Winning Games Slated to Debut at the Start of 2022 NFL Season with Co-Promotion from NFL and Skillz NEW YORK & SAN FRANCISCO – April 28, 2021 – The National Football League (NFL) and Skillz (NYSE: SKLZ), the leading mobile games platform bringing fair competition to players worldwide, today announced […]
NFL 2021 Draft Notes Part 2
FIRST ROUND FATHERS & SONS In 2019, the San Francisco 49ers selected Ohio State defensive end NICKBOSA with the second overall pick and he joined his brother, JOEY BOSA(No. 3 overall in 2016, San Diego Chargers), and his father, JOHN BOSA(No. 16 overall in 1987, […]
NFL 2021 Draft Notes Part 1
NFL DRAFT FACTS AND FIGURES WHAT: 86th Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting. WHERE: Cleveland, Ohio. WHEN: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 29 (Round 1).7:00 PM ET, Friday, April 30 (Rounds 2-3).Noon ET, Saturday, May 1 (Rounds 4-7).The first round will conclude on Thursday […]
Columbus Crew SC takes on one of the world’s best soccer teams in C.F. Monterrey as CONCACAF action continues tonight at 8:30 pm on FOX SPORTS 2
There should be plenty of goalscoring potential on display on Wednesday night as Columbus Crew SC welcomes one of Liga MX’s top teams in CF Monterrey for the first leg of the 2021 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League quarterfinals at Historic Crew Stadium (8:30pm ET/FS2). Both teams […]
Crew SC gets ready to continue CONCACAF action Wednesday night against CF Monterrey
Miami, FL – Concacaf has confirmed the schedule for the Quarterfinals of the 2021 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League (SCCL). The four home-and-away matchups will take place April 27-28 (first legs) and May 4-5 (second legs). The Round of 16 culminated last night in Monterrey, Mexico, with CF […]
Dayton Flyers star Jalen Crutcher, head coach Anthony Grant’s first recruit, ended up being a First Class Player and Student
Jalen Crutcher passed up the University of Memphis Tigers basketball program to play for the Dayton Flyers, some 535 miles from his hometown. He graduated from Ridegeway, High School in Mississippi River town. Head coach Anthony Grant, a former star of the Dayton program, signed […]
OHSAA announces expanding of Football Playoffs and adjusting of Regional Format
Executive Director Doug Ute www.OHSAA.org | twitter.com/OHSAASports | facebook.com/OHSAAsports April 22, 2021 Top 16 schools in each region will qualify for playoffs and higher seeded teams will host first and second round games; OHSAA exploring strength of schedule component beginning in 2022 COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High […]
Dayton’s Rick Chamberlin talks 2021 Flyers Spring Football
Football Announces 2021 Schedule Flyers Will Play Six Home & Five Road Games In 2021 DAYTON – When the University of Dayton returns to football game action next season, it will be at home on Sept. 4 against Robert Morris. After opting out of the 2020-21 […]
Indianapolis Motor Speedway to allow 40% Fan venue capacity for 2021 105th Running of Indy 500
Vaccination Days To Continue at IMS throughout May INDIANAPOLIS (Wednesday, April 21, 2021) – Fans will attend the 105th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, with up to 40 percent of venue capacity permitted, totaling approximately 135,000 fans. The plan for the Sunday, May […]
CFL announces plans to start 2021 Season on August 5: Return-To-Play Plans
TORONTO — The Canadian Football League (CFL) Commissioner Randy Ambrosie issued the following statement on Wednesday announcing the League’s Return-to-Play plans for the 2021 season: “We will play CFL football in 2021. “Our revised target date to start our regular season is August 5. To facilitate […]
Toronto Argonauts sign two Global Draft Class Players
TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts announced on Tuesday that they have signed two players, DB Tigie Sankoh and K Toshiki Sato, from last week’s CFL Global Draft. Sankoh, 23, was picked third overall by Toronto in the CFL’s Global Draft held last Thursday, April 15th. […]
Calgary Stampeders sign a pair of Global Players
CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders have signed a pair of global players – kicker Gerard Laws and running back Nico Leonard. Laws (five-foot-11, 202 pounds) is a product of the Prokick Australia program. In 2015, the Sydney, Australia native played for the California Sharks in […]
CFL, XFL ownership exploring opportunities to work together
TORONTO & GREENWICH, CT – The Canadian Football League (CFL) and XFL owners Dany Garcia, Dwayne Johnson, and RedBird Capital have agreed to work together to identify opportunities for the leagues to collaborate, innovate, and grow the game of football. Statement from Randy Ambrosie, CFL […]
CFL statement on murder of George Floyd
APRIL 20, 2021 TORONTO — Upon the news of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict in the murder of George Floyd, the Canadian Football League issues the following statement: “On this day, when an historic verdict has been handed down in the murder […]
CFL announces Grey Cup Games from 2010’s available of Grey Cup Portal
TORONTO — Grey Cup games from the 2010’s are now available on the Grey Cup on Demand Portal powered by Mark’s, the Canadian Football League (CFL) announced on Thursday. The seventh and final installment includes ten games from the 2000’s including, teams winning the Grey […]
Columbus Blue Jackets newest defenseman Mikko Lehtonen talks Hockey with the media
MIKKO LEHTONEN | #43 D | 6′ 0″ | 196 lb | Age: 27 | Columbus Blue Jackets Born: January 16, 1994 Birthplace: Turku, FIN Shoots: Left Mikko Lehtonen (born 16 January 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). After leading the KHL in points among defensemen with Jokerit of the Kontinental […]
Ohio State offensive line Thayer Munford speaks on Spring Football, Jack Sawyer and the young QB’s
Ohio State senior left tackle Thayer Munford surprised everyone when he decided to come back for another year to anchor the offensive line. The 6’6, 315-pounder for the second straight season will be the nation’s most experienced offensive lineman with 46 games in 4 years. […]
Blue Jackets play Florida Panthers tonight looking to end recent losing streak
APRIL 20, 2021 II at FLORIDA PANTHERS II BB&T CENTER II 7 PM ET CBJ BROADCAST INFORMATION TV: Bally Sports Ohio Jeff Rimer (play-by-play), Jody Shelley (color analyst), Dave Maetzold (reporter) Radio: 97.1 The Fan Bob McElligott (play-by-play), Dylan Tyrer (host) TONIGHT’S MATCHUP COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Record: 15-23-9, 39 pts. (8th, Discover Central Division) Goals: 2.43 […]
Columbus Blue Jackets make roster moves
APRIL 19, 2021 COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS RECALL DEFENSEMAN GAVIN BAYREUTHER FROM THE TAXI SQUAD, FORWARD CLIFF PU TO TAXI SQUAD FROM AHL’S CLEVELAND MONSTERS COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have recalled defenseman Gavin Bayreuther from the taxi squad and added forward Cliff Pu to the […]