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Dodgers announcers Joe Davis and Orel Hershiser on the field before the game. (Jane Kamin Onsia/Getty Images)Last week's letter was spot on. I had to mute the audio and watch the game in silence due to the constant banter between the occupants of the Dodgers' broadcast booth. Sometimes the topic isn't even a game in progress and they've been known to have missed a play or two. I understand that every commentator has their own style. Those of us who grew up watching Vin Scully address each of us as if he were sitting next to us in the living…

“A very talented two-way player'' Chad Thompson is one of the rare athletes to have played at the highest levels of both sports, having shined in the OHL and NLL. Editor's note: This is the second in a series of profiles of the teams, athletes and two makers who will be inducted into the Orillia Sports Hall of Fame on May 4th. Click here to read the first profile of the 1973 Allan Cup Champion, Orillia Terrier. Chad Thompson, who excelled at the highest levels in both hockey and lacrosse, will be inducted into the Orillia Sports Hall of Fame…

Twenty-three top Chinese swimmers tested positive for the same powerful banned substance seven months before the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2021 but were allowed to escape public scrutiny and continue to compete after top Chinese officials secretly cleared them of doping and the global authority charged with policing drugs in sports chose not to intervene.Several of the athletes who tested positive — including nearly half of the swimming team that China sent to the Tokyo Games — went on to win medals, including three golds. Many still compete for China and several, including the two-time gold medalist Zhang Yufei, are…

South Korea's cryptocurrency market has recently seen a surge in trading volume, reaching heights not seen in the past two years. According to a Kaiko report, the first quarter of 2024 marked an important milestone as the Korean Won (KRW) surpassed the US Dollar (USD) in terms of cumulative trade value. Competition and changing dynamics This surge in trading activity comes amid intense competition among Korean exchanges and changing market dynamics. Upbit, a major player in the South Korean crypto scene, has been in a historically dominant position since the beginning of 2021, with an average market share of 82%…

New research has found that front yards with friendly features, such as pink flamingos and porch furniture, are more connected to happier neighbors and correlated with a greater “sense of place.” Robert Sullivan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Robert Sullivan/AFP via Getty Images New research has found that front yards with friendly features, such as pink flamingos and porch furniture, are more connected to happier neighbors and correlated with a greater “sense of place.” Robert Sullivan/AFP via Getty Images The medicine to alleviate America's loneliness epidemic could be right at home. In many parts of America, front yards…

Bitcoin fell slightly early Saturday following the so-called halving, which will drastically reduce the amount of money in circulation in the world's largest cryptocurrency.price of Bitcoin It fell 1.3% in the past 24 hours to $63,676, above the $60,000 it traded at earlier this week on concerns about inflation, the outlook for interest rates and the conflict between Israel and Iran. Bitcoin's “halving,” a programmatic monetary policy change completed late Friday, will limit supply at a time when demand is rising following the approval of a new spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund. Ahead of the halving, Bitcoin's price has already risen…

Steve Angeli #18 will be in action for this afternoon's Notre Dame Blue vs. Gold game. (Michael Miller/ISI Photo/Getty Images)College football may not be back for a new season just yet, but fans will be able to get in on the action this weekend when Notre Dame hosts the Blue Gold Game. It's Notre Dame vs. Notre Dame, or Blue vs. Gold to be exact, this afternoon, kicking off at 1pm ET and streaming exclusively on Peacock. Play-by-play commentator Tony Simeone will serve as the play-by-play commentator along with analyst and former Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett. Caroline Pineda…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed herein belong solely to the authors and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news editorials. I recently wrote about how cryptocurrencies are stabilizing thanks to regulatory clarity, alongside the growing valuable role of traditional finance (tradfi) players. But as the industry floods with debate over Bitcoin ETFs, the role of institutions, AI's blockchain aspirations, and increased regulatory activity that remains unclear, DAOs have fallen out of the spotlight. Since before the start of the last bull market, DAOs have become member-owned communities managed through decentralized computer systems using smart contracts, providing a…

ABC News examines solutions to problems related to climate change and the environment in its “The Power of Us: People, The Climate, and Our Future” series.Artificial intelligence, cryptocurrencies, remote working, and many more, all of these hot trends rely on the processing power provided by a vast global network of data centers.As demand surges for power-intensive complexes, which typically measure 100,000 square feet, increased energy use could jeopardize carbon emissions reductions and tackling climate change, experts say ABC News told.”The growth trend is very fast,” Fengqi Yu, a professor of energy engineering at Cornell University, told ABC News. This is…

Within two weeks of coming up with the idea for a Catholic clothing company, Gabe Jones designed apparel, applied for and was granted LLC status, and launched Agape Apparel. By the time the first order shipped, Jones knew God had guided his successful launch. It's a theme he's continued to see over the past year as the business has grown. “Somehow, by the grace of God, we got an LLC, or EIN number, the night before the drop. So we were able to receive payments from other people,” says the now 20-year-old. Jones told the Register. “Everything went really smoothly…