Points, 10 Rebounds, 4 Assists, 2 Steals & 2 Blocked Shots In Dayton’s Win On Saturday   WASHINGTON, D.C. – University of Dayton forward DaRon Holmes II has been named the Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Week after his performance UD’s […]

By Marisol Nicholson GAME NOTES FOR DAVIDSON GAME https://daytonflyers.com/documents/2024/1/1/Davidson_Game.pdf   DAYTON — The  University of Dayton men’s basketball team will begin its 28th season in the Atlantic 10 Conference Wednesday when the Flyers visit Davidson.  Game time is 7 p.m. ET. Wednesday’s game will be carried […]

By Marisol Nicholson DaRon Holmes II Tallies Double-Double in the Win GAME BOX SCORE https://daytonflyers.com/documents/2023/12/30/UDMBBvsLongwood_12-30-23.PDF   DAYTON – The University of Dayton Flyers came out victorious against Longwood at home on Saturday 78-69. The Flyers grab their 10th win of the season, their sixth at home. […]

By Marisol Nicholson Xavier has not played a game since Dec. 23 win over Seton Hall.   THE MATCHUP XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (7-6, 1-1 BIG EAST) VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY WILDCATS (9-4, 2-0 BIG EAST) WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2024 AT 8:30 P.M. ET AT FINNERAN PAVILION IN […]

By Danielle Daniels Scarlet Knights and Buckeyes on BTN   RUTGERS GAME NOTES https://scarletknights.com/documents/2024/1/2/2023_24_MBB_GameNotes_at_OhioState.pdf   OHIO STATE GAME NOTES https://scarletknights.com/documents/2024/1/2/Ohio_State_Game_Notes_vs._Rutgers_1-3-24.pdf   PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers men’s basketball is set to resume Big Ten Conference play with the first contest of 2024 at Ohio State. The Scarlet […]

By StephanieLee Elliott FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Mary Violet Leontyne Price (/liˈɒntiːn, ˈliːəntiːn/ lee-ON-teen, LEE-ən-teen; born February 10, 1927) is an American spinto soprano who was the first African American soprano to receive international acclaim. From 1961 she began a long association with the Metropolitan Opera, where she was the first African American to be a leading […]