Daily Almanac for Tuesday, January 31, 2023

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Yugoslavia (/ˌjuːɡoʊˈslɑːviə/; Serbo-Croatian: Jugoslavija / Југославија [juɡǒslaːʋija]; Slovene: Jugoslavija [juɡɔˈslàːʋija]; Macedonian: Југославија [juɡɔˈsɫavija];  lit. ’Land of the South Slavs‘) was a country in Southeast Europe and Central Europe for most of the 20th century. It came into existence after World War I in 1918 under the name of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes by the merger of the provisional State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs (which was formed […]

NABC News: Coaches vs. Cancer Suits And Sneakers Week; Dayton’s Anthony Grant explains initiative

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Suits And Sneakers Week, the signature initiative of the American Cancer Society and NABC’s Coaches vs. Cancer program, officially tips off today and runs through January 29. The nationwide campaign will unite coaches across all levels of basketball to raise funds and […]

NHL News: Panthers’ Barkov Added to 2023 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend Roster

NEW YORK (Jan. 27, 2023) – The National Hockey League announced today that Florida Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov has been added to the roster for the 2023 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend. Barkov, who will be playing in his second career All-Star Game (also 2018), replaces injured Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews on the Atlantic Division roster. […]

NHL News: ‘United by Hockey’ Mobile Museum to Debut at Beach Festival During 2023 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend

Exhibition Celebrating Hockey’s Trailblazers, Changemakers and Business Leaders Scheduled to Visit All 32 NHL Club Markets Starting in South Florida NEW YORK (Jan. 30, 2023) – The National Hockey League, Hockey Hall of Fame and ALXMOBILE today announced the launch of the United by Hockey Mobile Museum, which celebrates hockey’s trailblazers, changemakers and business leaders spanning multiple […]

NHL News: Golden Knights’ Stephenson Added to 2023 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend Roster

NHL Public Relations January 30, 2023 NEW YORK (Jan. 30, 2023) – The National Hockey League announced today that Vegas Golden Knights forward Chandler Stephenson has been added to the roster for the 2023 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend. Stephenson, who will be making his All-Star Game debut, replaces injured Seattle Kraken forward Matty Beniers on the […]

NHL News: Senators’ Giroux, Maple Leafs’ Nylander and Lightning’s Vasilevskiy Named NHL ‘Three Stars’ of the Week

NEW YORK (Jan. 30, 2023) – Ottawa Senators right wing Claude Giroux, Toronto Maple Leafs right wing William Nylander and Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy have been named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending Jan. 29. FIRST STAR – CLAUDE GIROUX, RW, OTTAWA SENATORS Giroux led the NHL with 4-3—7, recording multiple points in all […]

Cindy Williams aka Shirley Feeney on LaVerne & Shirley dies at 75

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Cynthia Jane Williams (August 22, 1947 – January 25, 2023) was an American actress and producer, known for her role as Shirley Feeney on the television sitcom Happy Days (1975–1979), and Laverne & Shirley (1976–1982). CAREER Williams met Penny Marshall, first on a double date, and later at Francis Ford Coppola’s […]