Category: SPORTS
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Fayetteville Sports Club announces 2025 Hall of Fame class
The Fayetteville Sports Club is honored to announce the 2025 class of its Hall of Fame. This year’s induction ceremony will be held on April 17 at 6 p.m. at the Tony Rand Student Center on the campus of Fayetteville Technical Community College. Tickets are $65 and can be purchased by contacting Ashley Petroski at ashley@npfp.com or…
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Bill to legalize online sports betting absent as Crossover Day approaches
Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News Service Supporters of legalizing gambling in Georgia may have to wait until next year for the General Assembly to act. With less than a week remaining before Crossover Day – the deadline for legislation to pass either the Georgia House or Senate to remain alive for the year –…
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2025 NFL Mock Draft: Giants trade up to No. 1 after missing out on Matthew Stafford; defenders dominate top 10
Miami (FL) • Sr • 6’2″ / 223 lbs Projected Team N.Y. Giants PROSPECT RNK 8th POSITION RNK 1st PAYDS 4313 RUYDS 204 INTS 7 TDS 43 The Giants are reportedly one of the teams interested in Matthew Stafford, but in this mock draft, they miss out on the 37-year-old signal-caller. As a result, they…
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Apple Watches are hitting the ice in latest sports push
Apple (AAPL) is deepening its push into sports, adding its Apple Watch to the list of its products that can be found in and around major league teams. The tech giant and the NHL announced on Friday that referees have been using the Apple Watch throughout the current season as a means of monitoring the…
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State Senate kills proposal to put sports betting on Georgia ballot
State Senate kills gambling ballot measure A state Senate resolution to get the question of legalizing sports betting and casinos on the ballot died in committee. This as experts say Georgia is missing out on hundreds of millions of dollars in potential tax revenue from legalization. ATLANTA – A Georgia Senate resolution to possibly put…
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4 Nations lit the lamp for NHL, but could it work in the NBA or MLB?
The NHL scored big by going global to fight midseason doldrums, leaving North America’s other major pro sports leagues to ponder what they could do to re-energize their dreary all-star breaks. Hockey’s top league spent its February All-Star break staging the 4 Nations Face-off, a seven-game competition featuring national teams of the United States, Canada,…
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Meet Indianapolis Star sports reporter Dana Hunsinger Benbow
Exclusive interview with Caitlin Clark’s elementary teachers IndyStar sports reporter Dana Benbow interviews Caitlin Clark’s elementary teachers. Dana Hunsinger Benbow/IndyStar It takes a staff of dedicated journalists to bring you the news from around Central Indiana. In this feature, the Indianapolis Star introduces readers to our newsroom staff — or, rather, we let them introduce…
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Nominees Revealed, Fan Voting Opens for 2025 Digital Dance Music Awards
Fan voting for the 2025 Digital Dance Music Awards is now formally open after the nominees have been formally revealed. Pushed by its fan-based voting system, the MTV-style EDMA ceremony takes place at the peak of Miami Music Week and dishes out distinctive trophies that resemble DJ decks, together with a practical jog-wheel. The invite-only occasion is returning to…
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Cal Raleigh, Jordan Chiles, Fred {Couples} amongst these honored at Seattle Sports activities Star awards
When longtime CBS broadcaster Jim Nantz was requested if he would introduce Fred {Couples}, his shut buddy and faculty roommate on the ninetieth annual Seattle Sports activities Star of the 12 months Awards, it took him this lengthy to resolve: “A nanosecond,” Nantz stated. {Couples}, the Seattle native and a World Golf Corridor of Famer,…