March 27th, 2021 MESA – The Chicago Cubs today reduced their spring roster from 38 to 31 players. Infielder Nico Hoerner and left-handed pitcher Brad Wieck have been optioned to Triple-A Iowa. Four non-roster invitees have been assigned to minor league camp: right-handed pitchers Shelby Miller, […]
Tonight’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Elite Eight Schedule: 7:15 p.m. Midwest (12) Oregon State vs. (2) Houston, at Lucas Oil Stadium, CBS; Cougars game preview
3/28/2021 Cougars tip off vs. Beavers at 6:15 p.m. (CDT) Monday on Equality Court inside Lucas Oil Stadium https://uhcougars.com/documents/2021/3/28/mbkb_HoustonNotes_03292021.pdf https://uhcougars.com/documents/2021/3/28/mbkb_OregonStateNotes_03282021.pdf https://uhcougars.com/documents/2021/3/29/mbkb_AmericanNotes_03292021.pdf INDIANAPOLIS – Winners of its last 10 games, the University of Houston Men’s Basketball program will face No. 12 seed Oregon State at 6:15 p.m. […]
Tonight’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Elite Eight Schedule: 7:15 p.m. Midwest (12) Oregon State vs. (2) Houston, at Lucas Oil Stadium, CBS; Beavers game preview
March 28, 2021 THE GAME: Oregon State (20-12, 10-10 Pac-12) will face Houston (27-3, 14-3 American Athletic) in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight at 4:15 p.m. PT (7:15 p.m. ET) on Monday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind. TELEVISION: The game will be televised on CBS […]
Daily Almanac for Monday, March 29, 2021
BORROWING DAYS The last three days of March have a reputation for being stormy. Scottish folklore proposes that these three days were borrowed from April so that March might extend his power. The Spanish story about the borrowing days is that a shepherd promised March […]
NCAA Men’s Basketball Sweet 16 Tonight: 9:45 p.m. West, familiar rivals (7) Oregon vs. (6) USC, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, TBS; Trojans game preview
March 26, 2021 Trojans reach the round of 16 for the first time since 2007, 5th time in school history https://www.ncaa.com/march-madness-live/game/402 https://www.ncaa.com/march-madness-live/bracket https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/usctrojans.com/documents/2021/3/26/NCAA_Tournament_Notes_Game_3.pdf The No. 6 seed USC Trojans (24-7, 15-5) will face the No. 7 seed Oregon Ducks (21-6, 14-4) in an NCAA Tournament […]
NCAA Men’s Basketball Sweet 16 Tonight: 9:45 p.m. West, PAC 12 foes (7) Oregon vs. (6) USC, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, TBS; Ducks game preview
03/25/21 https://goducks.com/documents/2021/3/25/Game_28_NCAA_Tournament_3rd_Round.pdf Pac-12 regular season champion Oregon, the #7 seed in the West Region, will face sixth-seeded USC Sunday at 6:45 p.m. PT in the NCAA Regional Semifinal Round (TBS). THE STARTING 5• 1 –Oregon is one of just three teams in the nation that […]
Oakland A’s announce roster moves
March 27th, 2021 OAKLAND, Calif. – The Oakland A’s reassigned six non-roster invitees to their minor league camp, the club announced today. The six include left-handed pitcher Reymin Guduan, right-handed pitcher Deolis Guerra, catchers Francisco Peña and Carlos Pérez, infielder Pete Kozma and outfielder Cody Thomas. Oakland […]
Twins get roster down to 30 after reassigning five players
FT. MYERS, FL – The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have reassigned the following players to minor league camp: catcher Tomás Telis, infielders Tzu-Wei Lin and JT Riddle, and outfielders Keon Broxton and Rob Refsnyder. The Twins currently have 30 active players in camp (2 non-roster): 16 pitchers (2 non-roster), 3 catchers, […]
Big Ten kingpin Penn State clinches Women’s Soccer Championship
March 28, 2021 View Online: https://bit.ly/2PfXVUb Nittany Lions earn their 20th conference championship and 16th outright crown ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Penn State University women’s soccer team has clinched the 2020-21 Big Ten Conference title following its 3-0 win at Nebraska on Sunday, coupled with Rutgers’ 1-0 […]
Payton Buresch earns third win as Ohio State wins Softball series over Maryland Sunday afternoon
March 28, 2021 Ohio State scores six times in the fourth inning to pull away for a run-rule win COLUMBUS, Ohio – On a cold, blustery afternoon at Buckeye Field, the Ohio State bats stayed hot. Less than 24 hours after a 13-3 win over Maryland […]
Penn State freshman Mel Coombs comes up with career day in extra-inning softball win over Nebraska
Freshman Mel Coombs went 4-for-5 at the plate with her first career home run LINCOLN, Neb. – The Penn State softball team’s (1-15, 1-15 Big Ten) resilience all season paid off Sunday afternoon as the Nittany Lions beat the Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-7, 9-7 Big Ten), […]
Iowa loses to #16 Ohio State in Men’s Tennis
March 28, 2021 https://bit.ly/2PCG0a2 Iowa Men’s Tennis No. 16 Ohio State Beats Hawkeyes Columbus, Ohio — The University of Iowa men’s tennis team lost at No. 16 Ohio State, 6-1, Sunday afternoon at the Ty Tucker Tennis Complex. Iowa (4-9, 4-7) started the match, dropping […]
NASCAR Cup Series has dirt race at Bristol Motor Speedway
NASCAR Cup Series Next Race: Food City Dirt Race The Place: Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt The Date: Sunday, March 28 The Time: 3:30 p.m. ET TV: FOX, 2 p.m. ET Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Distance: 125 miles (250 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap […]
NCAA Men’s Basketball Sweet 16 Today: 7:15 p.m. East (11) UCLA vs. (2) Alabama, at Hinkle Fieldhouse, TBS; Crimson Tide game preview
3/27/2021 https://rolltide.com/news/2020/11/23/mens-basketball-2020-21-game-notes.aspx https://www.ncaa.com/march-madness-live/game/404 https://www.ncaa.com/march-madness-live/watch https://rolltide.com/documents/2021/3/27/2021NCAAChampionshipBracket_Sweet16.pdf https://rolltide.com/news/2021/3/26/mens-basketball-bubble-talk-no-5-5-alabamas-week-two-in-the-ncaa-tournament-bubble.aspx The Crimson Tide and Bruins will play in Hinkle Fieldhouse Sunday at 6:15 p.m. CT (7:15 p.m. ET) on TBS INDIANAPOLIS – The No. 5/5 Alabama men’s basketball team has advanced to the 2021 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 where it […]
NCAA Men’s Basketball Sweet 16 Today: 7:15 p.m. East (11) UCLA vs. (2) Alabama, at Hinkle Fieldhouse, TBS; Bruins game preview
March 26, 2021 https://uclabruins.com/documents/2021/3/26/UCLA_Notes_March28.pdf https://uclabruins.com/documents/2020/11/25/MBKB_21STATS.pdf https://uclabruins.com/documents/2021/3/26/Alabama_Notes_March28.pdf INDIANAPOLIS – No. 11-seed UCLA (20-9) will take on No. 2-seed Alabama (26-6) in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 on Sunday evening. The Bruins’ game at Hinkle Fieldhouse will begin at 4:15 p.m. PT (7:15 p.m. ET in Indiana). The […]
Kansas City Royals Statement on Mike Bell passing
SURPRISE, AZ (March 26, 2021) – “The Kansas City Royals join the rest of Major League Baseball to mourn the passing of Minnesota Twins bench coach Mike Bell earlier today. Mike, who was raised in a historic baseball family, touched so many lives, first as a […]
Texas Rangers set to host Milwaukee Brewers March 29-30 exhibition games at Globe Life Park
March 26th, 2021 With masks required and other health protocols in place, fans welcomed to Globe Life Field for Rangers games for the first time Arlington, Texas— The Texas Rangers will host the Milwaukee Brewers in a pair of exhibition games at Globe Life Field […]
New York Yankees roster moves for March 26 and 27
March 26th, 2021 Prior to tonight’s game, the Yankees optioned RHP Deivi García to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. March 27th, 2021 Released C Robinson Chirinos and INF Derek Dietrich from their minor league contracts. Signed 1B/OF Jay Bruce to a Major League contract and selected him to the 40-man roster. Placed RHP Clarke Schmidt on the 60-day […]
Astros extends contract of RHP Lance McCullers, Jr.
March 26th, 2021 All-Star righthander agrees to five-year deal HOUSTON, TX – The Astros have agreed to terms on a five-year contract extension with RHP Lance McCullers Jr., General Manager James Click announced today. The contract begins in 2022 and runs through 2026. Financial terms of […]
NCAA Men’s Basketball Sweet 16 Today: 5 p.m. East (4) Florida State vs. (1) Michigan, at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, CBS; Wolverines game preview
3/24/2021 3/24/2021 What You Need To Know » No. 1 seed Michigan plays No. 4 seed Florida State on Sunday night for a spot in the NCAA’s Elite Eight.» U-M advanced to its fourth straight NCAA Sweet 16 — one of two program’s (Gonzaga) with […]