As Buckeye State bettors prepare for the launch of online sports betting, BetMGM Ohio has a limited-time offer available for players who sign up. This includes a $200 pre-launch bonus in free bets to use on games in any sports leagues after the app goes live. BetMGM Ohio has the largest pre-registration promo for prospective bettors in the state. This $200 bonus is double what a number of industry competitors are offering players in the Buckeye State....

It was heartbreak for Beto when Datuk Ong Kim Swee announced his squad in August for the 2017 KL SEA Games. His name wasn’t in the final squad for the competition and all the work that he had put in before looked to have gone to waste. Having arrived at that squad fit and ready, an injury picked up during training meant that his condition had to be monitored until the final squad had to be revealed....

O’Rourke caught fire in 2018, making Senator Ted Cruz sweat out the race, losing by just 2.5 points. But he flamed out in his run for president in 2020, failing to capture the imagination of voters despite efforts to bring similar energy to that candidacy. If he ultimately decides to run, the former El Paso congressman would be facing an uphill battle in a bedrock red state that has voted Republican since 1980, while facing an incumbent governor with a $55 million war chest....

The veteran actress and singer is highly critical of Republicans and famously uses her social media platform to denounce President Donald Trump and his associates. Now the Hocus Pocus star has taken aim at McConnell and the state of Kentucky that keeps voting for him. McConnell was first elected to the Senate in 1984. Sharing a breakdown of the Bluegrass State’s rankings on health care, education and economy, Midler tweeted: “He is useless, utterly useless....

Behind him are the Rockies’ Walt Weiss and Twins’ Paul Molitor. Minnesota has also started 0-9. MORE: MLB live odds page Based on how the Braves have played, figure to play and what Gonzalez has said, this doesn’t seem like a bad bet. Who will be the first MLB manager fired this season? Fredi Gonzalez 1/1 Walt Weiss 7/2 Paul Molitor 4/1 Terry Collins 8/1 Joe Girardi 10/1 Mike Scioscia 12/1 Don Mattingly 25/1

This is modern farming–and a political statement. Amid the tense uncertainty that settled over Zimbabwe last week after a rigged election returned President Robert Mugabe to power, many white farmers, finally, are calling it quits. But new black entrepreneurs–like the ones who own this 4,000-hectare (10,000-acre) spread–are rushing to make a success of Mugabe’s land-grab plans. “The perception outside is that the whites are the ones who make Zimbabwe tick,” says Mutumwa Mawere, the politically connected CEO of the trust that purchased this farm and others last year....

Philadelphia was a 6.5-point underdog at home entering the contest. It fell 23-17 after a margin-reducing Hail Mary score in the final seconds. For those with money at stake, that final sequence carried significant implications. The Seahawks pushed their lead to 23-9 with 1:13 to play, making Seattle a pretty safe bet to cover. But then Carson Wentz heaved a prayer to the end zone, and Richard Rodgers hauled in the pass after a deflection for a 33-yard touchdown with 12 seconds remaining....

While early action on the upcoming Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao fight was heavy on the underdog Pacquiao, the odds on Mayweather dipped to a point where bettors started to see value and pounced. The Wynn Las Vegas opened Mayweather the -260 favorite back in December, but money on Pacquiao pushed the price on Floyd to as low as -185. Since then, though, the betting line has moved in the other direction....

To most Australians, it is selfless gestures like that that truly make him a role model. In an age when international competition–including the Olympics–is mired in drug and corruption scandals, Taylor, 34, represents the old-time sportsman who is decent, honest and humble. He earns a modest living and doesn’t promote shoes that kids can’t afford. He visits children in the hospital and is a cofounder of the Sporting Chance, a charity that raises funds for cancer research....

The regularity of Gill’s visits may surprise students from earlier generations, who wouldn’t have dreamed of visiting the infirmary unless dire circumstances prevented them from seeing the family doctor. But in recent decades, campus health centers have been transformed from bleak sick bays for students with mononucleosis or pneumonia to cheery wellness centers that provide more comprehensive services than hometown primary-care facilities. They can also accommodate students with chronic illnesses like diabetes who are now going to school in record numbers thanks to new drugs....

Back in February, it was reported that Koningshavenbrug, a now-decommissioned lift bridge known locally as De Hef, would be taken apart temporarily so the billionaire’s new 417-foot yacht Y721, which is being built by Dutch firm Oceanco, could reach the ocean. At present, the three-mast ship, set to be the second largest superyacht in the world and valued at nearly $500 million, cannot fit under the bridge without removing the middle section....

Bhabie, whose given name is Danielle Bregoli, said last month that she was forcibly taken to Turn-About Ranch in Escalante, Utah, at McGraw’s suggestion after appearing on the Dr. Phil show in 2016. The 18-year-old has since alleged that she and other teens were subject to traumatizing experiences, including sleep deprivation, sexual abuse and witnessing a murder, while at the ranch. On Wednesday, Bregoli released a video criticizing McGraw for not apologizing to her and other teens who attended the ranch....

Bheem Goyal, an 8-year-old boy fighting leukemia, was “signed” to the Sounders’ roster in partnership with the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Goyal started in goal vs. Dortmund and dealt with a shot before making a pass, to the delight of the Seattle crowd and the Sounders’ bench. Goyal linked up with the Sounders on Wednesday and trained with the team before making his start at CenturyLink Field. MORE: Zlatan jokes about #StormArea51...

In a statement issued early on Tuesday, the White House announced the free at-home testing initiative in an apparent U-turn following criticism of the administration’s decision not to adopt a European-style free testing system. The Biden administration has now said it will provide free, rapid tests to Americans through the purchase and distribution of half a billion at-home tests and a website for people to order them. The White House said the tests would be “distributed for free to Americans who want them, with the initial delivery starting in January 2022....

A survey of around 800 Americans aged 18 to 29 found that members of every party view the president less favorably since he’s taken office, primarily because of his handling of the economy and the withdrawal from Afghanistan. When asked how their approval of Biden has changed since he took office, 17 percent said it has gone down a lot and 42 percent of respondents said their view has remained the same....

The latest survey from Morning Consult found that 44 percent of voters trusted Trump more on the economy, while 43 percent said the same of Biden, putting the president’s lead within the poll’s 2-point margin of error. When the same poll was conducted last month, Trump had a 4-point lead over his Democratic challenger, down by half from his 8-point lead on the economy in April. According to the new survey data, Biden’s success in closing the trust gap between himself and Trump on the economy is owed to a shift in confidence among independent swing voters....

The drills, first reported Tuesday by The Washington Post citing people familiar with the situation, took place over the past weekend and previously went unmentioned in local international media reports. Such developments are often quickly carried by reports in both Koreas. Two senior U.S. administration officials later confirmed the event on background, with one describing it as “in the category of normal military activity” that did not represent a violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions prohibiting North Korea from testing certain categories of weapons....

The report showed a gain of about 315,000 jobs in the labor market in August, numbers federal officials celebrated. Speaking with Yahoo Finance on Friday, Walsh said the increase in labor market participation is why the U.S. has seen a small rise in unemployment, from 3.5 percent in July to 3.7 percent in August. “I’ll take a 3.7 percent unemployment rate all day long if we get more people involved in the workforce,” Walsh said....

Throughout the heated presidential debate on Tuesday night, the Democratic nominee repeatedly vowed to transform America for the better, but never explained why he hadn’t been able to do that during the decades he has already spent holding positions of immense power. When asked about his economic agenda, Biden insisted that his administration would help America recover from the devastating pandemic, suggesting that his policies would be better for working Americans than President Trump’s....