• What’s happening with Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter? MLB’s gambling scandal explained

    The 1992 film A League of Their Own taught audiences that there’s no crying in baseball, and betting is prohibited as well. Perhaps Ippei Mizuhara, interpreter and longtime friend of Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, might have avoided the situation he currently finds himself in had Tom Hanks’s character made that addendum to his dictum. Now, a full-blown betting scandal has erupted in Major League Baseball. Here’s what you should know: What happened? This story came to light because of...

  • Shohei Ohtani Denies Any Involvement in Sports Gambling or Paying Off Former Translator’s Gambling Debts

    Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani has utterly denied any involvement in sports betting of any kind or that he agreed to pay off former translator Ippei Mizuhara‘s gambling debt to a California bookmaker, reported to be some $4.5M. Ohtani’s statement came during a press briefing before the March 25 exhibition game at Dodgers Stadium against the Los Angeles Angels.

  • 2024’s Best Bitcoin Gambling Sites – Top 10 Crypto Online Gambling Websites for BIG Wins

    Modern gamblers require modern solutions – and the best Bitcoin gambling sites are the perfect answer to that. We’re talking about fee-free and instant transactions, thousands of casino games, sports betting options, and a truly loyal treatment for big spenders. Who does it best? That would be BC.Game. This crypto gambling site sets the bar […]

  • Prosecutors Demand 50 Years for Bankman-Fried, Citing FTX Founder’s Repeated Gambles ‘With Other People’s Money’ – Legal Bitcoin News

    In a statement from U.S. Attorney Damian Williams and his team, the fallen FTX founder, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), faces a recommendation for up to half a century behind bars for his offenses. The prosecutors argue that SBF has a penchant for high-stake risk and “gambling repeatedly with other people’s money.” SBF’s Path From Finance Tycoon […]

  • America’s secret World War II ghost army, which kept Adolf Hitler and German troops away from attacking U.S. units, will receive a gold medal from Congress for saving 30,000 lives

    Three survivors of a secret army group that tricked Nazi Germany into making catastrophic mistakes through a series of audacious battlefield stunts will finally be honored at a ceremony in D.C. on Thursday.Bernie Bluestein, 100, John Christman, 99, and Seymour Nussenbaum, 100, were members of a tactical deception unit called the Ghost Army, whose exploits were so secret that they were forbidden to mention them for more than 50 years.Of the 1,100 artists, designers and technicians who sometimes...

  • Is ONDC’s gamble paying off?

    When Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) was conceptualised around three years ago and launched in January last year, it was meant to break the stranglehold of e-commerce giants — Amazon, Flipkart, Zomato, Swiggy and their Peers.One year down the line, some milestones have been achieved. And a lot is riding on its success. A McKinsey report said ONDC will enable a five-fold rise in India’s digital consumption to $340 billion. As per an Antler report, it will unleash an $80-billion...

  • The Joke’s On Us It’s April Fool’s Day!

    Get your joke book out and plan your pratfalls and pranks because April 1st, better known as April Fool’s Day, is the time once a year to celebrate by playing good-spirited tricks on friends and family. Funny enough, despite its worldwide popularity, this holiday has a long history but mysterious origins. One of the earliest possible explanations goes all the way back to 1508 when French Poet Eloy d’Amerval referred to a “poisson d’avril,” or “April Fool.” Although, translated, this […]

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    Housing minister mocks Doug Ford’s concerns with fourplexes. Here’s what happened at Ontario’s Queen’s Park this week

    Canada’s housing minister openly mocked Ontario Premier Doug Ford on social media Friday over his concerns over fourplexes. Throughout the week, the premier has made it clear that he does not support a provincial mandate to build fourplexes in residential neighbourhoods—something that both the Ontario Housing Affordability Task Force and the federal government have recommended. Later, he clarified he was just against four-storey “towers.” “You have to differentiate between putting four...

  • Derry’s St Mary’s is Ireland’s Choir of the Year!

    The choir celebrated on stage of the magnificent RDs Concert Hall singing a triumphant rendition of ‘The Undertones’ standard, Teenage Kicks. The choir, under the direction of Emma-Jayne Kelly and accompanied by Trevor Burnside won the two- part Youth choir, were placed second in The Alice Yoakley Cup and won the overall Folen’s Publisher Award Cup and £3000 for the "School Choir of the Year 2024". Miss Kelly described the whole experience as “a fantastic day for Derry as Thornhill College also...

  • Ollie Watkins told he’s playing his way out of being Harry Kane’s England back-up and it’s Ivan Toney’s time to shine

    Ollie Watkins’ chances of booking a plane ticket for Euro 2024 could be ended on Tuesday night. That’s according to Arsenal great Perry Groves, who expects Ivan Toney to play and shine agains

  • Ohtani’s interpreter fired after connection to illegal gambling

    The Dodgers fired Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter on Wednesday after he was accused of committing a “massive theft” against the Dodgers superstar in relation to an illegal bookmaking operation. According to the Los Angeles Times, Ippei Mizuhara, who has been Ohtani’s interpreter and close confidant since he came to the Majors

  • Today’s top business headlines: Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentencing, Apple’s $490 million settlement, and a conversation with Delta’s CEO

    A new chapter in the Sam Bankman-Fried saga: On Friday, federal prosecutors asked a New York judge to sentence the founder and former head of cryptocurrency exchange FTX to between 40 and 50 years in prison. They cited claims that Bankman-Fried participated in a “historic fraud” and cost customers and investors at least $10 billion as the rationale behind the hefty jail time. Bankman-Fried’s lawyers have argued that five or six years behind bars would be appropriate, maintaining that he’s not an...