By Bane Rossi Nov 29, 2023 WELCOME TO THE PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP This the first match-up between 2 Pac-12 teams in the AP Top 5 since 1976. That year, #3 USC beat #2 UCLA 24-14 before going on to beat #2 Michigan in the […]
Liberty Flames Football News: Moves Up To No. 24 in this week’s College Football Playoff Rankings
By Bert Leeson 11/28/2023 An unblemished record has the Flames in an unprecedented spot as Liberty moved up to No. 24 in the latest College Football Playoff Rankings. Last week, the Flames cracked the College Football Playoff Ranking top 25 poll for the […]
Liberty Flames Football News: Moves Up to No. 20 in this week’s Associated Press Poll
By Bert Leeson 11/26/2023 A perfect regular season record has moved Liberty up to No. 20 in this week’s Associated Press national football poll. Following a 42-28 road win at UTEP on Saturday, Liberty moves up two spots in the Associated Press poll […]
Liberty Flames Football News: Goes for C-USA Championship tonight against hot New Mexico State
By Bert Leeson LIBERTY FLAMES GAME NOTES https://libertyflames.com/sports/2023/9/2/football-game-notes No. 20/22 Liberty (12-0, 8-0 CUSA) will play host to New Mexico State (10-3, 7-1 CUSA) in the CUSA Football Championship Game on Friday for a battle between first-year CUSA members. Game Day Coverage: Liberty vs. […]
New Mexico State Football News: Aggies Set to Square Off with #20 Liberty in C-USA Championship
By Bert Leeson Aggies seek first conference title since 1978 NEW MEXICO STATE GAME NOTES https://nmstatesports.com/documents/2023/11/29/GN14_-_at_Liberty__CUSA_Championship_.pdf LIBERTY FLAMES GAME NOTES https://nmstatesports.com/documents/2023/11/29/2023_Football_Notes_-_Game_13_-_New_Mexico_State.pdf LAS CRUCES, N.M. – For just the fourth time in program history and first since the undefeated season in 1960, the Aggies […]
Conference USA News: CUSA Adds Delaware Blue Hens to Join League in 2025
By Bert Leeson November 28, 2023 DALLAS – Conference USA announces the University of Delaware will join the league on July 1, 2025, bringing the conference’s membership to 11 universities. “Adding the University of Delaware is a tremendous opportunity for Conference USA as we strategically […]
Conference USA Football News: No. 25 Liberty Completes Undefeated Regular Season, NM State Wins Eighth Straight; Teams will play for Conference Championship Tonight at 6 PM
By Bert Leeson November 25, 2023 DALLAS – CFP No. 25 Liberty capped off an undefeated regular season with a comfortable 42-28 win at UTEP, while the Flames’ CUSA Championship Game opponent, New Mexico State won its eighth consecutive game Saturday, beating Jax State 20-17 […]
Welcome to December! Today’s Almanac for Friday, December 1, 2023
By Brenda Jane Temple FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Bette Midler (/bɛt/; born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, comedian and author. Throughout her career, which spans over five decades, Midler has received numerous accolades, including four Golden Globe Awards, three Grammy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards and a Kennedy Center Honor, […]
UC Postgame Press Conference Luke Kandra, Bearcats, key cog in Offensive Line that produced 1,000-yard rusher in Corey Kiner
By Lydia Jane Allison Luke Kandra UC Bearcats OL Postgame Press Conference Kansas 49 UC 16 11 24 2023.mp3 Luke Kandra Personnel File Position OL Ht./Wt. 6-4 / 314 Class Junior Hometown Cincinnati, Ohio High School Elder Previous School Louisville Former Elder High School star […]
NFL Week 13 Injury Report – Tuesday, November 28, 2023
By Lydia Jane Allison NEW YORK — Nov. 28, 2023 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS at DALLAS COWBOYS on Thursday night SEATTLE SEAHAWKS Practice Report DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE Monday TE Will Dissly (hip), G Phil Haynes (toe), RB Kenneth Walker (oblique), DT Leonard […]
NFL News: The Starting 11 – Plenty of Hope for Playoff Hopefuls; Titanic NFC Clash on Marquee for Week 13
By Lydia Jane Allison NEW YORK — Nov. 28, 2023 — Two thirds of the 2023 season is history. And as the race for the playoffs intensifies, plenty of history lies ahead. After all, in 17 of the past 19 seasons (2004-22), a team with a losing record […]
NFL News: 2023 NFL Playoff Scenarios – Week 13
By Lydia Jane Allison NEW YORK — Nov. 28, 2023 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (10-1) vs. San Francisco (8-3); Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX Philadelphia clinches playoff berth with: PHI win + LAR loss or tie OR PHI win + DET loss + GB loss or tie OR […]
NFL News: NFL Academy Athlete Timi Oke Commits to Northwestern University
By Lydia Jane Allison U.K.-Based Defensive Back Will Join Division 1 College Program Following First-Ever Experience with American Football LONDON — Nov. 28, 2023 — Timi Oke, the latest exciting talent to graduate from the NFL Academy, has officially committed to the Division 1 U.S. college football program […]
NFL News: 2023 Thanksgiving Day Games Set Viewership Record
By Lydia Jane Allison Average Viewership of 34.1 Million Across Three Games – Highest Thanksgiving Day Average on Record NEW YORK — Nov. 28, 2023 — For the second consecutive year, the NFL has set a Thanksgiving Day viewership record. The average viewership (TV+Digital) across all three […]
NFL Week 13 Injury Report – Monday, November 27, 2023
By Lydia Jane Allison NEW YORK — Nov. 27, 2023 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS at DALLAS COWBOYS on Thursday night SEATTLE SEAHAWKS Practice Report DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE Monday TE Will Dissly (hip), G Phil Haynes (toe), RB Kenneth Walker (oblique), DT […]
NFL News: Seven From Sunday – Week 12
By Lydia Jane Allison A look at seven statistical highlights from games played on Thanksgiving, Black Friday and during the 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. ET windows on Sunday, Nov. 26, the 12th week of the 2023 season. With two games remaining in Week 12, 10 of […]
Blue Jackets back in action tonight hosting the NHL’s oldest franchise in Montreal Canadiens, 7 PM
By Carey Van Lue Canadiens to Watch « RW Cole Caufield, who has notched 23-plus goals in each of the last two campaigns, is tied for the team lead in goals, assists and points with 6-11-17 in 21 outings in 2023-24. « D Mike Matheson ranks fifth-T among NHL blueliners […]
Postgame Press Conference: UC Bearcats bright spot in 49-16 season-ending loss to Kansas is RB Corey Kiner becoming 1,000-yard rusher
By Chris Garvin Corey Kiner UC Bearcats RB 1,000 yd rusher Postgame Press Conference Kansas 49 UC 16 11 24 2023.mp3 CINCINNATI – Junior running back Corey Kiner eclipsed 1,000 yards for the season, but the Cincinnati football team fell to Kansas, 49-16, in the regular […]
Daily Almanac for Wednesday, November 29, 2023
By Brenda June Temple FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Pong is a table tennis–themed twitch arcade sports video game, featuring simple two-dimensional graphics, manufactured by Atari and originally released in 1972. It was one of the earliest arcade video games; it was created by Allan Alcorn as a training exercise assigned to him by Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell, but […]
Ohio State Buckeyes News: Eichenberg, Tuimoloau and Burke Named First-Team All-Big Ten
By Danielle Daniels 11/28/2023 Eichenberg also named the Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State graduate linebacker Tommy Eichenberg and junior defensive end JT Tuimoloau are repeat first-team all-Big Ten Conference honorees and are joined on the 2023 all-Big Ten first team by junior cornerback Denzel Burke. The […]