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Oxford and Cambridge knocked off top of global university rankings for first time

Oxford and Cambridge knocked off top of global university rankings for first time

The QS World University Rankings, the most comprehensive of its kind featuring 1,500 universities, analyses a range of measures including academic reputation, employer reputation and faculty-student ratios. This year’s league table placed Oxford as second-best in the world for academic reputation behind Harvard University in the US, with Cambridge in third place. MIT, a science...

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Ohtani’s former interpreter Mizuhara pleads guilty in sport betting case

Ohtani’s former interpreter Mizuhara pleads guilty in sport betting case

Mizuhara pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $17m from the Los Angeles Dodgers player to pay off illegal gambling debts. Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $17m from the Japanese baseball player to pay off illegal gambling debts. The former interpreter for the Los Angeles Dodgers player pleaded guilty to...

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Tuesday Headlines: Will Riley Visit

Tuesday Headlines: Will Riley Visit

Today marks the first of many visits high school recruits will make to the University of Kentucky with head coach Mark Pope leading the program. Will Riley is in visiting the school today and, according to 247S ports, currently sits as the 22nd-best player while ranked as the third-best small forward in the class of...

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Barnegat grad Jason Groome suspended by MLB for violating sports betting rules

Barnegat grad Jason Groome suspended by MLB for violating sports betting rules

Jason Groome, a former Barnegat High School star pitcher, has been suspended by Major League Baseball for one year for violating the sport’s betting rules and policies, it was announced Tuesday morning. Groome is in the San Diego Padres’ organization with that club’s’ Class AAA El Paso (Tex). Chihuahuas team. He was a first-round draft choice...

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Report: Half of Pennsylvania Bettors Reported Problem Gambling In 2023

Report: Half of Pennsylvania Bettors Reported Problem Gambling In 2023

  Half of Pennsylvania bettors reported problem gambling last year, according to the latest Pennsylvania Interactive Gaming Assessment: Online Gambling Report 2023. Online and retail gambling has continued to increase every year in the Keystone State since its legalization in 2017. Pennsylvania Interactive Gaming Assessment: Online Gambling Report 2023 analyzes three years of survey data...

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MLB investigating Padres’ Tucupita Marcano for gambling on games in 2023

MLB investigating Padres’ Tucupita Marcano for gambling on games in 2023

Major League Baseball’s biggest nightmare since sports gambling’s widespread legalization has come to fruition: An active player faces a suspension and potential lifetime ban for betting on baseball. Tucupita Marcano, a utility player on the San Diego Padres’ injured list, is under investigation by MLB for gambling on baseball, according to the Wall Street Journal. Marcano,...