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By the 1970s, Atlantic City had suffered a tremendous amount of decay and economic decline. There were a number of reasons for this, including neglect. Also, so much had changed in America after World War II. Travel was easier. And tourists found more attractive places to spend their tourist dollars.A number of majestic hotels had been built in Atlantic City’s heyday, and it was sad to see them practically vacated. There was really only one thing that was seen as a viable remedy.In 1974 there was a referendum on the ballot to allow statewide casino gambling, but it was rejected…
Nov 10, 2024, 06:18 PM ETLOS CABOS, Mexico — Austin Eckroat won the World Wide Technology Championship on Sunday for his second PGA Tour title of the year, shooting a 9-under 63 for a one-stroke victory over Justin Lower and Carson Young.Playing in the group ahead of Lower and Young, Eckroat birdied the par-4 17th to open a three-stroke lead over Young, then finished with a bogey on the par-5 18th at Tiger Woods-designed El Cardonal at Diamante.Eckroat locked up spot in the top 50 in the FedExCup Fall standings.”I think it kind of validates the season that I had,…
The top-4 in the NBA in PER remained unchanged from last week, but Kyrie Irving has entered the top-10 with his strong week. Irving now has a PER of 25.0 as he has a True Shooting Percentage of 65.9 percent. Stephen Curry and LeBron James have also climbed the rankings. Though Ty Jerome and Dalano Banton don’t qualify for this list because they average fewer than 20 minutes per game, they rank fifth and sixth respectively of all players. NBA PER (Week 3)1. Nikola Jokic: 33.32. Anthony Davis: 31.33. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 30.34. Karl-Anthony Towns: 27.75. Jayson Tatum: 25.76. Kyrie Irving:…
Shavkat Rakhmonov and Colby Covington appear to be on the same page, whether they realize it or not. With UFC 310 in flux due to welterweight champion Belal Muhammad recently being forced to withdraw from his Dec. 7 fight with Rakhmonov, several names have lined up to potentially take on the undefeated Kazakhstan native. In an interview with Submission Radio, Covington speculated that he’d fare well in a potential fight with Rakhmonov, while former welterweight titleholder Kamaru Usman said on his podcast that he’s open to taking a short-notice call to face Rakhmonov despite their having previously trained at the…
Great Britain’s Aidan Heslop secured the first title of his Red Bull Cliff Diving career in Sydney on Sunday, rounding off a spectacular season with a fifth-place finish to secure the coveted King Kahekili trophy, while Rhiannan Iffland, confirmed champion at the previous stop, celebrated her record-extending eighth title with a dominant victory on home soil. Here is how it happened. On a dramatic down Down Under, Ukraine’s Oleksiy Prygorov scored a stunning maiden victory from the 27m platform. The 37-year-old became the oldest first-time winner since his late great compatriot Andrey Ignatenko won at the age of 44 in…
The 2025 edition of the Volta Ciclista a la Comunitat Valenciana is in doubt after flash floods devastated the area in late October, killing more than 200 and leaving almost 100 missing.According to the news agency EFE, the race’s headquarters in Massanassa were flooded by muddy water, destroying much of the infrastructure used to put on the race.Former pro racer Ángel Casero, the race’s general director, told the Spanish paper they had been digging mud out of the warehouse for nine days and had lost 95% of their supplies.”We got 1.60 metres (5.25 feet) of water and everything on the…
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After the extraordinary 42-37 defeat by Australia, Steve Borthwick’s win record as England head coach stands at exactly 50%, with 13 wins from his 26 matches in charge.It is a middling record which stacks up unfavourably compared to his two predecessors, Eddie Jones (73%) and Stuart Lancaster (61%).But there is context to add. Borthwick is rebuilding the team after relying on an experienced core of players at the Rugby World Cup last year.The likes of Owen Farrell, Courtney Lawes, Manu Tuilagi, Billy Vunipola, Kyle Sinckler, Ben Youngs, Danny Care and Jonny May – mainstays of the past decade – are…
FIJIAN featherweight Ubayd Haider has lost his life at the age of 25. On October 26, at Prince Charles Park in Nadi, Haider fought Australian-based Chinese boxer Runqi Zhou for the vacant IBO Asia Pacific featherweight belt on a South Pacific Boxing Promotions card The fight ended in the ninth round when a barrage of shots from Zhou forced Haider to take a knee. However, he failed to beat the count given by referee Justin Kennedy. Haider, showing no obvious effects from the bout, walked over to Zhou to congratulate him on his win. Haider’s elder brother, Sebastian, also fought…
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