Mega Sports News

Fri, Apr 23, 2021 Six head coaches approved for extensions MADISON, Wis. — The UW Athletic Board met Friday afternoon and approved the following recommendations of the UW Department of Athletics regarding contracts for various sports head coaches: ·       Football coach Paul Chryst’s five-year agreement was extended […]

Below please find updated data for U-M Athletics related to student-athlete return-to-campus and COVID-19 testing through tests of this week, April 23. Latest testing updates as of April 23 Total individuals (student-athletes + coaches/ staff) tested between April 17-23: 2,001Positive test results between April 17-23: 2 (2 student-athletes, 0 staff) Complete testing data since June 11 (as of April 23) Student-athlete tests for COVID-19, to date (all tests): 81,086Positive Tests: 342 Staff […]

April 23, 2021 IRVING, Texas – The College Football Playoff (CFP) management committee met remotely for two days this week. “It was quite a year,” said Bill Hancock, the Executive Director of the CFP. “Given all the challenges presented by the pandemic, teams were fortunate to have […]

Fri, Apr 23, 2021  Link to Thorir’s Tweet – https://twitter.com/Totiturbo/status/1385645866351054848 Nebraska guard Thorir Thorbjarnarson announced Friday that he has decided to pursue a professional career and will not use his extra season of eligibility at Nebraska. Thorbjarnarson, a 6-foot-6 guard from Reykjavik, Iceland, played four seasons […]

PRESENTED BY ELK + ELK Evening features a host of themed activities, fundraisers, and tributes for active and retired service personnel COLUMBUS, OH — The Columbus Blue Jackets will salute those who have served or are currently serving in the nation’s armed forces during the club’s […]

Executive Director Doug Ute www.OHSAA.org  |  twitter.com/OHSAASports  |  facebook.com/OHSAAsports For Immediate Release – April 23, 2021 COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors held its regularly scheduled April meeting Thursday morning at the OHSAA office. The following are highlights from the meeting. Complete meeting minutes […]

INDIANAPOLIS (Thursday, April 22, 2021) – The NTT INDYCAR SERIES is right back at it this weekend with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday, April 25 on the action-packed streets of St. Petersburg, Florida. The second race of the season comes on the […]

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Next Race: WISE Power 200 The Place: Kansas Speedway The Date: Saturday, May 1 The Time: 7:30 p.m. ET TV: FS1, 7 p.m. ET Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Distance: 201 miles (134 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 30), […]

NASCAR Cup Series Next Race: GEICO 500 The Place: Talladega Superspeedway The Date: Sunday, April 25 The Time: 2 p.m. ET TV: FOX, 1:30 p.m. ET Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Distance: 500 miles (188 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 60), Stage 2 (Ends […]

NASCAR Xfinity Series Next Race: Ag-Pro 300 The Place: Talladega Superspeedway The Date: Saturday, April 24 The Time: 4 p.m. ET TV: FOX, 3:30 p.m. ET Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Distance: 300.58 miles (113 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 25), Stage 2 (Ends […]

COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have recalled forward Nathan Gerbe from the taxi squad and added goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks to the taxi squad from the American Hockey League’s Cleveland Monsters. Gerbe, 33, recorded an assist and two penalty minutes in his Blue Jackets season debut […]

Executive Director Doug Ute www.OHSAA.org  |  twitter.com/OHSAASports  |  facebook.com/OHSAAsports April 22, 2021 Top 16 schools in each region will qualify for playoffs and higher seeded teams will host first and second round games; OHSAA exploring strength of schedule component beginning in 2022 COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High […]

Football Announces 2021 Schedule Flyers Will Play Six Home & Five Road Games In 2021 DAYTON – When the University of Dayton returns to football game action next season, it will be at home on Sept. 4 against Robert Morris. After opting out of the 2020-21 […]

Vaccination Days To Continue at IMS throughout May INDIANAPOLIS (Wednesday, April 21, 2021) – Fans will attend the 105th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, with up to 40 percent of venue capacity permitted, totaling approximately 135,000 fans. The plan for the Sunday, May […]

Wed, Apr 21, 2021 For the period of April 10-17, Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics conducted 2,123 COVID-19 tests of students with four positive test results. The testing numbers include the Big Ten’s daily antigen testing protocol, which began Sept. 30. The Intercollegiate Athletics reporting numbers are also […]

Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Fast Facts Race weekend: Friday, April 23-Sunday, April 25Track: Streets of St. Petersburg, 1.8-mile, 14-turn temporary street circuit (clockwise) through downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, including a runway of Albert Whitted Airport.Media Links: Entry List (PDF) | Driver Video Quotes | Trackside Media Guide (Interactive PDF)Race distance: 100 laps / […]

April 21, 2021 CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati men’s basketball team will join three other storied programs, Arkansas, Illinois and Kansas State, in the 2021 Hall of Fame Classic Powered by ShotTracker Nov. 22-23 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The four programs have […]

 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2021 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Arkansas, Cincinnati, Illinois and Kansas State – four men’s basketball programs that have combined to win three NCAA titles and reach 21 Final Fours – will compete at the 2021 Hall of Fame Classic Powered by ShotTracker Nov. […]

Tue, Apr 20, 2021 Lincoln – Nebraska’s four signees make of one of the top classes in the country, as two of the major recruiting services have updated their rankings after the start of the spring signing period. The Huskers four-member incoming recruiting class includes incoming […]

Former Top-50 National Recruit Comes to Nebraska with Four Years of Eligibility Remaining Mon, Apr 19, 2021 Lincoln – Nebraska men’s basketball added its second top-100 transfer of the spring on Monday, as Keon Edwards announced that he will join the Huskers for the 2021-22 […]