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Statement From American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco on SMU leaving for ACC

By Mariana Smithfield Fri, Sep 1, 2023   IRVING, Texas – American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco has issued the following statement on today’s announcement by the Atlantic Coast Conference. SMU has shared our pursuit of competition at the highest level throughout its time in the American Athletic […]

LPGA Tour News: First-Round Notes – 2023 Portland Classic; Rainy Day doesn’t stop Perrine Delacour from taking lead

By Carey Van Lue Portland Classic Columbia Edgewater Country Club | Portland, Oregon| August 31- September 3, 2023 First-Round Notes Thursday, August 31, 2023 Course Setup: 36-36–72; 6,291 Scoring Average: R1: 70.820 Weather: Persistent and widespread rainfall throughout the day with 0.25” – 0.50” of measurable rain; Temperatures […]

Welcome to September! Today’s Almanac for Friday, September 1, 2023

By Zola Elder FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Emma Nutt (July 1860 – 1915) became the world’s first female telephone operator on September 1, 1878, when she started working for the Edwin Holmes Telephone Dispatch Company (or the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company) in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. “EMMA”, a synthesized speech attendant system created by Preferred […]

U.S. Women’s Soccer News: LEGEND MEGAN RAPINOE WILL PLAY FINAL INTERNATIONAL MATCH ON SEPT. 24 AT SOLDIER FIELD IN CHICAGO AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA

By Mariana Smithfield RAPINOE ANNOUNCED HER RETIREMENT IN EARLY JULY AND WILL FINISH 2023 NWSL SEASON WITH OL REIGN   CHICAGO (Aug. 29, 2023) – U.S. Women’s National Team legend Megan Rapinoe will end her international career on Sept. 24 at Soldier Field in Chicago as […]

2023 College Football Week 1: Florida Gators visit “The Mormon State and No. 14 Utah tonight on ESPN, 8 pm

By Lydia Jane Allison SALT LAKE CITY – The first football game of the 2023 season includes some other built-in firsts, as far as the University of Florida program is concerned. Well, maybe not all true “firsts,” but certainly some long-time-coming circumstances. * Florida’s opener Thursday night […]