• NC State takes advantage of three Clemson errors to take opener

    CLEMSON – Clemson baseball is facing its first real adversity of the season. NC State scored four runs in each of the fourth and fifth innings and held on to de

  • Marketing Briefing: Marketers eye women’s sports as a growth area amid WNBA draft, record March Madness

    Marketers are considering the space more this year, according to agency execs, with some noting that the women’s athletes may get more attention from brands ahead of the Summer Olympics this July.

  • As Caitlin Clark takes over and South Carolina's March Madness win beats UConn's, is women's basketball better than men's? America has its say

    Despite Clark and Iowa coming unstuck against South Carolina, the women's Championship game brought in a staggering 18.9 million viewers - four million more than the male equivalent.

  • The state of open source in Europe

    Open source is at a crossroads. For the past few years, venture capital has directly or indirectly paid for many of the contributors and much of the infrastructure it needed to keep going. That was until the past 24 months or so, when funding started to slow down, leading to less internal development or funding resources going toward open source. Companies suddenly had to justify themselves, have a real business model, cut costs, and fundamentally start to return something to investors. On the...

  • These Are The Top 10 States By Real GDP Growth

    These Are The Top 10 States By Real GDP Growth Fueled by strong consumer spending and a resilient job market, the U.S. economy expanded faster than expected in 2023, with a real GDP growth rate of 2.5%. Oil-rich states were among the strongest performers in the country as production boomed. Much of this was due to the war in Ukraine driving up the price of oil, spurring companies to boost output. Other sectors, such as retail trade, also played a key role in driving growth amid...

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    Top wanted state fugitive arrested in San Benito

    SAN BENITO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — One of the state's most wanted fugitives was arrested in San Benito, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Jose Angel Leal, 45, was arrested Wednesday morning during a traffic stop for a vehicle license plate violation. Leal was listed as Texas DPS 10 Most Wanted Fugitives on a []

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    How Coke Zero Hustled to Keep Up With Fans in March Madness

    When sports marketing moves at the pace of the game, Coca-Cola can’t keep its campaigns or creativity bottled up. At the beginning of this year’s NCAA men’s and women’s March Madness basketball tournaments, The Coca-Cola Company and its partners at Cartwright Creative released a one-minute spot for Coke Zero Sugar, “Free Throw Madness.” The spot featured college fans from Tennessee, Duke (including alum and ESPN analyst Jay Williams), Connecticut, South Carolina (including graduate and...

  • Eagle Nest Lake State Park open for boating

    TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – With spring weather, recreation is returning to Eagle Nest Lake State Park. Boating is now permitted, but some winter ice remains on the lake. “While the majority of the lake surface is open water there is still ice in some areas and boaters are urged to use caution at all times,” Park []

  • State approves loan to re-open Madera hospital

    SACRAMENTO — The Department of Health Care Access and Information and the California Health Facilities Financing Authority approved Madera Community Hospital for a key $57 million, no-interest loan through the Distressed Hospital Loan Program, established by Governor Gavin Newsom in partnership with the Legislature to help hospitals in severe financial stress stay open and keep crucial medical care available in communities across the state. Additionally, the California Department of Public...

  • Seven local softball teams ranked in State Top 10

    The Ohio High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association released its second statewide poll of the season on Monday.

  • Manchester United vs. Spurs Women and Sunday open thread

    Hi, folks! There’s a lot of football on today, and this is your open thread to talk about it. But the highlight just might be Manchester United Women vs. Tottenham Hotspur Women, with an early kick-off. Yes, that’s also the FA Women’s Cup final on May 12, but this is in WSL league action so it’ll be a nice preview of what you might expect in that game. United Women are a good team, if not quite title contenders this season. It’s a tough match up for Spurs, but don’t be surprised if Robert...

  • Jessica Lynch to help state with new women veterans program

    Wirt County native, former prisoner of war, appears with Gov. Jim Justice at media briefing.