FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Stephen Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the guitarist and frontman of the blues rock band Double Trouble. Other associated acts include singer David Bowie and multi-instrumentalist Chente Vasquez (Chente Vasquez Experience). […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Laura Ann Branigan (July 3, 1952 – August 26, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Her signature song, the platinum-certified 1982 single “Gloria“, stayed on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for 36 weeks, then a record for a female artist, peaking at No. 2. It also reached number one […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Althea Neale Gibson (August 25, 1927 – September 28, 2003) was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and one of the first Black athletes to cross the color line of international tennis. In 1956, she became the first African American to win a Grand Slam title (the French Championships). The following […]

ST. BARTHOLOMEW One of the original 12 Apostles, St. Bartholomew is commemorated on August 24. In England, many fairs were held on this day, including the famous St. Bartholomew Fair in Smithfield. Eventually, the saint’s feast day appeared in weather lore, such as “At St. […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS James Hoyt Wilhelm (July 26, 1922 – August 23, 2002), nicknamed “Old Sarge“, was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, California Angels, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, and Los Angeles Dodgers between 1952 and 1972. Wilhelm was elected to the Baseball Hall of […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Ann Smith Franklin (October 2, 1696 – April 16, 1763) was an American colonial newspaper printer and publisher. She inherited the business from her husband, James Franklin, brother of Benjamin Franklin. She published the Mintunt, printed an almanac series. She was the country’s first female newspaper editor, the first woman to write […]

Wed, Aug 18, 2021 A two-hour documentary from the Emmy Award-winning StudioN, premieres Sunday, Aug. 22, on NBC Sports Chicago at 3:30 pm CT EVANSTON, Ill. —  On the eve of a new college football season, Northwestern offers fans an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look back at the […]

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (July 23, 2021)—-Alabama has been predicted to win the 2021 SEC Championship, according to a preseason poll of media covering SEC Media Days. Alabama received 84 votes to be crowned SEC Champion on December 4 in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, while Georgia was second […]

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (July 30, 2021) – The Southeastern Conference today announced that the University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas will become members effective July 1, 2025, with competition to begin in all sports for the 2025-26 academic year. The addition of Oklahoma and Texas […]

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University’s hot 7-0 start and lofty national ranking of 15 has continued to yield honors from across the college football landscape. Head Coach Doc Holliday , above, has been named to the national watch list for the Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year honor, […]

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – On the heels of Sunday’s ascent to 15th in the Associated Press poll, Marshall Football racked up the honors on Monday.                                                                             The Thundering Herd (7-0 overall, 4-0 Conference USA) was named the Football Writers Association of America’s National Team of the Week for the […]

Marshall 15th in both polls HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall enters this week ranked 15th in both the Associated Press and Amway USA Today Coaches Polls, after improving by one spot in the former on Sunday. The Thundering Herd (7-0 overall, 4-0 Conference USA) won 42-14 over Middle Tennessee […]

Game Notes – Middle Tennessee at No. 16/15 Marshall – November 14, 2020 The win, which came on the 50th anniversary of the Southern Airways Flight 932 crash that claimed the lives of 75 people, was the culmination of an emotional week of ceremonies and […]