DAYTON, Ohio. (WSFA) – The Alabama State Hornets downed St. Francis (PA.) 70-68 on Tuesday night, giving the Hornets their first NCAA tournament win in school history. ASU trailed for much of the evening but outscored the Red Flash 36-29 in the second half. Amarr Knox hit the game-winning layup for the Hornets with one…
Georgia baseball carried the nation’s second-longest winning streak into Friday night’s sold-out SEC opener with Kentucky at Foley Field. The fifth-ranked Bulldogs extended their streak in comeback fashion, 12-6, by blasting three homers after losing pitcher Kolten Smith to cramping and second baseman Ryan Black to a quad injury. “Everybody asks me what I thought…
The arguments for allowing legal betting on basketball are much the same as those for legalising football betting in 2003. Then, expansion of legal gambling beyond horse racing and Mark Six was justified to combat thriving illegal operations, which is now the case with rogue betting on basketball. The latter now turns over up to…
Hello! 🙋🏼♀️ I’m Nicole Fallert, and welcome to Tuesday’s Daily Briefing. Don’t fear the worm moon. In today’s news: American stocks take a major tumble The American stock market had its worst day of the year on Monday, when the tech-heavy Nasdaq and broad S&P 500 posted their biggest one-day drop since September 2022. Why? Investors…
Hong Kong’s finance chief is considering raising government revenues by legalising basketball betting as part of measures to tackle the city’s close-to-HK$100 billion (US$12.9 billion) fiscal deficit, the Post has learned. Two days before Paul Chan Mo-po’s budget speech, an insider confirmed on Monday that authorities could allow the Hong Kong Jockey Club to expand…
Couple takes in Senegalese high school basketball player left homeless by private school closure – CBS News Watch CBS News Ama Sow, a young boy from Senegal, West Africa, had dreams of playing basketball in America. A private high school in Pittsburgh sponsored him, but then went out of business, leaving Sow homeless. That’s when…
Pittsburgh — At the diner he owns outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, David McComb is the decider. No sugarcoating is necessary, and there is no getting grilled for the decisions he makes. But in a marriage, as he now knows, you really should consult with your partner. “Well, when you marry somebody you kind of know how…
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Rome Flynn scored 22 points, leading Team Bonds to a 66-55 over Team Rice in the All-Star celebrity game on Friday night. Flynn, the game’s MVP, also had eight rebounds and five assists for Team Bonds, coached by baseball legend Barry Bonds. Rickea Jackson scored 16 for Team Bonds. Flynn, an…
The Philadelphia Eagles are heading back to the Super Bowl. The Eagles punched their ticket to Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans next month’s after a blowout victory against the Washington Commanders in last Sunday’s NFC Championship game. 5 The Eagles are heading back to the Super BowlCredit: Getty The victory sets up a mouth-watering…
Dawn Staley’s quest for third title South Carolina’s journey to reclaim glory in women’s March Madness 04:40 University of South Carolina head women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley just became the highest-paid coach in women’s college basketball after she signed an extension to stay with the team. The school announced Friday that its Board of Trustees…