By Ollie Lewis for Daily Mail Australia 08:52 November 15, 2023, updated 08:55 November 15, 2023 Portsea Golf Club has hit back at recent reports Dan Andrews reportedly blocked from joining But the club president says that’s not the case The president of an elite golf club in Melbourne denied reports that they blocked Daniel Andrews for admission as a member, insisting they would consider an application for membership from the former premier of Victoria.Earlier this week it was claimed members of Portsea Golf Club blocked Andrews’ approach after his friend and property tycoon Max Beck carried out a touch…
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The Rays of Saint Petersburg. I like the sound. The cool town with an amazing vibe paired with a scrappy baseball team you can never count out.Rick Boulanger ( SCOTT KEELER | Scott Keeler )As we’ve learned more about the proposed Rays Stadium deal, one thing has become very obvious. If the St. Petersburg City Council and the Pinellas County Commission accept it, the subsidy paid by taxpayers to the company will be enormous.Related: Times editorial boards advocate adding ‘St. Petersburg’ to Rays name. According to a recent Tampa Bay Times analysis, if the deal goes through as proposed –…
NASCAR arrives in Sin City while the Third round of Cup Series playoffs begins.The field of championship contenders was reduced from 12 to eight after last weekend. elimination race on the Charlotte Roval, and the stakes have risen again as the points are reset. Eight drivers will test their skills, grit and, quite possibly, luck over the next three races to determine who will race for the 2023 championship next month at Phoenix Raceway.The excitement begins Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the first of two races on intermediate ovals in the round of 16 – with Homestead-Miami Speedway next…
ESPN Creative Studio and production teams continue to innovate on various initiatives The NHL, ESPN, Disney Entertainment Television and Beyond Sports are partnering in early 2024 to present the second edition of the NHL Big City Greens Classic alternative broadcast. Executive Vice President of Creative Studio and Marketing at ESPN Tina Thornton, made the announcement during the ESPN Edge conference last week in New York. The animated alternative broadcast will once again leverage NHL Edge tracking data from Sony’s Beyond Sports AI-driven data visualization platform to recreate the action on the ice in real-time, featuring The greens of big cities…
GOOD START: Princeton University men’s basketball player Caden Pierce dribbles around the court during a recent practice. Last Friday, sophomore forward Pierce scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to help Princeton defeat Hofstra 74-67. He was later named Ivy League Player of the Week. The Tigers, now 2-0, will play at Duquesne on November 15 and at Monmouth on November 18. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski) By Bill Alden While the Princeton University men’s basketball program lost some key players to the graduation of the team that made the NCAA Sweet 16 last March, the 2023-24 team appears…
MIAMI — More than 2,000 soccer industry stakeholders from 80 countries gathered at the Mana Wynwood Convention Center Tuesday for the Soccerex conference, just blocks from the massive Lionel Messi murals that welcomed the Argentine star to Inter Miami five months ago.Messi’s impact on Major League Soccer was among the many topics discussed at the convention, which runs through Wednesday.MLS Commissioner Don Garber and Apple Senior Vice President of Services Eddy Cue, a Miami native, told the audience that more than a million people had watched Messi’s matches on Season Pass Apple MLS.Cue later added in an interview with the…
NHL general managers gathered in Toronto this week for a meeting during which various issues such as potential changes in overtime structure were discussed. One of the other big topics of conversation would have been cut-resistant protective gear. Demand for this equipment has skyrocketed in recent weeks after the Tragic death of former NHL player Adam Johnson due to a skate blade cut at the neck. Now that demand is high, general managers want to make sure their players are informed of their options. “I think the conversation is about what we can do, what’s out there, the different options…
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Jamestown Blue Jays boys soccer advances to state tournament for first time in program history | Dakota News Posted by: Jayden Taylor October 14, 2023 at 6:37 p.m. Sports The Jamestown High School boys soccer team lost 2-3 in the MDU Resources Community Bowl today to Minot. Minot gets third place, while Jamestown finishes fourth. Fargo Shanley, who beat the Blue Jays in the semifinals 1-0, would win the state championship against Bismarck Legacy today 2-1. The Blue Jays finished the season with a 12-4-2 record and reached the furthest point from the state tournament in program history.…
In the Davis Cup, anything can happen. This has been repeated many times for decades by captains and players, from Pierre Lamarche to Louis Cayer, including Martin Laurendeau and Frank Dancevic. I might also add the Canadian captains of the Billie Jean King Cup, a similar competition for women. And time and time again, journalists rolled their eyes when they heard the word cliche flickering in their subconscious. Yet how many times has the cliché proven true? Often. Very often. As long as we’re talking about clichés, I like David and Goliath. On September 13, it was indeed a clash…