By Doc McElroy Bally Sports Redsfest presented by PNC attracted 16,289 fans to the Duke Energy Convention Center on Dec. 1-2, 2023, with a total of 79 major league players, coaches, alumni and broadcasters in attendance. Redsfest is the largest team fan festival throughout Major […]

By Doc McElroy CINCINNATI – In early December, during Bally Sports Ohio Redsfest presented by PNC Bank at Duke Energy Convention Center downtown, the Reds and the local chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced their 2023 Major League award winners. IF/OF Spencer Steer (156g, […]

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By Lydia Jane Allison NEW YORK — Dec. 28, 2023   DETROIT LIONS at DALLAS COWBOYS on Saturday night DETROIT LIONS  The Lions did not practice Tuesday. The Tuesday practice report is an estimation. Status Report   OUT S Chauncey Gardner-Johnson (pectoral), LB James Houston […]

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By Lydia Jane Allison NEW YORK ­— Dec. 27, 2023 — New Year’s resolutions usually share one common thread: Be better than you were the year before. Well, 10 NFL teams enter this week better than they were the year before, already compiling more wins than they had […]

By Lydia Jane Allison NEW YORK –– Dec. 28, 2023 –– Below are teams, players and coaches that can set historic marks or reach career milestones in Week 17 of the 2023 NFL season, including: Teams with division-clinching opportunities Pittsburgh (Mike Tomlin) Dallas (Micah Parsons) Detroit […]

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By Lydia Jane Allison NEW YORK — Dec. 26, 2023​ AFC CLINCHED:             Baltimore Ravens (12-3) – playoff berth             Miami Dolphins (11-4) – playoff berth BALTIMORE RAVENS (12-3) vs. Miami (11-4); Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS Baltimore clinches AFC North division title with: BAL win […]

By Lydia Jane Allison Up +29% vs. 2022 Christmas Day​ NEW YORK — Dec. 28, 2023 — On Christmas Day in 2023, the average viewership (TV+Digital) across all three NFL games – Las Vegas Raiders versus Kansas City Chiefs, New York Giants versus Philadelphia Eagles and Baltimore Ravens […]

By Lydia Jane Allison NEW YORK — Dec. 27, 2023 NEW YORK JETS at CLEVELAND BROWNS on Thursday night NEW YORK JETS  The Jets did not practice Monday or Tuesday. Those practice reports are estimations. Status Report OUT T Duane Brown (back), QB Aaron Rodgers […]

By Lydia Jane Allison NEW YORK — Dec. 26, 2023 NEW YORK JETS at CLEVELAND BROWNS on Thursday night NEW YORK JETS  The Jets did not practice Monday or Tuesday. Those practice reports are estimations. Practice Report   DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE   Monday […]

By Reggie Gatlin-Holt   Extensive stadium renovations planned as historic football series will continue to be played on neutral site of annual State Fair of Texas in Dallas NORMAN – The University of Oklahoma and University of Texas have agreed to a contract extension that will […]

By Reggie Gatlin-Holt THE BOBBY DODD TROPHY https://chick-fil-apeachbowl.com/news/2023/12/18/the-dodd-trophy-presented-by-pnc-dodd-trophy-announces-2023-finalists.aspx   COACH FISCH’S BIO https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/jedd-fisch/5754   TUCSON, Ariz. – Officials from the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Peach Bowl, Inc. have announced that Arizona Football Head Coach Jedd Fisch is among the five finalists for the 2023 […]

By Reggie Gatlin-Holt ALAMO BOWL https://www.alamobowl.com/   GAME NOTES https://arizonawildcats.com/documents/2023/12/18/Alamo_Bowl_Media_Guide.pdf   TUCSON, Ariz. — The No. 14 Arizona Wildcats (9-3, 7-2) are set to square off against the No. 14 Oklahoma Sooners (10-2, 7-2) in the 2023 Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio on Thursday, Dec. […]

By Reggie Gatlin-Holt VALERO ALAMO BOWL https://www.alamobowl.com/   OKLAHOMA BOWL HISTORY https://soonersports.com/sports/2019/8/14/208798504   NORMAN — Oklahoma will make its 57th bowl appearance — and school-record 25th in a row — when it faces Arizona in the 31st Valero Alamo Bowl on Thursday, Dec. 28, in San […]

By Annie Walker Thursday, December 28, 2023   Tipoff moves to 9 p.m. with the national broadcast selection   INDIANAPOLIS/DAYTON – The Wright State men’s basketball game at Youngstown State on Friday, January 12 has been selected to be nationally televised on ESPN2, the Horizon League […]

By Marie Reader   Thursday, December 28, 2023   Top American prospects for NHL Draft set to compete on Jan. 15 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Hockey announced today the 45 players who will compete in the 2024 Chipotle All-American Game, set for Jan. 15 at USA Hockey Arena […]

By Annie Walker December 28, 2023   ADA — Under first-year head coach Sophie Windover, the Ohio Northern volleyball team closed 2023 with a 17-10 record for its 12th straight winning season. The Polar Bears opened the season by winning nine of their first 10 games […]