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Columbus Crew trying to get thru Gold Cup period without top stars, adds Erik Hurtado in trade with Club de Foot Montreal
July 8, 2021 Hurtado is a nine-year MLS veteran with 140 regular-season appearances COLUMBUS — Columbus Crew today announced that the Club has acquired forward Erik Hurtado (pronounced: her-TAH-doe) and the player’s associated budget charge via a trade with Club de Foot Montreal in exchange for $200,000 in 2021 General Allocation Money (GAM). Hurtado, 30, is…
Read MoreDaily Almanac for Thursday, July 8, 2021
970s DIED 975: KING EDGAR OF ENGLAND 1620s BORN 1621: JEAN DE LA FONTAINE (POET) 1770s 1776: DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE PROCLAIMED IN PHILADELPHIA 1776: FIRST PUBLIC READING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TOOK PLACE IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 1777: VERMONT BECAME FIRST AMERICAN COLONY TO ABOLISH SLAVERY 1790s 1796: FRANCIS MARIA BARRERE RECEIVED THE FIRST AMERICAN…
Read MoreDaily Almanac for Wednesday, July 7, 2021
1300s DIED 1307: KING EDWARD I OF ENGLAND 1780s 1789: HAMMERFEST, NORWAY (KNOWN AS NORTHERNMOST TOWN IN WORLD), GRANTED TOWN STATUS 1800s 1806: CORNERSTONE LAID FOR FIRST CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL IN THE UNITED STATES (BALTIMORE BASILICA), IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 1840s 1846: ACTING ON INSTRUCTIONS FROM WASHINGTON, D.C., COMMODORE JOHN DRAKE SLOAT ORDERED HIS TROOPS TO OCCUPY…
Read MoreHistorical events for July 6
1180s DIED 1189: HENRY II OF ENGLAND 1240s DIED 1249: ALEXANDER II OF SCOTLAND 1530s DIED 1535: SIR THOMAS MORE (AUTHOR, MARTYR) 1550s DIED 1553: EDWARD VI, KING OF ENGLAND 1690s 1699: NOTORIOUS PIRATE CAPTAIN WILLIAM KIDD (“CAPTAIN KIDD”) SEIZED IN BOSTON 1750s BORN 1755: JOHN FLAXMAN (SCULPTOR) 1770s 1776: PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST FIRST NEWSPAPER…
Read MoreColumbus Blue Jackets mourn tragic loss of young, promising goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks
JULY 5, 2021 COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF MATISS KIVLENIEKS COLUMBUS, OHIO – It is with profound sadness that the Columbus Blue Jackets announce goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks passed away last night at the age of 24 as the result of a tragic accident. The Riga, Latvia native suffered an apparent head injury in a…
Read MoreGame Recap: Crew opens Lower.com Field with exciting 2-2 tie before 20,407 raucous fans
Columbus’ newest sports stadium, Lower.com Field, finally opened to the delight of the city, team and supporters. Sitting at the end of Nationwide Blvd. its caps off the Arena District joining the Columbus Blue Jackets’ Nationwide Arena and the Columbus Clippers’ Huntington Park. More than 30 years ago, the area was a wasteland of old…
Read MorePhotos from Columbus Crew Opening Night at Lower.com Field: Crew 2 New England 2 7/3/2021
A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE COLUMBUS CREW COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT
Read MoreDaily Almanac for Monday, July 5, 2021
Every Year INDEPENDENCE DAY (CAPE VERDE) INDEPENDENCE DAY (VENEZUELA) 1680s 1687: PHYSICIST ISAAC NEWTON’S PHILOSOPHIAE NATURALIS PRINCIPIA MATHEMATICA WAS PUBLISHED 1750s BORN 1755: SARAH SIDDONS (ACTRESS) 1790s BORN 1794: SYLVESTER GRAHAM (INVENTOR OF THE GRAHAM CRACKER) 1810s BORN 1810: P. T. BARNUM (CIRCUS OWNER) 1860s 1865: WILLIAM BOOTH ESTABLISHED THE CHRISTIAN MISSION (NOW CALLED THE…
Read MoreDaily Almanac for Sunday, July 4, 2021
INDEPENDENCE DAY (U.S.) The Fourth of July commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by delegates from the 13 colonies in 1776. The Declaration of Independence is America’s revolutionary Charter of Freedom and the document upon which the nation’s founding principles were established. The Second Continental Congress actually made its decree for freedom on…
Read MoreDaily Almanac for Saturday, July 3, 2021
DOG DAYS BEGIN The phrase “Dog Days” conjures up the hottest, most sultry days of summer. The Old Farmer’s Almanac lists the traditional timing of the Dog Days: the 40 days beginning July 3 and ending August 11, coinciding with the heliacal (at sunrise) rising of the Dog Star, Sirius. The rising of Sirius does…
Read MoreWelcome to July 2021! Historical highlights for July 2
1560s DIED 1566: NOSTRADAMUS (PHYSICIAN, ASTROLOGER) 1820s BORN 1821: SIR CHARLES TUPPER (6TH PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA) 1860s 1862: MORRILL ACT PASSED 1870s BORN 1877: HERMANN HESSE (AUTHOR) 1880s 1881: CHARLES GUITEAU SHOT AND FATALLY WOUNDED U.S. PRESIDENT JAMES GARFIELD 1890s 1890: THE SHERMAN ANTITRUST ACT WAS PASSED 1900s BORN 1904: JEAN-RENE LACOSTE (TENNIS PLAYER)…
Read MoreWelcome to July! Historical highlights for July 1
CANADA DAY Canada Day commemorates the creation of the Dominion of Canada. On July 1, 1867, the British North America Act established “one Dominion under the name of Canada” out of the colonies of Upper Canada, Lower Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, dividing it into four provinces named Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New…
Read MoreCBJ’s Brad Larsen still adding to first staff with addition of Sylvain Lefebvre as assistant coach
JUNE 30, 2021 Former NHL defenseman, Stanley Cup champion has spent the past 14 years coaching in the AHL, NHL COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets announced today that former National Hockey League defenseman Sylvain Lefebvre has signed a three-year contract through the 2023-24 season to serve as an assistant coach on Head Coach Brad…
Read MoreDaily Almanac for Wednesday, June 30, 2021
1470s BORN 1470: CHARLES VIII OF FRANCE (KING OF FRANCE) 1760s BORN 1768: ELIZABETH KORTRIGHT MONROE (U.S. FIRST LADY) 1800s 1805: MICHIGAN TERRITORY WAS ESTABLISHED 1850s 1854: THE GADSDEN PURCHASE TREATY, SIGNED ON THIS DAY, TRANSFERRED TERRITORY TO THE UNITED STATES MAKING SOUTHERN ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO PART OF THE NATION 1859: JEAN FRANCOIS GRAVELET,…
Read MoreNCAA Baseball College World Series Saturday Winner: Vanderbilt advances to Finals as COVID-19 Protocols eliminates NC State
OMAHA, Neb. — Vanderbilt will advance to the 2021 College World Series Finals. The Commodores will play Mississippi State in a best-of-three series beginning at 6 p.m. Monday at TD Ameritrade Park. The NCAA Division I Baseball Committee issued the following statement: “The NCAA Division I Baseball Committee has declared the Vanderbilt-NC State Men’s College World…
Read MoreDaily Almanac for Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Every Year STS. PETER & PAUL 1760s 1767: TOWNSHEND REVENUE ACTS PASSED BY BRITISH PARLIAMENT, ESTABLISHING DUTIES ON TEA, GLASS, PAINT, OIL, LEAD, AND PAPER IMPORTED INTO AMERICAN COLONIES 1770s 1776: SAN FRANCISCO WAS FOUNDED 1850s DIED 1852: HENRY CLAY (POLITICIAN) DIED 1856: PETER JONES (FIRST NATIVE METHODIST MISSIONARY TO OJIBWA) 1860s 1860: LAST STONE…
Read MoreDaily Almanac for Monday, June 28, 2021
Every Year ST. IRENAEUS 760s DIED 767: POPE PAUL I 1490s BORN 1491: HENRY VIII ( KING OF ENGLAND) 1570s BORN 1577: PETER PAUL RUBENS (PAINTER) 1710s BORN 1712: JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU (PHILOSOPHER) 1770s 1778: MOLLY PITCHER TOOK HER MORTALLY WOUNDED HUSBAND’S PLACE AT A CANNON AT THE BATTLE OF MONMOUTH, NJ. AS A RECOGNITION OF…
Read MoreColumbus Crew looks to first matchup against Austin FC on road
This Sunday, the reigning MLS Cup champions travel to expansion side Austin FC for a nationally televised match from Q2 Stadium in Austin. Sunday’s match is the second of a two-game road stint, as the Black & Gold look to rebound from a 1-0 defeat at the Philadelphia Union on Wednesday, while Austin FC is…
Read MoreMatch Preview, Austin FC vs. Columbus Crew tonight
Austin FC return home to Q2 Stadium on Sunday to host Columbus Crew SC in what will be the Club’s second-ever home match. Austin comes in after just playing Wednesday night, dropping a 2-0 result to Minnesota United FC at Allianz Field. The Verde & Black currently sit in 11th place in the Western Conference after…
Read MoreDaily Almanac for Sunday, June 27, 2021
1650s 1652: FIRST TRAFFIC LAW IN “U.S.” PASSED, NEW AMSTERDAM (N.Y.C.) 1770s 1778: LIBERTY BELL RETURNED FROM ALLENTOWN TO PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 1820s DIED 1829: ENGLISH CHEMIST JAMES SMITHSON DIED WILLING $550,000 TO THE US FOR “THE INCREASE AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE AMONG MEN.” HIS BEQUEST RESULTED IN THE CREATION OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION IN WASHINGTON,…
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