Day: June 15, 2022

Over the weekend, eight teams punched their tickets to Omaha for the 2022 College World Series. There were walk-offs, long rain delays, upsets, and surprises leading to the pandemonium that is the College World Series. No. 2 Stanford, No. 5 Texas A&M, No. 9 Texas, No. 14 Auburn, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Oklahoma, and Notre Dame will battle it out on the diamond for a national championship. Stanford and Texas A&M were the only host teams to defend their turf in the Super Regionals as six road teams took down their opponents. The College World Series will begin on Friday, June 17, and go through Mond… Read More “NCAA Division I Men’s College Series Preview”

By John Walters The inaugural team was hastily assembled and far from victorious in its international debut, but it laid the foundation for an explosion of the sport’s popularity in this country. Title IX radically altered the sports landscape, but not all at once and not without resistance. In the early years of the statute, the “forgotten heroes” challenged bias and championed equality—and the impact is still felt today. Read more about Title IX’s pioneers to remember here. The stewardess—that’s what they were known as then—on the Alitalia 747 flight from Milan to New York approached the wom… Read More “How the First USWNT in 1985 Paved the Way for Women in Soccer”

By Daniel Bates John Cena is without a doubt a legend in wrestling circles, but where exactly will the WWE legend rank when it’s all said and done? On Wednesday, WWE called for fan’s to drop a goat emoji if they think John Cena is the greatest of all time. Causing a debate among wrestling fans across the internet. “He definitely should be considered,” one fan replied. “He’s on the Mount Rushmore,” another said. “THE ‘REAL’ BEST IN THE World,” another tweeted in all-caps. “John is absolutely the greatest WWE superstar of all time,” tweeted a wrestling podcast. “John Cena; Outsold Bruno, Outclas… Read More “WWE Debating John Cena’s Legacy On Wednesday”

A 265-unit luxury rental project has broken ground in East Hanover. The community will consist of one- to three-bedroom units spread over four, 4-story buildings on Eagle Rock Avenue. Fifty-three of them will be affordable housing. It will have a clubhouse, fitness center, theatre rooms, conference and co-working rooms, a sundeck and pool with grilling stations, fire pits, an outdoor movie screen, a pingpong table and a walking path. The complex will replace an office building. The project is being developed by Kushner. “East Hanover is highly desired by residents who appreciate its small-town… Read More “N.J. suburb is getting its first luxury apartment complex as another office building comes down”

By Sinchita Mitra and Amna Karimi (Reuters) -British retailer WH Smith and hotel group Whitbread are seeing business return to pre-pandemic levels, with pent-up demand for summer vacations boosting the leisure industry’s recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. WH Smith, which has shops at airports and railway stations, said on Wednesday its revenue in the third quarter surpassed pre-pandemic levels for the first time and it expected its full-year performance to be at the higher end of market expectations. Whitbread on Wednesday said hotel stays were above pre-crisis levels and said its Premier Inn … Read More “UK travel and leisure firms gets summer travel boost”