3/7/2021 Rock Hill, S.C. –D.J. Burns Jr. scored a game-high 22 points on 11-of-12 shooting to help Winthrop to an 80-53 victory in the 2021 Hercules Tires Big South Conference Championship match, Sunday afternoon inside the Winthrop Coliseum. The Eagles have now won back-to-back championships and […]
Liberty University has three earning Atlantic Sun Conference Honors
ASUN Postseason Awards was well-recognized on the ASUN All-Conference Postseason awards, as Darius McGhee was named the ASUN Player of the Year, Elijah Cuffee was named the ASUN Defensive Player of the Year and Head Coach Ritchie McKay was named ASUN Coach of the Year. […]
Liberty Flames gets Three-Peat winning Atlantic Sun Conference title game over North Alabama, 79-75; gets automatic bid to NCAA Tournament
March 7, 2021 Jacksonville, Fla. For the third straight season, Liberty is crowned ASUN Tournament Champions, as the Flames defeated North Alabama 79-75 in the ASUN Championship game, Sunday afternoon at UNF Arena. Liberty clinches the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with a 23-5 […]
Daily Almanac for Monday, March 8, 2021: International Women’s Day!
Every Year INTERNATIONAL (WORKING) WOMEN’S DAY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 1700s DIED 1702: KING WILLIAM III 1790s BORN 1799: SIMON CAMERON (PENNSYLVANIA POLITICAL BOSS, U.S. SENATOR, SECRETARY OF WAR) 1840s BORN 1841: OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES (SUPREME COURT JUSTICE) 1850s 1855: FIRST TRAIN CROSSED NIAGARA RAILWAY SUSPENSION […]
SMU Men’s Basketball hasn’t played since February 8 due to COVID-19 concerns; 8 streak game cancellations: Message From AD Rick Hart Sunday Dedicated To Class Of 2021
The American Athletic Conference has announced that the SMU-Tulsa men’s basketball game scheduled for Sunday, March 7, has been cancelled due to the suspension of activities at SMU. As this cancellation effectively ends the Mustangs’ regular season, SMU will designate Sunday as “Class of 2021 […]
NASCAR NEWS: Sunoco Rookie of the Year Update; Briscoe leads Alfredo by 9 points
Through first three races the NASCAR Cup Series season, Stewart-Haas Racing’s Chase Briscoe has held the Sunoco Rookie of the Year standings lead and following his 18th-place finish at Homestead-Miami he has extended his lead to nine points over Front Row Motorsport’s Anthony Alfredo in […]
NASCAR NEWS: Cup Series drivers tests at Circuit of The Americas Road Course in Texas
For the first time at the Circuit of The Americas, three former NASCAR Cup Series champions – Chase Elliott, Brad Keselowski and Martin Truex Jr. – shook down the 20-turn, 3.41-mile-long course in stock cars as part of a Goodyear tire test in preparation for […]
NASCAR NEWS: William Byron adds name to Postseason Playoffs
Last weekend Hendrick Motorsport’s driver William Byron grabbed his second NASCAR Cup Series career win (Daytona, Homestead) and as a result added his name to the list of drivers locked into the Playoffs for 2021; joining Michael McDowell and Christopher Bell. Byron is currently 13th […]
NASCAR National Series News & Notes – Las Vegas Motor Speedway; NASCAR Cup Series today at 3:30 pm on FOX
NASCAR Cup Series Next Race: Pennzoil 400 Presented by Jiffy Lube The Place: Las Vegas Motor Speedway The Date: Sunday, March 7 The Time: 3:30 p.m. ET TV: FOX, 3 p.m. ET Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Distance: 400.5 miles (267 laps); Stage 1 (Ends […]
NASCAR NEWS: NASCAR Xfinity Series
NASCAR Xfinity Series Next Race: Alsco Uniforms 300 The Place: Las Vegas Motor Speedway The Date: Saturday, March 6 The Time: 4:30 p.m. ET TV: FS1, 4 p.m. ET Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Distance: 300 miles (200 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 45), […]
#7 Ohio Buckeyes end regular season with a 73-68 loss to #4 Illinois on Senior Day; losing streak reaches 4 games
COLUMBUS, Ohio – No. 7 Ohio State (18-8, 12-8) fell to No. 4 Illinois (20-6, 16-4) at Value City Arena Saturday. Sophomore E.J. Liddell had a big second half for the Buckeyes but it was not enough. Liddell had 14 after the break and finished with […]
NASCAR NEWS: Chandler Smith continues to lead Sunoco Rookie of the Year race
Chandler Smith holds an early lead in the Sunoco Rookie of the year standings following a pair of races in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. Smith was the highest-finishing Sunoco Rookie contender in the Daytona Road Course race and now sits 15 points […]
Cincinnati Bearcats close regular season at tough, scrappy East Carolina Pirates today
March 05, 2021 CINCINNATI (9-10, 7-6 AAC)at EAST CAROLINA (8-9, 2-9 AAC)Sunday, Mar. 7 // 1 p.m. ETMinges Coliseum // Greenville, N.C.SERIES INFO: 17th meeting; Cincinnati leads 14-2 overall; Cincinnati leads 8-0 at home and 6-2 in Greenville, N.C.,STREAK: Cincinnati – 2LAST YEAR’S MEETINGS: Cincinnati won 82-57 on Jan. […]
UC Bearcats can’t stop Scottie Pippen, Jr. who dropped 36 points in 78-64 Vanderbilt win
March 04, 2021 CINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati men’s basketball team made a late run but came up just short in a 78-64 nonconference loss on Thursday inside Fifth Third Arena. Vanderbilt (8-14) had answers for everything Cincinnati (9-10) threw at the Commodores, sinking eight three […]
NASCAR NEWS: Ben Rhodes opens season on positive note with a sweep
After thrice tallying one win in a season (2017, 2018, 2020), Ben Rhodes has come out of the chute on fire this season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series – sweeping the opening two races of the year on the pair of Daytona International […]
NASCAR NEWS: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Next Race: Bucked Up 200 The Place: Las Vegas Motor Speedway The Date: Friday, March 5 The Time: 9 p.m. ET TV: FS1, 8 p.m. ET Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Distance: 201 miles (134 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 30), Stage 2 (Ends […]
NASCAR News: Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award Nominations are open
Special Spotlight: Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award Nominations Are Open Nominations opened this week for The NASCAR Foundation’s 11th annual Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award, a recognition that honors the philanthropic ideals and vision of Betty Jane France, The NASCAR Foundation’s late founder and chairperson. […]
Arkansas Head Basketball Coach Eric Musselman talks about his 2020-21 Team; have won 11 straight SEC games
Razorbacks are 21-5, 13-4 in the Southeastern Conference. Eric Musselman was named Arkansas’ 13th head men’s basketballcoach on April 7, 2019. He has over 30 years of coaching experience,including five as a collegiate head coach and 14 as a professionalhead coach.In his five years as […]
Northern Illinois hires one of college basketball’s coveted assistant coaches, Rashon Burno to head Men’s Program
March 6, 2021 DePaul Alum, Arizona State Assistant is 29th Man to Lead Huskie Program DeKALB, Ill. – Rashon Burno, who has spent the last six seasons at Arizona State, including the last five as associate head coach, was announced as the new Northern Illinois University […]
Detroit Pistons and Blake Griffin reach agreement on buyout
Mar 05, 2021 DETROIT – The Detroit Pistons announced Friday the club had reached a buyout agreement with Blake Griffin and simultaneously requested waivers on the veteran forward. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. “Blake has been a great representative for our franchise and […]