RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Eight sports gambling companies received North Carolina government licenses on Thursday so they can accept wagers from people in the state from mobile devices and computers in less than two weeks. The North Carolina State Lottery Commission, which is tasked to oversee a 2023 law that authorized sports gambling, announced successful initial applicants for the interactive …

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jessica Gelman sharpened her basketball skills in pickup games at YMCAs growing up in suburban Chicago, rocking her black sneakers just like Michael Jordan and the rest of the Bulls. Sure, the future co-founder of the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference wanted to play like Jordan — and Gelman developed into the kind of Ivy League standout …

TOKIO (AP) — El astro japonés Shohei Ohtani anunció en su cuenta de Instagram que se ha casado. El jugador multidisciplinar se sumó a los Dodgers de Los Ángeles en diciembre con un contrato de 10 años por 700 millones de dólares. “Se acerca la temporada, pero me gustaría anunciar a todo el mundo que me he casado”, indicó en …