Category: Sports

The recognition of the 2023 College Sports Communicators Special Award winners continues with the announcement of the organization’s Achievement Awards. Mike Montoro of West Virginia University will be the recipient of the Lester Jordan Award, honoring exemplary service to the CSC Academic All-America Program. Montoro is the Mountaineers’ Assistant Athletics Director/Football Communications.   The Mary Jo […]

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Sports betting has a long and interesting history in Nigeria, dating back to the pre-colonial era. However, it wasn’t until the 21st century that sports betting became a popular pastime in the country. The first form of sports betting in Nigeria was known as “pools betting,” which involved predicting the outcome of football matches. Pools […]

Feb. 21—A federal court on Tuesday quashed a bid to strike down a Washington state law permitting legalized sports betting in tribal casinos only. The ruling, which hinged largely upon the tribes’ sovereign immunity, is a blow to those hoping to see sports gambling expanded throughout the state. Kirkland-based Maverick Gaming, which owns and operates […]

Legalizing sports betting is back on the agenda of the Minnesota Legislature, and advocates expressed hope Tuesday that they’ll find the votes to get a plan through the state Senate, where the idea has died before. The Democratic proposal, introduced Monday, would put the state’s Indigenous tribes in control of in-person betting at their casinos as well […]

Avid local sports fans have new place to go to support their favorite players and teams. Along with officials of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, the OKBetting station was launched on Feb. 15 at the Newport World Resorts in Pasay City.  Gracing the ceremony of the flagship outlet of the Filipino sportsbook and e-games platform were OKBet […]

Times Staff and Wire Reports 3 Beacons honored: Valparaiso had three women’s basketball players named College Sports Administrators Academic All-District on Tuesday. Maya Dunson and Olivia Brown boast perfect 4.0 GPAs while Leah Earnest’s 3.604 GPA also earned her a spot. All three met the CSC’s criteria of being at least a sophomore, maintaining at least […]

The Detroit Pistons are once again going to be one of the worst teams in the NBA when all is said and done. Sure, it could be said that the team has an intriguing future with the trio of Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren and Jaden Ivey growing together in the future. Cunningham has missed most […]

Rising junior wide receiver Malik Nabers had one heck of a season for the LSU Tigers in 2022. In fact, he led the team in receptions and receiving yards, notching 72 catches for 1,017 yards and three touchdowns. Nabers still has quite a chance to be a star for the Tigers going forward, but it’s […]