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Oct 23, 2024; Kansas City, MO, USA; TCU Horned Frogs head coach Jamie Dixon talks to media during the Big 12 Men’s Basketball Media Day at T-Mobile Center. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images TCU and Texas State will square off for the first time in 15 years on Tuesday in Fort Worth, Texas. The Horned Frogs and Bobcats had a triple-overtime thriller in their last meeting on Nov. 24, 2009, with TCU prevailing 108-99. TCU (2-0) has improved its program significantly since then, as it has made it to the NCAA Tournament in each of the previous three seasons under…

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Posted on: November 11, 2024, 07:44h.  Last updated on: November 11, 2024, 10:06h. A former city treasurer in Uniontown, Pa. has been convicted for the embezzlement of $106K in public funds to support a $1.5K-per-day lottery habit. Antoinette Hodge, above, embezzled money from Uniontown coffers, spending it on vacations, casino gambling, and lottery tickets. She is also accused of stealing money from her church organization. (Image: CBS Pittsburgh/YouTube) Antoinette Hodge, 54, is separately accused of stealing an additional $112,484 from the Youghiogheny Western Baptist Association (YWBA) and is scheduled to face trial on forgery charges in that case next month.…

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Posted on: November 11, 2024, 11:05h.  Last updated on: November 11, 2024, 11:11h. A subsidiary of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma filed a federal lawsuit last Friday alleging that its constitutional rights have been violated by a statewide gaming referendum in Arkansas. The Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma is challenging the outcome of Issue 2 in Arkansas. The statewide referendum repealed a gaming license issued to the tribe for a casino in Pope County’s Russellville. (Image: NBC4) Last week, Arkansas voters approved Issue 2 with 56% support. The ballot referendum repeals a commercial casino license earmarked for Pope County that was…

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Posted on: November 11, 2024, 10:16h.  Last updated on: November 11, 2024, 10:16h. Sports betting industry observers likely didn’t have Louisiana considering a major tax increase on their 2024 bingo cards, but it’s possible following newly filed legislation. The Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. A Louisiana politician proposed a bill that would raise the state’s sports betting tax to 51%. (Image: Getty) Earlier Monday, Rep. Roger Wilder III (R-Livingston Parrish) proposed House Bill 22 (HB 22), which if enacted, would more than triple Louisiana’s sports betting tax to 51% from 15%. There is hereby levied a fifty-one percent tax upon…

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Nov 11, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide forward Derrion Reid (35) attempts a three point basket against McNeese State Cowboys forward Joe Charles (5) during the first half at Coleman Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Will McLelland-Imagn Images Grant Nelson scored 22 points on 6-of-9 shooting and Mark Sears added 15 points, leading No. 2 Alabama over McNeese State, 72-64, on Monday night in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Nelson put the Crimson Tide (3-0) ahead for good with 10:32 remaining in the first half, draining a 3-pointer that gave them a 16-14 lead. McNeese (1-2) got out to an early lead in…

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Posted on: November 11, 2024, 03:42h.  Last updated on: November 11, 2024, 03:42h. Jason Ader, the founder of a blank-check company that attempted to bring the Okada Manila casino resort public, is gallivanting around the world while facing litigation — including from his own mother — as clients of his hedge fund demand their cash be returned to them. Investor Jason Ader. He’s been spotted traveling the world as his hedge fund faces lawsuits. (Image: Wall Street Journal) The CEO of Spring Owl Asset Management recently penned a letter to clients in which he detailed a turbulent period for the…

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The first Te­st of the World Test Championship serie­s versus Australia is almost here. But the­re’s a big question. Is Rohit Sharma, the Indian captain, going to make­ it? Head coach Gautam Gambhir is hopeful. Will Rohit be fit for the­ game in Perth? We don’t know ye­t. This has led to guesses about who might le­ad as India’s opener if Rohit can’t play. If Rohit can’t play, guess who take­s the lead? That’s right! It’s Jasprit Bumrah. Bumrah is the vice­-captain. What does Gautam Gambhir say about this? Well, there­’s no official word yet. But he promises update­s as…

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