Author: Paul E.
So after a post-game snack, I sat in front of the screen and stared, wondering what the appeal was and how to describe a truly bizarre game of football. Scoreboard at 00:00: Louisville 31, Georgia Tech 19. To be honest, I stared at it for a little longer, but at that moment I got an email from my former editor, which in its entirety said, “I have no idea how I wrote this. I mean, just when you think there isn’t enough lipstick in the world to make this pig cute, it starts singing and dancing and playing the piano.”…
Big changes are coming to college football starting in 2025. The University of Tennessee will implement a 10% talent fee on football season tickets. The revenue will go directly to the players. University of Tennessee athletic director Danny White says this closer relationship between resources and success is key to staying competitive. Ticket prices will also increase by 4.5%, for a total increase of 14.5%. According to a University of Tennessee spokesperson who spoke to Business Insider, the talent fee will only cover 33% of the players’ salaries with university funds. The rest of the University of Tennessee said the…
Neil Perry, who had served as Methuen’s mayor since 2020, died at age 65, according to city officials. Perry, a lifelong Methuen resident and Democrat, died Saturday. He was elected mayor in 2019 and sworn in in January 2020. City officials said Perry has battled numerous health issues over the past few years, but has tackled each challenge with determination while continuing his mayoral career. He described the mayoral role as “the best job I’ve ever had.” He began his career as a state-certified transitional bilingual educator in Methuen Public Schools before embarking on a 30-year career with Raytheon. He…
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – Haircuts and styling are free at the University of Michigan Health Sparrow’s Hair-A-Thon, but what’s even more rewarding is the opportunity to donate hair to someone who’s lost it due to cancer treatment.”It’s really special. It’s so wonderful to see people willing to donate their hair for kids who don’t have hair,” said 10-year-old Mary Jane Seelhoff.Mary Jane knows what it’s like to be one of those kids who needs new hair: She’s been battling leukemia since 2017 and was being treated by the UM Health Sparrow team at Herbert Hermann Cancer Center in Lansing.It has…
Daniel J. Evans, a moderate Republican who served three terms as governor of Washington state, served as a senator and was repeatedly considered for vice president, died Friday night. He was 98.His son, Dan Evans Jr., said Evans died of natural causes at his Seattle home, about five blocks from where he grew up.”Our father lived an extraordinarily fulfilling life,” Evans’ sons, including Mark and Bruce Evans, said in a statement released Saturday. “From serving in public office to working to advance higher education and mentoring those seeking public service, he continued to do so until the end. He touched…
Author: Josh Sens September 21, 2024 Caddies for top tour professionals play a valuable role and are compensated accordingly. Getty Images Nearly 50 years ago, long before he worked for players like Curtis Strange, Greg Norman and Payne Stewart, Mike Hicks got his first job as a caddie for a local preacher at a club in his hometown of North Carolina. Hicks was 12 years old and was being paid $5 a lap. At the time, caddying was hardly considered a viable career. With rare exceptions, it was seen as a temporary job for those without better options, or a…
President Biden hosted the leaders of Australia, India and Japan at his home in Wilmington, Delaware this weekend for the fourth and final “Quad” summit, seeking to bolster U.S. alliances with Indo-Pacific nations and counter rising Chinese influence in the region.Biden used the summit to expand both his “cancer moonshot” initiative and the Quad Fellowship, a scholarship program designed to connect the next generation of scientists and engineers. The four leaders also signed a maritime agreement and announced joint Coast Guard missions.The Quad alliance has been around for more than a decade, but Biden is the first president to convene…
Today’s health horoscope, September 22, 2024: Find out what your daily health horoscope has to say about your health, career and relationships.Today’s Health Horoscope for AriesToday will be a good day for your physical and mental health. If you have been having any skin related problems, you can expect healing. Make sure you maintain your fitness routine.Relationship Tip: Have open communication with your partner.Activity Tip: Try drawing a picture.Lucky color for love: red.Lucky color for work: orange.Health Tip: Take a brisk walk.Today’s health horoscope for TaurusYour health is proportional to your enthusiasm today. I recommend you to keep your mind…
Rutgers tried to give up the game in the fourth quarter. After trailing 23-7, Virginia Tech scored two touchdowns and a two-point conversion on consecutive attacks, and the Scarlet Knights offense took the field with 4 minutes, 35 seconds left and needed to get into field goal range. It only took one play for Ian Strong to achieve this goal. Strong received a screen pass from Ahsan Kaliakmanis 63 yards to the Virginia Tech 12-yard line. Three plays later, Jai Patel booted a 24-yard field goal to put Rutgers ahead again. Robert Longerbeam was a standout defensive player in the…
Week 4 of the college football season marks the opening week of conference play for many teams, and judging by the game schedule, it shouldn’t disappoint.Clemson opened the game by thoroughly dominating conference rival North Carolina State, scoring 45 points in the first half on its way to an easy win and proving it can go toe-to-toe with Miami for the ACC lead.There were some historic moments in the early going, too: James Madison scored the most points ever in a first half against North Carolina, 70-50, in a major upset. (North Carolina had never allowed that many points in…