Month: February 2025

Roberta Flack, one of the Top singers in the ’70’s and 80’s, passes away at 88

By Bianca Sierra FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Roberta Cleopatra Flack (February 10, 1937 – February 24, 2025) was an American singer and pianist known for her emotive, genre-blending ballads that spanned R&B, jazz, folk, and pop and contributed to the birth of quiet storm. Her commercial success included the Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping singles […]

Buckeyes Men’s Basketball Ends Los Angeles road trip to Los Angeles Tonight against USC, 10:30 PM

By Danielle Daniels 2 26 2025   Ohio State at USC Date: February 26, 2025 Time: 10:30 p.m. ET Venue: Galen Center – Los Angeles, Calif. TV: BTN Listen: Ohio State Radio Network from Learfield Live Stats: Sidearm  Game Notes: Ohio State Rosters: Ohio State | USC Season Stats: Ohio State | USC TICKETS: Season, single-game, group and mini plans […]

Black History Month Feature: John Baxter Taylor Jr., First African American to win Olympic Gold Medal as a Relay Runner

By Tatiana Ponil FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS John Baxter Taylor Jr. (November 3, 1882, Washington, D.C. – December 2, 1908, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American track and field athlete, notable as the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal. Taylor was a member of the gold medal-winning men’s medley relay team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. […]

Blue Jackets hosts one of the Western Conference’s top teams in Dallas Stars; Game 58 Preview

By Joe Coopersmith FEB. 25, 2025 II NATIONWIDE ARENA II VS. DALLAS STARS   BROADCAST INFORMATION TV:  FanDuel Sports Network Steve Mears (play-by-play), Jody Shelley (analyst), Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre (analyst), Dave Maetzold (reporter), Brian Giesenschlag (Host) Radio:  97.1 The Fan Bob McElligott (play-by-play), Dylan Tyrer (host) Stars to Watch Former […]

Ohio Men’s Basketball off to Kalamazoo for Tuesday Affair with WMU at 7:00

By Lamont Burroughs   2 25 2025   OHIO GAME NOTES https://ohiobobcats.com/documents/2025/2/24/022525_Ohio_WMU_Notes.pdf   WESTERN MICHIGAN GAME NOTES https://ohiobobcats.com/documents/2025/2/24/WMU_MBB_Game_Notes_vs_Ohio_022525.pdf   FOLLOW OHIO MEN’S BASKETBALL: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram ATHENS, Ohio — The Ohio men’s basketball team (15-12, 9-5 MAC) is back on the road on Tuesday, Feb. 25 when the Bobcats […]

RedHawks Host Northern Illinois Tuesday Night, 7 PM

By Price Brothers   2 25 2025   MIAMI GAME NOTES https://miamiredhawks.com/documents/2025/2/24/2024-25_MIAMI_NIU2.pdf   NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAME NOTES https://miamiredhawks.com/documents/2025/2/24/Game_28_-_Miami__1_.pdf   TUESDAY: Miami continues conference play by welcoming Northern Illinois to Millett Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. Entering this game, the RedHawks rank sixth nationally […]

Cincinnati Bearcats looks for homestand sweep as they host Baylor Tonight, 7:00

By Henry Rawn   2 25 2025   GAME NOTES https://gobearcats.com/documents/2025/2/24/2024-25_Game_Notes_vs._Baylor.pdf   CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati men’s basketball team will look to stay hot following Saturday’s victory over TCU when it hosts Baylor at 7 p.m. Tuesday night, its penultimate home game of the season. THE […]

Black History Month Feature: Daniel Payne, First African American President of a U.S. College and one of the founders of Wilberforce University

By Tatiana Ponil FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Daniel Alexander Payne (February 24, 1811 – November 2, 1893) was an American bishop, educator, college administrator and author. A major shaper of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), Payne stressed education and preparation of ministers and introduced more order in the […]

2025 IndyCar Preview: Christian Rasmussen, driver #21 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet; Danish racer looking forward to Fulltime Ride this year

By Lonnie Hugh Skinner   Christian Rasmussen IndyCar driver #21 Chevrolet for Ed Carpenter Racing 2025 IRL Preview Zoom January 2025     RACING HIGHLIGHTS 12th place in the 2024 Indianapolis 500 (highest finishing rookie) Winner, 2024 Rolex 24H of Daytona Winner, 2023 Firestone Indy […]