Every Year BASTILLE DAY 1220s 1223: LOUIS VIII BECAME KING OF FRANCE UPON THE DEATH OF HIS FATHER 1790s 1791: THE PRIESTLEY RIOTS TOOK PLACE IN BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND 1850s 1853: THE FIRST WORLD’S FAIR TO BE HELD IN THE UNITED STATES OPENED IN NEW YORK […]
NHL 2021 Draft Feature: Kent Johnson, center Michigan Wolverines; #3 North American Skater
The University of Michigan hockey program is always loaded with tons of potential NHL talent. This year the crop includes defenseman Owen Power, center Matty Beniers and center Kent Johnson. Will be a sophomore next season is he elects to go back to school. Born: […]
Dayton RB Jake Chisholm Named First Team CoSIDA Academic All-America
Mon, Jul 12, 2021 Flyer Running Back One Of Just Nine To Repeat As Academic All-Americans AUSTIN, Texas – For the sixth consecutive year, the University of Dayton football program has a student-athlete named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team. Junior running back Jake Chisholm was […]
MLS announces Week 12 Player of the Week is Real Salt Lake’s Damir Kreilach
NEW YORK (Monday, July 12, 2021) – Real Salt Lake midfielder Damir Kreilach has been voted the Major League Soccer Player of the Week for Week 12 of the 2021 MLS season. Kreilach scored two goals in Real Salt Lake’s 4-0 win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC […]
UC LHP Evan Shawver selected by Colorado Rockies in 2021 MLB Draft
July 12, 2021 WEB LINK: https://bit.ly/2UJOrCZ CINCINNATI – University of Cincinnati left-handed pitcher Evan Shawver (Amherst, Ohio/Steele) was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the seventh round of the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft. The 6-0, 175-lb junior was taken with the 200th overall pick and is the second […]
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS ANNOUNCE SERVICE DETAILS, MEMORIAL FUND IN HONOR OF MATISS KIVLENIEKS
JULY 12, 2021 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets and family of Matiss Kivlenieks released the following information today regarding a memorial service and fund to honor the memory of the club’s goaltender, who passed away on July 4 at the age of 24: Memorial […]
MLS Disciplinary Committee Decisions
NEW YORK (Tuesday, July 13, 2021) – The MLS Disciplinary Committee has found FC Cincinnati and Columbus Crew SC in violation of the Mass Confrontation Policy in the 26th minute of their match on Friday, July 9 ( VIDEO). Both clubs have been issued a warning for their […]
Columbus Blue Jackets to host 2021 NHL Draft Party and Open House at Nationwide Arena on Friday, July 23
JULY 13, 2021 Draft Party will begin at 6 p.m. with numerous activities, including autograph sessions with CBJ players, alumni COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets invite fans to share in the excitement of the first round of the 2021 National Hockey League Draft at […]
Daily Almanac for Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Every Year BORN : JULIUS CAESAR (ROMAN STATESMAN) 1780s 1787: THE AMERICAN CONTINENTAL CONGRESS PASSED THE NORTHWEST ORDINANCE, ESTABLISHING THE PROCEDURE FOR THE CREATION OF NEW STATES 1790s BORN 1793: JOHN CLARE (POET) 1810s BORN 1816: GUSTAV FREYTAG (NOVELIST) 1830s 1836: CURRENT U.S. PATENT NUMBERING […]
NHL 2021 Draft Feature: Brennan Othmann, Flint Firebirds OHL; #8 North American Skater
Born: Jan 5, 2003 in Scarborough, Ontario 20-21: Played for Olten Position: LW Height: 6’0 Weight: 174 Shoots: Left Ranked #31 by International Scouting Services Othmann was on loan from the Ontario Hockey League this past season. He played in Switzerland against men in that […]
2021 MLB All-Star Game: 91st Annual event Tuesday Night at 7 PM on FOX
The 2021 MLB All-Star Game was supposed to be in Atlanta at Truist Park. But politics made Commissioner Robert Manfred to change the venue to one of MLB’s home run havens, Coors Field in Denver. This will be the first all-star game in two years […]
2021 MLB All-Star Game: Home Run Derby tonight at 8:00 pm
Baseball’s top sluggers will hit their moonshots during the twilight of Colorado’s Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies on the day before the All-Star Game. Mets first baseman Pete Alonso won the 2019 event. He became the sixth right-handed hitter in the past seven […]
Philadelphia Phillies News: Vierling, Leverett, Vargas and Stokes earn organizational honors for the month of June
7/12/2021 Lehigh Valley outfielder Matt Vierling, Jersey Shore right-hander Adam Leverett, Clearwater right-hander Victor Vargas and Reading infielder/outfielder Madison Stokes have been named Phillies Minor League Hitter, Co-Pitchers and Defender of the Month, respectively, for June. Vierling batted .382 (21-55) with a double, two triples, […]
2021 MLB All-Star Game: Starting lineups, pitchers announced for 2021 All-Star Game
7/12/2021 Ohtani’s Remarkable Season Continues as First Two-Way All-Star in History Becomes a Two-Way Starter while Leading Off in Baseball’s Midsummer Classic; Washington’s Scherzer to Make Fourth Career All-Star Game Start Denver, CO – Earlier today, the 2021 All-Star Game managers, Dave Roberts of the National […]
2021 MLB All-Star Game: Ceremonial activities highlighted by tributes to the late Henry ‘Hank’ Aaron
7/12/2021 Billye Aaron and Family Will Be in Denver to Celebrate His Life and Legacy DENVER – The world lost the great Henry “Hank” Aaron upon his passing in January 2021, but his inspirational life and legacy will be celebrated at Coors Field during All-Star […]
2021 MLB All-Star Game: Angels’ Shohei Ohtani named AL starting pitcher
7/12/2021 Sixth Angels pitcher to start an All-Star Game ANAHEIM – Angels RHP Shohei Ohtani has been named the American League’s starting pitcher for the 2021 MLB All-Star Game. He will become the sixth Angels pitcher to start an All-Star Game, joining: Ken McBride (1963), Dean Chance […]
Oakland A’s News: Option 1B/DH Frank Schwindel to Triple-A Las Vegas
7/12/2021 OAKLAND, Calif. – The Oakland A’s optioned first baseman/designated hitter Frank Schwindel to Triple-A Las Vegas, the club announced today. Schwindel was selected from Las Vegas on June 29 and went 3-for-20 (.150) with a home run and three RBI in eight games with the […]
Ohio State Buckeyes: 26 SWIMMERS & DIVERS NAMED SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICANS
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A total of 26 members of the Ohio State men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have earned College Swimmng & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-American honors for the 2020-21 season. To qualify for first-team Scholar All-America, student-athletes must have […]
Ohio State Baseball Players who could be drafted in 2021 MLB Draft
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The goal of many collegiate baseball players is to hear their name called on draft night and have an opportunity to chase the dream of one day playing in the big leagues. This weekend, that dream will become a reality for over 600 […]
Ohio native and Auburn LHP Lexi Handley to join Buckeyes Softball for 2021-22 season
JULY 12, 2021 COLUMBUS, Ohio – Lexie Handley, a left-handed pitcher who spent the last three year at Auburn, will join the Ohio State softball program for the 2021-22 season, head coach Kelly Kovach Schoenly announced today. She will have one year of eligibility remaining. “Lexie will […]