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State rakes $300K in first full month of sports betting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:01 GMT

Massachusetts gamblers bet nearly a million dollars a day on sports in February, according to the state’s gaming commission, and that’s just a fraction of what is to come, one expert says.“February marked the first full month of sports wagering at each property after those licensee’s launched the new industry on January 31, 2023. Approximately $2.01 million in taxable sports wagering revenue was generated,” the commission said with the release of their February revenue report.According to the commission, over the 28 days of February, Massachusetts betters spent $25.7 million gambling on professional and college sports.Of that $25 million, after writing off payouts and promotions, only $2 million was reported by the state’s casinos as revenue, generating $301,533.52 in taxes for the commonwealth’s coffers.“I would say that is slightly below what I expect, but not too far off. I would be expecting about $500 million (in revenue) a year – that would be short of ...

Sinclair Broadcast’s Diamond Sports Group, which airs games for 14 MLB teams, files for bankruptcy protection

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:01 GMT

Diamond Sports Group, a struggling subsidiary of Hunt Valley-based Sinclair Broadcast Group that owns regional sports networks, filed for a bankruptcy reorganization late Tuesday, burdened by more than $8 billion in debt.The move, expected after Diamond chose to miss a debt payment last month, sent Sinclair’s stock tumbling, down more than 8% to $13.32 a share in afternoon trading on Wednesday.Diamond said in an announcement Tuesday evening that it’s finalizing a “restructuring support” agreement with holders of a majority of the company’s debt and with Sinclair that will eliminate much of the outstanding debt.It filed for Chapter 11 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code allows companies to continue operating as they try to restructure their finances.While it works through bankruptcy to restructure and strengthen its balance sheet, Diamond said it expects its 19 Bally Sports regional sp...

WNBA star Kelsey Plum blasts Raiders coach after husband Darren Waller is traded to Giants days after wedding

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:01 GMT

Newlywed WNBA star Kelsey Plum is having some fun on social media after husband Darren Waller was surprisingly traded to the New York Giants.The Giants flipped a third-round pick to the Las Vegas Raiders for the tight end on Tuesday, a little more than a week after the sports couple tied the knot.Plum, a reigning WNBA champion with the Las Vegas Aces, married Waller on March 4, according to People magazine. The couple reportedly began dating last year.ESPN analyst and former NFL star Robert Griffin III reacted to Waller’s trade on Twitter, specifically how it reflected on Raiders coach Josh McDaniels.“Darren Waller JUST GOT MARRIED to Kelsey Plum of the Las Vegas Aces and Josh McDaniels’ wedding present was to trade him to the New York Giants. McDaniels is NOT a romantic,” Griffin tweeted.Plum got in on the fun, quote-tweeting Griffin’s remark and adding “Prolly cause he wasn’t invited to the wedding lol.”After going viral, Plum return...

The Patriots’ risk and reward of replacing Jakobi Meyers with JuJu Smith-Schuster

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:01 GMT

JuJu Smith-Schuster reaching terms with the Patriots on a free-agent contract Wednesday was no surprise.The Patriots need receivers. Smith-Schuster was the best available. Supply met demand, and Smith-Schuster became a Patriot.The surprise came moments later, when the financial details were first leaked: three years for $33 million, the same structure Jakobi Meyers agreed to in Las Vegas.In essence, the Patriots chose Smith-Schuster over Meyers, their leading receiver the past three seasons and the best of their in-house free agents. After re-signing seven of said free agents and tendering two fringe backups, the Patriots made Meyers the exception to their run-it-back approach to free agency.Why? What does Smith-Schuster, another 6-foot-2 slot receiver entering his age-27 season, offer that Meyers doesn’t?For starters, he’s proven to have a higher ceiling. While Meyers has never cracked 900 receiving yards in a season, Smith-Schuster reached 111 catches for 1,426 yards a...

San Diego rainfall totals: This area received over 5 inches of rain in two days

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:01 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A low pressure system with moisture from an atmospheric river swept over the region this week, dumping rain across the county.Several areas experienced heavy precipitation Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, making the morning commute more challenging for some with flooding and debris affecting roadways. These San Diego County roads are closed due to inclement weather conditions According to data from the National Weather Service San Diego, rainfall levels in some areas surpassed a whopping 4 and a half inches in the last couple of days. Here's a breakdown of accumulating precipitation levels in San Diego's coastal areas, valleys, mountains and desert lands. The data reflects two-day totals as of 2:18 p.m. Wednesday, according to calculations from NWS.*Areas above the freezing level may not show accurate precipitation totals, said NWS.Coastal areasGeneral locationPrecipitation levelSan Onofre3.16 inchesCarlsbad2.73 inchesOceanside2.58 inchesSan Marcos2.55 inchesEnci...

From Naval Training Center to multi-use hub, Liberty Station celebrates their centennial

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:01 GMT

SAN DIEGO – Liberty Station is turning 100 this year and celebrations are underway to honor the history of one of San Diego’s oldest military developments still standing.The now-marketplace was once a training center for the Navy for over 70 years – a development steeped in history at the heart of San Diego’s military community.“The excitement about Liberty Station really lies in the historic nature of it,” director of Liberty Station, Laurie Albrecht, told FOX5SanDiego.com. The Naval Training Center (NTC) was dedicated in October 1923, shortly after the Navy came to San Diego during the time of World War I. During this time, there were only three similar centers in the U.S., director of Liberty Station Laurie Albrecht told FOX5SanDiego.com.“It was a big coup for San Diego to even receive the opportunity,” she said.Front gates at the Naval Training Center. (Courtesy of Liberty Station Community Association)The Naval Training Center circa 1928 from an aerial view. (Courtesy of L...

NBA suspends Ja Morant 8 games for video showing gun in club

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:01 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Ja Morant will be back with the Memphis Grizzlies next week, after the NBA handed the All-Star guard an eight-game suspension without pay Wednesday and saying his displaying a firearm at a club in suburban Denver earlier this month was “conduct detrimental to the league.”Morant missed his sixth consecutive game when the Grizzlies played in Miami on Wednesday night. He will miss the next two games — at San Antonio on Friday and home against Golden State on Saturday — then be eligible to return on Monday when Memphis plays Dallas, though he is not expected to play that night.The games he already missed will count toward the suspension, and Morant will forfeit about $669,000 in salary.“Ja’s conduct was irresponsible, reckless and potentially very dangerous,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. “It also has serious consequences given his enormous following and influence, particularly among young fans who look up to him.”Silver met with Morant in New York befor...

Long-used US abortion pill under threat in Texas lawsuit

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:01 GMT

AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas raised questions Wednesday about a Christian group’s effort to overturn federal regulators’ decades-old approval of a leading abortion drug, in a case that could threaten the country’s most common method for ending pregnancies.Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk heard more than four hours of debate over the Alliance Defending Freedom’s request to revoke or suspend the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone. Such a step would be an unprecedented challenge to the FDA and its authority in deciding which drugs to permit on the market.Kacsmaryk said he would rule “as soon as possible,” without giving any clear indication of how he might decide and leaving open the question of whether access to the standard regimen for medication abortions might soon be curtailed throughout the country.Mifepristone, when combined with a second pill, was approved in 2000 and is used to end pregnancies until their 10th week. It has...

Seoul: North Korea fires another missile toward sea

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:01 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched another ballistic missile toward its eastern waters Thursday, South Korean officials said, the third such weapons test this week.South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launch occurred in the morning but did not immediately give further details, such as how far the missile flew.Pyongyang had already staged two launch events this week amid joint military exercises being held by South Korea and the United States. North Korea views such drills as a rehearsal for invasion.The Associated Press

NTSB: Wing parts from air ambulance fell far from wreckage

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:01 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A new federal report says parts of the right wing on a medical transport plane that crashed last month in rural Nevada, killing all five people aboard, fell far from the main wreckage site.The National Transportation Safety Board’s findings released Wednesday could support the agency’s initial theory that the aircraft had broken apart before hitting the ground. But NTSB did not release a probable cause in its three-page preliminary report.The agency says parts of the plane’s right wing were located as far as three-quarters of a mile (1.1 kilometers) from where the single-engine Pilatus PC12 crashed in Stagecoach, Nevada, a rural community of about 2,500 residents outside of Reno.Authorities have said the Care Flight piloted by Scott Walton, 46, was headed from Reno to Salt Lake City, Utah, when it crashed around 9:15 p.m. on Feb. 24 amid a winter storm. Care Flight is a service of REMSA Health, and its aviation vendor is Guardian Flight.In a statem...