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May 10, 2021 ADA — Sophomore Allie Bican (Solon) was named the Ohio Athletic Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week for the week of May 3-9.Bican went 2-0 and did not allow an earned run in 16.0 innings of work in a pair of victories last week.She […]

FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS The Preakness Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 9.5 furlongs (1+3⁄16 miles (1,900 m)) on dirt. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kg); fillies 121 pounds (55 kg). It is the second jewel of the Triple […]

1500s 1503: CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS DISCOVERED THE CAYMAN ISLANDS AND NAMED THEM LAS TORTUGAS AFTER THE NUMEROUS SEA TURTLES THERE 1740s BORN 1746: GASPARD MONGE (MATHEMATICIAN) 1750s BORN 1755: ROBERT GRAY (SAILOR) 1770s 1774: LOUIS XVI BECAME KING OF FRANCE 1810s DIED 1818: PAUL REVERE (PATRIOT) […]

COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets and head coach John Tortorella, whose contract expired at the end of the 2020-21 season, have mutually agreed to part ways, club General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen announced today.  Tortorella, 62, is the winningest coach in Blue […]

May 8, 2021 WESTERVILLE — The Ohio Northern baseball team erupted for 27 runs and 37 base hits in a 20-5, 7-2 doubleheader sweep at Otterbein on Saturday at Fishbaugh Field. The Polar Bears run their winning streak to eight games and improve to 20-13 […]

May 8, 2021 Gradates include All-Americans and professional athletes ADDITIONAL INFO Online Release COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sunday, 172 current and former Ohio State student-athletes receiveD their Ohio State degrees. Spring commencement ceremonies, split into two sessions at Ohio Stadium. The complete list of athletics graduates can […]

 LW Eric Robinson registered his fourth multi-point game of the season with a goal and an assist.  He had points in two-straight games (1-2-3) and 3-4-7 in the last ten games of the campaign (overall 8-10-18 in 56 GP). COURTESY BLUE JACKETS COMMUNICATIONS

NEW YORK (May 9, 2021) – Tampa Bay Lightning forward Pat Maroon has been suspended for one game, without pay, for unsportsmanlike conduct during NHL Game No. 857 in Sunrise, Fla., on Saturday, May 8, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today. The incident occurred […]

NEW YORK (May 9, 2021) – Montreal Canadiens defenseman Joel Edmundson has been fined $1,000 for a dangerous trip against Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares during NHL Game No. 862 in Toronto on Saturday, May 8, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today. The incident occurred […]

NEW YORK (May 9, 2021) – Florida Panthers defenseman MacKenzie Weegar has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for high-sticking Tampa Bay Lightning forward Mathieu Joseph during NHL Game No. 857 in Sunrise, Fla., on Saturday, May 8, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player […]

NEW YORK (May 9, 2021) –Florida Panthers defenseman Brandon Montour has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for spearing Tampa Bay Lightning forward Pat Maroon during NHL Game No. 857 in Sunrise, Fla., on Saturday, May 8, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today. The incident occurred at […]

Sun, May 9, 2021 Double-Elimination Tournament Will Be Hosted By Saint Joseph’s May 13-15 Story Links Complete Bracket (PDF) Championship Central Complete A-10 Release NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The University of Dayton softball team will be making the program’s eighth-consecutive appearance in the Atlantic 10 Championship […]

Sun, May 9, 2021 TWITTER: @RutgersBaseball  PISCATAWAY, N.J. (May 9, 2021) – Rutgers baseball (17-16) suffered a 15-5 loss to Nebraska (22-11) Sunday at Bainton Field. The Scarlet Knights now lead the season series over the Cornhuskers, 3-1.   “We’ve competed at a high level all […]

 RW Oliver Bjorkstrand tallied his team-leading tenth multi-point effort of the season with a goal and an assist.  He tallied 12-16-28 in the last 33 games, including 4-8-12 in the last 11 outings.  He led the team in goals, assists, points and multi-point efforts with 18-26-44 and […]

Ten #NHLStats about the Nashville Predators, who are headed to the postseason for the seventh consecutive season and 14th time in franchise history. 1. The Predators (14) are tied for the second-most postseason appearances among all NHL clubs since 2004, when they reached the playoffs for the first […]

NEW YORK/TORONTO (May 8, 2021) – The National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players’ Association today announced several modifications to their COVID-19 Protocols to take effect upon the conclusion of each Club’s regular-season schedule. All modifications – specifically designed to govern the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs […]

MAY 9, 2021 Tortorella compiled a 227-166-54 record in 447 games in six seasons with Columbus COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets and head coach John Tortorella, whose contract expired at the end of the 2020-21 season, have mutually agreed to part ways, club General […]

MAY 8, 2021   COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have assigned forward Liam Foudy along with goaltenders Matiss Kivlenieks and Daniil Tarasov to the Cleveland Monsters, the team’s American Hockey League affiliate, club General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced Saturday night. COURTESY BLUE JACKETS COMMUNICATIONS

Sun, May 9, 2021 The Denison women’s lacrosse team rolled to a second-round victory in the NCAA Division III tournament Sunday afternoon against Saint Mary’s (IN). The Big Red tallied 10 unanswered goals in the first half en route to a 17-2 win over the […]

May 9, 2021 Four current Buckeyes graduate; list also includes Bradley Roby through the Degree Completion Program COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State spring commencement ceremonies returned to Ohio Stadium for the first time in two years Sunday, May 9, and among the 12,345 degrees conferred were 10 […]