FEB. 25, 2021 II VS. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS II NATIONWIDE ARENA II 7 PM ET GAME AT A GLANCE GOAL SCORERSColumbus:Chicago: P. Kane (10), EN – C. Soderberg (4) GOALTENDERSColumbus: J. Korpisalo (25 saves, L)Chicago: M. Subban (26 saves, W) CBJ TEAM NOTES CBJ moved to 4-3-4 in the past eleven meetings with Chicago overall […]
Texas State head coach Terrence Johnson may not be the interim much longer, after the Bobcats wins Sun Belt Conference Regular season title; proven he can handle the job
Bobcats were picked 5th in Pre-season Poll 2/26/2021 SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State claimed its first Sun Belt Conference Championship title with a 58-49 win over ULM Friday evening at Strahan Arena. The Bobcats (17-6, 11-3 Sun Belt) become conference champions for the first time […]
Texas State Bobcats making noise in CIT Mid-Major Poll
2/23/2021 BOSTON, Mass. – Texas State improves to No. 17 in the CollegeInsider.com (CIT) Men’s Mid-Major Top 25 Poll released Monday evening. It is the Bobcats highest ranking in the poll this season. The Bobcats (16-6, 10-3 Sun Belt) moved up one spot from last week’s […]
Daily Almanac for Saturday, February 27, 2021: Black History Month Feature, Harriet Tubman
FULL SNOW MOON Usually the heaviest snows fall in February. Hunting becomes very difficult, and hence to some Native American tribes this was the Hunger Moon. 1770s 1776: DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR, LOYALISTS WERE DEFEATED IN THE BATTLE OF MOORES CREEK BRIDGE, NORTH CAROLINA […]
Lydia Ko 2nd Round leader at Gainbridge LPGA in Boca Raton, Florida: Press Conference
Ko leads after the second day for the eighth time in her career. In three of the previous seven occurrences, Ko has gone on to win, most recently at the 2016 Marathon LPGA Classic. The 15-time LPGA Tour winner said she relishes the feeling of […]
Second half 31-12 run pushes Cincinnati Bearcats to 91-71 win over Tulane; Davenport leads way with 27 points
February 26, 2021 CINCINNATI – Cincinnati scored a season-high 91 points in a 20-point victory over Tulane, 91-71, in American Athletic Conference on Friday afternoon inside Fifth Third Arena. The Bearcats (9-8, 7-5 AAC) used a 31-12 run during a nine-minute stretch of the second half to […]
Winning 12 of last 14 games, Wichita State promotes Isaac Brown from interim to head coach of Wichita State Shockers Men’s Basketball Program
2/26/2021 WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita State director of athletics Darron Boatright announced Friday that he will remove the interim tag from men’s basketball coach Isaac Brown. Brown has verbally agreed to a five-year deal and will be formally introduced on Monday as the 26th full-time coach in program history. Brown will also […]
Cleveland Cavaliers announce Second half of their 2020-21 NBA Regular Season Schedule Presented by SeatGeek
Cleveland will begin second half with three-game from March 12-16; will host Boston Celtics at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on March 17 for first home matchup. CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Cavaliers have announced the Second Half of the 2020-21 NBA regular season schedule presented by SeatGeek, […]
Cavaliers hot shooting gives them 112-96 conquest of Houston Rockets; 2nd straight win
*Cavs completely blew past the slumping, flat-footed and vertically-challenged Houston Rockets for a 112-96 win at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. *The Rockets, who have a completely turned over roster since the James Harden, Chris Paul days, have lost 9 in a row. Not the championship team […]
Cavaliers make roster move by signing Thomas, waiving Bolden
February 24, 2021 CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Cavaliers have waived Two-Way center Marques Bolden and signed guard Brodric Thomas to a Two-Way contract, General Manager Koby Altman announced from Cleveland Clinic Courts. Bolden (6-10, 249) played in six games with the Cavaliers this season and was a member of Cleveland’s […]
Cavaliers stop 10-game losing streak with 112-111 thriller over Hawks
*Cavaliers would snap their 10-game streak on a Lamar Stevens dunk in the game’s final seconds on February 23. *Cleveland scored the game’s final five points, including the dunk by Cleveland’s undrafted rookie, to take the 112-111 victory on Tuesday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. […]
New Zealand’s Lydia Ko leads Gainbridge LPGA after 36 holes; Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam makes cut
Lake Nona Golf & Country Club member Lydia Ko continued to show her comfortability on her home course at the Gainbridge LPGA, taking the 36-hole lead as the first to double digits at -10. Compared to her eagle start on her first hole yesterday, Ko […]
NBA All-Star Reserves led by Harden and Lillard
Four of the 14 reserves are first-time All-Star selections: Jaylen Brown, Zach LaVine, Julius Randle and Zion Williamson. NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden and Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul lead the list of 14 players selected by the NBA’s head coaches as reserves […]
NBA 2021 All-Star Game Starters
Lakers’ LeBron James and Nets’ Kevin Durant named as team captains for the 70th All-Star Game. NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James and the Brooklyn Nets’ Kevin Durant lead the list of 10 players who have been selected by fans, current NBA players […]
Minnesota Timberwolves issue Statement on Malik Beasley
Minneapolis/St. Paul – Minnesota Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations Gersson Rosas Thursday released the following statement following the NBA’s announcement of Malik Beasley’s 12-game suspension: “As an organization, we fully support today’s decision by the NBA. As we work together with Malik to advance his development […]
NBA suspends Timberwolves’ Malik Beasley 12 games for off-court issues
NEW YORK, Feb. 25, 2021 – Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley has been suspended 12 games without pay for pleading guilty to a felony charge of threatening to commit a crime of violence for the purpose of terrorizing another person, in violation of the law of […]
Sale of Atlanta Dream approved unanimously by Board of Governors, WNBA & NBA
February 26, 2021 34-year-old ex-Dream star Renee Montgomery part of the team’s new investor group ATLANTA — The WNBA and NBA Boards of Governors have unanimously approved the sale of the Atlanta Dream to Larry Gottesdiener, Chairman of Northland, an industry-leading national real estate firm. The three-member investor […]
Pacers’ Sabonis replaces injured Kevin Durant in NBA All-Star Game
February 26, 2021 NEW YORK– Indiana Pacers forward Domantas Sabonis has been named by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to replace injured Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant in the 2021 NBA All-Star Game, which will be played on Sunday, March 7 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. […]
Brooklyn Nets bring back Roberson and Shumpert on 10-day contracts
February 26, 2021 Both veterans were waived Tuesday ahead of the league deadline for contract guarantees. BROOKLYN — The Brooklyn Nets have signed guard/forward Andre Roberson and guard Iman Shumpert to 10-day contracts. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not released. Roberson (6’7”, 210) […]
Daily Almanac for Friday, February 26, 2021; Black History Month Feature: Benjamin Banneker, inventor of the Wooden Clock
FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Benjamin Banneker (November 9, 1731 – October 19, 1806) was a free African-American almanac author, surveyor, landowner and farmer who had knowledge of mathematics and natural history. Born in Baltimore County, Maryland, to a free African-American woman and a former slave, Banneker had little or no formal education and was largely self-taught. He became known for assisting Major […]