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JOHNNY APPLESEED DAY Celebrating John Chapman, legendary American pioneer and folk hero who planted apple trees across the American Frontier. Chapman was born in Massachusetts, September 26, 1774, but Johnny Appleseed Day is celebrated on March 11th. Chapman earned his nickname because he planted small […]

Kispert Named Player of the Year; Few is Coach of the Year; Suggs is Newcomer of the Year SAN MATEO, Calif. – Mark Few was selected as the West Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year, Corey Kispert was titled the Player of the Year, Jalen Suggs was named the […]

3/9/2021 Suggs and Timme tabbed second team by both outlets SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga’s Corey Kispert was named First Team All-American by Sporting News and Sports Illustrated. Jalen Suggs and Drew Timme were selected second team by both outlets. The Sporting News team is one of the four the NCAA employs in […]

The game is set for Friday, Nov. 26 at T-Mobile Arena LAS VEGAS – Gonzaga men’s basketball has announced a marquee opponent for the 2021-22 regular season – a heavyweight bout vs. Duke at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The game is set for Black Friday – […]

Zag coach one of 10 candidates up for nation’s top head coach ATLANTA – Gonzaga’s Mark Few was named a semifinalist for the 2021 Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year Award Friday. Few extended his own conference record, capturing his 14th West Coast Conference Coach of the […]

3/9/2021 Zags remain unbeaten and win 23rd straight game by double-digits LAS VEGAS (AP) — Gonzaga was out of sorts for one of the few times this season, falling into its biggest halftime deficit in three years. Corey Kispert got the Bulldogs back in it. Jalen Suggs finished […]

March 09, 2021 Badgers to conduct search for new head coach MADISON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin has made a change in its women’s basketball program and will conduct a search for a new head coach, Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez announced Tuesday. “I appreciate Coach Tsipis’s […]

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cleveland State head men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates has been named the Horizon League Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season. Junior Tre Gomillion is this year’s Defensive Player of the Year, while senior Torrey Patton is an All-League First Team member and junior forward Deante […]

CBJ TEAM NOTES Columbus had its 16-game home point streak (14-0-2) vs. Florida snapped with tonight’s loss.  The last regulation loss against the Panthers was Nov. 21, 2007. The winning team has scored 3+ goals in 11 of the past 12 games of the series […]

Mar 09, 2021 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Cleveland State Vikings are going dancing. The Vikes punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament with an automatic bid for the first time since 2009 with an 80-69 win over Oakland in the #HLMBB Championship Game on Tuesday night […]

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MAR. 9, 2021 II vs. FLORIDA PANTHERS II NATIONWIDE ARENA II 7 PM ET TODAY’S MATCHUP COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Record:  10-11-5, 25 pts.  (5th, Discover Central Division)  Goals:  2.62 Goals-For/3.19 Goals-Against… Shots:  28.5 Shots-For/31.0 Shots-Against Power Play:  16.2 percent (25th, NHL)… Penalty Kill:  74.2 percent (24th-T, NHL) Penalty Minutes:  7.4 PIM (10th-T, NHL)… Overtime Record (Shootout):  1-3-2 (1-2) FLORIDA PANTHERS Record:  15-5-4, […]

COURTESY BLUE JACKETS COMMUNICATIONS

MARCH 8, 2021 The 30-minute special recognizes the top players through the club’s first 20 NHL seasons COLUMBUS, OH — In commemoration of the Columbus Blue Jackets’ 20th National Hockey League season in 2020-21, the club and FOX Sports Ohio will unveil the club’s all-time team in […]

MARCH 8, 2021 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have activated goaltender Elvis Merzlikins off Injured Reserve and assigned goaltender Veini Vehvilainen to the club’s taxi squad, General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen announced today. Merzlikins, 26, has missed the past seven games with […]

Monday, March 8, 2021 MAR. 9, 2021 II vs. FLORIDA PANTHERS II NATIONWIDE ARENA II 7 PM ET TODAY’S MATCHUP COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Record:  10-11-5, 25 pts.  (5th, Discover Central Division)  Goals:  2.62 Goals-For/3.19 Goals-Against… Shots:  28.5 Shots-For/31.0 Shots-Against Power Play:  16.2 percent (25th, NHL)… Penalty Kill:  74.2 percent (24th-T, NHL) Penalty Minutes:  7.4 PIM (10th-T, NHL)… Overtime Record (Shootout):  1-3-2 […]

 MARCH 8, 2021 COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Columbus Blue Jackets have assigned goaltender Veini Vehvilainen from the club’s taxi squad to the Cleveland Monsters, its American Hockey League affiliate, General Manager and Alternate Governor Jarmo Kekalainen announced today. Vehvilainen, 24, made his NHL debut on Saturday […]

MAIA CHAKA has been added to the NFL roster of game officials for the 2021 season, the league announced today. Chaka makes history as the first Black woman ever named to the NFL’s officiating staff. “I am honored to be selected as an NFL official,” Chaka […]

3/8/2021 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University and IU head football coach Tom Allen have agreed to an amendment to his current seven-year contract that will increase Allen’s annual average compensation to $4.9 million through the 2027 season. Per the terms of the original contract signed in December of […]

March 8, 2021 Press release MONTREAL – CF Montréal announced on Monday that the team will make Inter Miami CF Stadium its home, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to start the 2021 season. After its training camp in Montreal, the team will leave for the United […]