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 JULY 23, 2021 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have selected University of Michigan center Kent Johnson with the fifth overall selection in the first round of the 2021 NHL Draft, club General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen announced tonight. Johnson, 18, recorded nine […]

 JULY 23, 2021 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired defenseman Jake Bean from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for the second-round pick in the 2021 Draft (44th overall) previously acquired from Chicago, club General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced tonight. Bean, 23, has registered 1-11-12 […]

JULY 23, 2021 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired defenseman Adam Boqvist, first round picks in the 2021 (12th overall) and 2022 NHL Drafts and a second round pick in the 2021 Draft (44th overall) from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for defenseman Seth Jones, […]

COURTESY BIG TEN COMMUNICATIONS

ORLANDO, Fla. (July 25, 2021) — The Orlando Pride have hired former University of Florida head coach Becky Burleigh as the Club’s interim head coach, it was announced today. Burleigh, who will lead the Pride for the remainder of the 2021 season following the departure of […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (July 23, 2021) — Marc Skinner has resigned as head coach of the Orlando Pride, effective immediately, to pursue a coaching opportunity outside of the National Women’s Soccer League. Additionally, assistant coach Carl Green will also depart the Club. Green will coach the Pride […]

1770s BORN 1775: ANNA TUTHILL SYMMES HARRISON (U.S. FIRST LADY) 1830s DIED 1834: SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE (POET) 1840s BORN 1844: THOMAS EAKINS (ARTIST) 1850s 1854: WALTER HUNT WAS GRANTED A PATENT FOR A PAPER SHIRT COLLAR 1860s 1866: ULYSSES S. GRANT RECEIVED THE RANK OF […]

COURTESY ATLANTA UNITED FC COMMUNICATIONS

STREAKING AGAINST ATL The Crew is undefeated in its last four regular-season matches against Atlanta United with a record of 4-0-0 dating back to a 2-1 victory at Historic Crew Stadium in 2019 (March 30), and has outscored Atlanta 8-2 over that span. The winning […]

Friday, Jul 23, 2021 The Crew hasn’t witnessed defeat in five straight matches, and the Black & Gold will look to push that streak to six as they travel to face a struggling Atlanta United squad on Saturday afternoon on ABC & 97.1 FM The […]

For the second straight year, Atlanta United has promoted their interim coach from in house, naming Assistant Coach Rob Valentino as the club’s head coach until it can find a permanent replacement. But if the team shows, promise, growth and improvement under his leadership, he […]

ATLANTA – Atlanta United returns to action Saturday when it hosts Columbus Crew at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The match, presented by Coca-Cola, is set to kick-off at 3:30 p.m. ET and will be nationally broadcast on ABC. Atlanta owns an all-time record of 4-4-0 against Columbus Crew: […]

ATLANTA (July 6, 2021) —Atlanta United today announced it has acquired midfielder Amar Sejdic from CF Montreal in exchange for $100,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM), with the potential to rise to $150,000 GAM if performance incentives are met. The trade is effective as of July […]

Friday, Jul 23, 2021 ATLANTA — Atlanta United today announced it has mutually terminated the contract of Fernando Meza. The veteran defender was on loan at Defensa y Justicia since the beginning of the 2021 MLS Regular Season. “We want to thank Fernando for his time […]

ATLANTA UNITED vs. COLUMBUS CREWMERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM, Atlanta, Ga. Saturday, July 24, 2021 (Week 15, MLS Game #188)3 p.m. ET (ABC / ESPN Deportes) 2021 SEASON RECORDS GP W-L-T PTS GF GAATLUTD 14 2-4-8 14 14 17at home 6 2-1-3 9 8 6Crew 14 5-3-6 21 […]

COLUMBUSCREW2021 REGULAR SEASON:(5-3-6, 21 pts.) ATLANTAUNITED2021 REGULAR SEASON:(2-4-8, 14 pts.) Date: Saturday, July 24Match Time: 3:30 p.m. ETKickoff: 3:38 p.m. ETLocation: Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Georgia)National TV: ABC Jon Champion Taylor Twellman97.1 The Fan [Radio]: Chris Doran (play-by-play Neil Sika (analyst) Jordan Angeli (analyst)ColumbusCrew.com Spanish Audio […]

PIONEER DAY (UTAH) Pioneer Day commemorates the day in 1847 when Brigham Young led his “pioneer band” of Mormons into the Salt Lake valley to establish a settlement–their new Zion. The Mormons had been driven from New York, Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois and had spent […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (July 21, 2021) — The Wilf family has finalized its acquisition of Orlando City Soccer Club, becoming the Club’s new majority owners, it was announced today. The purchase includes Orlando City Soccer Club of Major League Soccer, the Orlando Pride of the National Women’s […]

Wednesday, Jul 21, 2021 ORLANDO, Fla. (July 21, 2021) — Orlando City SC and Chris Mueller have been involved in contract negotiations for some time, with the forward’s contract set to expire following the 2021 Major League Soccer season. Earlier, Mueller informed the Club that he […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS George Lee “Sparky” Anderson (February 22, 1934 – November 4, 2010) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player, coach, and manager. He managed the National League‘s Cincinnati Reds to the 1975 and 1976 championships, then added a third title in 1984 with the Detroit Tigers of the American League. Anderson was the first manager to win the World Series in […]