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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — It’s been more than two months since legal sports betting began in North Carolina, and some lawmakers want to make changes. “I was completely against sports betting, but now that we can have sports betting, I’ll put up with it, but let’s make sure it’s a sensible one,” said state Rep. Marcia Morey. . Morey is leading the charge to ban prop bets on college athletes. Proposition His Bet allows bettors to bet on an individual player’s stat line. “I’m a former Olympian, so I worry about the pressure it puts on the athletes. You can…
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – Sheboygan’s Lacey Abel is vying for one of 12 spots on Team USA Flag Football ahead of this summer’s World Championship in Finland.The quarterback is one of 18 finalists heading to training camp in Charlotte, North Carolina, later this month. Her soccer career had humble beginnings.“As a kid, I only played with my brother and dad and a bunch of boys in the neighborhood because they were the only guys I knew who played soccer,” Abel said. Ta. “I’ve learned that there’s now a huge community of phenomenal women who love to play and they’re…
Provided by: UVA Media AssociatesPhoto: UVA AthleticsFreshman Henry Ford is one of 56 people invited to the 2024 USA Baseball Collegiate National Training Camp, which will be held June 26-27 in Cary, North Carolina. The Cavaliers have been represented on five of the past six varsity teams dating back to 2017, most recently last summer with the duo of Griff O’Ferrall and Jay Woolfolk.Ford started all but two games for the University of Virginia as a true freshman and entered the final weekend of the regular season, batting .347 (69 hits in 199 at bats) with 13 doubles, 16 home…
Lisa Bruder, who coached the Iowa State women’s basketball team to the past two NCAA championship games, announced Monday that she is retiring after 24 years leading the Hawkeyes. Her successor was her long-time assistant, Jan Jensen.Bruder made the announcement five weeks after Iowa State lost to South Carolina in the national title game and superstar Caitlin Clark ended her college career.”There’s no denying that this past season was great for so many reasons, and we couldn’t have accomplished what we did without you,” Bruder wrote in an open letter to fans. Ta. “After the season, I spent time with…
Instagram comments from the current Miss USA’s official account featuring Noelia Vogt’s profile photo began appearing in February and March, six months after she won the beauty pageant crown. Ta.They had a pattern. They praised Layla Rose, president of the Miss USA organization.”Thank you @laylahrose for making all this happen,” one wrote. “She has gone above and beyond time and time again! Love our President!” read another.The comment seemed strange to staff at the Miss USA organization, as Vogt and Rose were known to have a strained relationship. And their suspicions were not unfounded. Vogt didn’t write or post passionate…
Federal prosecutors announced Monday that a former Marine from New Jersey has been arrested on charges of threatening to kill a white man and make a mass shooting threat.Joshua Cobb, 23, of Trenton, wrote on social media in December 2022, before joining the Marine Corps last year. “I want to cause chaos in the white community” and “I want to wipe out the white community,” the U.S. attorney’s office said. the District of New Jersey said in a statement.He also said in a post on December 17, 2022, that he wanted to carry out a mass shooting in 2023, and…
Article informationauthor, Maru Cursinorole, bbc news2 hours agoIsraeli protesters blocked a Gaza-bound aid truck in the occupied West Bank on Monday, dumping food packages on the road and tearing up bags of grain.The truck that was attacked at the Tarkmiyah checkpoint west of Hebron had come from Jordan and was headed to the Gaza Strip, where tens of thousands of Palestinians face food and aid shortages.The White House condemned the attack, calling the “looting” of aid workers “utterly outrageous.”Groups believed to be behind the protests reportedly said they were demonstrating against the continued detention of Israeli hostages in the Gaza…
Editor’s note: Apply CNN’s “Meanwhile in China” newsletter, Explore what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it’s impacting the world. Hong Kong CNN — For decades, Western companies have made fortunes betting on the inexorable rise of Chinese consumers. Now, with the economic downturn and the emergence of fierce local competitors, a price war has erupted that makes those bets look less safe. Discounts and special deals are being offered across consumer brands, from food and clothing to appliances and cars, reflecting dramatic changes in consumption patterns in the world’s second-largest economy. The most intense price…
The fourth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections saw a turnout of 67.3%, lower than the 69.6% in the 2019 general elections, continuing the downward trend seen in the first three phases. Markets are pricing in stronger mandates for the BJP-led NPA alliance this time around, and recent voter turnout figures have spooked equity investors to some extent. But Bernstein added that based on past elections, there is no clear correlation between turnout and election results, and people shouldn’t read too much into turnout numbers, at least for now. Mr. Bernstein said it would take more than just a…
Whatever the reason, we want our NBA champions to have what we call a “killer instinct.” Michael Jordan epitomized that. Kobe Bryant followed suit. Kawhi Leonard may have gotten a little there.In what other world could you enjoy this? Jordan, who has called his teammates “fat,” “stupid,” “losers,” and “trash,” and even punched them, declared, “I’m going to make fun of you until you’re on the same level as me.” , Is there anything else to be praised for? myself. “Chicago Bulls fans booed the six-time champion architect in front of his widow, but for little reason, it was Jordan’s…