By StephanieLee Elliott FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Carl Weathers (January 14, 1948 – February 1, 2024) was an American actor, director and football linebacker. His roles included boxer Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky films (1976–1985), Colonel Al Dillon in Predator (1987), and Combat Carl in the Toy Story franchise. He also portrayed Det. Beaudreaux in the television series Street […]

By Skip Coopersmith 2 3 2024   GAME NOTES https://gobearcats.com/documents/2024/2/1/2023-24_Game_Notes-TTU.pdf   CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati men’s basketball team, after a quick visit home, will continue its road swing Saturday evening at No. 15 Texas Tech. Tip-off is at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+. THE RUNDOWN Cincinnati […]

By Danielle Daniels FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has honored her as “the first lady of civil rights” and “the mother […]

By Marisol Nicholson 2 3 2024   OHIO GAME NOTES https://ohiobobcats.com/documents/2024/2/2/20324_Ohio_Miami_Notes.pdf   MIAMI GAME NOTES https://ohiobobcats.com/documents/2024/2/2/2023-24_mbk_Ohio.pdf   FOLLOW OHIO MEN’S BASKETBALL: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram ATHENS, Ohio — The Ohio men’s basketball team (11-10, 5-4 MAC) is back in Athens for a Sibs Weekend ‘Battle of the Bricks’ on Saturday, […]

By Marisol Nicholson 2 3 2023   MIAMI GAME NOTES https://miamiredhawks.com/documents/2024/2/2/2023-24_mbk_Ohio.pdf OHIO GAME NOTES https://miamiredhawks.com/documents/2024/2/2/20324_Ohio_Miami_Notes.pdf   THIS SATURDAY: The RedHawks travel to Ohio for the Battle of the Bricks on Saturday, Feb. 3 at 2 p.m. The game will take place at the Convocation Center and […]

By Danielle Daniels FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Morgan Fairchild (born Patsy Ann McClenny; February 3, 1950, ) is an American actress. She began acting in the early 1970s and has had roles in several television series since. Fairchild began her career on the CBS daytime soap opera Search for Tomorrow as Jennifer Pace from 1973 […]

By Dan Hock   2 2 2024   TALLAHASSEE – Florida State University will host a memorial service for former baseball coach Mike Martin Saturday, February 10 at 12:00 p.m. on Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium.   More details will be provided as they […]

By Dan Hock 2 1 2024   Mike Martin, Florida State baseball’s head coach for 40 seasons and the winningest coach in college baseball history, died Thursday, February 1, 2024, after a three-year battle with Lewy body dementia. He was 79 years old. Martin is […]

By Stretch Jenkinson 2 2 2024   GAME NOTES https://gobonnies.com/documents/2024/2/1/Game_21_Notes_-_Dayton.pdf   ST. BONAVENTURE (13-7, 4-4 A-10) at #21/19 DAYTON (17-3, 7-1 A-10) Friday, Feb. 2 – 7:00 p.m. Dayton, Ohio TV: ESPN2 Radio: Bonnies Online Network OPENING TIP St. Bonaventure scored a pair of big wins […]

By Stretch Jenkinson   2 2 2024   GAME NOTES https://daytonflyers.com/documents/2024/1/31/SBU_Game.pdf   DAYTON — The University of Dayton men’s basketball team, ranked 21st/19th in this week’s AP and Coaches polls, is back home Friday night when St. Bonaventure visits UD Arena.  Game time is 7:00 p.m. […]

By Lady Houston Benjamin Banneker (November 9, 1731 – October 19, 1806) was an African-American naturalist, mathematician, astronomer and almanac author. A landowner, he also worked as a surveyor and farmer. Born in Baltimore County, Maryland, to a free African-American mother and a father who had formerly been enslaved, Banneker had little or no formal education and was largely self-taught. […]

By Lady Houston FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Christie Lee Brinkley (née Hudson; born February 2, 1954) is an American model, actress, and entrepreneur. Brinkley gained worldwide fame with her appearances in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues, ultimately appearing on an unprecedented three consecutive covers in 1979, 1980, and 1981. She spent 25 […]

By Vickie Sellers EVANSTON, Ill. – The third-ranked University of Iowa women’s basketball team rolled to a 1110-74 road victory at Northwestern on Wednesday night inside a sold-out Welsh Ryan Arena. The Hawkeyes improve to 20-2 overall and 9-1 in conference play this season. All-American Caitlin Clark had […]

By Stretch Jenkinson January 31, 2024   Vancouver, B.C. – Vancouver Canucks General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that the club acquired forward Elias Lindholm from the Calgary Flames in exchange for Andrei Kuzmenko, Hunter Brzustewicz, Joni Jurmo, a first-round pick and a conditional fourth-round pick […]

By Chris Garvin January 31, 2024   Hafley returns to NFL after four-year stint at BC, including three bowl-eligible seasons.   CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. —Boston College football Coach Jeff Hafley announced today that he is stepping down as the Gregory P. Barber ’69 and Family Head Coach to […]

By Danielle Daniels 2 1 2024   Buckeyes and Badgers meet for the first time this season   No. 8/7 Ohio State vs. Wisconsin Date: Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024 Venue: Value City Arena in the Schottenstein Center (Columbus, Ohio) Game: vs. Wisconsin (6 p.m. ET) | Live Stats | BTN […]

By Marisol Nicholson 2 1 2024   GAME NOTES https://ysusports.com/documents/2024/1/31/2023-24-notes-wsu-2.pdf   Youngstown State at Wright State Feb. 1, 2024  Broadcast Information Radio: 570 WKBN (Robb Schmidt) | Listen TV: ESPNU/ESPN+ | Watch App Audio – iHeartRadio App Live Stats Tipoff Notes The Youngstown State men’s basketball team (16-6, […]

By Marisol Nicholson   1/29/2024   INDIANAPOLIS/DAYTON — Wright State guard Trey Calvin has been named the Horizon League Player of the Week, the League office announced on Monday. Calvin turned in a pair of 27-point performances as he helped lead Wright State to a pair of road […]

By Marisol Nicholson 2 1 2024   DAYTON – The Wright State men’s basketball team once again welcomes a national television audience to the Nutter Center as the Raiders take on Youngstown State on ESPNU, with tipoff set for 9 p.m. Fans can follow the action several ways – via […]

By Lady Houston FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Horace Julian Bond (January 14, 1940 – August 15, 2015) was an American social activist, leader of the civil rights movement, politician, professor, and writer. While he was a student at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, during the early 1960s, he helped establish the Student Nonviolent […]