Case James stood in his family’s garage in Newton, among five-quarter midget race cars and an array of tools. The walls were lined with trophies and posters, including one depicting 6-year-old Case.Elisha James, his mother, adjusted her glasses for a photo. Glasses are a new thing. Case James, an 11-year-old NASCAR Youth Series driver, poses with two of his favorite trophies with his five-quarter midget race cars in the background. ROBERT C. REED, RECORDING Elisha said the family recently discovered that Case had astigmatism, which makes distant objects blurry. His glasses correct that and he wears them all the time,…
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MILWAUKEE — After Monday’s game against the Heat, Giannis Antetokounmpo took the stage in Jim Paschke’s interview room at Fiserv Forum and slammed two green fists on the table. “What do we have?” Antetokounmpo asked the assembled media in a deep voice, dressed in an Incredible Hulk costume. “Don’t be afraid, come on.” Fortunately, the Milwaukee Bucks had beaten the Miami Heat, 122-114, and Antetokounmpo contributed 33 points, seven rebounds and two assists in 32 minutes because reporters might not have liked Antetokounmpo if he had been angry. For a few brief moments, it looked like the Bucks were going…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The 2023-24 Louisville women’s basketball season themed schedule and promotions are final. The list below identifies each game with its specific promotion. Sunday, November 12 at 4 p.m. against DePaul Opening at home Fresh off their fifth straight year of reaching at least the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament, the Cards return to the KFC Yum! Center to start the 2023-2024 season. Thursday November 16 at 7 p.m. vs Bellarmine Teddy bear toss game and toy collection Bring a stuffed animal into the arena and throw it on the field at halftime; the collected items will…
Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian spent part of his Monday press conference making a bold proclamation about the importance of his team’s win over first-ranked Alabama in the football playoffs academic season of the 2023 falling in less than 24 hours. Sarkisian reminded the world that his team beat then-No. 3 Alabama at Bryany-Denny Stadium nearly two months ago. He did not hide his feelings about the triumph over his former employer.Not every team had to endure what we had to endure. If they had their replacement, how would they play? » Several teams would likely argue against Sarkisian’s assertion…
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Sports science, analytics, data, statistics, these are all words that have enveloped the global sports landscape as leagues and teams continually invest significant amounts of resources to find additional competitive advantage. But few people truly understand how these vast swathes of numbers and technology are integrated into every level of decision-making related to professional athletes. Atlanta Uniteddirector of sports science, Ryan Alexander – who literally wrote the book on football fitness – and Vice President/Technical Director Carlos Bocanegra, spoke with Dirty South Soccer to provide insight into how the club has developed and used technology and data to add immense…
Novak Djokovic has revealed that he held talks with ATP executives over the issue of inconsistency and the quality of tennis balls used on the ATP Tour. Following his conversation with president Andrea Gaudenzi and CEO Massimo Calvelli, the 36-year-old suggested that the problem could be resolved soon. Many ATP players have criticized in recent weeks the frequent changing of balls from one event to another, as well as the type of balls used at some tournaments. World No. 3 Daniil Medvedev weighed into the discussion at events in China and at the Vienna Open last week, where he expressed…
Click here to listen to the audio In 2020, Major League Baseball’s action left 40 minor league teams out in the cold and their communities economically impacted. The minor leagues filed an antitrust suit against MLB. Today, a bipartisan coalition of state AGs asked the Supreme Court to rule on MLB’s historic exemption from such an antitrust suit. In Episode 8, Stephen Cobb and Ketura Taylor discuss this action and ask whether it portends more action and involvement from state attorneys general at the Supreme Court level. TRANSCRIPTION Stephen Cobb Welcome to the third season of State AG Pulse. During…
Thursday November 2 The Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (GRCA), the Schuylkill Chamber and the National Federation of Independent Business will host a “Small Business Policy Forum,” breakfast 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., The Wherehouse, 215 Pine St., Hamburg. This members-only breakfast will focus on state policies and legislation that affect the ability of small businesses to open and grow and will feature a moderated panel of state legislators from Berks Counties and Schuylkill. Registration is mandatory: GRCA members must register at greatreading.org. The cost is $40 for GRCA members. Thursday November 2 The Manufacturers Resource Center will host “Train the…
With one race left before the NASCAR Cup Series championship finale, it all comes down to the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday.Six drivers will compete for the two open Final Four spots when the green flag drops along the 0.526-mile Virginia Short Track, which is one of the oldest continuously used tracks in American racing history.Christopher Bell and Kyle Larson have already clinched their spots in the championship race, which will be held next week in Phoenix, with victories in the Round of 16 – Bell last week at Homestead-Miami and Larson the week before in Las Vegas.The…