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When the NCAA lifted its longstanding ban on college athletes earning sponsorship money in 2021, there was no cohort.Sponsorship-funded organizations are now ubiquitous, and the common way players make money as compensation for their name, image and likeness has quickly evolved, much to the chagrin of many in college sports, into a substitute for a salary.The future of sports associations remains uncertain, even as they will play an even more important role with revenue sharing with college athletes looming as part of a $2.8 billion antitrust settlement agreed to Thursday by the NCAA and the nation’s major conferences.”One of the…
With the busiest recruiting month of the year fast approaching, it’s time to begin TLP’s annual tradition of taking a position-by-position look at the recruiting landscape for the Virginia Tech football program. As always, we start with the quarterback position. The Hokies already have one QB in the 2025 class but are looking to add a second. Meanwhile, QB recruiting for 2026 appears to still be in the early stages. However, things could change quickly in the 2025 cycle as things moved quickly to the point where they secured a commitment from Kelden Ryan last summer. Let’s take a look…
SPEEDWAY, Ind. — A year ago, he jumped, climbed and screamed.It was an emotional outburst after winning his first Indianapolis 500 in 12 tries: Josef Newgarden parked his No. 2 Penske Chevrolet in the brick yard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, climbed out of the cockpit, climbed through the netting and turned the bleachers lining the front of the track into a mosh pit.This scene shows just how much this race means to the winner.”I don’t know if I can win here,” he admitted. “Of course, you can dream. Who can not dream?”And he did, for years, maybe decades. Then Newgarden…
SHIMLA: The Chief Election Officer (CEO) of Himachal Pradesh has rejected a request by Congress candidate Anand Sharma from Kangra Assembly constituency to cast his vote through postal ballot from Dharamsala as he is registered as a voter in Shimla.Elections for all four Lok Sabha seats in the hill state will be held on June 1.The former Union Minister and veteran Congress member, who had written to the Chief Executive Officer requesting him to allow postal voting from Dharamashala in Kangra, on Monday termed the election authorities’ decision as “unfair and unconstitutional”.The CEO refused permission saying that as per rules…
The current election cycle has seen inequality regaining a prominent place in political discourse. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been talking about the overwhelming influence of a few business houses in a style reminiscent of his grandmother. After ignoring his arguments for a while, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) responded by presenting the Congress as a party of the extreme Left. The immunity to issues of inequality that political debates had gained since liberalisation appears to have worn off. PREMIUM FILE- Workers use machinery at a coastal road project construction site in Mumbai, India, Aug. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool,…
In this photo released by the Presidential Office of Taiwan, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te (right) wears a cowboy hat given to him by Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) during a meeting in Taipei on Monday. A U.S. congressional delegation met with Taiwan’s new president on Monday in a show of support, shortly after China conducted drills around Taiwan following the new president’s inaugural speech. AP/Office of the President of Taiwan (via AP) Hide caption Toggle caption AP/Office of the President of Taiwan (via AP) TAIPEI, Taiwan — Days after China conducted drills around Taiwan in response to the inauguration of the…
Pinterest has identified “Western Gothic” as a top interior design trend for 2024. “Western” and “Gothic” may seem like a mismatch, but for fans of the dark and brooding cowboy drama “Yellowstone,” the melding of the two aesthetics may be a natural fit. Western Gothic combines a dark color palette with vintage Western and Americana motifs. The Pinterest 2024 Forecast Report, based on global search data from over 482 million users, shows an increase in online searches for styles such as “Western Gothic,” “Western bed ideas,” “Vintage Americana,” and “Country room ideas.” Common elements of this non-classical style include: Dark…
Jos Buttler is expected to miss England’s third T20 match against Pakistan at Sophia Gardens on Tuesday after returning home to be with his wife following the birth of their third child. Coach Moeen Ali will be in charge of a much-changed team if the predicted storm clouds clear in time for the match to go ahead as scheduled.England selected what was likely their strongest line-up for Saturday’s game at Edgbaston, which they won by 23 runs, but with the first match at Headingley being rained out, they are likely to use most of the players who sat out the…
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released the results of a study on the most impersonated companies in 2023 to help potential customers and victims better prepare for such attacks.According to the report, Best Buy and its subsidiary Geek Squad were the biggest victims of identity theft, with a total of 52,000 reported cases, causing losses of $15 million.The top three were Amazon with 34,000 complaints and PayPal with 10,000 reports. The 10 most impersonated companies alone accounted for a total of 132,000 confirmed cases of impersonation scams, with many more likely going unchecked or unnoticed.Beware of impersonation scams by…
The NBA’s Eastern and Western Conference Finals may soon be over.As of Monday, the Boston Celtics lead the Indiana Pacers 3-0 in the East, while the Dallas Mavericks also lead the Minnesota Timberwolves 3-0 in the West.The games have been relatively close: Two of Boston’s three wins have been by five points or less, and two of Dallas’ three wins have been by three points or less.Luka Doncic leads the Mavericks in scoring, scoring at least 32 points in each game, while Jayson Tatum leads the Celtics, scoring 36 points in two of the three games.Regardless of when those series…