9 October 2026

Australia 84-3 at lunch as Maddinson’s remarkable return ends in a duck

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Cancer survivor Nic Maddinson failed to score on his return to test cricket on Friday as Australia reached lunch on 84–3 on the opening day of the first test against South Africa at Kingsmead. The ...

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DraftKings sent extensive promotional offers to ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson while he was testing the company’s safety guardrails for problem gamblers. Recreation of notifications by Chris Alcantara/ProPublica Gambling regulators in New York on Friday formally proposed two rules that they say will help curb gambling addiction in the state. The move adds the country’s largest sports betting market to a growing list of places that are seeking online gambling reforms as states that have legalized wagering on sports in recent years deal with the harmful side effects, including rising addiction diagnoses there. While the drafts have been months in the making, their official introduction follows mounting media scrutiny, including a ProPublica investigation last month that showed weaknesses in the guardrails that companies like DraftKings have erected to address problem gamblers on their platforms. That system is called “responsible gaming.”

Source: ProPublicaOriginal source

Opinion: Can I keep the baseball I caught?

World

9 October 2026

Opinion: Can I keep the baseball I caught?

What would you do if you caught a baseball during the MLB playoffs? Give it to a kid nearby or keep it? This very scenario played out this week, with a fan deciding to keep the ball. (Image credit: Colin Hubbard)

Source: NPR NewsOriginal source