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The Pittsburgh Penguins have named Ron Hextall as general manager and Brian Burke as president of hockey operations, it was announced today by co-owners Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle. In their new roles, Hextall will oversee the Penguins’ day-to-day hockey operations, reporting to Burke as […]

WASHINGTON (February 9, 2021) – Howard University Athletics has made the difficult decision to cancel the remainder of the Men’s Basketball 2020-21 season out of an abundance of caution due to the health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We had several team members test […]

RIO GRANDE VALLEY — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is shocked and saddened to announce that men’s basketball head coach Lew Hill passed away on Sunday at the age of 55. “Words cannot describe how any of us feel right now. […]

The 13 winningest programs in D-I history are currently not ranked in this week’s AP Poll 1. Kentucky 2. Kansas 3. North Carolina 4. Duke 5. Temple 6. Syracuse 7. UCLA 8. Notre Dame 9. St John’s 10. Indiana 11. Arizona 12. Utah 13. Cincinnati

The 2021 NCAA DI men’s basketball tournament will be unlike any March Madness that has come before. The NCAA announced in early January the entire 2021 men’s basketball championship will be played in Indiana, with the majority of the tournament’s 67 games taking place in Indianapolis. Selection Sunday is scheduled […]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  FEBRUARY 9, 2021 Sixteen-year veteran registered 206-505-711 in 1,035 career NHL games with the Blue Jackets, Minnesota Wild COLUMBUS, OHIO – Columbus Blue Jackets forward Mikko Koivu has decided to retire following a 16-year playing career in the National Hockey League, club General […]

STATEMENT ON RELOCATION OF THE 2021 BIG TEN CONFERENCE’S MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT The Big Ten Conference Administrators Council, which includes the Directors of Athletics and Senior Women Administrators from all 14 member institutions, approved measures to relocate the 2021 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament from […]

Competition Restructured for 2021 Due to Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic;Twenty-Four Teams Will Participate Across Five Rounds, Starting May 4;Contingency Plan Approved in Event Opening Round Cannot Be Held Due to Pandemic CHICAGO (Feb. 9, 2021) – At its meeting earlier this month, U.S. Soccer’s Open […]

Dayton Men’s Basketball Hosts VCU Tuesday At 5 P.M. ET Pop-up Game Replaces Scheduled Contests For Both Teams Pushed Aside By Covid Protocols DAYTON – The University of Dayton Flyers will return to Blackburn Court on Tuesday when VCU visits UD Arena.  Game time is 7 […]

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TODAY’S MATCHUP COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS  Record:  5-5-3, 13 pts. (5th, Discover Central Division) Goals:  2.69 Goals-For/3.23 Goals-Against… Shots:  28.2 Shots-For/32.5 Shots-Against Power Play:  13.5 percent (26th, NHL)… Penalty Kill:  77.4 percent (21st, NHL) Penalty Minutes:  7.5 PIM (6th-T, NHL)… Overtime Record (Shootout):  1-2-1 (1-1) CAROLINA HURRICANES Record:  7-2-0, 14 pts. (2nd, Discover Central Division) Goals:  3.33 Goals-For/2.67 […]

NEW YORK (February 8, 2021) – Major League Soccer and the Major League Soccer Players Association today finalized a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. The agreement, covering the next seven years from 2021 through 2027, has been ratified by the MLS Board of Governors and the membership of the MLSPA.    […]

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COLUMBUS, Ohio –No. 7 Ohio State (15-4, 9-4) is back in action at 9 p.m. Monday at Maryland (10-9, 4-8) at the XFinity Center in College Park, Maryland. The game will be televised by FS1. GAME BASICS ·       No. 7 Ohio State and Maryland play at 9 […]

FEB. 8, 2021 II vs. CAROLINA HURRICANES II NATIONWIDE ARENA II 7 PM ET BROADCAST INFORMATION TV:  FOX Sports Ohio             Jeff Rimer (play-by-play), Jody Shelley (color analyst) Radio:  105.7 FM                    Bob McElligott (play-by-play), Dylan Tyrer (host) TODAY’S MATCHUP COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS  Record:  5-5-3, 13 pts. (5th, Discover Central Division) Goals:  2.69 Goals-For/3.23 Goals-Against… Shots:  28.2 Shots-For/32.5 Shots-Against […]

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – University of Dayton freshman Mustapha Amzil was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week for the third time this season and second consecutive week today.  Amzil averaged 10.5 points and 7.0 rebounds in two Flyer games last week, while making five of […]

FEB. 7, 2021 II VS. CAROLINA HURRICANES II NATIONWIDE ARENA II 3 PM ET BOX SCORE RECORD 1ST 2ND 3RD FINAL Carolina (7-2-0, 14 points) 1 3 2 6 Columbus (5-5-3, 13 points) 2 1 2 5 GAME AT A GLANCE GOAL SCORERSColumbus: PP – P. Laine (4), R. Nash (1), N. […]

DAYTON – The University of Dayton men’s basketball program will host VCU on Tuesday, Feb. 9..    The game will tip off at 5 pm ET, and will be televised  by CBS Sports Network. The Dayton-VCU game replaces games scheduled against programs currently under Covid protocols.  UD was scheduled to […]

POSTGAME AUDIO DAYTON – The University of Dayton Flyers men’s basketball team defeated George Mason 74-65 Friday at UD Arena. This marked the Flyers’ second win of the season against George Mason at UD Arena. Senior Jalen Crutcher led the Flyers with 21 points. Redshirt senior […]