Author: Paul E.

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…

CBS News Boston Live METHUEN — The Methuen Mayor’s Office announced that Mayor Neil Perry passed away Saturday after a battle with ill health. Neil Perry was sworn in as mayor in 2021. He served as mayor for four years. Methuen Mayor Neil Perry In a statement, his office praised the leader for his handling of recent health issues.”Mayor Perry has battled many health challenges over the past few years, but each time he has bounced back with renewed vigor to take on, in his own words, the greatest job he has ever had – mayor of the great City…

Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance on Saturday defended comments he made to CNN’s Dana Bash earlier this week that he fabricated the story to gain media attention over an immigration crisis in Springfield, Ohio, but did not address his own claims that Haitian immigrants are eating local pets. “The media has lied and misrepresented, and of course the Kamala Harris campaign has as well,” Vance said. “I said, we’re creating the media story. In other words, we’re directing people’s attention to something that’s already happening.” Speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union” last weekend, Vance told Bash, “The American…

A team of volunteers excavating an archaeological site in Normandy, France, discovered a “time capsule” this week left behind by a 19th century colleague who explored the area almost 200 years ago. “P.J. Ferre, a native of Dieppe and member of various intellectual societies, carried out excavations here in January 1825,” read the message rolled up in a glass flask. “He continues to investigate this extensive area known as the Cité de Limes, or Caesar’s Camp.”The message was discovered by volunteers at an ancient Gallic cliff-top village near the French town of Eu, where they were carrying out emergency excavations…

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…