March 11, 2020 SHARE Email Facebook Twitter Gov. Wolf Orders Flags to Half-Staff to Honor Former Auditor General
Flag Order, Press Release Governor Tom Wolf ordered the commonwealth flag on all commonwealth facilities, public buildings and grounds to fly at half-staff to honor former Auditor General Donald A. Bailey, who passed away Monday, March 9, 2020.The commonwealth flag shall be lowered to half-staff until sunset on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, and again on the day of the funeral, Saturday, March 14, 2020. The United States flag is to remain at full staff through this tribute.All Pennsylvanians are invited to participate in this tribute.
Motorist killed in road crash
The jeepney driver was identified as 37-year-old Romeo Cataloctocan of Barangay Nanga, Pototan, Iloilo. Cataloctocan, meanwhile, was detained in the custodial facility of the Leganes police station. The 30-year-old John Peter Solinap of Barangay Dangulan, Anilao, Iloilo sustained fatal injuries on the body, a police report showed. The crash happened around 3:15 p.m. on June 27. Solinap was brought to the Metro Iloilo Hospital and Medical Center where he died while being treated. ILOILO City – The motorcycle he was driving crashed against a passenger jeepney in Barangay Cagamutan Sur, Leganes, Iloilo. Charges for reckless imprudence resulting to homicide will be filed against him./PN
Boys’ basketball: Ellsworth wins MDI Thanksgiving tourney games
BAR HARBOR — The Ellsworth boys’ basketball team won both its games at Saturday’s Mount Desert Island Thanksgiving Tip-off Tournament.The Eagles kicked off the preseason tournament with a 73-48 win over the Fryeburg Raiders.Fryeburg led 25-20 at the end of the first quarter, but the Eagles outscored the Raiders 15-5 in the second quarter to enter halftime up 35-30. Ellsworth never let go of the lead.Bruce St. Peter led Ellsworth with 14 points. Zach Harris notched three 3-pointers and 13 points and Bryce Harmon added 12 points.This is placeholder textThis is placeholder textEllsworth notched its second win that afternoon by topping the Gardiner Tigers 47-39.Ellsworth led 30-27 at the end of the third quarter.In the final period, Ellsworth outscored Gardiner 17-12 to secure the win.Cooper Henderson led the Eagles with 11 points while Bryce Harmon added nine.Ellsworth will play its first regular season game at Foxcroft on Saturday.
Pant’s masterclass seals Daredevils win
A STUNNING knock from Rishabh Pant helped Delhi Daredevils to a huge IPL win over a Gujarat Lions side, whose play-off hopes are in tatters.Teenager Rishabh Pant played a masterful innings as his 97 helped Delhi Daredevils to a seven-wicket thumping and ended Gujarat Lions’ already slim IPL play-off hopes.Gujarat made the trip to Delhi knowing only four straight wins could realistically extend their season, but a fine 133-run stand from Suresh Raina (77) and Dinesh Karthik (65) propelled them to a hefty 208-7.But Pant, ably assisted by Sanju Samson (61), smashed nine sixes and six fours off 43 balls in a textbook display of Twenty20 cricket as the Daredevils recorded the second-highest run-chase in IPL history to move within five points of the top four with a match in hand.After the early losses of Brendon McCullum and Dwayne Smith, Raina made the most of being dropped on two by Shreyas Iyer to launch four sixes and five fours.Karthik was equally prolific and his knock came from just 34 balls, but – after Kagiso Rabada had made the most of confusion between the batsmen to remove Raina with a direct hit – he was dismissed courtesy of a stunning one-handed catch by a backtracking Corey Anderson at midwicket.Aaron Finch’s 27 off 19 and back-to-back sixes from Ravindra Jadeja (18 not out) at the end of the innings propelled the Lions to a fine position.However, Pant came to the wicket with reckless abandon and cleared the ropes four times inside five overs, Basil Thampi (1-40) and Pradeep Sangwan (1-43) the first to pick off by the 19-year-old.At the other end, Samson was playing his part in a majestic partnership, twice sending Ankit Soni for six.Pant was the main attraction, though, and he picked up 23 runs off a luckless James Faulkner (0-35) in the 11th over with his sublime ball-striking and excellent foot work helping him to three more sixes.Samson helped himself to a couple more maximums off Jadeja before taking on the left-armer once too many and skewing one to Faulkner at long-off in the 14th over.Pant picked up the slack in the same over and slogged one over long-on, but he fell agonisingly short of a century when he edged Thampi behind in the 15th.His masterclass had done the work, though, as Iyer (14 not out) and Anderson (18 not out) steered Delhi over the line. (Sportsmax)
No. 6 Trojans toss aside Hope at home
Though the USC men’s volleyball team defeated Hope International in an out-of-conference game in straight sets — 25-20, 25-22, 25-21 — the victory was hard fought.Clean sweep· Freshman outside hitter Cristian Rivera finished with five kills on Thursday. The Trojans will face Hawai’i at home March 2. – Garry Chien | Daily TrojanJunior opposite hitter Maddison McKibbin — 11 kills, six digs and three blocks — and redshirt sophomore setter Chris Trefzger — two kills, 25 assists, four digs and seven blocks — led the Trojans with very strong statistical outings as the Royals hung around in each set.“[Coming into the game], we [wanted] to get Maddison [McKibbin] back in the flow of playing a game and Trefzger some experience setting,” coach Bill Ferguson said. “When talking to a setter, it’s not just going out and playing, it’s also knowing that we’re going to give him information on a timeout how to run the offense, and he responded pretty well to stuff like that.”Redshirt junior outside hitter Steven Mochalski contributed in a very good all-around performance, recording 10 kills, three assists, six digs and three blocks. But his true contributions on the court were invisible off the stat sheet.“Mochalski is one of those guys that quietly does everything well,” Ferguson said. “He’s the kind of guy that gets kills when teams think they got us where they want us; Mochalski comes out with a big swing.”The Trojans struggled to pull away in the first set until a long rally resulted in pushing the Trojans into the lead, 12 to 11. After that, the Trojans surged ahead of the Royals, leading 24-17, but needed to withstand a late mini-run before winning the first set 25-20.The second set was much tighter throughout, as the lead never exceeded more than three points. The Trojans fell behind late in the set, 17-18. But, USC managed to come back and steal the set late, 25-22.The third set started tumultuously for the Trojans, falling behind 4-7. But after a string of kills by McKibbin, USC took the lead 10-9 and assumed a dominant 22-15 lead. The Royals rallied late once again to push the game within four points, but the Trojans retained the lead through the set to seal the team’s seventh win of the season with a 25-21 third set.Ferguson mentioned before the match he wanted to incorporate the young players on the team, and Cristian Rivera was one that stood out.“[Rivera’s] a guy who had to sit out most of the fall because he was practicing twice a day” Ferguson said of his freshman outside hitter who plays for the Puerto Rican J National team. “Where most guys were getting a lot of training in the fall, Cristian was catching up. He’s a guy we expect big things from in our program in the future.”After Thursday’s match, the Trojans will hit the road and play the University of Pacific in Stockton, Calif., on Feb. 24 followed by a game at Stanford the following day when they will resume play in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.Ferguson believed that the team must develop its mental toughness traveling to Pacific, to contest the active crowd. “The crowd at Pacific isn’t very big, but it knows its volleyball and can be a big factor,” he explained.The Trojans’ next game at the Galen Center will be on March 2 against Hawai’i.
Tyrone expect tough battle against Tipp
The captain of Tyrone’s Under 21 football team says they expect the All Ireland Final against Tipperary this weekend to go down to the wire.The Premier County appear in their first ever All Ireland Final at this grade this Saturday evening in Parnell Park.Tyrone are going for their 5th title at Under 21 level – they overcame a highly fancied Roscommon team in the semi-final and are tipped as the favourites for this Saturday’s decider. However, captain Kieran McGeary says he is under no illusions about the strength of the Tipperary side.Throw-in on Saturday is at 6 o’clock and Tipp FM will have full live coverage in association with John Kennedy Motors, Main Toyota Dealer, Clonmel.
Wenger sticks to his gunners
He’s been criticised for picking goalkeeper David Ospina ahead of Petr Cech for Tuesday’s Champions League defeat to Olympiakos.The Colombian dropped the ball over his own line for one of the Greek side’s goals.
Fortuna Entertainment receives Fortbet takeover offer
Submit Share Share 10bet announce Drogba as brand ambassador September 13, 2019 SBC’s Year In Review: March 2019’s big betting news December 23, 2019 Related Articles StumbleUpon Fortuna completes Playtech IMS upgrade for Polish profile May 7, 2020 Fortuna Entertainment Group has announced that it has reached an agreement with Fortbet Holdings Limited, its majority shareholder, in relation to a takeover bid for the company.Fortbet, a subsidiary of the Central European investment group Penta Investments, currently owns a little under 80% of the firm, but is now bidding for full control after raising its stake from 68% last year.Fortuna details that an indicative offer of 170 Czech Koruna (CZK) was made at the beginning of December, which, following discussions, Fortbet agreed to raise.The current offer of CZK 182.50 would value Fortuna at CZK 9.49B ($447.83 million).In a statement Fortuna stated: “After careful consideration of the strategic rationale, the financial aspects and consequences of the offer, the Boards believe that Fortbet offers a fair price, and believes that acceptance of the offer is in the best interest of Fortuna, the success of its business and its stakeholders.”Adding: “The Boards fully support and recommend the offer for acceptance to the holders of the Shares, and also recommend voting in favour of Fortuna making the delisting application.”As part of the current offer, a delisting of shares from both the Prague Stock Exchange (PSE) and Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) would have to take place, which it is believed would be beneficial for the company.In its statement Fortuna detailed five advantages which it believes will occur as a result of a delisting from the PSE and WSE as being:Release Fortuna from its public disclosure obligations, which are currently a significant disadvantage as Fortuna’s major competitors are private companies that are subject to less extensive and transparent reporting requirements, but are able to benefit from the information publicly shared by Fortuna and thus compete more effectively with Fortuna; Eliminate the regulatory and compliance aspects associated with a listing, which impose a significant financial and management burden on Fortuna which is not sufficiently compensated by benefits that are often associated with a listing (such as market profile or improved access to capital and investors); Enable Fortuna, as an unlisted company with no public disclosure requirements, to more easily take advantage of market opportunities and to adopt a more aggressive acquisition strategy; Allow an increased focus on long-term goals instead of the short-term goals often encouraged in a public markets context; Enable Fortuna to realise cost savings, given the costs associated with maintaining the dual listing.Marek Smrha, Investment Manager and Penta Investments, is set to speak at SBC’s upcoming Betting on Football conference, due to be held at Stamford Bridge, the home of Chelsea FC, on May 20-23. On Day 2 (Thursday 22 March) in the Drake Suite, Smrha is set to feature on the Investment Panel, titled “where is the attractive risk?” More information about the event can be found at this link.
European Lotteries to talk sports betting at Betting on Football
Veikkaus calls for early introduction of Finnish age verification measures August 28, 2020 Share Related Articles SG ramps up digital expansion with Nederlandse Loterij deal August 24, 2020 Danske Spil calls for esports makeover with Pinnacle Solution August 25, 2020 StumbleUpon Submit Share The European Lotteries Association (EL) will host a meeting for members of its Sport Working Group in London on Tuesday 20 March, the registration and networking day for the Betting on Football Conference at Stamford Bridge (20-23 March).EL is the umbrella organisation of national lotteries operating games of chance for the public benefit, which brings together both state-owned and private operators, both profit and non-profit, who operate on behalf of the state.The Sport Working Group holds 17 members, who will each have the chance to discuss a wide range of key topics at this #bofcon2018 meeting, including sports integrity, sports policy and the planning and content for upcoming European Lotteries’ internal events, along with updates on the EL Sport Award.The group includes representatives from the likes of Veikkaus (Finland), Nederlandse Loterij (Holland), Norsk Tipping (Norway), SAZKA (Czech Republic), Lottomatica (Italy), LOTTO Bayern (Germany), Danske Spil (Denmark), Svenska Spel (Sweden), OPAP (Greece) and Sisal (Italy).Olli Sarekoski, Chair of EL Sports Committee, said: “We are pleased that our Sport Working Group has been planned around the Betting on Football Conference.“Embracing responsible innovation in sports betting is of great importance for the Lotteries; our Working Group members will have the chance to join more than 1,500 delegates at Stamford Bridge, interact with like-minded professionals and get up to date with the most interesting developments in the sports-betting sector.”The fifth edition of Betting on Football, featuring over 200 leading industry speakers, is expected to attract a record number of delegates, after 97.4% of those surveyed from last year’s event said they would recommend it to a colleague.In addition to EL’s Sport Working Group Meeting, #bofcon2018 is introducing another three specialist forums: SBC Sponsorship Forum for football clubs and gambling operators to discuss sponsorship opportunities, Affiliate Insider Bootcamp for affiliates to test their best practice business skills, and Esports Insider Super Forum for 300 esports delegates, including Ruud Gullit as the keynote speaker.Along with an unparalleled access to industry decision makers, delegates will also be treated to parties at Namco Funscape, a high-tech entertainment venue on London’s South Bank and Roman Abramovich’s personal nightclub Under the Bridge.
Angels’ deal for Joc Pederson and Ross Stripling reportedly falls through
After the stunning reversal, the Angels were back to where things stood a week ago, with Brian Goodwin as their right fielder until highly regarded prospect Jo Adell is ready.Their rotation depth chart still includes Dylan Bundy, Griffin Canning, Andrew Heaney, Shohei Ohtani and Julio Teheran, with a secondary group including Jaime Barría, Dillon Peters, Felix Peña, Patrick Sandoval and José Suarez. After the Angels waited for days on the drama surrounding the Dodgers’ pursuit of Mookie Betts, the deal they believed they had struck might not be happening at all.The Angels had reportedly agreed to get slugging outfielder Joc Pederson and starter Ross Stripling from the Dodgers after both players were rendered surplus once the Dodgers got Betts and David Price from the Boston Red Sox.However, amid reports of the Dodgers getting Betts and Price in a reconfigured deal on Sunday, there were multiple reports that the Dodgers were no longer trading Pederson and Stripling to the Angels.As of Sunday night, it was unclear whether the deal was dead entirely, or just in need of changes in light of the altered Betts deal. Angels fail to take series in Oakland, lose in 10 innings The Angels had been set to trade infielder Luís Rengifo, who now has no apparent spot with the addition of Anthony Rendon to the infield. They were also reportedly going to acquire outfield prospect Andy Pages from the Dodgers. At least one other prospect was expected to go to the Dodgers in the reported agreement. Newsroom GuidelinesNews TipsContact UsReport an Error Angels manager Joe Maddon questions defensive metrics that rate Mike Trout poorly 
Angels’ poor pitching spoils an Albert Pujols milestone In the big picture, the Dodgers still need to reduce some salary if they are to stay under the luxury tax threshold after taking on the salaries of Betts and Price. Pederson is set to make $7.75 million after losing his arbitration case, and Stripling will make $2.1 million. That’s nearly $10 million for players the Dodgers no longer need.They have no apparent place for Pederson to play with an outfield of Betts, Cody Bellinger and A.J. Pollock. Chris Taylor and Kiké Hernandez, who can both play the infield as well, also crowd their outfield. Stripling had become more of a swingman than a starter in the Dodgers’ stacked rotation.While that all pointed to the deal still making sense for the Dodgers, there was one theory floated that Angels owner Arte Moreno was frustrated by the delay and pulled out of the deal.Related Articles Angels’ Mike Trout working on his defense, thanks to Twitter How Dodgers pitcher Ross Stripling topped the baseball podcast empire 
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