3/15/2021 MALIBU, California – The Pepperdine men’s basketball team’s season will continue and senior guard Colbey Ross will have one more chance to extend his remarkable career as the Waves will play in the upcoming College Basketball Invitational. Typically a 16-team event played at host sites, the CBI this […]
West Coast Conference Men’s Basketball News: Gonzaga and BYU ready for NCAA challenge
3/14/2021 Zags collect No. 1 overall national seed; Cougars collect No. 6 seed SAN MATEO, Calif. – No. 1/1 Gonzaga collected its fourth No. 1 seed since 2013 seizing the No. 1 overall national seed (West Region) in the 2021 NCAA Tournament as announced today on […]
West Coast Conference Men’s Basketball News: Saint Mary’s Gaels Headed To National Invitation Tournament
3/14/2021 https://wccsports.com/documents/2021/3/14//21MBB_NIT_Bracket_3_14.jpeg MORAGA, Calif. — Saint Mary’s season will continue deep into March once again as the team was selected to compete in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) as announced today by the selection committee. SMC was named as a 2-seed in the field. It is […]
West Coast Conference Men’s Basketball News: BYU #6 Seed in NCAA Tournament
3/14/2021 Cougars make fourth appearance as a WCC member COMPLETE BYU RELEASE PROVO, Utah – BYU men’s basketball will face the winner of a UCLA and Michigan State play-in game and will hold a No. 6 seed in the first round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament […]
West Coast Conference Men’s Basketball News: #1 Gonzaga rallies from double-digit deficit to beat BYU in 88-78 in title game
Zags remain unbeaten and win 23rd straight game 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 it off. The […]
West Coast Conference Men’s Basketball News: Gonzaga’s Named First Team All-American by Sporting News and Sports Illustrated
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 establishing […]
Minnesota Twins announce roster cuts to alternate training site and Minor League Camp
FT. MYERS, FL — The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have optioned right-handed pitchers Jordan Balazovic, Dakota Chalmers, Jhoan Duran and Bailey Ober to the alternate training site and have reassigned left-handed pitcher Danny Coulombe and right-handed pitcher Ian Gibaut to minor league camp. The Twins now have 55 active players in camp (19 non-roster): […]
St. Louis Cardinals announce reassignment & optioning of 12 players to Minor League Camp
JUPITER, Fla., March 13, 2021 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced that they have re-assigned or optioned 12 players to their minor league camp, reducing the number of players in Major League camp to 54. The team optioned pitchers Junior Fernandez and Johan Quezada and re-assigned pitchers Conner Jones, Griffin Roberts, Austin Warner and Garrett […]
Boston Red Sox announce roster cuts
BOSTON, MA—The Boston Red Sox today announced the following roster moves: Catcher Ronaldo Hernández, right-handed pitcher Bryan Mata, and left-handed pitcher Jay Groome were optioned to the Alternate Training Site. Infielder Nick Yorke was reassigned to the minor leagues. Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom made the announcement. COURTESY BOSTON RED SOX […]
Atlantic Coast Conference has 7 Teams earning NCAA Tournament bids
March 14, 2021 GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Seven Atlantic Coast Conference programs earned bids to the 2021 NCAA Tournament. Clemson, Florida State, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Syracuse, Virginia and Virginia Tech were selected to compete in the event, which begins Thursday, with all games this year […]
Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Basketball Champions: The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
March 13, 2021 GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Michael Devoe scored 20 points and Georgia Tech shot 52% after halftime to beat No. 15 Florida State 80-75 in Saturday night’s 2021 New York Life ACC Tournament championship game. Devoe was named the tournament MVP after making 8 of […]
ACC Men’s Basketball Awards for 2020-21 Season
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Georgia Tech senior forward Moses Wright has been selected the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year,highlighting the All-ACC Men’s Basketball Team and award winners for the 2020-21 season, as released Monday morning by the conference office. The 2020-21 All-ACC Team was determined by […]
St. Louis Cardinals signs 24 players after agreement of contract terms
JUPITER, Fla., March 13, 2021 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced that they have agreed to terms and signed one-year contracts for the 2021 season with 24 players. Agreeing to terms among the team’s 0 to 3 Major League service time players were pitchers Génesis Cabrera, […]
Kansas City Royals announce roster moves
SURPRISE, AZ – The Kansas City Royals announced a few roster moves. The Club has optioned pitchers Daniel Tillo and Angel Zerpa. Additionally, pitcher Eric Skoglund has been reassigned to minor league camp. Following today’s moves, there are 45 players in Major League Camp, including 13 non-roster invitees. COURTESY KANSAS CITY […]
Houston, Wichita State to represent American Athletic Conference in upcoming NCAA Tournament; SMU, Memphis to NIT
03.14.21 FORT WORTH, Texas — Houston and Wichita State both earned bids to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament and are headed to Indiana, as announced by the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee Sunday, March 14. Houston (24-3), which won the 2021 Air Force Reserve American Athletic Conference […]
American Athletic Conference 20-21 Men’s Basketball Honors
IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the men’s basketball award winners and all-conference teams for the 2020-21 season. The selections were made by the league’s 11 head coaches. Houston junior Quentin Grimes and Wichita State sophomore Tyson Etienne both earned Player of the Year […]
American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Champion: The Houston Cougars
03.14.21 FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Quentin Grimes scored 21 points with five 3-pointers, Marcus Sasser had 16 points and No. 7 Houston beat Cincinnati 91-54 on Sunday in the third consecutive American Athletic Conference tournament championship game between the two teams. The Cougars (24-3) were a […]
Daily Almanac for Tuesday, March 16, 2021
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Atlantic 10 Conference Basketball News: St. Bonaventure, VCU to NCAA; Dayton, Davidson, Richmond and St. Louis to NIT
3/14/2021 Atlantic 10 Champion St. Bonaventure and A-10 runner-up VCU were both selected to the the NCAA Tournament Field Sunday night, and four Atlantic 10 teams were named to the 16-team NIT field. Four of the Atlantic 10’s six postseason opponents are teams that an […]
Atlantic 10 Basketball News: St. Bonaventure Bonnies win first Tournament title since 2012
3/14/2021 DAYTON, OHIO — St. Bonaventure has not had the opportunity to play in front of fans this season, but Sunday afternoon at Dayton’s UD Arena, after securing a 74-65 victory to earn its second-ever Atlantic 10 Championship title, the players acknowledge those who made the […]