By Lady Houston FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, c. February 1817 or February 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. He became the most important leader of the movement for African-American civil rights in the 19th century. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, Douglass […]

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By Chris Coopersmith 2 9 2024   GAME NOTES https://daytonflyers.com/documents/2024/2/8/VCU_Game.pdf   RICHMOND, Va. — The University of Dayton men’s basketball team, ranked 18th/17th in this week’s AP and Coaches polls, is on the road for the second game this week, playing VCU in Richmond, Va. Game […]

By Vickie Sellers FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter and musician who has been active since 1958. One of the most successful female songwriters of the latter half of the 20th century in the US, she […]

By Danielle Daniels 2 8 2024   The Buckeyes and Gophers meet for the lone time during the regular season. No. 5/5 Ohio State at Minnesota Date: Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 Venue: Williams Arena (Minneapolis, Minn.) Game: at Minnesota (9 p.m. ET) | Live Stats | Peacock Rosters: Ohio State | Minnesota Notes:Ohio […]

By Brenda June Temple 2 8 2024   DAYTON – The Wright State men’s basketball team returns home to the Nutter Center for a pair of contests this week, beginning Thursday night as the Raiders welcome Detroit Mercy to town in a 7 p.m. tipoff. Fans can […]

By Brenda June Temple 2 4 2024   DETROIT (2/4/2024) — It is with heavy hearts that the University of Detroit Mercy received word that Titan Hall-Of-Famer, NBA champion and Detroit ambassador Earl “The Twirl” Cureton ’11 suddenly passed away on Sunday at the age of 66. “I […]

By Brenda June Temple DETROIT (2/7/2024) — The University of Detroit Mercy men’s basketball team will leave the Motor City and travel south in the Horizon League, starting with a match-up at Wright State on Thursday. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m., at the Nutter […]

By Annie Walker FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Toby Keith Covel (July 8, 1961 – February 5, 2024), known professionally as Toby Keith, was an American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. In the 1990s, he released his first four studio albums—Toby Keith (1993), Boomtown (1994), Blue Moon (1996), and Dream Walkin’ (1997)—and Greatest Hits Volume One under Mercury […]

By Lady Houston FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS George Washington Carver (c. 1864 – January 5, 1943) was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. He was one of the most prominent black scientists of the early 20th century. While a professor at Tuskegee […]

By Marisol Nicholson FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Mary Nell Steenburgen (/ˈstiːnbɜːrdʒən/; born February 8, 1953) is an American actress, comedian, singer, and songwriter. After studying at New York’s Neighborhood Playhouse in the 1970s, she made her professional acting debut in the 1978 Western comedy film Goin’ South. Steenburgen went on […]

By J.Y. Mortimer 2 5 2024   The Reds signed two-time All-Star infielder and Cincinnati native Josh Harrison to a minor-league contract. The deal announced Monday, includes an invitation to spring training. Harrison, 36, is a career .270 hitter over 1,208 games in 13 seasons […]

By J.Y. Mortimer The Pirates will open the 2024 spring campaign on February 24 at Fort Myers against the Twins before hosting the Orioles one day later in the first of 16 home games. The Bucs will play under the lights twice at LECOM Park […]

By J.Y. Mortimer The Pittsburgh Pirates have unveiled the 2024 season promotional schedule. The 2024 home schedule will be packed with popular fan promotions, including the return of two ever-popular theme weekends. The Pirates will host the traditional Bucco Luau weekend from July 5 through […]

By J.Y. Mortimer The Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to a 2024 contract with left-handed pitcher Ryan Borucki.  The team also tendered 2024 contracts to the following players: Braxton Ashcraft Ji-Hwan Bae David Bednar JT Brubaker Mike Burrows Tsung-Che Cheng Roansy Contreras Oneil Cruz Henry Davis […]

By J.Y. Mortimer The Pittsburgh Pirates have announced home game times for the 2024 season, highlighted by a shift to an earlier start time for evening games. Evening games will now begin at 6:40 p.m. The Pirates will open the home portion of their 2024 […]

By J.Y. Mortimer The Pittsburgh Pirates during this offseason, signed catcher Ali Sanchez to a one-year contract for the 2024 season. Sanchez spent the entire 2023 season with Triple-A Reno in the Diamondbacks organization, where he hit .311 (74-for-238) with 10 doubles, 11 home runs, […]

By Lady Houston FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Ralph Johnson Bunche (/bʌntʃ/; August 7, 1904 – December 9, 1971) was an American political scientist, diplomat, and leading actor in the mid-20th-century decolonization process and US civil rights movement, who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s mediation in Israel. He is the […]

By Marisol Nicholson 02.05.24   Olivari leads the BIG EAST in scoring, 3-point field goals and 3-point field goal percentage.   CINCINNATI — Xavier University graduate student Quincy Olivari has been named Naismith Trophy Player of the Week and BIG EAST Conference Player of the Week after […]

By Marisol Nicholson   2 7 2024   GAME NOTES https://goxavier.com/documents/2024/2/6/2023-24_NOTES_GAME_23_VS._VILLANOVA.pdf   CINCINNATI — The Xavier University Musketeers, 12-10 overall and 6-5 in the BIG EAST Conference, open a two-game homestand on Wednesday night against the Villanova University Wildcats, 12-10 overall and 5-6 in the […]