By Stretch Jenkinson March 16, 2024   * In the span of 10 days, the Eastern Conference playoff race has morphed from one team being within five points of the bracket to a five-team mix entering a pivotal afternoon of play that includes contests on ABC, ESPN+, Hulu, Sportsnet […]

By Uncle Tom George WESTERN KENTUCKY GAME NOTES https://wkusports.com/documents/2024/3/20/MBB_Game_Notes_2024_NCAA_First_Round_vs_Marquette.pdf   BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – For the first time since 2013, WKU Men’s Basketball (22-11, 11-8) is back in the NCAA Tournament and will take on 2-seed Marquette Friday in Indianapolis. Tipoff at Gainbridge Fieldhouse is set for […]

By Uncle Tom George GAME NOTES https://uabsports.com/documents/2024/3/21/UABMBB_GameNotes_2324_San_Diego_State.pdf   BIRMINGHAM – No. 12 UAB men’s basketball (23-11) will take on No. 5 San Diego State on Friday in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament. Tipoff is set for 12:45 p.m. CT. WATCH Friday’s game will air […]

By Uncle Tom George 72,675 Tad Boyle Colorado Buffaloes HC On beating a very tough Boise State team Colorado 60 Boise State 53 3 20 2024 First Four .mp3     72,677 Tristan Da Silva Colorado Forward On shutting down Tyson Degenhart from scoring Colorado […]

By Stretch Jenkinson * The Art Ross Trophy race heated up as Nikita Kucherov and Connor McDavid notched their fourth and fifth four-assist outings of the season, respectively. The 2023-24 campaign became the first season to feature multiple players with at least four such performances since 1990-91. * Artemi Panarin reached […]

By Skip Coopersmith Raiders Earn No. 14 Seed, Face Baylor on Friday in Memphis   HAMILTON – The NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Committee released its 68-team tournament bracket and pits No. 14 Colgate versus No. 3 Baylor in the West Region on Friday in Memphis, Tenn. Tip-time […]

By Danielle Daniels ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine women’s basketball team (24-9) has earned a No. 15 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will take on No. 2 seeded Ohio State (25-5) in the first round.   The Black Bears will meet the […]

By Danielle Daniels 2024 NCAA Tournament – First Round Date: Friday, March 22, 2024 Venue: Value City Arena in the Schottenstein Center (Columbus, Ohio) Game: NCAA First Round (Friday vs. #15 Maine at 12 p.m. ET) | Live Stats | ESPN Rosters: Ohio State | Maine Notes:Ohio State | Maine NCAA Tournament:Bracket COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. […]

By Marisol Nicholson BROOKLYN – Playing in the NCAA Tournament in consecutive seasons for the first time in program history, No. 9-seed Northwestern meets No. 8-seed Florida Atlantic in a First Round matchup at 11:15 a.m. CT at Barclays Center on Friday, March 22. Ian Eagle […]

By Joe Coopersmith Avalanche to Watch «  C Nathan MacKinnon ranks second in the NHL in points, third in assists and fifth in goals with 42-75-117 in 69 contests this season and has notched 4-15-19 in 17 career games against the Blue Jackets. «  D Cale Makar ranks second among NHL […]

By Mariana Smithfield FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976) is an American actress and producer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the […]

by StephanieLee Elliott     March 21, 2024   DALLAS (SMU) – SMU Director of Athletics Rick Hart has announced a change in leadership for the Mustang men’s basketball program. “We want to thank Rob (Lanier) and his staff for their positive contributions to SMU and our men’s basketball […]

By Chris Garvin Drake men’s basketball as the No. 10 seed will make the 2-hour trip to Omaha for its NCAA Tournament matchup   DES MOINES, Iowa — The Drake men’s basketball team learned it will play Washington State on Thursday, March 21 at 9:05 p.m. […]

By Chris Garvin SAMFORD VS. KANSAS GAME NOTES https://samfordsports.com/documents/2024/3/17/35_NCAA_First_Round.pdf   BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The 13th-seeded Samford men’s basketball team will open play in the NCAA Tournament by taking on the fourth-seeded Kansas Jayhawks Thursday at 8:55 p.m. (CT) at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City. […]

By Brenda June Temple   NC State Game Notes | Texas Tech Game Notes PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The NC State men’s basketball team opens the NCAA Tournament Thursday evening when it takes on Texas Tech at PPG Paints Arena. Tipoff against the Red Raiders is scheduled for 9:40 […]

By Brenda June Temple CHARLOTTE, NC. – The Saint Peter’s Men’s Basketball team returns to the “Big Dance” Thursday night at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The No. 15-seeded Peacocks square off against No. 2 Tennessee Volunteers in round one of the 2024 NCAA […]

By Stretch Jenkinson * The NHL entered the final 30 days of its regular season with Jason Robertson, Auston Matthews and Anze Kopitar leading their team to wins. * Wednesday’s edition of #NHLStats: Live Updates featured more notes from the three-game slate, including Alex Ovechkin now needing fewer than 50 goals to tie Wayne Gretzky for […]

By Stretch Jenkinson The National Hockey League and ESPN today announced an update to the 2023-24 NHL regular-season schedule. A Pacific Division matchup between the Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks on April 16 has been added as a national exclusive game on ESPN+/Hulu. This game replaces the previously scheduled ESPN+/Hulu matchup on March 26 […]

By Stretch Jenkinson           NEW YORK (March 20, 2024) – The National Hockey League announced today a start time change to the 2023-24 regular-season schedule. Game #1199, Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars, scheduled for April 3, will now begin at 8:30 p.m. […]

By Stretch Jenkinson   Updates from the EA SPORTS NHL 24 World Championship   March 20, 2024 CHEL Intel: North American Championship Edition will provide players and fans an overview of the EA SPORTS NHL 24 North American Championship and profile the eight players who have […]