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Steve Vacendak spoke to the Kiwanis Club of Robeson-Lumberton Wednesday. He said the intensity and tension of the event is nothing close to what it once was. The ACC Tournament remains a big draw in North Carolina and beyond.
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2 years ago Read more at The Robesonian

The 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational marks the second of three player invitationals and the fourth of eight signature events on the PGA Tour schedule. Scottie Scheffler is making his first start in Florida this week at Bay Hill Club & Lodge. He aims to keep a good thing going at the king's palace.
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2 years ago Read more at CBS Sports

Bushnell flipped the script in the second game, scoring six runs in the first, including a grand slam off the bat of Kyle Casperson. The game two win was the second victory over an opponent ranked among the NAIA Top-25 in Bushnell history. A pair of sacrifice flies made it a 7-0 advantage after two innings.
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2 years ago Read more at Victory Sports Network

Carlos Rodon's fastball velocity is still down 2.1 mph. I'm less excited about the prospect of a Rodon bounceback than I was at the start of spring. Ryan Weathers is consistently reaching high-90s with his throws.
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2 years ago Read more at CBS Sports

Genius Sports Limited (NYSE:GENI) shares dropped 18% to US$5.96 in the week since its latest yearly results. It was a pretty bad result overall; while revenues were in line with expectations at US$413m, statutory losses exploded to US $0.38 per share. So we collected the latest post-earnings consensus estimates to see what could be in store for next year. The loss per share is expected to greatly reduce in the near future.
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2 years ago Read more at Yahoo Finance

WWE announced a “record-setting” pact with Logan Paul and KSI’s Prime Hydration beverage brand to become the wrestling entertainment company’s exclusive “official hydration drink partner” With the deal, WWE is following the playbook of UFC, now its corporate cousin under TKO Group. WWE’s new deal with Prime comes after UFC in January 2023 struck an exclusive global partnership with the drink brand. Paul, a digital influencer and wrestling pro, also has a talent deal to appear
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2 years ago Read more at Variety

All scheduled events are subject to change due to weather and other circumstances. MONDAY Baseball Freedom at Draughn; Patton at Avery County. Track and field Freedom hosts NWC meet.
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2 years ago Read more at Morganton News Herald

In pretty much every fantasy baseball league, there is at least one manager who wants nothing to do with the game’s top prospects. Yoshinobu Yamamoto, SP, Los Angeles Dodgers OK, this one feels a little like cheating. Wyatt Langford, OF, Texas Rangers Carter, SS, Baltimore Orioles Fantasy legend Matt Holliday somehow has a human child.
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2 years ago Read more at Yahoo Sports

1946 – Ted Williams if offered to play in the Mexican Baseball League for $500,000. 1948 – NHL president Clarence Campbell bans Billy Taylor and Don Gallagher. 1979 – MLB commissioner Bowie Kuhn orders teams to give equal access to female reporters. 2011 – Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love records his 52nd consecutive double-double. 2013 – Liberty becomes just the second school to qualify for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament while also having 20 losses on the season.
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2 years ago Read more at Region Sports Network

Florida Citrus Sports CEO Steve Hogan believes Orlando would be well-suited to participate in those discussions. The current playoff field is expanding from four to 12 teams over the next two seasons, with the five highest-ranked conference champions earning spots.
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2 years ago Read more at Orlando Sentinel